problem with conroe build

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Today i recieved my intel e6700 and Gigabyte GA_965P_DQ6 along with a 75gb raptor drive and x1900xtx along with a blue orb 775 cpu cooler (as i got OEM).

I put it all together turned it on and got an instant problem. The computer boots up for exactly 7 seconds and turns off and then boots up again for 7 seconds turns off etc etc. this process seems to happen forever.

I have changed my PSU - problem still exists.
Booted the system up with no floppy or DVD drives plugged in - issue still exisits
Changed hardrives both SATA and IDE - problem still exists.

The only thing i can now think of is that there is a permanant issue with either my mobo or CPU. really gutted and am goining to try again in the morning.


NEED ADVISE - slightly ***** off with it all tbh.

Cheers
 
Just a wild guess but I believe the motherboard you have has an outdated bios for the conroe cpu. I believe the only way to fix this is to put in any older basic intel 775 chip to solve the issue. Let me know what happens because im thinking of upgrading.
 
have you tried it with the whole system out of the case? it could be shorting out on something which would cause it to shut down. Or you could try to use a screwdriver insted of the power button incase the button is defective on your case.
 
what ram ? are you using ram ? if you have two sticks in the motherboard try using only one stick
 
Update to the latest BIOS. If you get it to boot, run memtest on the RAM. Make sure you do all this with a barebones setup (mobo/cpu/ram/vidcard/psu, all on top of a cardboard box).
 
RAM incompatibility issues probably. Let us know what type you are using, because I would like to get that board for myself as well. Nice setup by the way. Hope you get it working.
 
odd. The problem was actualy my 550w psu could not handle my rig :mad:

I'll have to double check but the x1900xtx boots up in full throttle, fans on the woosh and everything using god knows how much power in the first few seconds of booting. I think this might be the problem. As soon as i placed my old 6800GT PCI it booted up fine first go

I was using my x1900xtx on a 520w psu a few days ago and it was running fine. My 3 HDD and 4 fans seem to have got the better of my 550w. My fault I guess should have done some research. Still £60 down though :eek:

I'll have to double check on my 520w rig that this was the case and the card is not damaged. but I am pretty certain its down to power.

My full spec is / was

x1900xtx
75GB 10,000rpm raptor SATA
320GB Western Digital SATA
250GB IDE
E6700 Conroe processor
Blue Orb 120mm CPU cooler
2x 120mm fans
1x 92mm fan
6 USB and 1 Firewire.
I am pretty noobish when it comes down to PSU, but does 550 w sound suffecient enough to you guys for the above rig?

Also the mobo works fine with the conroe. maybe you should google it. The box it arrives in even spams the fact that in runs the conroe. So that removes any bios upgrading

The memory I am using is Corsair low latency 4-4-4-12, DDR2 800. Should work fine with the CPU

As for gettting this mobo i would prob wait for the ASUS (unless you want to get the 7950GX2) the board only has one IDE and imo is not worth the £155 i paid of it (saying that none of the new conroe based boards will be) I wouldn't know about overclocking but the bios i think runs on Phoniex.
 
tested the x1900xtx it was faulty. sending it back this week :mad:
 
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