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I was recently given a i9 7980xe and Rampage VI extreme for free off of my good mates pop, he hadnt used them in a while and kept the motherboard and cpu in separate anti static bags. He says the board has never been used but the cpu was used. I replaced my current parts with my new parts and as soon as I plugged the cable into the wall the motherboards lights turned on but the gpu didnt, the fans didnt spin but there was no beeps of any kind. Does anyone have any ideas which could help me in any way. All parts that I didnt replace are still working perfectly fine, just not with the new parts. Thanks alot :)

 
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it's possible that there's some compatibility issues with the ram, if you could borrow some DDR4 to test with and get it to work, you should update the BIOS to improve compatibility.

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1 hour ago, Fasauceome said:

it's possible that there's some compatibility issues with the ram, if you could borrow some DDR4 to test with and get it to work, you should update the BIOS to improve compatibility.

The pc doesn't boot at all, no fans spin and the gou doesn't power up on the new parts but everything works fine in the rest of my build. Also none of the debug lights have turned on which is a bit worrying. Should I take it to a professional?

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1 hour ago, bigsmellypoo said:

Should I take it to a professional?

If that's an option, I guess. Not something that's so easy to do right now, though.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Take a few steps back: re-instate your original setup first. If the PSU is fried, it won't work. If it works, the PSU is good. Next, swap out the mainboard and CPU, using only 1 stick of RAM. Make sure it's in the correct slot. Don't add anything else, see if the system boots. If it does, add more RAM then the GPU. At some point it may become unstable or refuse to boot, undo the last change and try again with a different component.

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9 hours ago, Dutch_Master said:

Take a few steps back: re-instate your original setup first. If the PSU is fried, it won't work. If it works, the PSU is good. Next, swap out the mainboard and CPU, using only 1 stick of RAM. Make sure it's in the correct slot. Don't add anything else, see if the system boots. If it does, add more RAM then the GPU. At some point it may become unstable or refuse to boot, undo the last change and try again with a different component.

just tried that and nothing. the fans dont spin or anything

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32 minutes ago, bigsmellypoo said:

just tried that and nothing. the fans dont spin or anything

Try the cpu in your old system if it's compatible. If it boots then the stored board may have an issue caused by knocking, rattling, or pressure from other things stored near it.

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2 minutes ago, Aree Soothsayer said:

Try the cpu in your old system if it's compatible. If it boots then the stored board may have an issue caused by knocking, rattling, or pressure from other things stored near it.

my other system is ryzen so the cpu won't fit in it. none of the debug lights light up which is strange so im not sure hwats wrong with it

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6 minutes ago, bigsmellypoo said:

my other system is ryzen so the cpu won't fit in it. none of the debug lights light up which is strange so im not sure hwats wrong with it

Which version of Motherboard. There's several listed under that name with different specs

 

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11 minutes ago, bigsmellypoo said:

Yep, that was the first thing I did

 

Try doing it with all the hardware removed but the PSU still connected. I did a little more digging, so many no-post reports, and some of them were incompatabilities with ram and a few other hardware issues.

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23 minutes ago, Aree Soothsayer said:

Try doing it with all the hardware removed but the PSU still connected. I did a little more digging, so many no-post reports, and some of them were incompatabilities with ram and a few other hardware issues.

i reckon i'll take it to a proffesional to get it checked, dont want to stuff around with it too much. thanks for your help, ill keep you updated :)

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Just now, bigsmellypoo said:

i reckon i'll take it to a proffesional to get it checked, dont want to stuff around with it too much. thanks for your help, ill keep you updated :)

Hope he comes to a different conclusion than I did. If I had told you to do failed I would have to advise you consider the board dead.

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36 minutes ago, Aree Soothsayer said:

Hope he comes to a different conclusion than I did. If I had told you to do failed I would have to advise you consider the board dead.

yeah thats what im worried about, you think it can be repaired if it is dead?

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3 minutes ago, bigsmellypoo said:

yeah thats what im worried about, you think it can be repaired if it is dead?

I honestly have no clue. My help comes from diagnosing and repairing my own desktop pc. Most of which are low grade parts I got years ago. Planning and saving for an upgrade though and figure I could learn more and help on LTT forums.

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1 minute ago, Aree Soothsayer said:

I honestly have no clue. My help comes from diagnosing and repairing my own desktop pc. Most of which are low grade parts I got years ago. Planning and saving for an upgrade though and figure I could learn more and help on LTT forums.

yeah thatnks for your help mate, really appreciate it. :)

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