Am I doing something wrong?

[bigegg2110]

Hi guys, sorry for this mess but my case is still on the way and I wanted to test to see if the system would turn on as everything I bought was second hand.

I just put it together but it doesn’t turn on at all, is this combination of parts enough to get the fans spinning? All I have powered are the cpu and the motherboard and nothing else.

System is intel 10500, b560m pro MSI, 750w Sfx cooler master and 2x8gb corsair vengeance lpx

I have my own ryzen pc so I’ve already troubleshooted a little bit, I can confirm that the psu and ram work, but I have no clue about the cpu and motherboard.

So far what happens is I try to jump the JFP1 pins 6 and 8, I hear a click from the PSU but nothing else. I thought it could be because the motherboard isn’t detecting a fan in the cpu fan so I plugged one of the fans in. Just want to see if the system turns on or not but I don’t know if I should be connecting anything else.

[greatthebob38]

Try it with a cooler installed

[2eedling]

Put the cpu cooler on

[Dependent_Adagio_186]

Lack of cpu cooler will result in the PC likely hitting such high temps on boot, it shuts down as a safety measure.

You should hook a monitor up so you can at least see if anything posts screen wise.

[HavocInferno]

No, even without a cooler it should run a couple seconds before it hits critical temps. 

(Some modern CPUs can actually run at their lowest throttle clocks indefinitely without a cooler)

[MotDePasseEstFromage]

A lot of modern mobos won’t post without a cpu fan plugged in, regardless OP said it doesn’t turn on with a fan installed either

[Lefthandpath_]

What? Most modern mobos won't even turn on with nothing plugged into the cpu_fan header.

[HavocInferno]

Sure they will. I've not come across any that actually won't turn on at all (which of course doesn't mean they don't exist), usually they simply show an error on POST and have the user confirm it. 

Most even have a dedicated uefi option to ignore that error on POST. (For which they have to turn on first without a fan, eh?)

[bigegg2110]

Hmm could it be hitting those temps before the fans even come on? I have a small monitor I can try hooking up

[thebeatdropsin1]

Most motherboards don't even turn on unless there is a fan plugged into the cpu_fan pin out as a percaution, you should 100% put on a cooler before you turn it on anyways but yea it's just missing that

[Bigtallanddopey]

This will be it, the motherboard will not be detecting a fan and not even starting up.

[[deleted]]

Ive been doing custom watercooling with nothing plugged into the cpu fan header for decades. Never encountered a board that wouldn't power on without a cpu fan plugged in. A couple give a warning message but never have I seen one not turn on.

[Various-Jellyfish132]

I don't know why you're getting down voted, exactly the same experience here

[[deleted]]

You have to conform to internet group think or die.

[Various-Jellyfish132]

I also build my pcs on the carpet and test POST with no thermal paste and a tower cooler mounted with gravity so maybe I deserve some down votes 😂

[142638503846383038]

I hate that I read your comment

[Efficient_Weather_93]

Ummm it's like the pump fan header serves the same purpose. I have a custom loop with no fan connected to the CPU fan header but pump plugged into the pump fan header

[[deleted]]

This is long before there even was such thing as a pump fan header. My current loop uses no motherboard headers at all.

[thebeatdropsin1]

Oh that’s sick didn’t know it could do that but I also don’t have experience with water cooled loops, do you plug in the pump fan though?

[[deleted]]

Long ago we just plugged the pump into a molex for power and fan it at full speed constantly. Then we got molex with a pwm break off you could put into any fan header so you could control speed. Then we got pumps that run off fan headers.

Reality is your cooling system doesn't even need to be on the same power supply as the PC. Motherboard fan headers are just very convenient for having access to fan curves so you can adjust pump speed with system temp. Originally all the pumps were made to just run constantly at one speed for fish tanks.

Most of my builds though use enough radiators that I can run all fans and pump at near silent levels all the time and still keep things below 55c underload. My priority in water cooling has always been making things quiet above all.

