After applying new thermal paste, computer will not boot up

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I applied new thermal paste due to overheating while using the stock heat sink and cooler ( for the A10 6800k, My PSU is a CX430 Corsair ) and used the pea in the center method. It took a few tries before using this method, as I attempted to coat it completely myself, and managed to get some on the side of the CPU. I cleaned it off, checked nothing was on the pins or that they were bent, and put it back together. I tried the pea method after getting the same results, being that it would not boot up after recoating the processor. I get a red blinking light in the front of the computer ( The case is an Antec VSK 4000 ) and could not find anything on it. The Fans are working ( 3 Including the PSU fan, CPU fan, and Case fan ) Any ideas?

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Thermal paste, if improperly applied, will not affect whether or not a computer will turn on - chances are that when you connected all of your power cables, you either improperly connected them or didn't secure them all the way. In this situation, I would disconnect and securely reconnect all of your power cables.

Also, if your computer is overheating, simply buying new thermal paste and reapplying usually won't completely solve the problem. Spend $20 more and buy an aftermarket cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 ($29.99 at many vendors).

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Thermal paste, if improperly applied, will not affect whether or not a computer will turn on - chances are that when you connected all of your power cables, you either improperly connected them or didn't secure them all the way. In this situation, I would disconnect and securely reconnect all of your power cables.

Also, if your computer is overheating, simply buying new thermal paste and reapplying usually won't completely solve the problem. Spend $20 more and buy an aftermarket cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 ($29.99 at many vendors).

What happens when you press the power button?
 
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you could have possibly put to much pressure on the cpu, and broke it. They are very sensitive.

Another is if you used a thermal paste like AC5 that is conductive, you could have shorted something on the board, or the cpu.

Try taking it off again, and starting it without a cooler, just for a second.
 
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Holding or pressing on the power button changes nothing
I will definitely buy an aftermarket heat sink and cooler, the stock one doesn't cut it

 
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I assure you I did not give it the hug of death, with my hands
I used Antec Formula 7 as the paste
I tried to turn it on without the cooler, but nothing was on at all, not even the fans. I think there may be a fail safe to 'sense' if the cooler is attached
 
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I have unplugged and replugged everything to do with power, and now the fans turn on without the heat sink on.

Attempts to boot it have still not worked
I wonder if I somehow bricked the processor
 
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I think it's the CPU

I will attempt to return it, it is well within the return period of 3 years
Thanks for the help
 
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