New computer issue!! :(

nik2507

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Hey guys i was building my new computer, this is my first ever attempt at building one and thins have gone wrong and idk what. So when i first powered it on... my gpu produced a zap and some i could see some electrical discharge for like a millisecond then i turned it off.. reconnected it .. found out one of the psu connections was a bit loose so did all that then turned it on and my front panel isnt working at all... my power buttoin , reset ,led's etc.

I have all the connections done properly i have tripple checked.. power led plus to plus and minus to minus... arrow on the pwr switch connector on the pwr and other side on ground etc.
I dont think its fried my oarts as there is a light on in my gpu where psu connector connects and also a light on on the mobo above pwr switch and pwr led button at bottom of mobo.

i have a corsair 230 T case
XFX XTR 750 psu
asus strix gtx 970 gpu
Asus Z97-A

initial rig turn on attempt had that zap and i dont think the front panel lights were on even then.. but im not sure on this fact.

update: when i press the power switch and power led button at the bottom of the mobo it doesnt turn on?? ye theres a green light to it...
kind regards
 

Im_Infinity

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try turning it on with the gpu out
 

nik2507

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How can the gpu be dead when it lights on tho? and when i turn the mobo TPU/EPU led on they light up . alright ill give it a go taking GPU out.

well just tried with gpu out and doesnt turn on soo im guessgin it could be mobo???
 

spdragoo

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The GPU could light up but still have been damaged. Years back, my in-laws' house had a lightning bolt come through the phone lines (& the surge protector the modem line went through) & hit the PC. The modem was fried. The PC still ran...but it kept having these irritating little errors crop up. So, we gutted the case & replaced the components for them.

Did it post without the GPU?
 

nik2507

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No it didnt :(