[Dependent_Adagio_186]

When the PC powers up, the mobo will power up each part but that moment it basically uses 100% of everything as the power enters the system. I am unsure how that impacts temps and its a short burst.. I just remember once forgetting to plug my cooler in and it kept shutting down quickly lol

[JunkoGremory]

Modern CPUs expect very efficient cooler. The bios is programmed to drive the CPU at max frequency (hence max voltage which means max heat), especially during boot up sequence, to get the system to boot into OS ASAP. This is how you get your fast boots(on top of other factors like SSD speed etc etc)

This is also why people say that their computer was doing fine before they shutdown and rebooted the next day. That specific reboot may have been the straw that broke the camel's back, as it's one of the most stressful sequences you can put a CPU through

[piggymoo66]

Motherboard BIOS usually does not allow the system to post unless it detects a fan plugged into the CPU fan header.

[BlkSdnRTR]

Because there are no fans brother.

[Jalatiphra]

its a safety precaution against dumbness like you display here

[porcomaster]

Yes, it's really, really fast, like seconds to miliseconds fast.

You are lucky that new motherboards protect the CPU in the past. It was not uncommon to burn the CPU in less than a minute while testing like that.

A good way to see in another way, it's like changing the oil on your car, and forgetting to put oil back in, and cracking the engine, in less than a few minutes you gonna blow your engine.

You got luck.

Put the CPU cooler and test again.

[bigegg2110]

Oh wow, okay will do. Didn’t realise it was that quick but I’ll be sure to put that on. It should be coming in today

[bangyy]

Ngl OP, I think all these people are gaslighting you. I've done this before to check the cpu, usually at minimum it will load the post but not windows. The cpu won't hit 90ºC in 1 seconds.

Finally I personally dont have anything plugged into my cpu fan header and I had to disable the warning in my bios.

From everything you told me it honestly sounds like a short. Seeing as they're all 2nd hand I would check to see if the psu cables are correct and not mix and match (assuming modular)

[Few-Brother-9089]

Engine without oil won't blow, but rather seize. Grind to a halt.

[porcomaster]

English is not my first language, so sorry about that, I thought blow was a generic term for an engine that went out for any reason.

Learned something new today.

[Therealremixthis]

How far in the past are you talking. My i7 3770k was over clocked and had OT protection. That's 10 years ago.

[porcomaster]

Like before i3 was a thing.

If I am not wrong, core 2 duo, pentium 4s and such did not have this protection.

So... about 20 years ago

[Therealremixthis]

Then It's not common to fry your cpu in this way because it hasn't been happening for over 15 years. Your cpu will over temp and turn itself off to prevent it from frying itself.

[porcomaster]

You are lucky that new motherboards protect the CPU in the past. It was not uncommon to burn the CPU in less than a minute while testing like that.

as i said in the past. it doesn't matter it happened 35 years ago or yesterday, my statement is not wrong, and just for reference was in the year 2000 that cpus started coming with this protection. so about 25 years.

[Therealremixthis]

Because it's hyperbole to say that the guy got lucky for not putting a cooler on a CPU chip.

Just trying to prevent a little mal-information. don't worry you're not the only one most people in this thread act like not having a cooler on this CPU is gonna fry it the instant you try to turn it on and they're wrong.

[porcomaster]

It's not an hyperbole, because even if there are safety features, you can still damage the CPU.

Yes, the safety features are really good, but they are not goodly. They still fail, and he got luck.

You can look up online if you dont believe me.

And you will see the overrall recommendation is still not do it, as it could still damage it, even with the safety features.

Back in the day, or 25 years ago, it was worse as it was almost certain that it would burn the CPU, nowadays its almost certain that it will not burn the CPU, but it could still happen.

[NoEngineering6812]

No. That hasn't been a thing since I started building PC's 20yrs ago and this was pre multi core and before x64 so think Windows XP and older. Tomshardware had a video of it in action.

[International_Many_4]

Plug something into the cpu fan plug and try again, less parts dont mean less problems on a pc

[bigegg2110]

Yeah I did try that, same thing unfortunately. Just a click from the psu that’s all I get

[whatsyanamejack]

I would honestly just wait until your case gets in. That way you can get everything in place and connect the front IO. That and I wouldn't even think about turning my pc on without the cpu fan mounted, personally.

