SILVERSTONE Fortress Series FT01-B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Uni-body Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163120

GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128499
Manual: http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-z68x-ud7-b3_e.pdf

Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

(Boot Drive): Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167042

(2x in RAID 0): Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

[1x--may SLI later]: GIGABYTE GV-N580UD-15I GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125364

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144

CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Power ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139034

[2x] Wallmounted: SAMSUNG S27A350H ToC Rose Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001481

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116992

SAMSUNG Black Blu-ray Combo SATA Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151232

Pioneer Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BDR-206DBKS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129066




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2x Days ago I put all the parts together and noticed when the heart races to do the first power up on the New Build PC I thankfully didn't get a big cloud of smoke. However, the MB goes through it's POST and after about 10 seconds shuts off. It then rests about 5 seconds and does the process all over again continual.

My steps of troubleshooting thus far:

•Removed all but 1 stick of RAM
•Removed the MB (wanted to see if it was touching anywhere, mystery screw under it, etc) and re-seated it
•Began unplugging parts from MB
•Video card Pulled
•Mouse / Keyboard Pulled
•All 3x HD's Pulled
•Sound plug to MB pulled
•Now just 3x Case Fans & my h80 water cooler for processor are left in case plugged in, + some cables that plug in from the case to MB

I took out my Power Supply from the computer and brought it to Best Buy so they could test it for me (free). They said it looks good. I told the guy my issues I'm having and he suggested I pull the CMOS battery from the MB and try that. Else I got a bad MB.

What else do you guy suggest? My motherboard has these indicator lights by the RAM slots that are supposed to represent voltage (stress on processor) and at all times every single light on my MB is illuminated (representing heavy load). That's why I thought I was getting irregular voltage. The Geek Squad guy said I could have a bad Capacitor on my MB possibly.

I want to ask about the cords from the case that I plug into the computer (Power Switch, HDD Lights, etc). All the cables are white with the other wire being a variety of colors. White = Ground I hope. I've looked everywhere for a detailed explanation on this and never found one.

Also, I haven't popped out my processor. The thing is keyed when I gently set it in and verified that the lever is down and snapped in before I began the process of putting on the H80 water cooler. I'm thinking I don't need to worry about this as being a culprit?

I tried to be as detailed and organized as possible. I have yet to even get into the BIOS--Hell, I haven't even seen anything show up on the monitor yet (thinking it should have after 10 seconds). If my thoughts are correct, your computer won't reset if you have unplugged: video, and no HD's present? It should just idle with nothing to do correct?

This post was edited by Stok3d on Jul 28 2011 11:43am

wow you actually
got that gross crap still

I don't understand the need for z68 or 1000w psu

EDIT: Um have you set the boot order in the BIOS to your SSD after you installed your OS?

EDIT2: Wow that was a pointless amount of money for a z68 board where you get no benefit...ssd caching? You have one. H68 video? You have a dedicated gpu...should have just got a p67 for 150.

This post was edited by zeecorner on Jul 28 2011 11:48am

u got a 580 on a gaming rig

I'm probably going to SLI it and I'll need the Power Supply then.

I haven't even gotten to the point of seeing the BIOS. So nothing is setup up on the HDs.

The z68 I chose because it's the only MB out that has dual 16x PCI-E.


Regardless of all the opinions ppl are stating on my Hardware choices, keep them to yourself. If you care to assist with my issue, feel free to post.

Take a picture of your mobo and everything that is plugged into it. I have a pretty strong suspicion that something is wrong there.


Is this your first build?

Z68 dont support 580 lmk but srsly


mobo problem/cpu cant tell which unless u got spare ofc


problem with this is that gigabyte support blows cawk so gl a

or u just stuck a 8 pin pcie into the cpu slot when u shouldnt have

This post was edited by southpark247 on Jul 28 2011 11:54am

No Video Card Present, No HD's Present etc in case and it still resets... Can't be a VC prob when it's not inserted? Also, there is a guy in the NewEgg Reviews that talks about SLI his 2x 580 VCs so it's compatable.

This post was edited by Stok3d on Jul 28 2011 12:01pm

You would only cause problems if you fell below x8 x8 anyways.

It is one of two things...

Your cpu is not seated properly...bent pin...etc

or you dont have something correctly plugged in.

Post a picture of your mobo.