Tower fell on it's side, Won't start

[Nadoworks]

So my headset cord got tangled when I tried to get out of my seat, and flipped the tower on it's side and I immediately see the CPU Cooler pop out and hit my videocard and then the PC Turns off. I try to turn it back on, Nothing. Check cables, nothing. Pop out Ram and put them back in diifferent slots, nothing. So I take out the Power cable and wait 30s, then plug it back in, And the PSU Fan moves a bit and stops. What could be the problem? Please help!!

 

[offroadguy56]

Uhh. Try without video card.

If that fails then either the CPU was damaged or most likely its the motherboard seeing as a hunk of aluminum and copper ripped itself away from the motherboard.

Not to be rude but your profile picture goes great with your question. Totally accurate to my initial response. But we're here to help regardless.

 

[Payntrain]

Uhh. Try without video card.

If that fails then either the CPU was damaged or most likely its the motherboard seeing as a hunk of aluminum and copper ripped itself away from the motherboard.

Not to be rude but your profile picture goes great with your question. Totally accurate to my initial response. But we're here to help regardless.

Why do you not think it could be the power supply?

 

[Nadoworks]

Because the power supply still works, I ran the paperclip test

 

[Nadoworks]

How would I know wether its the CPU or the Motherboard?

 

[DRagor]

It would be good if you were able to make a few pictures of your comp, especially CPU area and GPU, and post links. That may help us finding problem.

 

[offroadguy56]

Yes pictures would be super helpful. Look for broken traces mainly and cracked PCB. If a torque is applied to the CPU heatspreader it's possible for the CPU die to be damaged, which means dead CPU.

 

[Nadoworks]

Okay I will try to post pictures, the thing is that the CPU Cooler ripped off the CPU and the bolts weren't that tight.

 

[breek]

I'm sorry to hear that Nado. My headset tends to get caught in my chair's armrest; drives me insane when it gets ripped off my head as I get up.

As far as troubleshooting goes, I will recommend a few things. Please try all of these fixes individually so you can isolate the problem(s).
1) Completely remove the CPU and cooler, clean both surfaces with rubbing alcohol and reapply thermal paste. Check for damaged pins in the socket. Make sure you've got the cooler mounted nice and secure, without over-torqueing, which would damage the motherboard. Get it nice and snug.
2) If your motherboard and CPU support onboard graphics and you have video output through your motherboard, please try connecting your monitor via this port. Another option, if you have one available, is to plug a different GPU into your motherboard and connect your monitor that way, for testing.
3) If all else fails, try a different motherboard that supports all of your current parts; same socket, ram support, etc.

I'm aware these solutions are realistic for all builders. Having extra parts comes in handy.

During this whole process, I would advise you remove your motherboard and make sure no standoffs or screws are bent or have fallen out. You don't want to have a short because of broken bits behind the motherboard or have an insecure mount.