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Computer not powering up
I just bought a few upgrades for my computer, and was really excited to get to work today. After a few hours of fiddling with small problems, I finally got everything together and tried starting up my computer... to no avail.
I purchased a new case, a new motherboard, and a new heatsink.
I swapped over my i5-760 processor from my old computer, got the new heat sink on just fine, and dropped the motherboard into the case. The old 460 watt power supply dropped in just fine, except the cpu power only had the 4 pins, going into the 8 pin on on the board. I assumed this would work, as the slot on the board only has the one clip, and it fit just fine. the hdd and dvd drives both went in without a hitch, but I had a little bit of trouble getting my Nvidia 550 ti in, as the metal seemed a little bit warped in the back. Never the less, it wound up fine, except for a tight fit.
Here comes the biggest problem. I plugged in the power to the system, flipped the psu power switch on, and pressed the power button, only for nothing to happen. no lights, no fans, no nothing.
Is my board bad? What to do? please help. I have to finish my data structures program tomorrow, and my computer is not cooperating.
I figure since everything worked before, its either the case or the motherboard.
or the psu no longer supplies enough power...
if it helps at all, the motherboard is an msi p55-gd80
Last edited by alumahai; 24 Feb 2012 at 02:32.