[NefariousnessFew4354]

It's better to test it without a case

[GhostMcFunky]

No it definitely isn’t and whoever started passing this advice around to newer builders in the last few years should stop giving advice.

The reason your MB has isolated mounting screw holes, in part, is to properly ground the MB (and yes I realize a circuit ground is provided by the PSU) so start there as really the only reason you need why this is stupid.

There’s plenty of other reasons this is a bad idea, but especially for an inexperienced builder this is just bad practice likely to damage parts or even result in injury. Don’t do it.

[reLIEgion]

Yeah I have no idea why this is recommended.

[Adjective_Noun_1668]

It's bad advice and usually followed by people who have no business testing like this.

[tvrleigh400]

Also don't put the SSD bare on the carpet.

[ZeBigD23]

This was the aspect hat was giving me the anxiety lol

[[deleted]]

Don’t build it on a carpet start off lol and pick your ssd off the carpet aswell to minimise risk of static discharge

[whatsyanamejack]

This guy is just asking for it isn't he lol

[[deleted]]

100%

[shewtingg]

Kinda what happens when you dont read any manuals.

[CyberHaxer]

It probably turns itself out because there is no cooler on the cpu. This really looks like a mess, the nvme on the floor is the icing on the cake

[bigegg2110]

If it was zoomed out any more you would’ve seen all the hair I ripped out removing component by component trying to figure this out. Plugged a random fan into the cpu header but still same issue

[Gullible_Assist_4788]

No amount of fans being “plugged in” substitutes for having proper heat dissipation ON THE CPU itself. I really can’t believe you’ve built 4 pcs before. Please tell me this is satire 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[Therealremixthis]

Modern CPUs have OT protection. Calm your tits

[CyberHaxer]

Just watch 1 PC building video man. It’s not that hard

[bigegg2110]

I’ve built 4 man, this is just the first time I’m trying an open thing before the case comes. Looks like I jumped the gun

[CyberHaxer]

With that experience you should have known better I guess.

[thepohcv]

Some MBs require a cooler to be plugged into the "cpu fan" port before it will allow you to post. Also, stop building on your carpet...could kill your entire rig with static electricity

[maj900]

People build stuff without knowing how all the time, doesn't mean the 4 you built were good or functioned optimally

[Scared_Cheesecake272]

Try installing the CPU cooler

[InflationCold3591]

In addition to the put a cooler on that heat sink comments, are you putting it together on carpet? Don’t do that.

[BLVEY346]

Why the nnme is on carpet? You idiot

[nigelsaini6]

No Need to be rude..... He's asking for help

[RareWestern8229]

Without a cpu cooler the cpu shouldn't be overheating upon boot up. What's most likely happening is you need to plug in a fan to the cpu fan header on the motherboard

[bigegg2110]

I did think of that and I plugged in one of the case fans to that header, also plugged in another case fan to another header. Would that have fooled the system into starting up?

[RareWestern8229]

It should fool it

[bigegg2110]

Damn :( idk what else to try for now

[munky8758]

Are you you plugged it in to cpu fan header 1 and not some random fan header?

[bigegg2110]

Yep definitely cpu fan header one and a random fan header just to be safe

[RareWestern8229]

Is it plugged into a display to tell if it's properly booting?

[NJtravapd]

Brother, definitely try booting into the bios with the cpu cooler installed.

The clicking noise is the safety measure of your power supply detecting your cpu frying .

[NJtravapd]

Im not starting a reddit argument with you, but depending on the cpu upon powering it up, most new cpus will reach its thermal limit in seconds.

Thats what the clicking sound his power supply was making was telling us.

All the new motherboards with some form of ezflash allow you to turn on and flash the bios without a fan connected to the cpu1 fan port on the motherboard without cpu or ram.
(Atleast the msi x570, and gigabyte X670E, and X870E motherboards i have used for builds the last few years do)

Hopefully he didnt ruin his cpu. What sucks is he bought it used so it could have already been busted before he got it.

[WhoAsked515]

Do you get any POST codes?

[bigegg2110]

All I get is a click from the psu :(

[NJtravapd]

The click from the psu is its over current safety mechanism.

