Recent content by Apointystick

Yes there was thermal compound between the hsf and cpu. Just a bead of it to let it spread. My friend came to the same conclusions as I did that either the mobo or the PSU is dead. Since I cannot check either beyond the paperclip test (which worked) I'm going to RMA both of them for...

The board has been out of the case for all the troubleshooting so I know it's not a standoff. Thank you for the paperclip test info though, Paragon. With your recommended test I'm having no luck powering on let alone getting into BIOS so I guess I'm stuck again. I'm having a more knowledgeable...

Thank you all for your responses! I definitely have the 8 pin plugged in correctly thanks. I'm also fairly certain I have all the case to mobo leads hooked up correctly (having hooked them up incorrectly once before attempting to powering on. @officermartinez: I will try the paperclip test...

Unfortunately this is my first PC so I do not have spare parts. I did something very similar to that test but did not clear CMOS. I have done that now with no results. The issue is that there no power for this test to happen. I believe there might be power reaching the board because its slightly...

Hello all! This is my first post on the forum (recommended by a friend) and though I have read all the rules in brief, please forgive any mistakes I make. It is my first time building a PC and everything went together seemingly with no issue. I used the following components: CPU: i7 2600k...