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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: grimdarkTyrant on January 16, 2016, 10:18:36 AM

Title: Newly built computer won't POST or show anything on the display
Post by: grimdarkTyrant on January 16, 2016, 10:18:36 AM

I just got a bunch of computer parts for Christmas and put them all together with the help of a fairly computer savvy friend. However when I start it up everything looks like it is working fine and yet nothing shows up on the display. The fans all turn on, the lights all turn on, its making all the right sounding...clicks and such. Me and my friend are baffled.

I tried out my old video card to see if it would work, the same thing happened, I tried my new video card in my old computer and it worked. I tried taking it all apart and putting it back together. There is no video connection on the motherboard itself for some reason so I can't test that.
I tried out everything on this list as well http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems
We just can't think of anything else to do

The pieces I have are
Motherboard
MSI 970A-G43 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports by AMD SB950 - Supports storage and data transfers at up ...
Graphics card
ASUS Radeon R9 380 STRIX-R9380-DC2OC-4GD5-GAMING 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ...
Processor
AMD FX-9590 Vishera 8-Core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W FD9590FHHKWOF Desktop Processor - Black Edition
Processor fan
 ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2, CPU Cooler - Intel & AMD, Multi-Directional Mount, 92mm PWM Fan
Ram
ADATA XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model AX3U2133W8G10-DR
Case
DIYPC Zondda-O Black/Orange SPCC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Sorry if that is too messy or anything, if you want links I can easily provide them they ate just way longer.
Any ideas or help would be highly appreciated.

Title: Re: Newly built computer won't POST or show anything on the display
Post by: patio on January 16, 2016, 10:22:44 AM

Which vid connection are you using on the card ? ?

Title: Re: Newly built computer won't POST or show anything on the display
Post by: grimdarkTyrant on January 16, 2016, 10:30:06 AM

I tried a DVI and an HDMI

Title: Re: Newly built computer won't POST or show anything on the display
Post by: patio on January 16, 2016, 10:45:35 AM

HDMI will not work til proper drivers are installed...use VGA...install drivers...power down and switch to HDMI and you should be good to go...

Title: Re: Newly built computer won't POST or show anything on the display
Post by: grimdarkTyrant on January 16, 2016, 10:48:21 AM

There is no vga, I have ano adapter to turn it into a dvi and neither that or the HDMI are working.

Title: Re: Newly built computer won't POST or show anything on the display
Post by: grimdarkTyrant on January 17, 2016, 08:08:50 AM

OK so me and my friend think it's the cpu now, that's one of the only things it could be at this point. We did test it in his computer a bit ago and the computer started up but we never actually hooked it up to a monitor so it could have been doing the same thing it is doing now.  So unless you guys or customer support (who should be calling me back at some point today) think of anything else them I'm gonna send for a replacement of that and hopefully be good.

Title: Re: Newly built computer won't POST or show anything on the display
Post by: patio on January 17, 2016, 08:31:13 AM

Doesn't that MBoard have onboard video ? ?
What leads you to believe it's the CPU ? ?