New Computer not powering on,is it because of not powerful enough PSU?

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  1. Posts : 50
    windows 7 home premium 64 bit
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    New build not powering on, Any Suggestions why?


    So today I bought my self parts to build a new computer for my parents, here are the parts:
    A10-5800K
    Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H
    Cooler master elite 342
    Kingston 4GB DDR3-1600
    Western Digital 1 TB blue Sata3
    And the power supply im not sure but its a 420W PSU that came with the case, I think its quite low quality but as it came with the case i thought i would just go with it

    So when I assembled everything, it didn't start up and the lights just flickered, Then I Connected the Power + and Power - pins together with a screwdriver and the CPU make kind of quiet clunking noises and the PSU fan spun for a brief sec.

    Is this caused by not having a PSU powerful enough or is this probably some other reason? though a online wattage calculator says i only 240W for this system :/

    If its the PSU Im thinking of getting a Cooler Master GX 550W 80+ Bronze
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  2. Posts : 1,476
       #2

    My bet is that the PSU is the culprit because the PSUs that come with these cases are utter crap. I apologize for the way I said that, but I don't know of any other way of saying it right now.

    The Cooler Master GX Bronze Series units aren't bad; they're not great, but they're actually somewhat decent. Of course, you can do better than the 550W GX Bronze Series.
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  3. Posts : 1,711
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
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    uilymmot said:
    So when I assembled everything, it didn't start up and the lights just flickered, Then I Connected the Power + and Power - pins together with a screwdriver and the CPU make kind of quiet clunking noises and the PSU fan spun for a brief sec.
    This is a stupid thing to do, never do it again. You are risking your own life and/or to fry your hardware.

    Other than checking again your cabling and that you did not screw up with jumpers and whatnot (check the motherboard manual), I tend to agree with the guy above. You probably got a crappy PSU in that case.

    As far as PSUs anything that has the 80+ certification is fine. It means that they are tested and can reach and keep 100% of their stated capacity without dying horribly. For a general-use PC you don't need more than that.
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  4. Posts : 2,606
    Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
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    As long as the PSU is working, it should be more than enough for that system.

    I hope that you meant that you bridged the pins on the front panel header. (That's a legitimate way of checking for a defective case power button.)

    Did you connect the 8 pin (probably 4+4 pin) 12V CPU power connector? (Just guessing at random here.)
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  5. Posts : 50
    windows 7 home premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    well yea... the power supply seemed to be defective as in really defective... when I bridged the pins the 4th time the power supply just blew up, literally, thanks for all your help here
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    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
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    uilymmot said:
    well yea... the power supply seemed to be defective as in really defective... when I bridged the pins the 4th time the power supply just blew up, literally, thanks for all your help here
    Hum pity I didn't see this before this is what you should have had a look at first mate https://www.sevenforums.com/vip/257690-psu-how-test.html#post2130086

    Using screwdrivers like that well again very reckless and as Twp Cables says the generic struff is crap. Fra better off witha a few extra dollars and get a good one.

    I like Corsairs personally and this might have ben a good buy for you Corsair CX-750 V3 Power Supply [CMPSU-750CXv3] - $109.00 : PC Case Gear

    or better still Corsair HX-650 V2 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply [CMPSU-650HXv2] - $139.00 : PC Case Gear
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  7. Posts : 50
    windows 7 home premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    by power+ and power- i mean the ones on the motherboard in which you plug the F Panel on switch into...
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  8. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    Hope you didn`t destroy the motherboard.
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  9. Posts : 21,004
    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
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    uilymmot said:
    by power+ and power- i mean the ones on the motherboard in which you plug the F Panel on switch into...
    As AddRam has asked I hope these were the right way round - I don't know what the actual consequences of reverse polarity would have been on a mobo but I have destroyed many devices and dedicated components in the past by doing that - even briefly.
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  10. Posts : 1,476
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    bobafetthotmail said:
    As far as PSUs anything that has the 80+ certification is fine. It means that they are tested and can reach and keep 100% of their stated capacity without dying horribly. For a general-use PC you don't need more than that.
    I'm sorry, but this is not true. There are 80+ Certified PSUs that are utter garbage and should be avoided.
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