MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX
AMD RYZEN 5 3600
I've been using this system for two years with basically no problems, and no recent hardware changes, but last weekend I started getting occasional random reboots which got worse and worse over the course of the next few days. Eventually, yesterday morning, I turned it on and saw my desktop one last time, for just a few seconds, and then everything went black (with the red CPU light shining). Then I removed and cleaned the CPU and CPU fan, applied some brand new Arctic Gorilla, and reinstalled the CPU + fan. I saw a few lines of text then so the monitor is working (it was saying something about a new CPU being installed and should it enter setup or apply defaults, I chose the latter). Checked the power connections, reseated the RAM modules and flashed the BIOS. No diffetence. Still no post screen. Last night I spent 240 dollars on a new Ryzen 5 3600, I installed it this afternoon, and it made no difference! Still no POST screen! Not even "new CPU" text. Nothing... except that steady red CPU light.
So do I now need to get a new MOBO?
AMD RYZEN 5 3600
I've been using this system for two years with basically no problems, and no recent hardware changes, but last weekend I started getting occasional random reboots which got worse and worse over the course of the next few days. Eventually, yesterday morning, I turned it on and saw my desktop one last time, for just a few seconds, and then everything went black (with the red CPU light shining). Then I removed and cleaned the CPU and CPU fan, applied some brand new Arctic Gorilla, and reinstalled the CPU + fan. I saw a few lines of text then so the monitor is working (it was saying something about a new CPU being installed and should it enter setup or apply defaults, I chose the latter). Checked the power connections, reseated the RAM modules and flashed the BIOS. No diffetence. Still no post screen. Last night I spent 240 dollars on a new Ryzen 5 3600, I installed it this afternoon, and it made no difference! Still no POST screen! Not even "new CPU" text. Nothing... except that steady red CPU light.
So do I now need to get a new MOBO?