[SOLVED] PC has no signal to monitor.

[Jack Reynolds]

Recently built a pc and i am having no signal when i boot it up, the specs are as follows.
Mobo :asus p8z68-v pro gen 3 socket 1155
CPU- I5 3330
RAM- Intenso ddr3 1600mhz 8gb x2
GPU- GTX 970
PSU- EVGA 500W GD

i have yet to put windows on the machine as i cannot get a signal and the dram light is constantly on, the following things i have tried.
1.Reseating the ram/using one stick in all of the slots
2. Clearing cmos
3.Removing GPU
4.Holding down the MEMOK button for 3 seconds and letting it do its thing
5.Changing from HDMI to DisplayPort

i am at a loss as to why this thing won't give a signal, i know the monitor and cable work as it was connected to my main pc prior and i cannot test the ram from my pc because that is ddr4 sadly.

 

[DSzymborski]

Did this ever work? This motherboard would have to be confirmed to have an updated BIOS to run with Ivy Bridge CPUs.

 

[Jack Reynolds]

Did this ever work? This motherboard would have to be confirmed to have an updated BIOS to run with Ivy Bridge CPUs.

it is my first time trying to start it, i have no idea about the bios update, would i need a specific one to run ivy?

 

[DSzymborski]

it is my first time trying to start it, i have no idea about the bios update, would i need a specific one to run ivy?

Version 3209 or higher is required to run this CPU.

I don't believe this motherboard has the ability to update the BIOS without posting, so you'd have to have a Sandy Bridge era CPU (or bring it to a shop or someone that has one). Generally speaking, Z77/H77 motherboards are recommended to run either Ivy Bridge or Sandy Bridge because they typically came with a BIOS that could run all the CPUs.

 

[Jack Reynolds]

Version 3209 or higher is required to run this CPU.

I don't believe this motherboard has the ability to update the BIOS without posting, so you'd have to have a Sandy Bridge era CPU (or bring it to a shop or someone that has one). Generally speaking, Z77/H77 motherboards are recommended to run either Ivy Bridge or Sandy Bridge because they typically came with a BIOS that could run all the CPUs.

so realistically i could buy a i5 2300 to do a bios update but at that point i may aswell just use the i5 2300 instead of the 3300