miffy + 74 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Okay so today I just built a computer, but its being a problem child. anyone got any ideas? Specs are: AMD FX4300 HyperX 8GB 1866Mhz DDR3 EVGA GTX 750 SC MSI 970A Motherboard Corsair CXM500 SanDisk Pules 128GB SSD Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit Its currently refusing to display anything, even with a different monitor and was displaying earlier Currently had 3 BSOD in the space of an hour. Installation of EVGA programs and drivers arent working properly. FireFox crashes instantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Team Sir Penguin 648 Posted April 15, 2015 Admin Team Share Posted April 15, 2015 Did you read the instructions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy + 74 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Oh I have, previously built a system which works fine.... still refusing to display anything... gonna leave it till me friend who is much better at computers to have a look, but that wont be till saturday or sunday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milankovitch + 3,445 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Can you get into BIOS ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prae 764 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 BSODs followed by no picture could be faulty or incompatible RAM, GPU, or motherboard. Is it all new? Are all your connections good? Check the specs of everything to ensure its all supported by the motherboard then if that's all okay you'll have to try swapping out each part one at a time to find the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy + 74 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 I have a feeling its either the GPU or the RAM. All components are new, though the Amazon Shipping box was batter... Cant access bios at all. but the funny thing was, it was working fairly fine until the BSOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaFoxtrotBravo + 12 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) Not being daft but did you check compatibility with something like pcpartpicker.com before ordering? Could be worth a shot if it is incompatibility rather than just a broken RAM stick/GPU that's causing your issues. Also I'm currently in the process of building a PC myself, just awaiting the final couple of bits so I'm hoping I don't have this problem! :/ Edited April 16, 2015 by AlphaFoxtrotBravo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookyy2k 536 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Hyperx ram is pretty shoddy unfortunately (wouldn't expect it with kingston but there you go). Make sure the voltage is right for the chips. A lot of them are overclocked slower chips so need 1.65v not the standard 1.5v to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy + 74 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Hmm PC Part Picker says no Issues other than BIOS needs an update, but still wouldnt explain the problems... RAM Should be fine, Im gonna pull that out and stick that in my other computer to see if thats dead or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlomeister + 349 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Is it more than 1 stick of RAM Miffy? If it is, might be worth trying each stick individually in case it's just 1 that's failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookyy2k 536 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Hmm PC Part Picker says no Issues other than BIOS needs an update, but still wouldnt explain the problems... RAM Should be fine, Im gonna pull that out and stick that in my other computer to see if thats dead or not I had the problem of plenty of BSOD when i put mine together and it turned out the 1600MHz HyperX was 1333MHz chips that had been OCd (clock speed and CAS latencies). I spoke to Kingston to ask what the hell and got two options, run on 1.65v or under clock back to 1333 and relax the CAS. I'm certainly not the only one who has had the problem with HyperX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookyy2k 536 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 What size power supply are you running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy + 74 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) What size power supply are you running? 500W But the main problem is, that nothing will display on screen when i boot it up, just pure black. No BIOS Access. I really do think its GPU Edited April 16, 2015 by miffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookyy2k 536 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 500W Should be meaty enough then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prae 764 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I would be more inclined to go along the lines of compatibility issues rather than faulty gear. Have you any other memory you can pop in to fire it up with? Are there any shorts between the board and the case or any other parts? Strip it all back and check every screw and connection before you buy any new parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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