• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

Is my CPU or Motherboard fried?

Vaxon

New Member
Joined
Dec 16, 2013
Messages
5 (0.00/day)
Alright, so I found this old internet card and my pc needed one because I have had past problems with it. So I put the card in the PCI slot and I turn my computer on and I hear a shock noise. So I am not sure if my mobo or cpu is fried.
  • I tried a different power supply and no screen turns on.
  • I have tried a different moniter, nothing happened.
  • My 2 pc fans turn on as well as my GPU fans but my CPU Fan/ Heatsink doesn't.
  • Also the harddrive light turns on.
  • Harddrive is working ( I think, it gets hot. )
  • When I press the power button the fans turn on, but I cannot turn off the pc.
  • I checked my CPU socket to see if there is any burn marks from the shock, nothing.
  • I took out my mobo to see if any burn marks, nothing.
  • I have tried a different CPU fan, but it doesn't turn off.
  • I don't have an extra amd pc to test to see if my cpu is working.
I did order a new mobo and it's shipping right now, but I just wanna know what to be expected I hope my cpu isn't the problem :/
 
Joined
Feb 19, 2006
Messages
6,270 (0.95/day)
Location
New York
Processor INTEL CORE I9-9900K @ 5Ghz all core 4.7Ghz Cache @1.305 volts
Motherboard ASUS PRIME Z390-P ATX
Cooling CORSAIR HYDRO H150I PRO RGB 360MM 6x120mm fans push pull
Memory CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 3000Mhz 4x8 32gb @ 4000Mhz
Video Card(s) EVGA GEFORECE RTX 2080 SUPER XC HYBRID GAMING
Storage ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB 3D NAND NVMe,Intel 660p 1TB m.2 ,1TB WD Blue 3D NAND,500GB WD Blue 3D NAND,
Display(s) 50" Sharp Roku TV 8ms responce time and Philips 75Hz 328E9QJAB 32" curved
Case BLACK LIAN LI O11 DYNAMIC XL FULL-TOWER GAMING CASE,
Power Supply 1600 Watt
Software Windows 10
Well I would say that is a pretty good guess with the mobo . I hope it is not your CPU...ugggg.
what are the sytems specs?
Welcome to TPU you came to a good place.
 

Vaxon

New Member
Joined
Dec 16, 2013
Messages
5 (0.00/day)
Well I would say that is a pretty good guess with the mobo . I hope it is not your CPU...ugggg.
what are the sytems specs?
Welcome to TPU you came to a good place.
CPU: AMD Phoenom II X4
GPU: Saffire Radeon HD 7870
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P
RAM: G. Skill ram (6GB)
PSU: TX 650W Corsair
Thanks! It does seem like a nice place.
 
Joined
Nov 10, 2006
Messages
4,665 (0.73/day)
Location
Washington, US
System Name Rainbow
Processor Intel Core i7 8700k
Motherboard MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC
Cooling Corsair H115i, 2x Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM
Memory G. Skill TridentZ RGB 4x8GB (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZR)
Video Card(s) ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity
Storage 2x Samsung 950 Pro 256GB | 2xHGST Deskstar 4TB 7.2K
Display(s) Samsung C27HG70
Case Xigmatek Aquila
Power Supply Seasonic 760W SS-760XP
Mouse Razer Deathadder 2013
Keyboard Corsair Vengeance K95
Software Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores 4 trillion points in GmailMark, over 144 FPS 2K Facebook Scrolling (Extreme Quality preset)
I'd suggest resetting the BIOS if you haven't already. Unplug power from the back, then pull the CR2032 button battery from the board for about 10 minutes. Pop it back in, plug in the power and see if she POSTs.
Unfortunately, it can be difficult to tell if it's CPU or motherboard.
 
