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So I just upgraded a few key components to my PC, specifically the Motherboard, CPU, and Ram. When I went to boot my PC for the first time, nothing happened, there's no POST or anything, the monitor doesn't seem to get a signal from the PC. There are some things that I've noticed with my computer, my DRAM LED is red and won't turn off no matter what I do. And when installing my CPU, I was pretty concerned because I thought I saw bent pins on the motherboard, but since they were so tiny I couldn't be completely certain.
My new specs:
Gigabyte Aurus B650 Elite ax
MSI MAG Coreliquid 360R V2
AMD Ryzen 7 7700x
G.Skill Flare X5 2x16 GB 6000mhz
ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3070
 

USAFRet

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So I just upgraded a few key components to my PC, specifically the Motherboard, CPU, and Ram. When I went to boot my PC for the first time, nothing happened, there's no POST or anything, the monitor doesn't seem to get a signal from the PC. There are some things that I've noticed with my computer, my DRAM LED is red and won't turn off no matter what I do. And when installing my CPU, I was pretty concerned because I thought I saw bent pins on the motherboard, but since they were so tiny I couldn't be completely certain.
My new specs:
Gigabyte Aurus B650 Elite ax
MSI MAG Coreliquid 360R V2
AMD Ryzen 7 7700x
G.Skill Flare X5 2x16 GB 6000mhz
ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3070
With a Ryzen, the pins are on the CPU.

The only way to know is to take it all apart again.
 

punkncat

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Yes, of the thought that if this were purchased new it should have immediately been documented and the retailer contacted in regards to a return process, or exchange. I would imagine that the wait in reporting such may result in a denial or that the unit was second hand.
 
Jan 29, 2023
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Bent pins should always be a top concern while building a new PC. Of note, the AIO you are using may be part of a recall.
There were indeed bent pins on the motherboard, and luckily I was able to get an immediate replacement from Micro Center. Now my issue is, the PC is now thermal throttling almost instantaneously. I had one day of it running smoothly, now my CPU is climbing to over 112 C as soon as the PC turns on, so I guess the AIO is indeed part of a recall, since it doesn't seem to be doing it's job.