Damaged cpu?

[xavier]

The $30.00 power supply

[computeruler]

Its a gigabyte motherboard
i dont think any name brand manufacturer tells people what motherboard they have or use gigabytes

[patio]

Its a gigabyte motherboard
i dont think any name brand manufacturer tells people what motherboard they have or use gigabytes

You would be wrong then...

[computeruler]

What one uses gigabyteS?

[Kurtiskain]

What one uses gigabyteS?

Whichever maker can get the Gigabyte boards cheaper than any other board.

Anyway, to add to the original post about the PSU, Just because the PSU spins fans and HDDs up, does not mean it is outputting enough to boot the whole system up.

Try booting with the most minimal setup:
No HDDS/CDDs
No expansion/PCI Cards
One stick of RAM
CPU
Keyboard+mouse
Screen
Also if you can remove the Graphics card and use onboard graphics.

If this works then add components one at a time till you find which one it it that is causing the system to not boot.

[jeffr3y]

OK so bit of progress today. I think so anyway.

I replaced the practically new(5days of use) in the box power supply.

Old:
COOLMAX model:V-500 power supply.
http://www.compsource.com/pn/14621/Coolmax_1350/

New:
BFG 450-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9175698&type=product&id=1218045946501&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=9175698

Whichever maker can get the Gigabyte boards cheaper than any other board.

Anyway, to add to the original post about the PSU, Just because the PSU spins fans and HDDs up, does not mean it is outputting enough to boot the whole system up.

Try booting with the most minimal setup:
No HDDS/CDDs
No expansion/PCI Cards
One stick of RAM
CPU
Keyboard+mouse
Screen
Also if you can remove the Graphics card and use onboard graphics.

If this works then add components one at a time till you find which one it it that is causing the system to not boot.

Alright that's what I been doing from the get go.

At first start with the new PS I got bios up. (PS,MOBO,1 stick of RAM,Keyboard)
Thats great because I count get that with the other PS.

Then I thought to myself well ok great...Let me try with 2 sticks of ram this time.
Power off, Inserted the 2nd stick rebooted and back to the black screen.

Powered off, took cmos out waited 5 mins, took the stick out and tried again. Worked got bios.
Look briefly for on board video option...didn't see one.

The got the idea I should try and detect the HD. Plugged the  hd in while the machine was on and got it to dectect. Rebooted and got back screen again.

Unplugged HD, took cmos out again and rebooted with basic bios start up. Nothing black screen again.

God I'm going crazy over here.


EDIT: Alright now that I got bios to show.. I guess that means my cpu is OK right? If so should I start a new thread? 

[computeruler]

Cpus fine no reason to make a new thread

[jeffr3y]

Cpus fine no reason to make a new thread

so if you where me what would you do? besides kill yourself?

[Kurtiskain]

RMA the mobo for a new one...That is just odd, but it does happen occasionally, sometimes products are DOA (Dead on arrival)

[jeffr3y]

Thanks again for all the help on this.

Ok, today I drove down to micro center again and replaced some parts.

Motherboard: GA-EP45C-DS3R 775 ATX Motherboard
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0298098

PSU: Xion 630 watt.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0287568

Installed chip,mobo,power supply,Ram 1 stick(512-ddr2 553),Video card.
booted the pc 90% sure I would see bios. Nothing.. black screen again.

This is my 3rd pc Ive built.. the first couple builds went flawless..I've never had any wacky problems like this..*sigh*

I don't even know what my next step is going to be..

I'm thinking about taking the rig to a friends to try and hook up on a newer lcd monitor..This old monitor works great with my old dell I'm using atm.. but maybe has issues with new parts or something.

So it could only be 3 things at this point right?
vga,cpu,monitor.

I'll prolly end up rebuilding an entire system just to figure this out. lol..