Joined
Apr 3, 2012
Messages
4,355 (0.99/day)
Location
St. Paul, MN
System Name Bay2- Lowerbay/ HP 3770/T3500-2+T3500-3+T3500-4/ Opti-Con/Orange/White/Grey
Processor i3 2120's/ i7 3770/ x5670's/ i5 2400/Ryzen 2700/Ryzen 2700/R7 3700x
Motherboard HP UltraSlim's/ HP mid size/ Dell T3500 workstation's/ Dell 390/B450 AorusM/B450 AorusM/B550 AorusM
Cooling All stock coolers/Grey has an H-60
Memory 2GB/ 4GB/ 12 GB 3 chan/ 4GB sammy/T-Force 16GB 3200/XPG 16GB 3000/Ballistic 3600 16GB
Video Card(s) HD2000's/ HD 2000/ 1 MSI GT710,2x MSI R7 240's/ HD4000/ Red Dragon 580/Sapphire 580/Sapphire 580
Storage ?HDD's/ 500 GB-er's/ 500 GB/2.5 Samsung 500GB HDD+WD Black 1TB/ WD Black 500GB M.2/Corsair MP600 M.2
Display(s) 1920x1080/ ViewSonic VX24568 between the rest/1080p TV-Grey
Case HP 8200 UltraSlim's/ HP 8200 mid tower/Dell T3500's/ Dell 390/SilverStone Kublai KL06/NZXT H510 W x2
Audio Device(s) Sonic Master/ onboard's/ Beeper's!
Power Supply 19.5 volt bricks/ Dell PSU/ 525W sumptin/ same/Seasonic 750 80+Gold/EVGA 500 80+/Antec 650 80+Gold
Mouse cheap GigaWire930, CMStorm Havoc + Logitech M510 wireless/iGear usb x2/MX 900 wireless kit 4 Grey
Keyboard Dynex, 2 no name, SYX and a Logitech. All full sized and USB. MX900 kit for Grey
Software Mint 18 Sylvia/ Opti-Con Mint KDE/ T3500's on Kubuntu/HP 3770 is Win 10/Win 10 Pro/Win 10 Pro/Win10
Benchmark Scores World Community Grid is my benchmark!!
WELCOME, and good luck. In my extra special opinion, I think you are correct that the Motherboard took the hit. BTW, I would suggest not doing what you did, again. :p

NIC's are cheap, get a new one. :D
 

Vaxon

New Member
Joined
Dec 16, 2013
Messages
5 (0.00/day)
I'd suggest resetting the BIOS if you haven't already. Unplug power from the back, then pull the CR2032 button battery from the board for about 10 minutes. Pop it back in, plug in the power and see if she POSTs.
Unfortunately, it can be difficult to tell if it's CPU or motherboard.
Done, but nothing new unfortunately :(.
 
  • Like
Reactions: xvi
Joined
Nov 10, 2006
Messages
4,665 (0.73/day)
Location
Washington, US
System Name Rainbow
Processor Intel Core i7 8700k
Motherboard MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC
Cooling Corsair H115i, 2x Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM
Memory G. Skill TridentZ RGB 4x8GB (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZR)
Video Card(s) ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity
Storage 2x Samsung 950 Pro 256GB | 2xHGST Deskstar 4TB 7.2K
Display(s) Samsung C27HG70
Case Xigmatek Aquila
Power Supply Seasonic 760W SS-760XP
Mouse Razer Deathadder 2013
Keyboard Corsair Vengeance K95
Software Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores 4 trillion points in GmailMark, over 144 FPS 2K Facebook Scrolling (Extreme Quality preset)
Done, but nothing new unfortunately :(.
I was afraid not. When it's on with the fans going crazy, if you hold the power button for ~5 seconds, does it shut down on its own?

Also, do you have a speaker hooked up to it?
If you haven't already, it might be worth a shot pulling the video card and memory and seeing if you get a beep code with those removed. If so, mobo and proc could be okay.
 

Vaxon

New Member
Joined
Dec 16, 2013
Messages
5 (0.00/day)
I was afraid not. When it's on with the fans going crazy, if you hold the power button for ~5 seconds, does it shut down on its own?

Also, do you have a speaker hooked up to it?
If you haven't already, it might be worth a shot pulling the video card and memory and seeing if you get a beep code with those removed. If so, mobo and proc could be okay.
No the power does not turn off I have to flip the PSU switch :(
Also, is the pc speaker the small 1" plug in with a black circle thing? If so then yes it's plugged in my F_Panel and I haven't heard any beeps.
 
Joined
Oct 13, 2010
Messages
1,113 (0.23/day)
System Name Desktop
Processor Intel Core i5 6600k
Motherboard Asus Z170-E
Cooling Cooler Master 212 Evo
Memory 16 GB Ballistix DDR4 2400
Video Card(s) NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060
Storage 120GB OCZ Vector SSD & 1TB Western Digital Black
Case Rosewill
Audio Device(s) N/A
Power Supply 630w Raidmax Hybrid 2 RX-630SS
Mouse Logitech G402
Keyboard Rosewill Mechanical
Software Windows 10
I would say the motherboard. I say that because I too did this years ago. Not with an ethernet card but with a sound card. I forget exactly HOW I did it, but it happened. Replaced the mobo and everything worked like a charm.

My advice when replacing: Think ahead. Are you gonna wanna upgrade in the future, or no?...
 
