Will gpu and gpu fans turn on if cpu is damaged?

hunter10

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Jun 30, 2014
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ok, so after 12 hours of trying to get my brand new pc to post i made a horrifying discovery. While putting in the cpu i forgot to lift the arm on the socket and destroyed 2 pins on the cpu. But during all the testing the gpu didnt once turn on. So my question is, would a damaged cpu prevent my graphics card from starting, or could my gpu be malfunctioning? Sorry for rambling haha, this is one of the most frustrating days ive ever had.