[SOLVED] i think i shorted my power supply and i bought i new one.

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system:
amd ryzen 7 3800x (3.9-4.5ghz)
ati rx 5700xt
16 gig ram 3400 mhz
dvd writer
7200 rpm western digital blue 64 mbyte cache
am4 gigabyte mobo b450m
power star 650w psu (i think i fried it’s fuse and i have a corsair 650w more expensive arriving tomorrow).

i initially forgot to plug in anything to the 8 plug cpu power on the mobo. all the fans and lights worked and the computer power button made that so.

then i realized i did not plug anything into cpu power. i plugged the 4 pin had from my cheap 650w psu into the 8 pin and it worked only to show lights and fans spinning.

i then thought the computer may not be showing anything because not enough power to my amazing awesome mystery ryzen 7 cpu. its a brand new build and i havent seen even bios yet.
i plugged in 6 pin to the 8 pin and...

the cpu fan lit up, monitor again showed nothing good, then the cpu fan light dimmed to about 40% of its luster. then it all went poof and will not turn on no matter what even.

i originally considered the hdmi cable (15 years old) to be broken. i have new one coming tomorrow.

i understand motherboard is not easy to fry at all especially after less than 20 seconds first turn on and less than 5 seconds for the 4 pin try and basically 3 seconds for the 6 pin failure.

i doubt the cpu is fried because i want to believe in good things and maybe also god.

please help i cannot wait until tomorrow to understand my life.
thanks.
 
Solution
  1. Warranty is for manufacturers defects. Not if you break it.
  2. Everything comes with a user manual. If not in the box, online somewhere.
  3. Those connectors are keyed to only connect to the proper item. It is possible to force it, but then you create conditions like this.
  4. Not all power supplies are created equal. Protection circuits are often lacking in the cheap ones. They can be sold cheap for a reason. Draw too much power, or make the wrong connections, and they can easily burn out other components.
  5. There is no way to know what may or may not have been cooked, until you get a working PSU of good quality and proper capacity in there.