New build won't power up properly
Hello there,
I'm no expert at pc building and built my second pc today, with following specs:
CPU:Intel core ultra 7 265k
Motherboard: Mag B860 Tomahawk WiFi
Cooling: Mag core liquid a15 240
Ram: 4x 16gb DDR5 PC5-48000 6000mt/s
Grafics: GeForce GTX 5070
Power: Mag A1000GS PCIE5 1000W
Plus 2x 2tb PCIe SSDs
So, my pc won't generate any outgoing video signal, my monitor stays dark / says no video input.
- cable is slotted in gpu!
- monitor and cable tested and functional
- all 4 Ram are reseated, I tested every ram in every spot, single ram, all ram, just 2 ram, 3 ram.... I circled every stick, no change.
- gpu out and onboard-gpu tested, no change.
- Old rtx 3060 in (my old card, still in use and functional), no change
- Old PSU tested, no change
- Cmos resettled with button, no change
- Cmos battery out for ~10 minutes, no change
- Checked CPU, no damaged pins, cooler sits good
- flashed bios with newest bios; no change
When starting, ez debug leds of CPU are blinking for a second, dram is blinking a little longer, VGA is never on, and BOOT also never switches on, despite no OS installed.
All fans are spinning, but just no video output, slowly I'm raging here!
I tested with all extra ssds via sata in, without everything except cooling, and I don't know further. Besides, at first boot up, and every boot up after CMOS-reset the pc is boot-looping a few times, maybe 4-5, before exiting this loop and staying "on".
Which is fried, motherboard or CPU? Any other tips?
Kind regard
Posted Oct 10, 2025, 7:15 PM UTC