Recent content by dov1x

Good catch. I actually do use screwdriver to push down the lever, because I can't reach that with my hands, and If I recall correctly I think it slipped when I tried to push down the lever to release GPU from the slot which made the screwdriver hit the motherboard, and maybe it hit the chip...

Thanks for your help. I would like to mention that while I was cleaning, I didn't do anything apart from taking out the gpu out of the motheboard. Perhaps I didn't seat my GPU properly in to the slot? And to be more clear I didn't boot into windows immediately, I panicked and shutdown my pc...

Thanks for the response, so far I only tried booting to Windows, havent tried anything else really. I could send the motheboard for warranty as well, but its a long and tedious process. I will try booting up a game to see if it works lets hope nothing wrong happens. Edit; No signs of...

Hi, after cleaning my pc with electric duster I powered on my pc and I saw some sparks coming from the motheboard followed with burnt component smell. My pc still powered on, but I immediately turned it off to investigate, it didn't took me long to find the area where I could see the burn marks...