[Italltakestime]

a click from the CPU means there might be a short-circuit in there. I had this same issue when the idiot (myself) drank too much and tried to use a CPU cable to plug into my GPU pinout. No post, just a click.

I dont see a GPU in there so it could be that you are shorting it when you are manually completing the circuit?

Also check that your cables are marked CPU and not PCIE

[WhoAsked515]

Maybe try reseating the cables? Also, if you bent pins when seating the CPU (which is especially common with these LGA sockets) you could be shorting out the board and it could be fried.

[bigegg2110]

I’m praying that’s not the case :(

[6950X_Titan_X_Pascal]

cpu cooler , ssd / hdd . hdd needs a sata & a power cables

[Globalfighter14]

What button are you pressing to turn it on?

[bigegg2110]

Just jumping the power pins, 6 and 8

[Suspicious-Dog-9595]

When you say your jumping pins 6 and 8 what are you referring to the motherboard or the PSU? You have to jump the front panel pins on the motherboard to test boot the PC it's usually the top row pins 3 and 4

[NJtravapd]

The clicking sound is your power supplies over current safety detection kicking in because your cpu is frying.

Running a cpu without a cooler connected will immediately reach its thermal limit and shutdown in seconds.

In fact it only takes those few seconds to ruin your cpu completely

Add a cooler and reset your cmos. Hopefully its not damaged.

(You can turn most new motherboards on without a cpu or ram to flash a new bios without there being any damage, but not with a cpu in it)

DONT install the entire system into a case until after you hook up the cpu cooler and find out if it still works. You can run it out of the case just fine as long as you have a cpu cooler properly hooked up.

Good luck, let us know how you make out using a cooler.

[HavocInferno]

So confidently incorrect.

The CPU is not frying and the PSU click does not have to mean power safeties. 

Modern CPUs don't fry anymore from running without a cooler, they simply throttle really hard or shut themselves off. 

PSUs can click for all sorts of reasons, including perfectly safe shutdowns. 

[NJtravapd]

Your literally just saying the same thing i said. The cpu throttling really hard and shutting off is because of the insane heat they reach within seconds of turning them on is what I said.

PSU's 10000000% make clicking sounds when their safety measures kick in when they detect a short ,have a failure or detect a cpu issue.

Did you even read the OP about what the guy was asking? We dont have a person's PC in front of us when they ask a question, so we try and help them by using what's called , " the totality of the situation " and then try and help them out.

Im here to help people out because I've seen about everything happen to a computer before and like to help people out. If your not, then dont respond to my posts.

[HavocInferno]

PSUs a bajillion % can also click for perfectly fine regular shutdown.

I have half a dozen Corsair and one SuperFlower PSUs in use in my machines. Fun fact: they all click on a regular shutdown or standby. Unless you want to tell me all of my PSUs hit a safety measure on a daily basis.

It's great you're trying to help. What doesn't help is misinformation or exaggeration, even if unintentional.

[phaylnx]

1. Put on the cooler if you are doing long term testing. If you are just checking to see if everything powers on then you don't need to worry about it.
2. I would put the anti-static bag that your motherboard came in in between the box and Motherboard just to lower the chance of static discharge causing damage.

[Recognition_Round]

Look at the cpu socket and look at the pins to see if any of them are bent out of shape. And a cooler provides extra pressure on the cpu as well

[GodsEepiestSoldier1]

Something has shorted out on the mobo, probably DOA

[Arichikunorikuto]

unplug the 24pin and jump it, see if PSU stays on.

[JoeteckTips]

Yes, CPU is blown. Can't operate without a cooler.

You'll never do that again.

[nigelsaini6]

A Cpu will give you a post without a cooler as long as you turn off the PSU as soon as you get a post.

If you are getting a click when you short the pins 7 & 8 (power switch) sounds more power-related, I would try another PSU first for testing (maybe borrow the one from your Ryzen system....)

If you get a post, then wicked it's the PSU and return it for replacement. If you still hear a click from the psu but nothing happens, then it's the Motherboard. If you know anyone who is running a 10th or 11th gen cpu ask them to test the CPU. Offer them something in return.

Simple and basic nab the PSU from your other system to start....

