I built my first PC today with very little experience. I just read the manuals for every piece of hardware and did some occasional googling. When I completed building the PC i tried to boot it and no output is coming through to the monitor.
My Specs are:
- Thermaltake Core V1 Snow Edition
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015UDUAKG/ref=ya_st_dp_summary?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- GIGABYTE GA-AB350N mini ITX AMD motherboard
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145017&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
- Ryzen 5 1600 (And i've used the wraith spire cooler that came with it)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XNRQHG4/ref=ya_st_dp_summary?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- CORSAIR CS550M 80 plus gold
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139059&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
- 850 Samsung Pro 2.5" SSD
- G.SKill Ripjaws V series 8GB x 1 (the title of the product says intel but double checked with new-egg and other online resources and they said it shouldn't be a problem.)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232085&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
-Nvidia GTX 770 2GB (had this lying around from upgrading other system)
Some things I noticed that are working properly:
- CPU fan is running
- System (case) fan is running
- GPU fans are running
-The power button works properly and lights up properly
Some things that aren't:
- No HDMI output
- Mouse will not light up when plugged into any of the USB's (even the ones on the case which i'm 100% positive are plugged in properly to the motherboard)
- Side note about the mouse and USB's: the very second i plug the mouse into the case's usbs the mouse will light up for just a very short flash)
I used a grounding strap when assembling and also I have read this link and tried almost every thing on the list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems
- The only things on this list I haven't really tried are double checking the pins on the bottom of the CPU (even tho I had no troubles installing that onto the motherboard) and also #3 about the standoffs. My motherboard came with this plate that goes under the motherboard then the heat sink just screws right into those? Not sure if this doesn't always apply to every motherboard? Also don't have a system speaker.
I tried switching my RAM slot and have tried using both the HDMI slot on the motherboard and GPU.
One thing I'll try tomorrow is checking the thermal compound again on the heatsink and CPU. The wraith spire came with some pre-applied thermal paste, not sure how solid that is. But would that really cause this issue? I'm not even sure if the pre-applied is low quality. I was hesitant to check this tonight just due to the time and how long that task would take.
I really wanted to seek some advice before trying to do anything on my own and wasting even more time. Just one last thing, what would be an example of a good surface to "breadboard" on in case I need to test hardware.
My Specs are:
- Thermaltake Core V1 Snow Edition
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015UDUAKG/ref=ya_st_dp_summary?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- GIGABYTE GA-AB350N mini ITX AMD motherboard
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145017&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
- Ryzen 5 1600 (And i've used the wraith spire cooler that came with it)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XNRQHG4/ref=ya_st_dp_summary?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- CORSAIR CS550M 80 plus gold
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139059&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
- 850 Samsung Pro 2.5" SSD
- G.SKill Ripjaws V series 8GB x 1 (the title of the product says intel but double checked with new-egg and other online resources and they said it shouldn't be a problem.)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232085&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
-Nvidia GTX 770 2GB (had this lying around from upgrading other system)
Some things I noticed that are working properly:
- CPU fan is running
- System (case) fan is running
- GPU fans are running
-The power button works properly and lights up properly
Some things that aren't:
- No HDMI output
- Mouse will not light up when plugged into any of the USB's (even the ones on the case which i'm 100% positive are plugged in properly to the motherboard)
- Side note about the mouse and USB's: the very second i plug the mouse into the case's usbs the mouse will light up for just a very short flash)
I used a grounding strap when assembling and also I have read this link and tried almost every thing on the list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems
- The only things on this list I haven't really tried are double checking the pins on the bottom of the CPU (even tho I had no troubles installing that onto the motherboard) and also #3 about the standoffs. My motherboard came with this plate that goes under the motherboard then the heat sink just screws right into those? Not sure if this doesn't always apply to every motherboard? Also don't have a system speaker.
I tried switching my RAM slot and have tried using both the HDMI slot on the motherboard and GPU.
One thing I'll try tomorrow is checking the thermal compound again on the heatsink and CPU. The wraith spire came with some pre-applied thermal paste, not sure how solid that is. But would that really cause this issue? I'm not even sure if the pre-applied is low quality. I was hesitant to check this tonight just due to the time and how long that task would take.
I really wanted to seek some advice before trying to do anything on my own and wasting even more time. Just one last thing, what would be an example of a good surface to "breadboard" on in case I need to test hardware.