Big problems with new build

[supahan]

Hi. I would like to apoligize if I am posting in the wrong section. I am new to this forum. I have allot of problems with my new computer.

I just built a new computer. Here are the specs:

MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

XFX HD-585A-ZNBC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB Black Edition 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported ... - Retail

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ965FBGMBOX - Retail

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM - Retail

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC ... - Retail

I turn on the computer and I get nothing except for spinning case fans, CPU fan, and GPU fan. Some of the LED's on the mobo also light up. I get no HDD noise. No computer the beeps. I cannot get into BIOS. It seems like the computer is not even booting up. I get no signal in monitor or power to keyboard or mouse.

Here are things I have already tried:

1. I have already triple checked the cpu/ heat sink placement. It was correct.
2. Took out the PSU and tried on another computer. It worked flawlessly.
3. I took out the memory, gpu, HDD out. I only left the CPU/heatsink and PSU. I turned it on and I still get no beeps.

Can someone help me narrow the problem down more? Right now I think its either the mobo or CPU. What do you guys think?

 

[dustin_ds3000]

the AMD Phenom II X4 965 is newer than the MSI 790FX-GD70. i think you need to flash your BIOS so the motherboard will support your cpu. the 7577v13 or later BIOS is what you need. the newest is 7577v19

 

[supahan]

If you read my post you can see that I cant even get into bios.

 

[CMH]

Might need to install a different CPU to flash the BIOS, and then put in th new CPU....

 

[Ritwik7]

Ensure that your first memory module occupies the primary memory slot. In case of the MSI, I think the primaru slot is not the one next to the CPU but the second one.

You say that there are no beeps. Do you have a motherboard speaker?

 

[supahan]

Yes I do have a motherboard speaker installed. Also I do not have another cpu around, please help me with the problem with the just the listed resources that I do have.

 

[mailpup]

Did you use motherboard standoffs and in the correct positions?

 

[supahan]

Did some troubleshooting and found out it is either a bad cpu or motherboard. Going to return both for a replacement just in case.