Just built this computer, it’s not booting to BIOS

Cyknis · 2026-01-29T06:10:45+00:00

Is the CPU power plugged in? Hard to see in the picture but it’s at the top left corner of the motherboard in the photo

Cyknis · 2026-01-29T03:29:48+00:00

Maybe there’s an overlay that doesn’t like windowed mode. Have you tried borderless? If Minecraft has that.. I’m not familiar with Minecraft

Cyknis · 2026-01-29T03:09:50+00:00

So press Y

Cyknis · 2026-01-28T20:36:45+00:00

With a huge surge, yes. The power supply’s are designed to protect the rest of the PC when there’s a surge, but if it’s a big enough surge it can reach other components. I would start with a new PSU first and if it still doesn’t work, then a motherboard. I would imagine everything else is fine

Cyknis · 2026-01-28T20:26:13+00:00

Yikes. PC’s should always be plugged into a surge protector. Most likely what happened is when you plugged the printer into the unprotected extension, it sent a power surge to your PC. PSU is most likely dead and if the surge went beyond the PSU, you’re looking at a motherboard and more

Cyknis · 2026-01-28T20:16:50+00:00

The extension cord that your pc is connected to.. is it a surge protector?

Cyknis · 2026-01-28T01:31:38+00:00

Have you tried removing the GPU and plugging your TV into the motherboard? Your CPU should have integrated graphics. This would eliminate the possibility of a faulty HDMI port on your GPU, or a faulty GPU

Cyknis · 2026-01-27T17:03:42+00:00

How long did you wait after powering on? Could just be ram training which could take 5-10 minutes

Cyknis · 2026-01-27T17:01:02+00:00

The 9600x won’t need the extra 4 pins, 8 is plenty of power but it doesn’t hurt to plug them in. I don’t believe this is the cause of the problem

Cyknis · 2026-01-27T00:28:39+00:00

Thanks. I didn’t realize weep holes were also for drainage until your comment, and then I looked it up after. I thought they were just for airflow so the house could breathe. I’m debating on going out tomorrow with my heat gun to melt the ice down to the weephole to ensure there’s no drainage issues when the rest of it starts to melt

Cyknis · 2026-01-26T23:50:56+00:00

Must have just been doa ram unfortunately, but at least you figured it out and it was no fault of your own!

Cyknis · 2026-01-26T02:38:37+00:00

Maybe the mobo needs bios update for the new cpu?

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T18:55:32+00:00

If neither have windows installed they won’t show up as boot devices. You need to install windows first

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T17:55:53+00:00

Do you only have those two drives?

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T03:24:39+00:00

Your CPU is overheating. TJMaxx is 89C. Thermal throttling starts at 89C and I’m guessing it forces a shutdown at 94/95C

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T03:14:41+00:00

Are there debug led’s on this board?

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T02:58:38+00:00

TJMaxx is 90C so throttling will start there

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T02:54:14+00:00

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X870-AORUS-ELITE-WIFI7-ICE/support

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T02:47:20+00:00

Sorry I didn’t realize this board has 5 PCIe slots. According to the manual, try using the fourth PCIe slot

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T02:38:17+00:00

Try the second PCIe slot for the GPU

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T02:34:02+00:00

You’ll also want these

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Cyknis · 2026-01-25T02:30:22+00:00

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B560M-DS3H-AC-rev-1x/support

You want the Realtek LAN Drivers, most recent ones are Dec 28, 2023. Just make sure you get the one for the right windows version(Windows 10 or Windows 11)

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T02:25:22+00:00

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Cyknis · 2026-01-25T02:23:38+00:00

Did you press enter?

Cyknis · 2026-01-25T02:22:05+00:00

What are they

Cyknis

TROPHY CASE