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8/30/12 at 12:36pm

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Hi all

I've just completed a new build and have chosen to use my PSU from my old system.

I've just gone to switch it on a nothing happens, no fans, no motherboard beeps etc. So I unplugged my graphics card and the PC started. But only the fans and sounded like the hard drives also attempted to start. I got no beeps or lights turned on, on the motherboard.

From my stats below do you think the issue is the PSU not supplying enough power?

Thanks.
Edited by slamminuk - 8/30/12 at 12:57pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k 3.5ghz OC 4.2ghz	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H	Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition	16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Caviar Green 2TB \| Samsung 1TB & 500GB	LiteOn Blu-Ray	Artic Freezer Pro 7 rev 2	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ XL2420T 24"	Microsoft Sidewinder x4	OCZ 700w ModXStream	Antec Nine Hundred
Mouse
Logitech G500
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k 3.5ghz OC 4.2ghz	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H	Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition	16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Caviar Green 2TB \| Samsung 1TB & 500GB	LiteOn Blu-Ray	Artic Freezer Pro 7 rev 2	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ XL2420T 24"	Microsoft Sidewinder x4	OCZ 700w ModXStream	Antec Nine Hundred
Mouse
Logitech G500
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8/30/12 at 12:37pm

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what is the new system and did you use the brass standoffs in the case for the mb

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
phenom 1055t 95watt	asus crosshair v formula	6950 2gb (unlocked)	8gb gskill trident x
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
120gb corsair force 3 + 750gb wd black	corsair h100 (cpu) antec 620 (gpu)	windows 7 x64 home premium	23" led
Power	Case
corsair hx 850 modular	haf x
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
phenom 1055t 95watt	asus crosshair v formula	6950 2gb (unlocked)	8gb gskill trident x
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
120gb corsair force 3 + 750gb wd black	corsair h100 (cpu) antec 620 (gpu)	windows 7 x64 home premium	23" led
Power	Case
corsair hx 850 modular	haf x
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8/30/12 at 12:39pm

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I have just updated my signature with the new details. Yep I used the standoffs.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k 3.5ghz OC 4.2ghz	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H	Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition	16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Caviar Green 2TB \| Samsung 1TB & 500GB	LiteOn Blu-Ray	Artic Freezer Pro 7 rev 2	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ XL2420T 24"	Microsoft Sidewinder x4	OCZ 700w ModXStream	Antec Nine Hundred
Mouse
Logitech G500
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k 3.5ghz OC 4.2ghz	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H	Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition	16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Caviar Green 2TB \| Samsung 1TB & 500GB	LiteOn Blu-Ray	Artic Freezer Pro 7 rev 2	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ XL2420T 24"	Microsoft Sidewinder x4	OCZ 700w ModXStream	Antec Nine Hundred
Mouse
Logitech G500
View all

hide details

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8/30/12 at 1:07pm

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does the psu have a 8 pin cpu connector cos im assuming the board does and also are the 24pin and the 4 or 8 pin plugged in properly.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
phenom 1055t 95watt	asus crosshair v formula	6950 2gb (unlocked)	8gb gskill trident x
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
120gb corsair force 3 + 750gb wd black	corsair h100 (cpu) antec 620 (gpu)	windows 7 x64 home premium	23" led
Power	Case
corsair hx 850 modular	haf x
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
phenom 1055t 95watt	asus crosshair v formula	6950 2gb (unlocked)	8gb gskill trident x
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
120gb corsair force 3 + 750gb wd black	corsair h100 (cpu) antec 620 (gpu)	windows 7 x64 home premium	23" led
Power	Case
corsair hx 850 modular	haf x
View all

hide details

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8/30/12 at 2:08pm

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I've just uploaded a quick vid on YouTube. I've literally stripped it down to bare minimum. CPU, Ram and PSU. You'll see the CPU fan start and then stop. This is all that happens.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xC91EVNPawI

The PSU has 2x 4 pin CPU connectors
Edited by slamminuk - 8/30/12 at 2:47pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k 3.5ghz OC 4.2ghz	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H	Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition	16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Caviar Green 2TB \| Samsung 1TB & 500GB	LiteOn Blu-Ray	Artic Freezer Pro 7 rev 2	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ XL2420T 24"	Microsoft Sidewinder x4	OCZ 700w ModXStream	Antec Nine Hundred
Mouse
Logitech G500
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k 3.5ghz OC 4.2ghz	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H	Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition	16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Caviar Green 2TB \| Samsung 1TB & 500GB	LiteOn Blu-Ray	Artic Freezer Pro 7 rev 2	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ XL2420T 24"	Microsoft Sidewinder x4	OCZ 700w ModXStream	Antec Nine Hundred
Mouse
Logitech G500
View all

hide details

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8/30/12 at 2:34pm

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might want to fix your youtube link

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8/30/12 at 2:46pm

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ok after watching the vid, i would have to say it could be anything. PSU gone bad, bad mobo, bad chip, bad RAM... it's not really even getting into POST so it's hard to say for certain which part is bad. try removing your RAM and see if you get any further then that. right now you are stuck troubleshooting each part individually to isolate the defective part.

as far as amount of power is concerned, 600w is plenty for your system. HOWEVER, that's not to say your PSU couldn't be broken...

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8/30/12 at 2:47pm

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Oops oh yea

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k 3.5ghz OC 4.2ghz	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H	Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition	16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Caviar Green 2TB \| Samsung 1TB & 500GB	LiteOn Blu-Ray	Artic Freezer Pro 7 rev 2	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ XL2420T 24"	Microsoft Sidewinder x4	OCZ 700w ModXStream	Antec Nine Hundred
Mouse
Logitech G500
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k 3.5ghz OC 4.2ghz	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H	Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition	16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Caviar Green 2TB \| Samsung 1TB & 500GB	LiteOn Blu-Ray	Artic Freezer Pro 7 rev 2	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ XL2420T 24"	Microsoft Sidewinder x4	OCZ 700w ModXStream	Antec Nine Hundred
Mouse
Logitech G500
View all

hide details

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8/30/12 at 2:54pm

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I purchased a motherboard, cpu, ram combo from here http://www.scan.co.uk/value-hardware-bundles(Scan VB20i) package. All was tested before shipping. So this leads me to think its the psu.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k 3.5ghz OC 4.2ghz	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H	Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition	16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Caviar Green 2TB \| Samsung 1TB & 500GB	LiteOn Blu-Ray	Artic Freezer Pro 7 rev 2	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ XL2420T 24"	Microsoft Sidewinder x4	OCZ 700w ModXStream	Antec Nine Hundred
Mouse
Logitech G500
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k 3.5ghz OC 4.2ghz	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H	Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition	16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Caviar Green 2TB \| Samsung 1TB & 500GB	LiteOn Blu-Ray	Artic Freezer Pro 7 rev 2	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ XL2420T 24"	Microsoft Sidewinder x4	OCZ 700w ModXStream	Antec Nine Hundred
Mouse
Logitech G500
View all

hide details

post #10 of 19

8/30/12 at 3:23pm

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do you have an alternative PSU you can hijack for a few hours for some testing?

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