Specs:
MSI 890GXM-G65 Motherboard
Corsair RM750, 750W PSU
2.5" 360GB SSD (boot)
Gainward GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB PhysX
Cooler Master HAF XB Midi Tower
CPU's will be explained
Straight to the problem; I originally had a 'AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition CPU', and today I upgraded to 'AMD FX-9370'. I dismounted the fans, took out the old one, put in the new, therminal paste, mounted fans, connected keyboard+screen and turned the computer on. Everything seemed normal, and I waited for the mobo picture to show at startup. But the screens was all black, and there was no POST beep. I thought this was strange, and rebooted again a couple of times with no luck.
Then i googled a bit, and understood that i have to 'flash' the BIOS to a newer version. (I had no idea I had to do this). So I switched back to my original CPU (Phenom ll x4 965) in order to get into bios. But no, again it wouldnt load.
I quadra-checked that every cable is connected and started checking fans:
- PSU-fan is off
- Front fan on the computer-case is off (though the led is on)
- Top- and back fan on the computer-case is turned on
- I have one of those huge CPU-coolers, both fans are on
- GPU fan is on
I also checked the pins on the CPU, and i noticed that the old CPU now had broken pins. Damn. Must've happend when i pulled it out (lession learned i guess). Luckly, I got to borrow my girlfriends computer and tried her CPU (AMD FX-4100 4-Core Processor), but with no luck. Also worth to mention, it got warm, so it had power.
So my question is: what could go wrong in that process? I would be happy for any help!
MSI 890GXM-G65 Motherboard
Corsair RM750, 750W PSU
2.5" 360GB SSD (boot)
Gainward GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB PhysX
Cooler Master HAF XB Midi Tower
CPU's will be explained
Straight to the problem; I originally had a 'AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition CPU', and today I upgraded to 'AMD FX-9370'. I dismounted the fans, took out the old one, put in the new, therminal paste, mounted fans, connected keyboard+screen and turned the computer on. Everything seemed normal, and I waited for the mobo picture to show at startup. But the screens was all black, and there was no POST beep. I thought this was strange, and rebooted again a couple of times with no luck.
Then i googled a bit, and understood that i have to 'flash' the BIOS to a newer version. (I had no idea I had to do this). So I switched back to my original CPU (Phenom ll x4 965) in order to get into bios. But no, again it wouldnt load.
I quadra-checked that every cable is connected and started checking fans:
- PSU-fan is off
- Front fan on the computer-case is off (though the led is on)
- Top- and back fan on the computer-case is turned on
- I have one of those huge CPU-coolers, both fans are on
- GPU fan is on
I also checked the pins on the CPU, and i noticed that the old CPU now had broken pins. Damn. Must've happend when i pulled it out (lession learned i guess). Luckly, I got to borrow my girlfriends computer and tried her CPU (AMD FX-4100 4-Core Processor), but with no luck. Also worth to mention, it got warm, so it had power.
So my question is: what could go wrong in that process? I would be happy for any help!
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