Help! Broken PC

[Chris_343]

System:
AMD FX 4100 3.7ghz
8gb ram DDR3 1333
465W PSU
ASRock mo.bo.
GT740 SSC 4GB DDR3
1tb Toshiba hdd

I was cleaning the horrid amount of dust out of my pc. Well I thought it would be a good idea to take the cpu cooler out and clean the dust from the fins of the radiator. Well I peeled it off with a little bit of force and when I did I didn't know that they were held down with thermal paste..... so now I put the computer back together. Everything is plugged back in the correct spots. And the cooler is secured down onto the motherboard.

Now when I try to turn it on:
-it runs
-hdd is running
-gpu is running
-cpu coolers fan is running
-cooling fans is running
-power led by the power button is running

But, there is only a black screen on the monitor. I tried plugging it into my tv and 2 different monitors. And that didn't work.

I then tried taking out the gpu and using the mobo's on board graphics (via a vga cable).

Still no luck.

Would you say I need a new processor or that I may have fried my motherboard. I don't think it is my motherboard because everything is still getting power.

I never thought that not having a good connection to the thermal paste would affect it in the way it is. But I guess does.

Thanks

 

[cin19]

Check the cpu to see there is any bent pin or not. But I think you got the cpu bent pin(s). If yes, try repair the bent pin(s) like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i7u7niJjF4 or you may find more online. Good luck.

 

[Chris_343]

So, I took the processor out and checked the pins. None were bent....i checked 3 times. I out it back on and cleaned off the thermal paste, both on the CPU and heatsink....

I truly dont know what is wrong i mean i honestly believe now that i fried the CPU because i turned the PC on twice while the heatsink wasnt connected with new thermal paste after i removed it to clean it.

Everything has power because all the fans, gpu fan, hdd, and disk drive are all running so it isnt the motherboard.

Do you suppose i fried the cpu?

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

i would say its your motherboard, power can still go through to other devices even when the motherboard is damaged. Its pretty uncommon for a CPU to die, while it is very common for a mobo to die/have issues.

 

[Chris_343]

So I am going to save up and buy a motherboard and CPU after Christmas and try to get a good one on sale. Even if it's not on sale what is a good combination of the two for gaming use mostly. As well as internet browsing and watching movies. Listening to music.

Not looking to spend over 350 with shipping.

 

[Chris_343]

I just purchased a GTX 1060 GAMING DirectX 12 06G-P4-6262-KR 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Cards ON Amazon for only 16$ because it was overstock from a large seller or something, says it should arrive in 3-4 weeks