$220 decent motherboard?

my friend just bought a ASUS P5Q (im pretty sure) and it died before he even used it (computer wouldn't start, not even to the BIOS). And he wants a new one for around $340 australian ($220 US) that has 4 PCI-E slots.

and does anyone have any suggestion on whats wrong with what hes got? he has a; XFX gtx 285, ASUS P5Q, E8500, 4gbs kingston ram.

he put it all together then went to power up and it started, the fans turned once and then it stopped. Any ideas?

help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

hah! i bet he forgot the risers/spacers.irelevent

haha probably, care to elaborate?

[QUOTE="irelevent"]hah! i bet he forgot the risers/spacers.FatChuwawa

haha probably, care to elaborate?

[QUOTE="FatChuwawa"]

[QUOTE="irelevent"]hah! i bet he forgot the risers/spacers.irelevent

haha probably, care to elaborate?

ah yeah i know them. I'll ask him tomorrow if he put them on ;) i always told him he was a noob ever since he wanted to build a pc:P (not because pc's are bad, just because he is a noob)

he put it all together then went to power up and it started, the fans turned once and then it stopped. Any ideas?FatChuwawa

IT sounds like it could be a short. Not installing the stand-off first, as mentioned before, can cause this. This can also happen with the stand-offs installed. To rule out shorting out, set the motherboard up outside of the case, like on a phone book or box. Also, what power supply does he have?ch5richards

hmm, i know he has a 1000w SLi ready psu but i cant remember the brand