Gaming P.C full build. Advice needed

Ok so I put it all back in the case and plugged in my old PSU and it seems to have stayed on for much longer this time. Time to plug it into a monitor and see.
 
It didn't work but I still think the main issue is the PSU. Now it's constantly starting up and spinning the fans and then shutting down, it does this over and over again. Which is more than it was previously doing :)
 
Ok here's what's happening now.

If I turn it on with just the CPU plugged in and nothing else it will power the CPU fan for like 3 seconds then turn off and repeat without me switching it off and on. After about 4-5 goes of that it will sound like its properly kicking in (the PSU), like it sounds on my other computer when it's working, but the CPU fan will turn off. After about 10 seconds it shuts down again and reverts to staying on for about 3 seconds and eventually will properly power on again, rinse and repeat
 
Well for whatever reason after a few attempts once everything was plugged in it booted. It then said the Bios was corrupt and it was using a backup???

I'm now installing Windows on a computer that has a corrupt BIOS and one that I've taken the CPU heatsink off without using thermal paste.

When will it blow up? :)
 
I have no idea to be honest. I'm wondering if the BIOS message was because I had it powering up and down so often.

I then couldn't install Windows to my SSD. Figured out it helps if it's plugged into the motherboard.

Fingers crossed this all works ok. Then hopefully I just need to RMA the PSU and can use my old EXTREMELY LOUD one for the time being.

Anyone think there will be problems with my CPU?
 
Sorry to hear you are having such bother :(

There is a nice lil trick we call the paperclip test. If you use.....you guessed it a paper clip, to bridge the green and black wires in the 24 pin PSU block it will fool the PSU into thinking the mobo has told it to power on.

So you can now power it on and off from the wall socket. If your new PSU won't power on with this test then it definately needs RMA'ing. Obviously google the paperclip test before you try it just incase i got the wires confused at this early hour
 
honosuseri said:
Sorry to hear you are having such bother :(

There is a nice lil trick we call the paperclip test. If you use.....you guessed it a paper clip, to bridge the green and black wires in the 24 pin PSU block it will fool the PSU into thinking the mobo has told it to power on.

So you can now power it on and off from the wall socket. If your new PSU won't power on with this test then it definately needs RMA'ing. Obviously google the paperclip test before you try it just incase i got the wires confused at this early hour
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Does this advice come with a health warning.:D
 
I would try this but I don't have any paperclips :(

Doesn't the fact nothing turns on when I use it, but when I use my old one it works show it needs RMAing? :)
 
Idleman said:
Does this advice come with a health warning.:D
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Sorry you are quite right! Andy be careful handling the paperclip, I would hate to have your blood on your hands ;)

I have done it 100s of times and I'm sure many others on the forum have too. It is a well known "trick of the trade" that hopefully you will remember for future reference. As you had a spare PSU that you say is powering up the system then no you don't "need" to do the paperclip test......i would be your best friend in the world if you didn't have a spare PSU though lol

You can even short the 2 pins on the mobo header where you would plug the chassis's PWR switch. By touching a small flathead screwdriver on the two pins this emulates the power on button. Some high end mobos do have a power button built into the mobo for the serious overclockers who run the system out of a case on a test bed. For those who dont have it on the mobo this lil trick can be handy as you can test the mobo bundle away from the case.

We are not just pretty faces here you know lol
 
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I will try that if I can find a paperclip, as I'd love to see it working and then be able to get it in the P.C without the hassle of a RMA. Going to give the PSU one more try at least.

For the time being, lets say it doesn't work.

Is my 4 year old 600W PSU ok for the time being on these specs

i5 3570k @ 3.4 GHz
8GB RAM Corsair Vengeance
128gb Crucial M4 SSD
2TB Seagate HDD

and hopefully sometime today my Asus GTX 680

Will it be safe to power all that up from it?

It's extremely loud and it really does suck that it sounds the same as my old P.C as this was meant to be a new silent build but I can put up with it for now.

Also, I removed the heatsink for the CPU to see if I had installed the CPU wrong, and reapplied it without any thermal paste. Just in windows while browsing the net the CPU was around 30-40 degrees while using core-temp programme. Does that sound about right?
 
Update.

1) My graphics card just arrived - wooooooohoooooooo

2) I tried the paperclip trick and it only went and bloomin worked. So I guess I had something plugged in wrong yesterday. Anyway going to leave everything plugged into the motherboard as it is and just switch power supplies and hope for the best!

Really hope it works, it was a pleasure to listen to the lack of noise coming from that PSU compared to my old one
 
Idleman said:
Get some thermal paste on that cpu or you will have more to worry about than the Psu.
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There's still some on it but I removed it so you think it will be a problem? Even if it's at 30-40 degrees?

As for the sodding PSU. The paperclip trick worked so I unplugged my old PSU and plugged the new one in and it didn't bloody work!

The only differences between the 2 are

New one is modular.

Old one has a 20 pin ATX with another 4 pin connector alongside. Now when I went to unplug it I realised I only had the 20 pin connector plugged in. And for the ATX 12v connector the new one has an 8 pin with only 4 of them plugged in and the old one just has 2 separate 4 pin connectors again with only 1 plugged in.

Any ideas?
 
If you look in your manual, it will show exactly what you need to plug in and where. Follow the guide and if it works with old Psu and not the new one, then you know the new one is buggered.
 
Yeah the old one was working fine. New one doesn't power it up at all. Only difference as I say is the connectors on the end.

Guess I'm RMAing this one then. The paperclip trick got me all excited
 
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