Joined
Mar 24, 2011
Messages
2,356 (0.50/day)
Location
VT
Processor Intel i7-10700k
Motherboard Gigabyte Aurorus Ultra z490
Cooling Corsair H100i RGB
Memory 32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200MHz
Video Card(s) MSI Gaming Trio X 3070 LHR
Display(s) ASUS MG278Q / AOC G2590FX
Case Corsair X4000 iCue
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Corsair RM650x 650W Fully Modular
Software Windows 10
My advice when replacing: Think ahead. Are you gonna wanna upgrade in the future, or no?...

AM3+ is being discontinued according to recent rumours/AMD slides. Even given that I would reccomend getting a 970/990 mobo just so you have as many features as possible.
 
Joined
Oct 13, 2010
Messages
1,113 (0.23/day)
System Name Desktop
Processor Intel Core i5 6600k
Motherboard Asus Z170-E
Cooling Cooler Master 212 Evo
Memory 16 GB Ballistix DDR4 2400
Video Card(s) NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060
Storage 120GB OCZ Vector SSD & 1TB Western Digital Black
Case Rosewill
Audio Device(s) N/A
Power Supply 630w Raidmax Hybrid 2 RX-630SS
Mouse Logitech G402
Keyboard Rosewill Mechanical
Software Windows 10
AM3+ is being discontinued according to recent rumours/AMD slides. Even given that I would reccomend getting a 970/990 mobo just so you have as many features as possible.

Are they going back to the strait socket AM3?
 
Joined
Mar 24, 2011
Messages
2,356 (0.50/day)
Location
VT
Processor Intel i7-10700k
Motherboard Gigabyte Aurorus Ultra z490
Cooling Corsair H100i RGB
Memory 32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200MHz
Video Card(s) MSI Gaming Trio X 3070 LHR
Display(s) ASUS MG278Q / AOC G2590FX
Case Corsair X4000 iCue
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Corsair RM650x 650W Fully Modular
Software Windows 10
Are they going back to the strait socket AM3?

From what I saw they are going towards exclusively APU's, and using FM2 and other similar sockets in the future (FM3?).
 
Joined
Oct 13, 2010
Messages
1,113 (0.23/day)
System Name Desktop
Processor Intel Core i5 6600k
Motherboard Asus Z170-E
Cooling Cooler Master 212 Evo
Memory 16 GB Ballistix DDR4 2400
Video Card(s) NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060
Storage 120GB OCZ Vector SSD & 1TB Western Digital Black
Case Rosewill
Audio Device(s) N/A
Power Supply 630w Raidmax Hybrid 2 RX-630SS
Mouse Logitech G402
Keyboard Rosewill Mechanical
Software Windows 10
I gotcha. Will keep my eyes peeled for that. Guess I am a little behind. O.O
 
Joined
Dec 24, 2010
Messages
433 (0.09/day)
Location
mississauga, on, Canada
System Name YACS amd.
Processor 5800x, 5700g, i9-9900k
Motherboard gigabyte x570 aorus gaming elite. or msi x570 gaming plus
Cooling bykski GPU, CPU. syscooling p93x, or sc-67f in series, or aquacomputer cpu
Memory corsair vengeance pro rgb, 3600 ddr4 16,16,16, 36, or gskill
Video Card(s) xfx merc 310 7900xtx, or 6750xt watercooled. (alphacool)
Storage kingston kc3000 2TB, amongst others. Fanxiang s770 2TB
Display(s) benq ew3270u, or acer XB270hu, acer XB280hk, asus VG 278H,
Case lian li LANCOOL III
Audio Device(s) obs,
Power Supply FSP Hydro Ti pro 1000w
Mouse logitech g703
Keyboard durogod keyboard. (cherry brown switches)
Software win 11, win10pro.
the
I gotcha. Will keep my eyes peeled for that. Guess I am a little behind. O.O


sadly, the new intel CPU's are might fine!... (meaning AMD's cpu's are grinding to a halt... only when AMD can make 16nm CPU's will order be restored to the market/universe lol, i say AMD should have 16nm chips in about 4-5 years cause money is tight at AMD..
the cheap chips g3420 dual etc are acceptable, but the 4570 quad is the common wisdom for "gaming" with a powerful card...(a card that is 5-6 times the price of the g3420)...

i use a fx 8350, but my use of intel cpus in my MythTV (hobby lol) (linux) build has amazed me at the low power for intel's recent chips compared to AMD... (AMD takes at least twice the power at idle)

TL;DR... think about intel for your new computer....
 

Vaxon

New Member
Joined
Dec 16, 2013
Messages
5 (0.00/day)
I would say the motherboard. I say that because I too did this years ago. Not with an ethernet card but with a sound card. I forget exactly HOW I did it, but it happened. Replaced the mobo and everything worked like a charm.

