Nothing shows on my monitor

[NekoFire]

I've been using this computer for a while with no problems other than needing a new cpu fan which I decided to install today. After the installation of the new fan(hyper evo 212), nothing would show up on my monitor after booting it up. My question is whether i damaged my motherboard in any way since i had to apply a LOT of pressure to screw down the bracket or is it some other reason?
My specs:
Cpu - Amd Athlon x4 860k
Gpu - Gtx 460 cyclone oc 768 mb(upgrading to r7 260x)
Psu - corsair cx 500w
Mobo - msi a78m e35
Ram - some 8gb that was in my old pc

 

[Adel Medhat]

Did you forget to plug any necessary cables?

 

[NekoFire]

Did you forget to plug any necessary cables?

No ive plugged in every necesary cable(power cable for motherboard, cpu cable, fan cables, the 2 pci-e for my gpu, power cables for my case)

 

[Adel Medhat]

Did you remove your CPU from it's socket at all?

 

[NekoFire]

Did you remove your CPU from it's socket at all?

Yes when i reapplied thermal paste

 

[NekoFire]

Did you remove your CPU from it's socket at all?

If it helps, i also used a different gou in case it was my cards problem and it still wouldnt show anything on screen

 

[TechyInAZ]

Motherboards are very tough, it takes quiet a bit of strength to actually break a motherboard. If you feel like you put every ounce of energy into the motherboard then it might be broken.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Motherboards are very tough, it takes quiet a bit of strength to actually break a motherboard. If you feel like you put every ounce of energy into the motherboard then it might be broken.

 

[NekoFire]

Motherboards are very tough, it takes quiet a bit of strength to actually break a motherboard. If you feel like you put every ounce of energy into the motherboard then it might be broken.

I think i put enough force to break 2 pairs of cheap restuarant wooden chopsticks put together. Would that be way too much? And if my motherboard isnt broken is there any other reason that you can think of as to why nothing shows on my monitor? Ive tried using a different monitor and gpu yet the problem remains

 

[Adel Medhat]

Sadly I'm thinking this might be something with the CPU itself. Could you take the cooler off and check if you put the CPU in correctly or just check if any pins are bent.

 

[NekoFire]

Sadly I'm thinking this might be something with the CPU itself. Could you take the cooler off and check if you put the CPU in correctly or just check if any pins are bent.

The cpu is put in correctly and as far as i can tell there are no bent pins. I might try putting in new ram and then going to a computer shop to get them to test my cpu. If you or anyone else have some ideas please dont hesitate to post 🙂