I broke my computer by way overclocking it.

myterac

Honorable
Feb 8, 2014
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I'm a noob at overclocking and did it without knowing. My computer came with AI suite and I thought that basic drivers wouldn't hurt my computer. I choose fast and got black screens. After a couple black screen, I got a daunting gray one. After underclocking it and setting to default power settings, it still turns off. I believe I shorted something, but I don't know what I shorted. Yes, I've reset CMOS many times. In the bios screen, 3.3v is constantly really high despite lowest power settings. Can this determine what was shorted?

CPU AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Power Supply Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Cooler Rosewill RCX-Z1 CPU Cooler
GPU MSI R7870-2GD5T/OC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
RAM G.Skill 1866 RAM