Computer won't Start - at all

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Randall Clarke

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I have just removed my watercooling, geforce gts 8800 and e6600. I replaced them with a geforce 260 core 216, e8500 and a xigmatch heatsink. This is on a striker extreme mb

I have built machines before and have a fair bit of experience. The computer won't even start at all after these upgrades. Nothing starts period. I have done the basic troubleshooting to no avail - check cables. power source, cards seated, clear cmos etc...

the indicator lights are on on the mb (blue). However, the small power, reset and clr cmos buttons are not lit (i think these were red). Is this a clue to anything ?

psu is 850 watts, used arctic silver, all cables back in place - this is very perplexing

help appreciated
Thanks
 
ok so from what i can tell there is no error beeps right?
Put the old cpu back in and try the new gpu. Then tell me what happens. Also you didn't have your bridge watercooled and for got to put the sink back on it when you took of your watercooing did you(don't mean this insulting are anything)
 
Thanks
only cpu and vid card were watercooled, striker has pipes on the bridges..

yes, i guess i can try the old cpu, hoping it was going to be easier than this but its probably come to that...staring it, everything looks good, can't see how I'm missing anything....but not sure how i could get a bum cpu out of the box.....
 
Nothing may be wrong with the cpu but if it boots you need to update bios then stick new cpu back in (do you have any thermal paste???) does the board beep you didn't answer so i assumed it didn't leading me to think its the cpu instead of the video card.
 
put both the cpu and vid card back in and still no go - nothing. I think the socket is damaged in 2 locations, 2 small sections each...some wire? seems to be missing - this is very hard to notice with the naked eye....took a pic but can't upload it without an website it seems...i would think this has to be it...
 
http://imageshack.us/ use to upload picture. going to bed its 1am will post back in the morning if i can. did you assemble it out of the case when testing? I would hate to think that the case shorted out the board upon reinstall.
 
hey thanks for your assistance...i used arctic silver 5 and really took my time with this upgrade...

this is a complete waste of time for me. I'm just going to buy a new mb - gigabyte ud3p looks good. not sure if i can get an rma on a 2 year old board, not sure whether i want to trust asus anymore anyway...my second computer - a maxiumus, wouldn't start, for no reason...that was 3 weeks ago...seems the computer gods have chosen to sacrifice me...need a computer for my biz asap

thanks again...i will keep that imageshack site in mind for future
 
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