New build not getting to bios or posting

[Kyrne]

Alright chaps, new build here a friend bought. Chucked it together tonight and the evil machine is just boot looping - no bios or anything. Just lights on mobo / fans then reboots and repeat.

Messed around with some basic trouble shooting, removing ram and none essential stuff to see if it posts with no luck.

Any other ideas I can try?

System spec is;

Bitfenix Nova Midi Tower Case - Black Window
Product Id: CA-220-BX

Quantity: 1

£26.66
Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
Product Id: MB-54S-GI

Quantity: 1

£66.66
Intel Core i3-8100 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
Product Id: CP-63Q-IN

Quantity: 1

£91.66
Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD4
Product Id: MY-09R-TG

Quantity: 1

£83.29
MSI GeForce GTX 1050Ti OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Product Id: GX-337-MS

Quantity: 1

£132.49
Super Flower Platinum King 450W 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply - Black
Product Id: CA-055-SF

Quantity: 1

£45.79
Seagate 2TB BarraCuda Internal Hard Drive (ST2000DM006)
Product Id: HD-36K-SE

Quantity: 1

£47.49


Thanks

 

[Kyrne]

Believe ive figured it out... doesnt support 8th gen CPUs! Crap lol.

 

[Plec]

Believe ive figured it out... doesnt support 8th gen CPUs! Crap lol.

Yep, unfortunately, an expensive z370 required for coffee lake CPUs.

The z370 will cripple your budget - perhaps consider G4560 to keep you within budget.

 

[Kyrne]

Hoping I can return this mobo and just add extra for one that will work. Time will tell!

 

[Habakkuk]

They support the socket, just not the generation? weirdness.