Hello everyone, (Skip the first 3 paragraphs to get to the point)
This is my first post on tom's hardware and I would like to say hello! I only recently discovered the wealth of knowledge that is hidden behind these walls but thank you all for contributing; very useful.
My setup is as follows:
Asus M3n HT Deluxe, Phenom x6 1100t, 8gigs Corsair xms2 ddr2 @ 800, Cooler master 500w PSU, Asus GTS450 1gddr5, windows 7 service pack 1 (64 bit) old skool alienware case (antec <3 it).
I only recently purchased the 1100t (upgrade from a phenom x4) and was blown away with the speed. I have never overclocked my machines but because this chip is Black Edition, I started to do my homework (alot of it here). Got it to 3.8ghz and left it there; I finished at 4ghz with max temps of ~55 with the Zalman cooler on it. It passed prime 95 and a few other tests nicely.
A problem did surface today and I have searched the web up and down for answers to no avail: I finally bit the bullet today and decided to upgrade my GPU and also a bigger PSU to supply it. Went to Fry's and purchased an Asus GTX560 OC and an Antec 750w Gaming PSU. I installed the power supply and the graphics card when I got home; no big deal.. or so I thought. Plugged it in and it powered up like normal; fans spinning, LED incicators on card are on, mobo light is on, sounds like HDD is spinning and now I have no video output coming from my computer
I have swapped back the old GPU and PSU in both combinations to no avail. I did some more reading of course, it turns out my computer isnt even posting.. kind of scary. I get no beep when I turn it on. I have also removed the battery to reset the bios; didnt work.
I do have one idea what it might be and if I am correct I made a stupid mistake: There were some pins on the board near the bottom and for some damn reason I felt compelled to plug my PSU to it when connecting everything up. It has seven pins and I believe the indication next to it is "SPI". After I troubleshooted the very first time that was one thing I changed; I unplugged it. After trying to find ANYTHING on SPI and what voltage from a psu would do to my system; I've come up empty handed.
So MY assumption is that I fried my board? I'm sweating bullets right now hoping that I didn't destroy my new cpu and everything else. I never smelled anything burning, didn't hear anything abnormal, and I dont see any signs of burning on the motherboard. Could I have damaged other components of my system?? I've yet to do the whole 1 stick of ram and minimize hardware because I needed to take a break
If anyone can give me any insight on the matter I would be VERY grateful. I apologize for the ridiculously long post but I thought it would avoid potential questions. Thanks in advance for any advice you may have!
Cheers
This is my first post on tom's hardware and I would like to say hello! I only recently discovered the wealth of knowledge that is hidden behind these walls but thank you all for contributing; very useful.
My setup is as follows:
Asus M3n HT Deluxe, Phenom x6 1100t, 8gigs Corsair xms2 ddr2 @ 800, Cooler master 500w PSU, Asus GTS450 1gddr5, windows 7 service pack 1 (64 bit) old skool alienware case (antec <3 it).
I only recently purchased the 1100t (upgrade from a phenom x4) and was blown away with the speed. I have never overclocked my machines but because this chip is Black Edition, I started to do my homework (alot of it here). Got it to 3.8ghz and left it there; I finished at 4ghz with max temps of ~55 with the Zalman cooler on it. It passed prime 95 and a few other tests nicely.
A problem did surface today and I have searched the web up and down for answers to no avail: I finally bit the bullet today and decided to upgrade my GPU and also a bigger PSU to supply it. Went to Fry's and purchased an Asus GTX560 OC and an Antec 750w Gaming PSU. I installed the power supply and the graphics card when I got home; no big deal.. or so I thought. Plugged it in and it powered up like normal; fans spinning, LED incicators on card are on, mobo light is on, sounds like HDD is spinning and now I have no video output coming from my computer
I have swapped back the old GPU and PSU in both combinations to no avail. I did some more reading of course, it turns out my computer isnt even posting.. kind of scary. I get no beep when I turn it on. I have also removed the battery to reset the bios; didnt work.
I do have one idea what it might be and if I am correct I made a stupid mistake: There were some pins on the board near the bottom and for some damn reason I felt compelled to plug my PSU to it when connecting everything up. It has seven pins and I believe the indication next to it is "SPI". After I troubleshooted the very first time that was one thing I changed; I unplugged it. After trying to find ANYTHING on SPI and what voltage from a psu would do to my system; I've come up empty handed.
So MY assumption is that I fried my board? I'm sweating bullets right now hoping that I didn't destroy my new cpu and everything else. I never smelled anything burning, didn't hear anything abnormal, and I dont see any signs of burning on the motherboard. Could I have damaged other components of my system?? I've yet to do the whole 1 stick of ram and minimize hardware because I needed to take a break
If anyone can give me any insight on the matter I would be VERY grateful. I apologize for the ridiculously long post but I thought it would avoid potential questions. Thanks in advance for any advice you may have!
Cheers
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