FIRST PC! please help!

[TheToastEmpire]

Hi! So i just built my first pc, and when i go to turn it on, all the lights of my components flash, and then go off. No fans turn on. What could be my issue??

Parts:

Intel i5 4690k

Cx600M (Psu)

Evga super clocked gtx 970

H100iGTX

Asus z97-A

[stupidhuman]

Step 1:  Change the PSU...

 

Edit:  Never mind, you already bought it.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Hi! So i just built my first pc, and when i go to turn it on, all the lights of my components flash, and then go off. No fans turn on. What could be my issue??

Parts:

Intel i5 4690k

Cx600M (Psu)

Evga super clocked gtx 970

H100iGTX

Asus z97-A

Double check that all your motherboard connectors are plugged in correctly. 

[Hunched]

It might be the garbage PSU, more likely to fail than anything else you listed.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Step 1:  Change the PSU...

I have dual 960's and the same CPU and I draw less than 400 watts so there is no way at boot he's recking that PSU. Calm yourself Corsair hater.

[Guest]

I have dual 960's and the same CPU and I draw less than 400 watts so there is no way at boot he's recking that PSU. Calm yourself Corsair hater.

Rekt

[Hunched]

I have dual 960's and the same CPU and I draw less than 400 watts so there is no way at boot he's recking that PSU. Calm yourself Corsair hater.

That hasn't a fucking thing to do with whether or not its built so poorly it shit out already

Since when can PSU's only die if the recommended wattage is exceeded?

[DarkBlade2117]

I have dual 960's and the same CPU and I draw less than 400 watts so there is no way at boot he's recking that PSU. Calm yourself Corsair hater.

Could still be faulty, youmcould buy a top notch $400 EVGA T2 Platnium and it be faulty when it arrives.

[TheToastEmpire]

Step 1: Change the PSU...

Edit: Never mind, you already bought it.

I have another one upstairs.. older, but will that work to test it?

[DarkBlade2117]

That hasn't a fucking thing to do with whether or not its built so poorly it shit out already

You even know why it is a bad PSU lol? Name the two specfic reasons.

[Made In Canada]

That hasn't a fucking thing to do with whether or not its built so poorly it shit out already

Calm down.  No need for that much swearing in one sentence.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

That hasn't a fucking thing to do with whether or not its built so poorly it shit out already

It isn't built poorly, it's just not high quality- have you actually read any reviews on it or have you heard shit and now that's all you know? Power supplies are very unlikely to arrive DOA, as the manufacturing tolerances are incredibly low, it's not like CPU's and GPU's where you have a silicon lottery.

[Made In Canada]

I have another one upstairs.. older, but will that work to test it?

What tyoe is it?  (company, model, watts).

Edited October 23, 2015 by Made In Canada

[TheToastEmpire]

What tyoe is it? (company, model, watts).

another corsair, Tx650w power supply

[Hunched]

You even know why it is a bad PSU lol? Name the two specfic reasons.

It uses cheap caps (capxon) and voltage regulation, ripple suppression, build quality, and more are all bad to mediocre.

There's 4.

 

Also just look at any of the many reviews of the CX series all explaining why they're not good.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

You even know why it is a bad PSU lol? Name the two specfic reasons.

Most people just know about the 30c point and that's it- Yes, it loses some stability after hitting 30c (which with proper system airflow is avoidable) and yes it doesn't have the highest quality capacitors but it's not a bad PSU, a bad PSU is one that runs at less than half its advertised wattage with capacitors sold from the back of a white van in a dark alley.

[//FTP]

What about the ram and storage?

[TheToastEmpire]

What about the ram and storage?

Samsung 850 evo 250gb

Corsair vengence 8gb

[stupidhuman]

another corsair, Tx650w power supply

Worth a try.

[Made In Canada]

It isn't built poorly, it's just not high quality- have you actually read any reviews on it or have you heard shit and now that's all you know? Power supplies are very unlikely to arrive DOA, as the manufacturing tolerances are incredibly low, it's not like CPU's and GPU's where you have a silicon lottery.

Sorry to go off topic, but is there anywhere i can read more on the silicon lottery and maybe get an answer or two?  I know im on a website for that but im still asking.

[Made In Canada]

another corsair, Tx650w power supply

I dont know much on that, however its corsair, it really cant be too terrible.  You might want to try asking the forums.

[Hunched]

Most people just know about the 30c point and that's it- Yes, it loses some stability after hitting 30c (which with proper system airflow is avoidable)

How do you have a proper airflow system for the intake of a PSU? Just don't have it on carpet.

Are people supposed to set up fans outside of their case to feed the CX series PSU's more air just to function properly?

30c is room temperature in some parts of the world for many months, that temperature limit is a joke and is a good reason for nobody to buy it alone.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Sorry to go off topic, but is there anywhere i can read more on the silicon lottery and maybe get an answer or two?  I know im on a website for that but im still asking.

From a toms hardware post:

When chip manufacturers like Intel, TSMC, UMC, GF, etc. make wafers, there are slight variations in material quality across the wafer surface, there are local variations in how the lithography, metal vapor deposition, photoresist chemical deposition, etc. are done and this can yield a significant contrast between how good the best chip of a given batch will perform vs how bad the worst chip of the same batch will perform.

To maximize profit, chip manufacturers test and sort chips based on various criteria such as leakage current, power draw at key frequencies, salvageable defects, etc. to decide which product range the chips fit best in. That's binning.

When you buy "K-chips", you are playing the lottery: you are guaranteed a chip that performs at least up to stock K-chip standard but you have absolutely no way to know beforehand how much farther beyond that your specific chip can go under any given circumstances beyond stock conditions. That's the chip lottery. Some i5/i7 3xxxK/4xxxK may max out at 4.2GHz while others may hit 5GHz. Some may require 60W@1.2V to get to a given clock rate while others may require 100W@1.35V.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

How do you have a proper airflow system for the intake of a PSU? Just don't have it on carpet.

Are people supposed to set up fans outside of their case to feed the CX series PSU's more air just to function properly?

30c is room temperature in some parts of the world for many months, that temperature limit is a joke and is a good reason for nobody to buy it alone.

In most parts of North America and really most parts of the Northern Hemisphere it's usually only hot for like 3 months of the year, and in most civilized countries I wouldn't expect your in home temperature to be 30c / 86f- that's incredibly warm- most people either have air conditioning or fans to cool their house.

And all you need to do to keep a CX PSU at a good temperature is have it intake air from the outside of your case, even if it's on a carpet with an inch or so of space it should be fine. Like I said- calm yourself Corsair hater.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

I dont know much on that, however its corsair, it really cant be too terrible.  You might want to try asking the forums.

The TX PSU's are actually pretty good- better than the CX definitely.