Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case


BIOSTAR A880G+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard


GIGABYTE GV-N210D3-1GI GeForce 210 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card


AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana 3.3GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX455WFGMBOX


HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721050DLE630 (0F13178) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard DRIVE -Bare Drive

Diablotek UL Series PSUL575 575W ATX 12V v2.31 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply


G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL

Just tried putting this together last night. I had everything hooked up so I turned it on to see if everything was working. At first the power wouldn't work at all. Then I fiddled with some cords and I got it to turn on. When I turned it on I noticed one of the Pre-built in fans on the case emitted some smoke. The processor fan and the case fan that was plugged in did not work. The power supply fan and the video card fan worked.

Really in need of some help here I am new to building computers. Is it the case or are some of the parts not compatible?

Thank you.I am sure that you can appreciate that given assistance when to date this has NEVER been a functioning computer is extremely difficult (because problems can be almost anywhere). On the specifics of this issue "one of the Pre-built in fans on the case emitted some smoke" this could be related to a WRONG connection to the fan such as incorrect power voltage. Does that fan still work? The fact that the CPU fan is not working more than likely prevents pretty well everything related to the computer "booting" as security (heat) sensors won't allow it to function without that fan running. The best thing to do at this stage is to go back over EVERYTHING you have done slowly and ensure all components are installed and connected properly.I am tempted to point to certain things for particular attention but really it serves you best to examine  closely ALL you have done. You list your components that go to make up your computer. How (where) did you arrive at the combination and build you have? truenorth I would make sure you don't have a stray standoffs put in that may be shorting out part of the motherboard.  Make sure you count all the screw holes and the standoffs you have in PLACE.  If the CPU fan and the Case fan are both directly plugged into the motherboard, and they are not working, I would think it is a motherboard issue.  The CPU and case fans should spin as long as the device is turned on and connected properly, so if you can't get those working without anything ELSE installed, then you have a motherboard issue.