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Hello The CPU was not unboxed, it still had the factory seal intact.

hello there i assembled my computer with an ESD wrist strap connected to the case. No the CPU was not overclocked. No the RAM was not overclocked. Yes the CPU was correctly seated in the CPU socket. No pins on the CPU socket are bent. Yes the CPU cooler was installed properly. Yes the clear...

update: i tested the mobo with a different cpu and it posted. it seems like the cpu was actually the problem here. How did the cpu break? it was only purchased a few days ago and it had proper cooling.

hello i just tried to put one stick of ram on all slots of the mobo however it still showed a red cpu light. i asked my brother if i could test my cpu on his mobo (he has a z690) however he is refusing and saying that my cpu will brick his mobo. is he right or wrong? how can i convince him to...

specs: cpu: i7-13700kf mobo: msi mag z790 tomahawk wifi ddr4 ram: corsair vengeance rgb rs 32gb (2x16) ddr4 3200 cl16 gpu: nvidia rtx 3060 storage: samsung 970 evo plus 2tb wd blue 1tb hdd psu: corsair rm1000e it has been a few days since i built this pc. today i turned it on but it wouldnt...