I just changed my Ryzen CPU cooler from the wraith cooler to a Corsair H100i. Following the change my computer no longer boots. At first it showed a DRAM error, then when I unplugged one of the ram blocks it now says boot error and is stuck on that. At one point it also said VGA error, but that seemed to go away and not reappear.
Things to note:
The cooler to mb cable is a 3 pin to 4 pin slot. I looked up the manual for H100i and it says it should be connected to a 3 or 4 pin connector, so I think that's fine but I'd rather note it.
When I unplugged the cooler and pulled it off, it pulled the CPU out with it and a small pin was bent. I straightened that pin and when I slotted the CPU back in after cleaning it it was nice and tight. I tried pulling it off from the sides and it didn't budge. I think that solved it, but I wanted to mention it in case something could have happened. At no point do I get the CPU error light.
I didn't have much space for the cooler, but it only pressed a slight bit on the ram blocks when I was mounting it. I have trouble believing they should in any way have taken damage. I have tried inspecting it from damage, but see no marks of any kind or bending.
My system is as follow
motherboard MSI B450 Tomahawk
cpu Ryzen 3600x
ram 2x8gb G.Skill RipjawsV ddr4-3200 cl14-14-14-34 1.35v
gpu MSI RTX 2080
Help would be very appreciated. I have no idea what's causing the problem, and why it suddenly occurred without any change in hardware except a cooler.
Things to note:
The cooler to mb cable is a 3 pin to 4 pin slot. I looked up the manual for H100i and it says it should be connected to a 3 or 4 pin connector, so I think that's fine but I'd rather note it.
When I unplugged the cooler and pulled it off, it pulled the CPU out with it and a small pin was bent. I straightened that pin and when I slotted the CPU back in after cleaning it it was nice and tight. I tried pulling it off from the sides and it didn't budge. I think that solved it, but I wanted to mention it in case something could have happened. At no point do I get the CPU error light.
I didn't have much space for the cooler, but it only pressed a slight bit on the ram blocks when I was mounting it. I have trouble believing they should in any way have taken damage. I have tried inspecting it from damage, but see no marks of any kind or bending.
My system is as follow
motherboard MSI B450 Tomahawk
cpu Ryzen 3600x
ram 2x8gb G.Skill RipjawsV ddr4-3200 cl14-14-14-34 1.35v
gpu MSI RTX 2080
Help would be very appreciated. I have no idea what's causing the problem, and why it suddenly occurred without any change in hardware except a cooler.
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