Hi, I've built a couple of pcs from scratch but am nowhere near an expert and on my recent attempt to upgrade motherboard, processor and RAM with purchases from Overclockers my pc wouldn't boot. I've always had Intel before but chose AMD this time.
I'm hoping someone can figure out if I've made a mistake with the compatability of the parts, and if not then help try and figure out what is wrong/broken.
The issue: I installed all the new components and the EZDebug first showed a white LED on the processor. I took it apart and 'repositioned' the processer. Then the EZdebug moved on OK to DRAM where it got stuck on a white LED, I took out one stick and just kept one stick in slot 2 and this meant the EZDebug now progressed though CPU, GPU and DRAM, lighting on and off various lights but all three going off until it gets to boot where it gets stuck on a white LED for maybe 20 seconds before powering down. There is no signal to the monitor during this time. I'm connecting via HDMI cable from the GPU.
Here's what I bought:
MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Processor
Corsair 2 x 8GB 3600Mhz Rzen Tuned DDR4 Memory
Q1: Have I made a mistake here, are these all compatible?
Q2. Am I right that there are no onboard graphics on the motherboard (I'd mistakenly assumed there would be, but notice it says 'discrete GPU required' on the box)
I was hoping to use my existing GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 970; but whilst the EZDebug passes thorugh GPU ok, there's no signal on the monitor at any time.
Q3. Is this graphics card compatible with the above purchases?
I took out the new components and rebuilt my old setup which all works fine (the GPU, harddrives and power supply (800w))
So I'm wondering:
1) Should these parts work together, is it a compatability thing?
2) Do I need to flush the BIOS (I haven't touched this button on the motherboard)
3) Have I perhaps broken the processor or motherboard, or both, on installation? The motherboard seems to light up fine, all fans run, power button works ok
4) If EZDbug sticks on a white LED for boot, does that mean the other bits are ok, but it is looking for something else that is wrong for the boot. Should it still boot up to a bios screen if I don't connect any drives?
NB. I don't have spare parts to swap in and out to test.
Any help appreciated.
I'm hoping someone can figure out if I've made a mistake with the compatability of the parts, and if not then help try and figure out what is wrong/broken.
The issue: I installed all the new components and the EZDebug first showed a white LED on the processor. I took it apart and 'repositioned' the processer. Then the EZdebug moved on OK to DRAM where it got stuck on a white LED, I took out one stick and just kept one stick in slot 2 and this meant the EZDebug now progressed though CPU, GPU and DRAM, lighting on and off various lights but all three going off until it gets to boot where it gets stuck on a white LED for maybe 20 seconds before powering down. There is no signal to the monitor during this time. I'm connecting via HDMI cable from the GPU.
Here's what I bought:
MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Processor
Corsair 2 x 8GB 3600Mhz Rzen Tuned DDR4 Memory
Q1: Have I made a mistake here, are these all compatible?
Q2. Am I right that there are no onboard graphics on the motherboard (I'd mistakenly assumed there would be, but notice it says 'discrete GPU required' on the box)
I was hoping to use my existing GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 970; but whilst the EZDebug passes thorugh GPU ok, there's no signal on the monitor at any time.
Q3. Is this graphics card compatible with the above purchases?
I took out the new components and rebuilt my old setup which all works fine (the GPU, harddrives and power supply (800w))
So I'm wondering:
1) Should these parts work together, is it a compatability thing?
2) Do I need to flush the BIOS (I haven't touched this button on the motherboard)
3) Have I perhaps broken the processor or motherboard, or both, on installation? The motherboard seems to light up fine, all fans run, power button works ok
4) If EZDbug sticks on a white LED for boot, does that mean the other bits are ok, but it is looking for something else that is wrong for the boot. Should it still boot up to a bios screen if I don't connect any drives?
NB. I don't have spare parts to swap in and out to test.
Any help appreciated.