CPU died :(

[mirso23571]

So yeah, 5 days ago my pc random shutdown and never turned on again.When i try to power it on, it just starts in half second and die. I tested RAM, MOBO, PSU, GPU and other things as i should do in troubleshooting and i finnaly realised my CPU died. It's i3 4170, and i am still thinking what could be the cause of its failure. (temps was always perfect, no overclocking, no high stress to it) I'll buy new mobo and new cpu. But i wanna know what i can do with this i3, can i sell it somewhere for like 15-20$ or less, just to earn anything because i am teen and need some money for new mobo and cpu.. Or is the only option to throw it.. I bought it in january 2016,but the warranty was only 2 years. 🙁 I'll test power supply in few days with supply tester and if it pass, i would really like to know what killed my i3 cpu after like 2yrs of using. Sorry for my bad English

 

[heshclub7]

What are your full system specs? It’s very possible your CPU has died but I think it’s a much higher likelyhood that another component has failed.

 

[velocityg4]

How did you verify CPU died? Did you have another CPU to try in your motherboard or are you just guessing? I ask because CPU failure is extremely rare. It usually just happens when a motherboard dies in certain conditions, power events or user error (ie over eager overclockers, heatink installation). If it is dead. You'll likely never know the cause. Testing a PSU wouldn't let you know if there was a sudden power surge.

As to selling it. If your motherboard works with another CPU. Then it is dead. It is worthless. If your motherboard is dead. Condition of the CPU is unknown without a known working motherboard to test it in. You'd need to list the condition as unknown and hope for the best at auction. I'd just set the starting price at $3 or $4, to cover shipping. Then you can hope for the best. What else are you going to do with it besides throwing it out. It's not worth the risk to buy a used motherboard on the hopes it will work. Since, it is an old i3.

 

[mdd1963]

Other than your claiming you tested "ram, mb, PSU, and GPU", we have no way of knowing *how* you tested them, so, most would be wisely skeptical of any conclusions reached as a result...

Some folks think as long as a PSU attempts to turn on with the stupid paperclip method that it's good...(not true, a 'no-load' test only proves it's not completely dead, but does nothing to prove it is good, as a PSU that will turn on, but not run with a load on it is useless)

Have you removed all unneeded parts in your power on tests? (disconnect all drives and related SATA data/SATA pwr cables, internal USB headers, case fans, etc., all the rig needs to power on is a cpu and functioning CPU fan, PSU, and a RAM stick in required slot; certainly if the GPU is removed, it can not prevent the rig from at least powering on)

How did you test your GPU? In another rig?

How did you test your RAM?