Issues with my first ITX build - Lian LI Q58

lawrence281 · 19 Sep 2022 at 09:09

I decided to move from an ATX to ITX as I changed my desk to a much smaller one and needed a smaller case.

I turn it on, the PSU fan spins for a second, the RAM RGB lights up, the AIO cooler fans and additional case fan both spin.

I try connecting to my monitor with a HDMI and then try with a display port, directly into a motherboard, I do not have a graphics card at the moment, there is no display on the screen.

I got a notification on my phone that my desktop has joined my mesh network, so supposedly it has booted to the home screen ( I had no password to get into the desktop )

To note - The motherboard and PSU is used from Ebay, and from high rated sellers, there aren't any beeps on the motherboard to indicate theres any sort of issue.

The 3-pin CPU cable from the cooler is plugged into the 4 pin header labeled CPU fan, which should be fine.

Specs:
Motherboard is AMD B550 Mini-ITX AORUS
ICUE H100i elite Capellix AIO
iAMD RYZEN 9 3900X

lawrence281 · 24 Sep 2022 at 03:52

Major774 said:
The CPU has no integrated graphics, so you will need to install a GPU for video output.

Sorry about the late reply, thank you

lawrence281 · 24 Sep 2022 at 03:54

Threepwood said:
only an apu amd CPU has intergrated graphics, your cpu isn't and doesn't, and an amd apu cpu needs a certain motherboard to work, so it's not like you can just change the cpu, sadly,
but don't worry, you're not the first person to not initially understand that a cpu needs intergrated graphics in order to have a display from a motherboard's video outs, live and learn!
it does make one wonder why the motherboard has video outs, if it doesn't support a CPU with intergrated graphics, maybe they intend on releasing a cpu in the future with intergrated grapics that will work with B550 etc, idk?!
you're just gonna have to get a discrete graphics card( which just means a graphics card that is seperate to the cpu,) fwiw intel are a best bet when it comes to simple cool running intergrated graphics, with no real other conditions needed, but the amd APUs do perform better esp with some meaty ram , if AMD APUs were ever in stock that is!!

Cheers for the reply, we’ll, atleast it ain’t bad news!

Boy has it been a annoying ride getting the ITX build right, I don’t currently have the time to game and only need it as a study/beef machine for VMS, so I’ll have to find the cheapest possible option until prices drop heavier or AMD releases their new gen cards

lawrence281 · 24 Sep 2022 at 03:58

Defiantly a good lesson for me though in terms of understanding hardware @Threepwood , I don’t fancy changing CPUS for an APU, I figured my 3900x would be a all rounder for gaming and heavy work. For the price I paid last year, you’d expect integrated graphics.