TLDR; changed cpu in pc for one i wasn’t using. cpu was known good this morning. Pc won’t turn on anymore, after just not posting before.
So i had two PCs, and decides to take the best parts of them and make them whole.
After spending forever making the nice pc all pretty and clean it turned on and lit up so i called it a day. After getting back to it later tonight to check the post and over lock it and play games, it woudknt post but would turn on. There was an error light (no code it just a light to indicate an error) I assumed it was the CPU because in this specific rig all that had changed was the case and CPU.
So i take the cpu out and realize there’s a bunch of thermal paste everywhere. I got it all over my hands when installing it so i wiped the top off with rubbing alc, and i sprayed it down too. I cleaned the socket as well. after this i put the cpu back in.
It will no long even power on, and i KNOW everything is plugged in and that it all works.
Specs are as such
ryzen 5 2600 that was running at 4 ghz overclocked since 2017
RTx 2070 super
ROG b450-f mobo 2020 revision (it’s gotten a few extra buttons and lights this year)
2x8 gb ballistex 2666 ram
750 gold PSU.
Anything i should check before i just buy a better cpu? i’d hate to fry another one and this motherboard is super nice i’d like to not buy a new one. I will say i had a very similar issue when i tried to upgrade the ram, i assumed the ram stick was dead and i exchanged it and it worked fine but i’m not sure. Is it possible being overclocked for so long (i think the voltage was high) could have just led to it dying when i took it out ?
Any advice would be appreciated
So i had two PCs, and decides to take the best parts of them and make them whole.
After spending forever making the nice pc all pretty and clean it turned on and lit up so i called it a day. After getting back to it later tonight to check the post and over lock it and play games, it woudknt post but would turn on. There was an error light (no code it just a light to indicate an error) I assumed it was the CPU because in this specific rig all that had changed was the case and CPU.
So i take the cpu out and realize there’s a bunch of thermal paste everywhere. I got it all over my hands when installing it so i wiped the top off with rubbing alc, and i sprayed it down too. I cleaned the socket as well. after this i put the cpu back in.
It will no long even power on, and i KNOW everything is plugged in and that it all works.
Specs are as such
ryzen 5 2600 that was running at 4 ghz overclocked since 2017
RTx 2070 super
ROG b450-f mobo 2020 revision (it’s gotten a few extra buttons and lights this year)
2x8 gb ballistex 2666 ram
750 gold PSU.
Anything i should check before i just buy a better cpu? i’d hate to fry another one and this motherboard is super nice i’d like to not buy a new one. I will say i had a very similar issue when i tried to upgrade the ram, i assumed the ram stick was dead and i exchanged it and it worked fine but i’m not sure. Is it possible being overclocked for so long (i think the voltage was high) could have just led to it dying when i took it out ?
Any advice would be appreciated