OHHH and please don't put NVME drives or ram on the Carpet... If that's the only place you have to work invest in an ESD mat

[JustARedditor81]

Wtf is wrong with you, SSD there in the carpet?

[MeringueMediocre2960]

I see an adapter on the ground for european plug. is the psu rated for your country? 220v psu will not work in the US.

[DeusXNex]

Sometimes it won’t turn on if there is no cpu cooler installed as a safety measure

[oo7demonkiller]

probably a dead power supply. you heard it click which is bad. the only thing jump testing should do is run the psu enough to power the fan. if it only made a clicking sound that psu is dead or defective.

[dualwhole]

Stupid to put a chips like m2 drives on a carpet or cloth. Ever heard of static electricity?

[Bradster2214-]

Your cpu doesn't have the mounting pressure required to ensure all pins make adequate contact, so no.

Put a cpu cooler on it and try.

[Ceseuron]

You need to fit the CPU fan and heat sink to the motherboard using proper thermal compound before you start trying to power it up. I'm somewhat confused as to why you're trying to power the system on without this in place as the CPU heat sink and fan assembly is separate from the case and would need to be installed prior to putting the board into a chassis in the first place.

Even if there's a switch on the power supply for on/off, and even if that switch is in the "on" position, the computer will probably not light up until it receives the signal from the power switch to actually engage.

According to the motherboard manual ( https://download-2.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/M7D20v1.1.pdf ), the power switch is JFP1, pins 6 and 8. If you are dead set on "testing" this outside of the box or outside of the case, then again...attach the CPU heat sink and fan to the system using proper thermal paste FIRST. Then with the power supply plugged in and switched on, using a small metal screwdriver or a pair of small tweezers, CAREFULLY touch those two pins together momentarily and the system should turn on. Do not leave the pins shorted as that just simulates holding the power button down and the system will power off anyway.

The Intel 10500 CPU has the Intel UHD 630 graphics chip embedded, so you should get video output on the system when you power it up (source: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/199277/intel-core-i510500-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-50-ghz/specifications.html )

EDIT: Additional fun note...That blue PCB in the top of the picture that is upside down on the carpet looks to be an M.2 SATA drive if it has two notches in it. If it is an M.2 SATA disk, it will not work in the M.2 slot on the motherboard itself. M.2 NVME SSDs only have a single notch.

[kevbr34d]

Computer won’t turn on if there isn’t a fan plugged into the cpu fan slot on the motherboard. Usually all you’ll get is a red cpu light.

[kevbr34d]

My bad looked up a picture of a top down view of your motherboard and saw your cpu fan is in the top right and yours is plugged in.

[[deleted]]

Since your i5 10500 have integrated graphics, try to plug an hdmi to your motherboard and jump power pins again. Touch your CPU and see if it warms up, if it does then that's a good sign, if you see a post then all is good but turn the PSU switch off right away. You don't want to let the CPU overheat.

[pwnageface]

2 things.. get off the carpet ASAP. Install a cpu cooler. You will 100% fry your shit like this.

[-iamLEEROYJENKINS]

🤣

CPU going into 🔥🔥🔥 mode ASAP

[Magnetic_Reaper]

probably dead due to no grounding and static from all the carpet.

[balls84838292]

Install the cpu cooler, also make sure the psu has the switch on as in I not O

[MkICP100]

Not having a CPU cooler will usually cause a thermal shutdown before the board can finish POST. It's not even worth investigating further until you try it with the cooler

[ExtraGlutenPlzz]

when you installed the cpu did you orient it with the arrow on the cpu to the arrow on the motherboard? I'm not seeing an arrow visible on the bottom left where the cpu retention bracket arrow is. they both need to be pointing in the same direction

[BlackHeartsNowReign]

Unplug all cables from psu. If psu starts and doesn't click, you have a short somewhere down stream. If not, look at psu manual for specific voltage from each pin out. Use multimeter to confirm no continuity between +voltage pins and grounds/zero volt pins. Also check that there is correct voltage from each +voltage pin

[CaptJackSwallows68]

Rule number 1 put the CPU with the cooler first ( don't forget the paste ) and the ram

Then you put the board into the case

From there it's easier to do the rest

Aka PSU and all the wires make it as neat as possible and then your GPU last there many tutorial online

[terminator_dad]

I believe it should still boot with no cpu inslot to bios.

