JogaBonito1502
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The computer I'm going to refer to is the one I received from a friend with only motherboard, CPU, RAM, Case, and DVD-ROM. It used to be a Gateway GT5032, but I have added parts. I took out the SATA HDD from my old dell and plugged it in on this one (It has Windows and the drivers from the old Dell). I bought (all in sig) a new PSU, Video Card, fans and thermal paste.
I have a 120mm intake and a 92mm outtake fan. Before applying the thermal paste (Arctic Silver 5), I cleaned off the CPU and Heatsink with isopropyl alcohol. I've never really applied thermal paste before, but I looked up the instructions etc. I applied a little bit, at most the size of a BB, I doubt it was even that much, then I spread it using a card. I accidentally got some on the pins though, so I carefully cleaned it a Qtip and the alcohol.
After that I finished plugging in everything and proceeded to attempt a start-up. Because the HDD had drivers from the dell, but I know Windows has some basic drivers, I plugged my video into the motherboard. Unfortunately when I turned it on there was no image.
Where could the problem be? Can a bad processor cause this? The person who donated me the computer said he was 90% sure the reason it wasn't working was the PSU. When I turned it on all fans powered up, and I'm pretty sure the motherboard is fine because the fans are connected to it. The only things I could possibly think of that could not be working properly is the RAM and the CPU.
I have a 120mm intake and a 92mm outtake fan. Before applying the thermal paste (Arctic Silver 5), I cleaned off the CPU and Heatsink with isopropyl alcohol. I've never really applied thermal paste before, but I looked up the instructions etc. I applied a little bit, at most the size of a BB, I doubt it was even that much, then I spread it using a card. I accidentally got some on the pins though, so I carefully cleaned it a Qtip and the alcohol.
After that I finished plugging in everything and proceeded to attempt a start-up. Because the HDD had drivers from the dell, but I know Windows has some basic drivers, I plugged my video into the motherboard. Unfortunately when I turned it on there was no image.
Where could the problem be? Can a bad processor cause this? The person who donated me the computer said he was 90% sure the reason it wasn't working was the PSU. When I turned it on all fans powered up, and I'm pretty sure the motherboard is fine because the fans are connected to it. The only things I could possibly think of that could not be working properly is the RAM and the CPU.