New PC build no power, any idea on the issue??

umboma · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:03

Hello all,

So I've built the PC plugged both power cables to the motherboard, cpu fan is in and nothing no lights no power any suggestions?

jbh110tdi · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:15

you checked you have the plugs for the power switch in the right place? also worth trying to bridge the power pins with a small screwdriver

umboma · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:22

I think I have it working, as it turns out the power button cable was plugged into the wrong pins.

jbh110tdi · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:27

umboma said:
I think I have it working, as it turns out the power button cable was plugged into the wrong pins.

at least you have it powering up now. good luck with the rest of the build.

umboma · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:33

New problem, the gpu doesn't seem to be getting any power??

daveyb · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:35

does the gpu require a pcie power (6/8pin or both) from the PSU?

system specs would be a good place to start

umboma · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:39

daveyb said:
does the gpu require a pcie power (6/8pin or both) from the PSU?

system specs would be a good place to start

Yea it takes 1 6 pin that's plugged in but nothing.

I'll do specs in a sec gotta find them.

INTEL CORE I5-6500 3.20GHZ (SKYLAKE) SOCKET LGA1151 PROCESSOR - RETAIL £219.95

ASUS H110I PLUS INTEL H110 (SOCKET 1151) DDR4 ITX MOTHERBOARD £64.99

KINGSTON FURY BLACK 8GB (1X8GB) DDR4 PC4-17000C14 2133MHZ SINGLE CHANNEL MODULE - BLACK (HX421C14FB2 £54.99

GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 1060 ITX EDITION 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-EXPRESS GRAPHICS CARD (GV-N1060IXOC-6GD) £239.99

FRACTAL DESIGN NODE 202 MINI-ITX HTPC

umboma · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:44

From what I can tell the card fan spins for a few seconds then stops as it loads into windows. Would this be a case of me needing to go into bios to change a setting maybe from intergrated gpu to the 1060??

jbh110tdi · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:46

are you able to test the GPU in another system?

umboma · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:47

jbh110tdi said:
are you able to test the GPU in another system?

Unfortunately not

jbh110tdi · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:47

umboma said:
From what I can tell the card fan spins for a few seconds then stops as it loads into windows. Would this be a case of me needing to go into bios to change a setting maybe from intergrated gpu to the 1060??

I know my system will boot up with the onboard GPU enabled but takes some of my RAM until I disable it.

Delta3D · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:47

The fans on that card turn off when below a certain threshold to reduce noise.

jbh110tdi · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:50

Delta3D said:
The fans on that card turn off when below a certain threshold to reduce noise.

good point. My 970 also does this.

umboma said:
From what I can tell the card fan spins for a few seconds then stops as it loads into windows. Would this be a case of me needing to go into bios to change a setting maybe from intergrated gpu to the 1060??

whats happening when it loads into windows?

do you have windows installed yet? do you have a monitor connected?

umboma · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:51

Delta3D said:
The fans on that card turn off when below a certain threshold to reduce noise.

Ahh I see, that may explain it, also the PC doesn't recognise that it's there, I'll try and get some drivers but no optical media so gotta try and get it online

umboma · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:52

jbh110tdi said:
good point. My 970 also does this.

whats happening when it loads into windows?

do you have windows installed yet? do you have a monitor connected?

Yea it's loading into windows just fine, and I'm using my tv as the monitor for now

Delta3D · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:52

Make sure your display cable is definitely plugged into the GPU and not the Mobo too hehe

umboma · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:55

Delta3D said:
Make sure your display cable is definitely plugged into the GPU and not the Mobo too hehe

You had me for a second there I did actually check lol

Delta3D · 21 Dec 2016 at 17:58

umboma said:
You had me for a second there I did actually check lol

My buddy managed to do it and honestly couldn't figure out why his PC wasn't working. Turns out he had a HDMI into the Motherboard and his CPU had no integrated graphics haha.

Quartz · 21 Dec 2016 at 18:04

Try different ports on the GPU.

umboma · 21 Dec 2016 at 18:06

Quartz said:
Try different ports on the GPU.

Motherboard only has one port for it.