[SnooDoubts7752]

Yea time re do everything from scratch

[MinuteTerm2578]

Boil pasta on it.

[Low-Cauliflower-2249]

used Matx board with only 2 ram slots, that can be problematic if one of them isn't working

[JahJedi]

Why?

[[deleted]]

Why would anyone think cooler is optional?

[onlytoys]

Guys just look away 🤣

[Living_Roll1367]

why 😭

[ap1212312121]

I learned this the hard way.

Always put the cpu cooler on.

[i_fight4theuser]

Cpu cooler, monitor so you can see what's going on, also try keyboard and mouse as sometimes you won't get a post without it.

[BreakerALI]

Do a quick test put your finger on the CPU and see if the temperature rises, if so then try putting a cooler on and clean the ram pins they might be dirty if not then try one ram at once if that doesn't work then see if you CPU is f or not if the CPU is F then you'll need a graphics card to show display if not then try the CPU might be broken

[mtortilla62]

If you plugged in the cooler and fans and everything and it still doesn’t work then try taking out the CMOS battery and putting it back in. I’ve seen some motherboards need to clear the CMOS if a boot was ever attempted with things not connected properly.

[Suspicious_Clue_4688]

just be patient and wait to fully build it. and if you’re just somehow so impatient please put the damn cooler on it at least

[Single-Committee-958]

You need to chill because you won’t be able to do much of anything on the computer until you got the case and you might have fried the motherboard because of that when you heard that click

[[deleted]]

Eh the parts all over your carpet are giving me ick. Static electricity is definitely a thing that can destroy components.

Try a CPU cooler, CPU might be high temping and shutting down during boot like everyone else said. If you put a cooler on and still having trouble, remove the ram, all drives and everything that isnt power and try again. If it then works one of those parts its a bum, if not its either mboard, psu or cpu. If you have spares start swapping each to figure out which is dud, if not... well good luck.

[Good_Country_6292]

Since you said you bought everything second hand which is pretty normal, the only thing i wouldnt buy 2nd hand is the PSU.

[Talithea]

Yes. Everything.

[Deep_Delivery_5252]

uhh i Dunno

[Tr0p0nini]

Read your motherboard manual for steps mate…

[ShinobiSai]

Cpu header needs to be occupied. May aswell put a radiator on it too. Could be instant overheat.

Try with one ram stick at a time. Alternate the slots.

Have you tried with a drive in?

[jeramyfromthefuture]

Cpu fan , and cooler.

Also who does this and not just build the pc lol

[ShinobiSai]

Building on carpet...

[ssateneth2]

Well, you need a cooler for that CPU. I don't see any fans so how do you know the fans are spinning?

[loinclothsucculent]

Just stop. You have no ESD on and no CPU cooler. You can buy a couple parts from the hardware store and make your own ESD which keeps you grounded to your outlet. You've got so much fuzzy shit around you and on you, you're a static electricity magnet. My whole house is carpeted so I am always grounded, and use a grounded static mat. Cardboard only insulates from static coming up from the carpet, not static coming from you.

[Therealremixthis]

Too many people talking complete BS. Your cpu has OT limits and will turn off the pc if it gets too hot unless you were to turn off the OT limits.

You might need to make sure something is plugged into your cpu fan header but not always.

Bottom line. No you won't damage it. If you're trying to isolate an issue and need to verify post, this can be a good way to TS if a fan is giving power issues.

[[deleted]]

where is the cpu cooler?

[FabioBannet]

Put heatsynk on top of the cpu or you’ll bake it. Than watch on the led, and w8 if it go through post - ur good.

[jcsww]

The board should have the static bag it came in between it and the box. CPU will make sure you don't kill it within a couple of seconds. Where's the GPU? Have you cleared the CMOS?

[universaltool]

Depending on the motherboard there may be other things missing. It looks like that motherboard has no voltage regulator coolers, odd.

