Newly built pc won't turn on

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I just built my first pc and it won't turn on...

24-pin and 4-pin motherboard cables are all plugged in and front
panel, power Switch and led connectors are all correctly plugged in...

and there is no lights anywhere

maybe its bad psu? or maybe its bad mobo? should i return it?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mYzhpg

thanks in advance :)

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Instead of using your cases power button stick a key or other metal object between the power button leads on your mobo to complete the circuit. In theory your PC should turn on

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Test your power supply with a paper clip
The AnswerPlug the power supply into the wall.Find the big 24-ish pin connector that connects to the motherboard.Connect the GREEN wire with the adjacent BLACK wire.The power supply's fan should start up. If it doesn't then it's dead.If the fan starts up, then it could be the motherboard that's dead.

Google it, just don't touch the paper clip

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welp, my psu is ok then maybe its my mobo

Thank You :)

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Do the fans spool up?

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  1. take it out of the case - & on to a bench

  2. one stick of ram in the correct single channel slot (maybe test these in another machine to make sure they arent DOA)

  3. no gpu, ssd, hdd connected

  4. run display off the onboard gpu

  5. turn on via shorting out the PWR front panel pins

    • if boots = success then add components one at a time to see which one stops it from booting
    • if boot = fail then remove cpu and check the pins - If cpu pins are ok then chances are its a dead motherboard. - if you've damaged some then its going to be a bad day - either grab a very small tool and bend them back, get a mate to do it or save up for a new board as you'd be very lucky to find someone in a RMA department to cover user faults.
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nope

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guess i have to rma the mobo... it was on newegg so itll be a painful process :(

thank you so much for the response :)

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i tried it several times but it didn't work

im gonna rma the mobo

thank you for the feedback :)

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Do you have the standoffs installed for the mobo? I made that mistake the first time I built a PC.

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There's been a few times over the years when I pushed the power button after some PC surgery, and nothing happened, firing off a mild adrenaline rush.

Then... I'd remember I'd flipped the manual power switch on the PSU to off. Derp.

I'm such an idjut.

Hmmm.. maybe that'd be a good new thread topic: dumbest things done when building a PC.

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See if there are any screws of the case touching the motherboard on the backside. I had that funny problem once, took me 5 hours to see it :P

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nope nothing like that :)
im just gonna rma the mobo

thank you for the feedback :)

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hAVE YOU TRIED ANOTHER psu ?

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no i think my psu is fine
i tried the paper clip test and it worked

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a little psu tester is about 25.00 on ebay, I would check with that to find out if all the voltages are there and within tolerance. (IMO)

you should get one anyway, quite useful to have a psu lie detector