New build not turning on

[BobDa]

These are the specs.

GIGABYTE GA-H55 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128437)

Lite-On 24x DVD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335)

Raidmax 530w (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028)

Intel i-5 650 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115220)

Cooler Master Elite 310 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119202)

500gb WD Hard drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136596)

OCZ 4GB DDR3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227589)

Now with all that I have ordered it should at least turn on and go into BOIS or something right? All it does is power up for a few seconds then turns off, then powers up, then off, and it just keeps doing this loop.

Is something I bought not compatible with something else? Am I missing something? Should this be turning on like I was expecting?

[diluzio91]

try taking everything off but the processor and the ram. unplug everything, plug it back in. then try. put in only 1 dimm of ram. check the cables again. lol... 90% of the time its a partially connected cable or a bad ram stick

[x88x]

It all looks fine in theory. Do you have a different PSU that you could test it with? It sounds suspiciously like it's overloading a weak/dead PSU. The PSU you have should be fine with the load (assuming it's not bad)..though that "up to 80%" efficiency rating worries me...makes me wonder what it is most of the time if that's all they can say. Also, try pulling the CMOS battery to hard-reset the BIOS. Sometimes stuff gets weird.

[BobDa]

Unplugged everything and plugged back in and now its working and in BIOS! Hell yeah now all I need is an OS lol

[diluzio91]

had the same issue. lol

[x88x]

Ah, the good old 'random loose cable somwhere'. :D

[diluzio91]

yep. lol... hey, do you have a graphics card for this build?

[x88x]

yep. lol... hey, do you have a graphics card for this build?

I'm guessing he's using the Clarkdale GPU built into the CPU?

[SXRguyinMA]

that and the board has onboard video :D

[x88x]

that and the board has onboard video :D

The onboard video isn't really there though, it's just electrical hookups. If you try and use the 'onboard' video without a Clarkdale CPU it won't do anything. It's Intel's way of lowering the bottom line for both themselves and MBB manufacturers by lumping the 'onboard' GPU into the CPU die.

[BobDa]

I'm saving graphics for last and plan on getting a HIS 5770. Next will be buying the OS and getting everything set up just using the graphics from the cpu.