Some help would be apreciated....

[Gilluin]

I am building a new computer trying to use some older parts to save some money for the moment. ie. the Cd burner, DVD drive and HD.

The new parts that I have are
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice Socket 939 Processor, 2.4GHz, L2 Cache 512K, Model: ADA3800BPBOX
Black Raidmax Scorpio-868W Mid-tower ATX P4 Computer Case, Side Window, Front USB, w/ 420W Power Supply
Gigabyte Athlon 64/FX(939) nF3 800MHz DDR UDMA133 SATA LAN Aud ATX GAK8NSC939
Corsair Value Select Memory - 1024MB PC3200 DDR400 184-Pin DIMM
ASUS N6800/TD/512M Geforce 6800 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card


Other parts from the old computer are
Dynex 350w psu
Samsung 512mb (2x256mb) DDR PC2100
ATI Radon 9200se agp video card

The problem that I have is that I can't get the computer to show anything on the screen or make any beeps at all. I have tried every thing that I can think of to get it to work, including some suggestions that I have read here.

I currently only have the motherboard, video card, processor, 1 ram module, and psu connected. I have switched out the video card, memory and psu in every possible combination that I can think of. And I still can't get anything to show up on the moniter or any thing to beep.

I just wanted to know what you think as this is the first time that I have built a computer from the ground up.

[Panama Red]

That psu looks a bit light for this build. And I suspect it's a 20 pin psu that you're using on a 24 pin mobo. If I'm right, you need to invest in a new psu around 450-500 watts with 24 pin connector (or 20+4). Check our sticky thread on recommended brands that are considered good.

[Gilluin]

actually it is a 20 pin board connection. And the 420w psu (the one that came with the new case) has the 24 pin connector that can also double as a 20 pin if you take off the last 4.

[Panama Red]

The psu that came in that Raidmax may be higher capacity but if it's also Raidmax, you should consider a different brand. Here's the "good and bad" list from our psu reference thread:

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=131195

Have you tried the out of case test?

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=132409

[Gilluin]

I have tried the out of case test, though the mb is back in the case at the moment as I couldn't think of a safer place to store it for the time being. I shall look in to getting another psu if I can.

[glc]

It's easy enough to use your old power supply as a test. You also have the old video card and ram for testing.