Why wont my upgraded system turn on?

matt99man · 24 Nov 2007 at 21:46

ok ive got my new e2180, gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L and 2gb of geil ram. ive poped it into my case that is only a year old and it wont turn on. Well it turns on sometimes for a quarter of a second and then dies. is this a power problem? i have a basic asus £35 case an psu. any ideas fellas, this is turning into a bit of a nightmare now :mad:

matt99man · 24 Nov 2007 at 22:49

well ive checked out the psu and its only 230 watt, would this cause the pc not to turn on? My prevous build can been seen in my sig and that has no probs at all?

matt99man · 25 Nov 2007 at 00:21

the case is just a cheap asus one i brought a year ago, it had the psu bundled in. How can i tell if its shorting out?

matt99man · 25 Nov 2007 at 09:37

but that dosnt explain why it powered the Pentium d 805, just different board. Never had any probs until now!

matt99man · 25 Nov 2007 at 11:28

cheers fellas, will try when im back from work!

matt99man · 27 Nov 2007 at 12:36

Well ive tryed taking out the mboard and putting it on the antistatic bag but the cables are not long enough to reach? Is it worth buying a new psu? if so whats the cheapest one that aint too bad? cheers