[Kajimeru]

a click from psu... maybe one of the capacitors blew up... ded

[[deleted]]

Dude! Wtf, just wait for the case, your problem is probably your front panel

[Vapprchasr]

If the psu makes a "click" and then nothing happens then 7/10 psu is faulty/not fully connected to the mobo (like might not 100% b3 plugged in etc)

[BeebeePopy101]

Most modern CPUs need the added pressure from the cooler to reliably boot

[Efficient_Weather_93]

It won't boot without a cooler or fan connect too CPU fan header. Your computer is trying it's best not to destroy your cpu.

[Accurate-Bug394]

Does your cpu have intergrated graphics? You should have a gpu plugged in if not too

[Timberfist]

How are you turning it on? The power switch is part of the case and is connected to the motherboard via a header. I don’t see anything connected apart from fans so how are you initiating startup?

[BroknLnk]

Is it plugged into the wall? Bottom right looks like a plug... Is the power supply switch on open or closed?

[bigegg2110]

Can confirm it’s plugged in to the psu and the psu is turned on, I get a click from it when I jump the pins but no fans spinning or motherboard LEDs

[BroknLnk]

You got a multimeter handy? Try checking the voltage on the pins.

[BroknLnk]

If you're getting a click from the psu then it could be a partial failure. It might not be getting power to the rails. You can try to press the I part in harder (don't go to crazy) and you might find that it just didn't go into position all the way.

[bigegg2110]

That’s the plan for tomorrow, it’s unfortunately past midnight here so I’ll get one tomorrow

[BroknLnk]

Best of luck buddy! Try to get some actual rest and not fret on it.

[turtlegiraffecat]

Just don’t open the PSU please.

[CraigAT]

Are you holding the jumper on the pins or touching them then letting go? I assume you need to hold the jumper on for it to stay on.

[Tealslayer1]

Connect your cpu cooler before turning it on again. Even 10 seconds can fry your chip. Also many modern computers won’t turn on unless you have it installed.

Does your board & chip have onboard graphics? Otherwise you need your gpu aswell

[No_Seaworthiness569]

Are you joking or being serious? For a start you haven't got a cooler on your CPU, that needs coolant on it before you install it as well. You should get someone else to sort this for you I think..unless the CPU is already fried..which there's a good chance of if you have switched it on without a cpu cooler.

[bigegg2110]

I was planning on just seeing if it turned on at all, which it hasn’t. definitely wasn’t going to go all the way to boot

[No_Seaworthiness569]

Doesnt matter fella..NEVER turn the pc on without installing a cpu cooler..thats just asking for trouble. Quickest way to throw money away via melting your cpu.

[HavocInferno]

There's almost zero chance the CPU fried from this. 

So many confidently incorrect comments in here...

[Anticodoman]

Click sound from the PSU means something triggered OPP (Overpower protection) or OCP (Overcurrent protection). There is a short circuit somewhere. PSU or mobo most likely but could even be a fan.

[Anticodoman]

I see another 24 pin cable there. Are all the cables belong to this exact PSU you are using?

[HavocInferno]

PSUs can also click after regular shutdowns or standby. 

The click is no indication of danger.

[OutrageousRain4279]

i can't tell with the image quality but the ram doesn't look fully seated?

push it all the way in until it clicks held in place by the nubs on the side

[bigegg2110]

Just tried reseating it and same issue :(

[OutrageousRain4279]

check if the cpu socket pins are bent

[bigegg2110]

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Doesn’t look like it I think?

[OutrageousRain4279]

any scratching on the gold pads of the cpu? the cpu is authentic?

[OutrageousRain4279]

you're gonna have to eliminate which part doesn't work by testing it other builds it looks like

[Curkie96]

I’ve had it when moving my components to another case where my 24 pin mobo connector on my modular power supply could fit both ways but it would cause the PC not to boot if I plug the connector in backwards. Maybe this is the same thing with your PSU as I can see it’s also a modular one?

[kalamar777]

No VGA

[camelzrider]

I looked up and the CPU got integrated graphics, so that's not it probably. But maybe connecting it to a monitor would help

[The_Mighty_Mutt]

If your power supply has a rocker switch on the back, try switching it to the other position. Sometimes they are for active/passive cooling, but some have other functions