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It has been 10 years, anyone mind tossing advice on my new build?

Fangren
Level 7
I have not built a computer since nvidias enforce 680i Lt ski 775 motherboard with Intel core 2 quad and 9600 gt.

Despite the age difference here is my new build with what i think is a conservative yet very expandable/easily upgradeable build.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BZMNTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nWPgNG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: *Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($456.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($224.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($132.98 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($205.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($219.64 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Rosewill Lightning 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($140.00 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($197.96 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Samsung P2370HD-1 60Hz 23.0" Monitor

Other: Ek block/res/tubing/fittings + xspc ex360 rad ($250.00)

Total: $2198.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 21:57 EST-0500

Bitfenix Spectre PRO PWM 120mm x 3

Ek CPU block

Ek DDP dual bay reservoir

Xspc ex360 radiator

Tubing/coolant and fittings for system by ek

If this seems like it will work together or if anyone sees any glaring problems please let me know.
Its all already shipped and I'd love to order what I would need before I have everything else.
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Fangren
Level 7
the Debug led stays at 00, CPU LED remains lit

Asus support says bad processor, i did buy it through amazon warehouse deals and it came in mail sloppy packing.

Fangren wrote:
the Debug led stays at 00, CPU LED remains lit

Asus support says bad processor, i did buy it through amazon warehouse deals and it came in mail sloppy packing.


RMA it.

Fangren
Level 7
Already ordered it. Hoping don't have something else as a problem.

Fangren
Level 7
i dont suppose anyone can give me a rundown of proper set up for plugins. power/fans etc. Maybe i missed one.

or is there a setup guide somewhere i somehow missed?

Fangren
Level 7
Update: Succesful Boot to UEFI. now creating windows ISO USB boot/install drive since i did not include optical drive.

So either my issue was I needed two pwm fans connected to CPU fan + CPU opt or I had a bad CPU.

Fangren
Level 7
I seem to have gotten it going. Unfortunately I need to do a follow up with my xp941 m.2 drive but I'll probably cut my loss and use it for game storage instead of boot drive. Replace it with a larger drive later etc. Am now currently updating everything. Took a few tries and windows customer service gave me the professional iso file. Fortunately upgrading is simple.