not alwaysLike if it was faulty hardware or anything would it have problems right from the off?
not alwaysLike if it was faulty hardware or anything would it have problems right from the off?
have you changed the gpu cables yet?
try plec's suggestion first, if not then RMATried one stick of ram and still no dice.
Thanks for all your help guys. What a ******* that it ended this way but you’ve been so helpful.
The processor was Amazon so nice easy return at least
If this does prove to be the CPU it's the 5th/6th DOA CPU i've come across on thread builds. The weird part being that 2 presented themselves in the past 3 weeks out of the 5/6 in the past 20 years of helping with builds. :/it happens sometimes unfortunately that one part can be DOA
So what is happening when you switch the power on?
Also, could you confirm what kettle lead you used for the PSU and how the end compares to that of the original (bit that fits into back of PSU) - i.e. was it a secure fit?
I have known different leads to cause an issue - and you unfortunately couldn't use the supplied lead with you new PSU (you should get this corrected at the same time - they should post one out to you)
I wish all new builders showed your initiative - the last guy with a DOA CPU was the same (i'll add we hope it's the CPU - there's a possibility it could be the motherboard or even the PSU).I used the lead from my printer for the psu, but to be sure it wasn’t at fault I swapped it to the one from the monitor and used the printer lead for the monitor. Same results.
Was the seal secure?Interestingly just been on to amazon and sorted a refund, I notice that although it was sold and dispatched by amazon, it’s from a third party seller. Makes you wonder....with the price being so competitive, is it a dodgy batch of cpus or something.
indeed. seems like they have a high rate of DOA recently...If this does prove to be the CPU it's the 5th/6th DOA CPU i've come across on thread builds. The weird part being that 2 presented themselves in the past 3 weeks out of the 5/6 in the past 20 years of helping with builds. :/
True, i've never had one fail yet - i keep all my old CPUs - unless given away. Even then i'll get some back when not needed if they're epic - e.g. q6600 g0 and T-bird/L1 pencil trick - *cough*Abit*cough* board never made it out alive - somehow split in two)but once confirmed working, they are the least likely to fail
Never trust the stuff until it leaves my board - although admittedly it's been years since i've had issues (unreasonable now, i know, but got bitten in the ass so much by erroneous sticks in the past)(in addition to ram)
I wish all new builders showed your initiative - the last guy with a DOA CPU was the same (i'll add we hope it's the CPU - there's a possibility it could be the motherboard or even the PSU).
Was the seal secure?
Well, best of luck - you more or less know what you're doing regarding build. You'll at least know very quickly if it is or it isn't.Yeah the seal was secure. I’ll get the replacement elsewhere and if I still have a problem then I’m guessing the issue lies elsewhere
bad ram is normally bad from the beginning though. rarely fails during its lifetime of use(unreasonable now, i know, but got bitten in the ass so much by erroneous sticks in the past)
You would think - but i had an extraordinarily unlucky run in the early 00s - i'm still scarredbad ram is normally bad from the beginning though. rarely fails during its lifetime of use