Current setup:
- CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor
- CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard
- Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
- Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
- Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card
- Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
- Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Obvious budget build, still costing close to $900 here in norway.
Started the build with breadboarding, just to make sure everything was in order. Static wriststrap and touching a metal sink to get rid of any static electricity. Everything was pretty straight forward with CPU(and cooler, used the stock one for breadboarding), RAM, 8pin12vATX, the 24pin ATX was a bit tight but well within what a motherboard should be able to take in terms of force, and apparantly a pretty "normal" problem from what I've found on various forums. It did eventually "snap" into place with the pin holding it in place with a reasonable application of force as mentioned.
Tried it also with the GPU in, and when I press the powerbutton: Nothing. Well, all fans start to spin. Both CPU fan and all other fan-headers work. The GPU fan also works, but nothing else to show for it. No video on display from either gpu or motherboard, no beeps from the mobo (I don't think it has a mobo-speaker at all, couldn't find anything about it in the manual), no indicative LEDs.
Same problem without the GPU, and with only one stick of RAM as troubleshooting should be done.
I think the most likely scenarios are these:
Faulty PSU - Considering the 24pin was so goddamn hard, it could be a symptom of something else?
DOA Motherboard
To a less extent damaged CPU or RAM.
It COULD be dead vga and dvi connectors, but that's highly unlikely imo.
I could try resetting the CMOS, the only thing I haven't tried by now. Are there any other things I could do to "simulate" the mobo-speaker, like a voltmeter or LED? I don't really have a way to test either of the components in another system.
Any tips would be highly appreciated, and sorry for my mediocre english.