Hello,
I was building a new PC with my old PC components with a new case+motherboard. So naturally I had to reinstall the motherboard into the case. I screwed the motherboard on directly to the case, which killed the motherboard. Before it totally died, the system was working totally fine. Windows was installed and GPU was 100% working. After that I decided to do some cable management, so I moved the PC to a table. Next boot attempt, the system booted but the GPU gave no video output at all. The fans did spin, and stopped spinning immediately after I booted. After that I moved the case onto a table, so the motherboard inside was probably being hurt by the movement. I checked the cables and tried to boot again. This time nothing turned on, motherboard was dead. Some pins on the back side of the motherboard are visibly bent.
Should I get a new motherboard from a trustworthy seller for a cheap price, or take the CPU and GPU to a computer specialist to check if there are other components dead?
I'm wondering if I should take it to someone, because there is a chance a fried component can fry a new motherboard again when reinstalled.
Is getting a new motherboard without getting components checked worth the risk? Motherboard will only cost around $40.
Components are:
Corsair CX650M 2021 PSU (newly bought)
Intel i7 6700k
Nvidia GTX 1060 6gb
Asus H110M
I was building a new PC with my old PC components with a new case+motherboard. So naturally I had to reinstall the motherboard into the case. I screwed the motherboard on directly to the case, which killed the motherboard. Before it totally died, the system was working totally fine. Windows was installed and GPU was 100% working. After that I decided to do some cable management, so I moved the PC to a table. Next boot attempt, the system booted but the GPU gave no video output at all. The fans did spin, and stopped spinning immediately after I booted. After that I moved the case onto a table, so the motherboard inside was probably being hurt by the movement. I checked the cables and tried to boot again. This time nothing turned on, motherboard was dead. Some pins on the back side of the motherboard are visibly bent.
Should I get a new motherboard from a trustworthy seller for a cheap price, or take the CPU and GPU to a computer specialist to check if there are other components dead?
I'm wondering if I should take it to someone, because there is a chance a fried component can fry a new motherboard again when reinstalled.
Is getting a new motherboard without getting components checked worth the risk? Motherboard will only cost around $40.
Components are:
Corsair CX650M 2021 PSU (newly bought)
Intel i7 6700k
Nvidia GTX 1060 6gb
Asus H110M
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