Serious problem ..... :(

[RobertGPS]

Hi,

Ive posted a thread earlier. I have build my first gaming PC, but I think it was a bridge too far....beacause I'm afraid I've broken something...

Spcs:

X99 MSI MOBO
MSI GTX980Ti
i75820K
1200w Corsair HX PSU
H100i GTX water cooler

At first my cooling temps were far too high. I accidentally installed the wrong screws for the H100i into my mobo.

I changed them to the right one (which were lower...) and my temps were great! (new MX4 paste

But........ I got 2 times a major FREEZE, just on desktop, couldn't do anything... But I could reset and everything worked.. Until just now....

When I tried to put on the system, I just hear a couple "dead clicks....." The system is TRYING to boot, but it can't....

I've tested the PSU, and it lights up green, so that can't really be it... When I just unscrewed the H100i again, 1 screw was coming up with the cooler...it was 'stuck' with it So i am very afraid there did go something terribly wrong there.... I am VERY afraid the CPU is dead. Of maybe the motherboard..... The motherboard 'on board power switch' DOES light on... don't know if that could mean something.

And one last detail, when the cooler was mounted wrong in the first place, I ran Prime95 and did get INSTANT 95 C degrees... maybe it fried the Cpu? I shut the PC down in 5-10 seconds after starting prime, so it didn't run very long....

Please help :-(

 

[cdabc123]

remove the cpu cooler and cpu check for damage, and any liquid.

 

[ss202sl]

I just hear a couple "dead clicks....."

Possiblly a dead hard drive. Can you see the HDD in the bios?

 

[RobertGPS]

The PC won't turn on AT ALL......just a couple 'clicks' .... nothing goes on.......

I removed the cooler, nothing seemed wrong? I just installed it back.....

 

[cdabc123]

did you also remove the cpu and look at the pins?

 

[RobertGPS]

see this happens when I press power :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuaOrpEoYiU

 

[RobertGPS]

what could i see in the pins? when it is brokn?

 

[ss202sl]

bent pins?

 

[QSV]

It takes a lot to kill a CPU.
Turn off your PSU completely. If it doesnt have a switch, remove it from the power socket. Wait a few minutes, then reconnect and try to turn on the PC again.
If it still fails clear your CMOS (see manual).
Reseat everything. Maybe blow a bit of air on all connectors before putting them on again. Check for bent pins on the CPU socket and look for scorch marks on the CPU underside and on the socket pins.
If all that doesnt help/shows the cause, it will be more difficult to find the cause.

 

[cdabc123]

It takes a lot to kill a CPU.
Turn off your PSU completely. If it doesnt have a switch, remove it from the power socket. Wait a few minutes, then reconnect and try to turn on the PC again.
If it still fails clear your CMOS (see manual).
Reseat everything. Maybe blow a bit of air on all connectors before putting them on again. Check for bent pins on the CPU socket and look for scorch marks on the CPU underside and on the socket pins.
If all that doesnt help/shows the cause, it will be more difficult to find the cause.

i actually had a problem similar to this when water got under the cpu.

 

[QSV]

It takes a lot to kill a CPU.
Turn off your PSU completely. If it doesnt have a switch, remove it from the power socket. Wait a few minutes, then reconnect and try to turn on the PC again.
If it still fails clear your CMOS (see manual).
Reseat everything. Maybe blow a bit of air on all connectors before putting them on again. Check for bent pins on the CPU socket and look for scorch marks on the CPU underside and on the socket pins.
If all that doesnt help/shows the cause, it will be more difficult to find the cause.

i actually had a problem similar to this when water got under the cpu.

Youre right, since he has a water cooler. It could have leaked.
So check for water first.

 

[RobertGPS]

Ok im not at home right now but I Will check it and come back on the issue..

 

[RobertGPS]

IF There is water in there... What Do I have to Do..? Clean it with toilet paper?

 

[QSV]

Dry off what you can see and then let the mainboard dry for a day. Preferably in a warm environment. 😉

 

[cdabc123]

depends if there is just water let it dry however the water can cause pens to melt and many other things can happen look carefully for damage on both the socket and cpu

 

[RobertGPS]

Ok, took off the CPU, nothing bend, no water..... looks just as new to me..... How can I upload pics? So you guys can see it.

Is it ok to just test the system for 4 seconds without the watercooler? (Intel doesn't give standard coolers with this CPU's, so I don't have any), I just want to make sure it isn't the H100i with its strange screws that doing anything....

 

[RobertGPS]

 

[QSV]

Well, the screws could cause some kind of ground loop if they touch the metal case somehow... But thats kinda unlikely, since that would mean something else is wrong.

While I doubt the CPU will get damaged from a few seconds of running without any cooler, I would first try just disconnecting the power cord of the cooler and start the PC with it still sitting on the CPU.
Also check if you didnt accidentally smear some thermal grease on the mainboard or other vital part of the PC, because a lot of them are conductive.

 

[tiny voices]

I REALLY doubt that the CPU is fried. The PC would have shut down to prevent damage before the CPU got hurt at all. It's actually pretty hard to hurt a CPU.

I would run a memory test. Memtest86 for 5+ passes. Random freezes are very often linked to bad RAM.

 

[QSV]

Im pretty sure he would, if the PC would start. 😛

 

[tiny voices]

I would rebuild the whole PC and see if you can get it to boot. Also, Clear the CMOS. Lost of times a motherboard is set to not boot if nothing is connected to the CPU_FAN header.

 

[RobertGPS]

Hmmm ok. But can you experts see something from the pics? Everything looks fine from my amateur point of view..? So if the CPU isnt fried because of my short prime experiment and doesnt look damaged....maybe then it isnt? And the lights of the mobo (cmos switch and power button) just light on when powering the board....

 

[QSV]

Have you reseated everything? GPU, ALL cables, the mainboard, etc?
And no, theres nothing obvious on those pics. Im just asking myself what that weird smear is on the name of the mainboard.
I wouldnt be worried about the CPU. They can take quite a beating.

 

[tiny voices]

Everything looks fine.

95c will not fry a CPU. In fact nothing will. the computer just powers off to prevent damage. Your CPU is fine.

Do you get any beeps when powering it up?

Did you clear the CMOS?

 

[tiny voices]

Have you reseated everything? GPU, ALL cables, the mainboard, etc?
And no, theres nothing obvious on those pics. Im just asking myself what that weird smear is on the name of the mainboard.
I wouldnt be worried about the CPU. They can take quite a beating.

Not a smear. Its plastic over the lettering.