Recently built PC, now I have questions.

[topherrrr69]

So I have:
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H
Processor: AMD Athlon 860k
Power Supply: Ultra 450 watt
Ram: Gskill DDR3-1600
Graphics Card: msi R7 265 2GB

So. I put everything together, I assumed it was correct, it matched what I was seeing on instructions etc. When I boot my PC it runs for a minute, then everything just stops. So I went to do some research and came up with nothing helpful.

Also the power supply I originally bought for the machine was an EVGA 430 watt, however when I put that in the processor fan only twitched when I tried to boot the PC. So, I went and grabbed my brother's spare power supply and here I am. Any help would be much appreciated. I'm getting frustrated and not finding the help I need.

 

[jafrankl]

Do you even get to the option of booting into BIOS? Is this a boot loop? If you never even get the chance to enter BIOS, a component may be bad or the BIOS version may not be compatible with your CPU.

 

[topherrrr69]

Nope. As of now, I booted the computer, it's been running for a solid minute, buuuuut the monitor has the "No signal" notice. It just shut off halfway through typing this.

 

[jafrankl]

Test components in another rig if possible. 1 at a time. Find bad component(s), RMA, beat the system. If your BIOS compatibility is the issue, you will have to get a CPU in it that it is compatible with and update before using your current one... not fun, I know, but when life gives you computer parts... scream and cry when they don't work.

 

[topherrrr69]

Haha, yeah. Thanks man. I'll see what I can do. I'll keep posting if/as I run into more questions/problems.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

The troubleshooting checklist in the stickies at the top of the forum was created for this type of problem. If you perform all the steps in the checklist it should help you narrow down what's causing the problem. There's also a link to the checklist in my signature.