My advice when replacing: Think ahead. Are you gonna wanna upgrade in the future, or no?...
I hope, I don't have any more money to buy a CPU so I hope it's just the Mobo.
Cross your fingers. :)
 
Joined
Oct 13, 2010
Messages
1,113 (0.23/day)
System Name Desktop
Processor Intel Core i5 6600k
Motherboard Asus Z170-E
Cooling Cooler Master 212 Evo
Memory 16 GB Ballistix DDR4 2400
Video Card(s) NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060
Storage 120GB OCZ Vector SSD & 1TB Western Digital Black
Case Rosewill
Audio Device(s) N/A
Power Supply 630w Raidmax Hybrid 2 RX-630SS
Mouse Logitech G402
Keyboard Rosewill Mechanical
Software Windows 10
I use to side with AMD (still somewhat do) not because of power though. If I wanted it to come down to numbers and raw power I would go intel. However when it comes down to money I have always gone with AMD. Simply because I am not loaded. NOTE: That only applies to processors. When it comes to video I am Nvidia all the way haha
 
Joined
Oct 13, 2010
Messages
1,113 (0.23/day)
System Name Desktop
Processor Intel Core i5 6600k
Motherboard Asus Z170-E
Cooling Cooler Master 212 Evo
Memory 16 GB Ballistix DDR4 2400
Video Card(s) NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060
Storage 120GB OCZ Vector SSD & 1TB Western Digital Black
Case Rosewill
Audio Device(s) N/A
Power Supply 630w Raidmax Hybrid 2 RX-630SS
Mouse Logitech G402
Keyboard Rosewill Mechanical
Software Windows 10
I hope, I don't have any more money to buy a CPU so I hope it's just the Mobo.
Cross your fingers. :)

Do you have a mobo to test? If not then here is your "worst case":

You order a mobo from most likely Newegg, it arrives and you install it only to find that it was your CPU that is bad. Well you can send that mobo back and request a regular refund. In worst case they will charge something like a %10 restocking fee. I have sent things back though and never been charged it. Hell, I had a fan once that wasn't what I thought it was going to be so I contacted support, they misunderstood me and I ended up with a free fan!
 

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~
Joined
Apr 20, 2007
Messages
23,306 (3.77/day)
Location
London,UK
System Name Codename: Icarus Mk.VI
Processor Intel 8600k@Stock -- pending tuning
Motherboard Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro|5xML140 Pro}
Memory 32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s) ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)|WD SN770 (Gaming)|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s) LG GP850-B
Case Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s) Yamaha RX-V573|Speakers: JBL Control One|Auna 300-CN|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply Corsair AX760
Mouse Logitech G900
Keyboard Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻
I use to side with AMD (still somewhat do) not because of power though. If I wanted it to come down to numbers and raw power I would go intel. However when it comes down to money I have always gone with AMD. Simply because I am not loaded. NOTE: That only applies to processors. When it comes to video I am Nvidia all the way haha

Please dont double post - use the edit feature if you have more to add to your current post.

Secondly Intel arent bad even for budget their i3 (or lower rated haswell processors with the 'G' prefix) I built my dad a system with an i3 4130 - lowest of the haswell i3 range but my god does it perform.



I was looking at getting my dad an AMD APU as i would keep the costs down, but when a Dual Core can keep up with a quad or octa-core or perform even better it just becomes a no brainer. Lower TDP, lower temps & overly more efficient vs anything comparable in the AMD range.


Definitely a sad day for AMD
 
  • Like
Reactions: xvi
Joined
Oct 13, 2010
Messages
1,113 (0.23/day)
System Name Desktop
Processor Intel Core i5 6600k
Motherboard Asus Z170-E
Cooling Cooler Master 212 Evo
Memory 16 GB Ballistix DDR4 2400
Video Card(s) NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060
Storage 120GB OCZ Vector SSD & 1TB Western Digital Black
Case Rosewill
Audio Device(s) N/A
Power Supply 630w Raidmax Hybrid 2 RX-630SS
Mouse Logitech G402
Keyboard Rosewill Mechanical
Software Windows 10
Please dont double post - use the edit feature if you have more to add to your current post.

Secondly Intel arent bad even for budget their i3 (or lower rated haswell processors with the 'G' prefix) I built my dad a system with an i3 4130 - lowest of the haswell i3 range but my god does it perform.

I was looking at getting my dad an AMD APU as i would keep the costs down, but when a Dual Core can keep up with a quad or octa-core or perform even better it just becomes a no brainer. Lower TDP, lower temps & overly more efficient vs anything comparable in the AMD range.


Definitely a sad day for AMD


My bad, didn't even notice that I had done that. :O
 
Top