Question Swapping Identical CPU/RAM for troubleshooting risks?

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Hello everyone, my friend and I have essentially the same build aside from the mobo. 3800x, EVGA 3080s, Trident Z ram. I opt'd for a X570 mobo and he opt'd for a B550 mobo. Recently his system seem to have bricked itself and can't even get into the BIOS anymore, his ASUS mobo error code was suggesting it was a CPU issue. Both systems are 4 year old builds.

Since our systems are almost identical, is there any risk of swapping parts for trouble shooting? (Will I be putting my system at risk?). We are planning to swap his CPU into my system and revert back, and then swap his Ram into my system and revert back. I figure there is probably no risk since I know my system works and wouldn't cook anything he has, and if his CPU or RAM is dead it shouldn't mess up anything on my end. At this point I'm not willing to put my parts into his since I'm not sure what the issue was and maybe it was his mobo that killed his components.

Thanks in advance!!

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

No risk at all. Yeah, you swap the CPU onto your board and then see if the issue persists,. If it does then yes the CPU's at fault(due to logical conclusion).

You mentioned a B550 motherboard for your friend, what is the make and model of the unit? If it's got a BIOS flashback button, perhaps try and reflash the BIOS and see if that revives the platform?

Might want to mention the make and model of your PSU's.

Moved thread from CPUs section to Systems section

 

[PetaBread]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

No risk at all. Yeah, you swap the CPU onto your board and then see if the issue persists,. If it does then yes the CPU's at fault(due to logical conclusion).

You mentioned a B550 motherboard for your friend, what is the make and model of the unit? If it's got a BIOS flashback button, perhaps try and reflash the BIOS and see if that revives the platform?

Might want to mention the make and model of your PSU's.

Moved thread from CPUs section to Systems section

I appreciate the input!! We will go ahead with our hardware swap plan

We both have the Corsair RM850. He has the ASUS Strix B550-F and he hasn't updated his BIOS in awhile (prob 3 years).

 

[Lutfij]

He has the ASUS Strix B550-F and he hasn't updated his BIOS in awhile (prob 3 years).
Different board(kinda);

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzpVSOtaKBU

but the principle is the same