Will an amd pic boot without a gpu?

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willmclarke

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I have an amd 6300 Pc and I was wondering if it would show any signs life without a graphics card. The motherboard is an MSI 970A carbon pro and it doesn't have any onboard graphics. Will the pic spin its fans or light up?
 
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Remove the board from the case to eliminate possibility of a short circuit. If you can look down on the motherboard and see any swelling of the capacitors - those small cylindrical parts - that would indicate a problem. You can then remove the heatsink and carefully remove the CPU to examine it for bent pins.

Clean off the lid with an alcohol wipe before putting it back on the board. Put a small blob of thermal paste in the centre and allow the heatsink to spread it out evenly. Make sure it's clipped on firmly then power up the board to make sure the fan is working.

Power off and if it really doesn't have an onboard graphics facility, add a card and connect a monitor then add a RAM stick and turn it on again. If it...
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The CPU heatsink fan should spin up when power is connected and the power button pins are shorted but it's better to start the board up with all components fitted. You need to see any error messages the BIOS throws up and without a screen, you can't.
 
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willmclarke

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Thanks, I do have a nother computer and I tested my psu, ram and ssd. They all work. Do you think my cpu or motherboard are the problem?
CPU: AMD FX 6300
Motherboard: MSI 970A Carbon Pro4
 
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Remove the board from the case to eliminate possibility of a short circuit. If you can look down on the motherboard and see any swelling of the capacitors - those small cylindrical parts - that would indicate a problem. You can then remove the heatsink and carefully remove the CPU to examine it for bent pins.

Clean off the lid with an alcohol wipe before putting it back on the board. Put a small blob of thermal paste in the centre and allow the heatsink to spread it out evenly. Make sure it's clipped on firmly then power up the board to make sure the fan is working.

Power off and if it really doesn't have an onboard graphics facility, add a card and connect a monitor then add a RAM stick and turn it on again. If it works, power off and add more RAM. Piece by piece you will have eliminate all the possible faults except the shorting. If it behaves well at that point, does it still do that back in the case?
 
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