So to preface I've had this pc for 4/5 years and I've upgraded it a couple time, currently specs are a MSI X470 Gaming Plus motherboard, Ryzen 5 2600X CPU, RTX 3060 GPU, EVGA 600W BQ PSU, and 16 GB of RAM (8GB Corsair, 2x 4GB patriot). Everything ran fine until I decided to upgrade my CPU to a Ryzen 9 5900X. I saw that it could require a BIOS upgrade but I checked and thought it was up to date (it wasn't), so once I installed it the PC would boot up (fans, LEDs) but no display. I swapped it for the old CPU and still no display so I did a CMOS reset. That worked, but after that my A2 and B2 RAM slots wouldn't work but windows was still recognizing them, just putting the RAM in reserved hardware. I tried many different ways to deal with that but to no avail. Anyways, I upgraded my BIOS to the latest version and put the new CPU in. Upon start, it was the same problem as before - the fans and LEDs turned on but no display. This time, though, I heard popping noises and smelt a burning smell so I immediately turned it off. I inspected all my components and they looked fine, didn't see anything blown on the motherboard. I swapped back to the old CPU and it put me right back to square one, with the fans and LEDs all turning on but no display, but this time CMOS reset didn't solve it. All cables are plugged in, my monitor works fine, I'm at a complete loss. My fear is that I may have damaged the CPU socket somehow through repeatedly removing and reinstalling the CPUs and the cooling fan, or the PSU may have crapped out. There were a couple bent pins on the new CPU but I was able to straighten them out. Again I am at a complete loss and would greatly appreciate any help or advice.
Ps. USBs are still receiving power, and sorry for wall of text
Ps. USBs are still receiving power, and sorry for wall of text
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