Hello good folks od level1tech. I have a question, well more like a problem with my new build turning on. I will list my hardware and possibly some pictures of how I have everything hooked up. If someone could possibly help me out with what I’m doing wrong would be greatly appreciated. Please and thank you.
My hardware list consists of.
Motherboard - Z790 Elite AX
Video card - Ventus x2 GeFore RTX 4070 Super
Memory card - Trident Z5 RGB
Processors- Intel Core Unlocked I9 14th Gen
Watercooler - MSI Mag Coreliquid 360R V2
Power Supply - Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 750W
PC Case - Montech Sky two Morocco Blue
Do i have a large enough power supply to power the components? The ram sticks light up but thats the only power I’m receiving.
Someone please help me. Please and thank you!!
If I need to I’ll take photo of where and what I have stuff plugged into. Thank you again.
If the RAM sticks’ RGB is lit up it might still be doing memory training (a ‘hurry up and wait’ scenario). I peeked at the manual at - Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (rev. 1.0) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global. Are the boot diagnostic LEDs to the right of the bottom of your RAM sticks lighting up? If so, which one?
Likewise, how much RAM did you install? 16GB, 32, 64, etc? And how many sticks? That will affect the training time.
I would try getting to BIOS without the GPU plugged in. If you can’t get there it is likely a memory issue. Try unplugging one of them and by process of elimination seeing if there is one or the other that has an issue.
If you can get to BIOS with the GPU unplugged, maybe there is something wrong with the GPU? I think 750W is enough to power that system.
The RAM is supposed to be staggered correct? One stick goes into slot two and one into slot four? And I’m sorry Molly I’m not sure what you mean so I sent a photo of what I meant by lit up.
Correct, should be one in slot A2 and B2 (or 2nd and 4th from the CPU out).
For the status LEDs, they are these four things here:
You’ll want to watch these while it’s trying to boot up to figure out which part is misbehaving. For which one corresponds to which bit, it’s in the manual on page #20:
So what I’d do is press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to shut it off, then once off unplug it for 30 sec. After that, plug it back in, start it up again, and watch the status LEDs.
Yes sir, I’ll let you know the results, I got called into work for a fatality accident so it will be a few but will definitely get back to you. Thank you for your help so far but will definitely let you know.
Warning: The Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX ATX LGA1700 Motherboard supports the Intel Core i9-14900K 3.2 GHz 24-Core Processor with BIOS version F9. If the motherboard is using an older BIOS version, updating the BIOS will be necessary to support the CPU.
two you are at 587 watts without boost or auto overclocking or storage or peripherys like mouse and keyboard. maybe you have a different i9 cpu but with how much power the high end cpus and gpus are boosting to especially intel and nvidia you could be hitting over volt protection as well as the bios issue. gamers nexus has a good video on the topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnRyyCsuHFQ
besides updating bios you may need a more powerful psu
I did give the specific CPU, the power supply was no good so newegh sent me a new one, but now it turns on and will run for about 3 minutes maybe less then it will shutdown and then start back up 15 seconds later run for another 3 minutes and then shut back down with these weird lights at the bottom of the motherboard. Picture will be added…
Any thoughts on that issue? Thanks for the help so far ladies and gentlemen.
Okay I have an update. The PC is turning on I’m getting a screen on my monitor but I think my watercoolers pump isn’t working because my CPU temp goes too 100 degrees pretty quick and shuts down
Yes psu is same wattage same brand, yes im able to get to the boot up bios but the cpu temp is going to a 100 degrees, so im assuming bad pump on my watercooler. Thats the only thing i can think of
frustrating to say the least