Problem Computer

steven2805 · 22 Dec 2013 at 19:00

Hey first of specs

case-Aerocool Strike-X ONE Advance Midi Tower Case - Black

processor-AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz Processor

cpu cooler-Prolimatech Megahalems Red CPU Cooler

motherbord-Asrock 990FX Extreme4 AMD 990FX Motherboard

memory-Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB (2x4GB) 1866MHz Dual Channel

graphics card-KFA2 GeForce GTX 660 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 Graphics Card

hard drive- Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB Hard Drive

optical- OcUK Value 24x DVDRW ReWriter

power supply-Seasonic X-Series 850W "80 Plus Gold" Rated Modular Power Supply

Been helping a friend build the above computer however there seems to be some problems that I would love your guys help on.

Ok first of build the computer and then hit the power the fans jolt once then nothing. So cut a long story short I swap out the PSU for a spare generic 550W I have and I get life as in the CPU fan and GPU fans spin up and stay alive. I decide to continue the build but I tried connecting either the DVD or the HDD to the power and nothing it wont boot up. WTF

mickyflinn · 22 Dec 2013 at 19:40

Are all the components new ?

wazza300 · 22 Dec 2013 at 19:42

im guessing you might need latest motherboard bios to support the piledriver cpu?

mickyflinn · 22 Dec 2013 at 19:46

wazza300 said:
im guessing you might need latest motherboard bios to support the piledriver cpu?

Good call wazza, you will need 1.70 and above to support the 8320.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/990FX Extreme4/?cat=CPU

steven2805 · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:38

Thanks guys for the replys.

I have ended up swapping out cables as both the original and replacement PSU are modular. I noticed the cables were a mix of both models so swapping them all to one model and it booted right up..

However I have a question about the original power supply Seasonic X-Series 850W "80 Plus Gold" Rated Modular Power Supply
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-023-SS

It has 2 sockets labeled M/B (motherboard) and one labeled CPU.. Whats the story with the dual m/b sockets are they both to be used at once or does it depend on Motherboard type ?