NEW SYSTEM JUST "POPED" SMOKE EMITED!

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I've just recently finished putting a new system togeather:

i7 3770k
asus v deluxe
32gb ram g.skill predator x
1250w seasonic psw
1x ssd corsair
1x 3tb seagate hhd
4x other old ssd's
2x msi 7970 lightnings

before I plugged the PC into the wall socket, I DOUBLE CHECKED EVERYTHING, in all honesty I checked everything and everything was plugged in right, I just took off the case, and re-checked all cabling to the motherboard and PSU, everything, PERFECTLY FINE!
The computer popped - smoke emited - ran for a few seconds - computer turned off!
WHATS HAPPENING!!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?
Sorry for the rush ask, but I'm freaking out! WHAT SHOULD I DO????
DESPERATELY NEED HELP PLEASE!

THANK YOU!
 
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From the looks of the crappy manual they provide you have 9 standoffs (little brass plugs basically) in a baggy that look to not be pre-installed. You have to have those, unfortunately if you have started it without those a large variety of components could be gone.

http://www.nzxt.com/Download/phantom_manual_eng.pdf

You put them in the spots on the case that the MOBO screws into and then you screw the MOBO into those, but you most likely fried a variety of stuff unfortunately, so I doubt it will start.
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I have just turned the system on again and it's running, but no graphical output is working, not from GPU or from CPU? Motherboard lights are all on, CPU faulty????

My motherboards CPU ERROR LED is illuminating.... Was I provided with a damn FAULTY CPU?!?!?!?
 
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I just checked the motherboard, everything seems perfectly normal, I took out the CPU, it looks like brand new.. The power supply it powering up the whole system as well, with no problems what so ever, everything is turned on, the system just doesn't want to display anything at all on my screen...

The motherboard does smell though, because initially when I turned my computer on, it emited an awful smelling smoke that I saw coming through the TOP fans on my case...

My motherboard still shows a CPU ERROR LED..

What do you suggest I shall do?

Thank you so much for replying!

Should I go back to the computer shop I purchased the CPU at and get it tested? Also take the motherboard?
 
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If I were you? Send EVERYTHING back to the original supplier and get new stuff whilst you can. It can be for any number of reasons and before you know it you've lost your time to return stuff.
 
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sounds like a short of some kind was the cpu fitted in the socket properly or check the ram modules individually also check the error code on the motherboard and compare it to the error code in the user manual
 
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I've just called intel in America, funny cause I was so desperate that I called them and I'm from Australia rofl. And the guy recommend me to get a replacement, he also stated that Intel would be replace the CPU for me, but first to contact the store I brought it from, and try and get it replace their, also to get them to test the CPU, to see if it is the CPU itself. I think tomorrow ill take in my mother board, ram, graphics cards and CPU to see which ones are working and which aren't. I'm sceptical about the mother board because I can smell a burnt scent from the CPU socket so I think I'll contact ASUS and explain the situation to them too, but I don't think they will replace it since technically it could of been the CPU's fault to cause the damage and not the mother board itself?

Thanks guys for all you're replies so far too, I'm so stressed out!

In regards to the error code, the guy at Intel told me that it was a general CPU error, so basically it means the CPU cannot be utilised at all.

Is it possible that due to the sudden shut down of the PC whilst the CPU died it could have fucked up my graphics cards? They seem to be working since they illuminate?
 
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What do you guys think I should do in regards to the mother board? I'm scared it's socket may be damaged and reduce stability etc even though physically it looks brand new but on a molecular level it could be buggered ...

*sorry for double post, phone ain't allowing me to edit the post :-(
 
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how would you go about giving a reason to get a replacement mother board for my situation? :-\

Agian sorry for triple post, says I can't edit the post for some reason!

Ty all so much for you're input so far much appreciated!
 
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Just because the system turns on, doesn't mean that the issue can't be the power supply. There are quite a few different power feeds from the PSU to your system (Just look at all the wires that come from it that plug in to your motherboard). If any one of those is supplying too much or too little voltage, then your system can have problems. A failed PSU can easily burn out many other parts in the system, and in your case may have fried your motherboard/cpu/ram/etc. Before you swap out any other parts I would strongly suggest replacing the PSU first. Otherwise for example, you may just swap out a burnt out CPU and immediately fry the new one.
 
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Recently just went back to my reseller of my mother board and the manager was kind enough to replace the mother board for me without sending it in to repairs after I requested. He didn't even charge me $70 to test my system, real gentleman.

Want to know what happened? A ram chip near the ram modules basically burnt out, the reason why, I don't know, neither does the guy at the shop.

The only thing that we didn't test was the power supply, and I just tested that now on my old system which, now, just consisted of:

q9400
5770
1 RAM stick

It ran perfectly normal for 20 minutes, the old power supply I had in that system, does exactly the same.

Is it safe to rule out now that my seasonic power supply was not the culprit of my mother board's chip frying? What do you guys think I should do now, put the power supply in the system and run the system? Or not?
 
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Yeah I have a new motherboard now, same model and all that, safe to say I can use this mother board? The guy tested this new mother board as well, and it perfectly, without the graphics cards and no hard drives as well without my PSU, but his.
 
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Oh wow! That's surprising!
Haha, I'm now just fixing up my cabling, quad-ripple checking my connectors to mother board and everything, then will put together and power it up!
 
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