A few months back I got a asrock z97 pro4, my I-5 at the time was the wrong socket type so that ended up breaking the cpu. I j

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A few months back I got a asrock z97 pro4, my I-5 at the time was the wrong socket type so that ended up breaking the cpu. I just got a new I-3 that fits but all that was happening is fans firing, no beep, no display. Whilst troubleshooting I saw the mobo wasn't screwed in properly, so I attached it properly and now won't get any power to anything now. Have already tried powercycling, no gpu, optical or hdd and still nothing. Cheers
 
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You put a wrong socket CPU into a motherboard, ran it, killed the CPU, and now You expect that the motherboard will be intact? How does Your socket pins look like? They must be a general mess. Can You snap them?

P.S.: There's a massive possibility You killed the i3 too. Can You photosnap in highest quality possible Your socket?
 
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haha don't be so harsh the first time I made my own PC I ruined the socket pins on the processor as well.

By the way almost anything could be causing the problems you're describing. Take it to a Professional
 
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got to be cruel to be kind sometimes :D

i5 and i3 dont come cheap--they could have paid some one to do it and watched how it was done for a lot less than the cost of an i5

i wasnt trying to be harsh though---just honest opinion--not every one should try to build their own pc :)

 
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that's true about the cheap part and the money but I think it has now put a firm warning in the OP's mind, a mistake they will never make again.

Like I said earlier and you just said above, taking it to a pro is the best bet now.
 
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yeah,,i hate recommending taking it to a shop as some of them charge silly amounts, when a friendly pc enthusiast would

do it for a few beers just to pass their experience and knowledge on to a learner


but sounds like they may have already cost themselves a few hundred in damaged components
 
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