Is my Motherboard fried?

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My pc stopped turning on one day. I did some research and found out that it could be either the psu or motherboard. I've done the paperclip test and it worked but a veteran on this site informed me that a paper clip test wasn't a really sure way and that i should get a power supply tester. However, im really conservative on money and only want to spend whats absolutely neccessary, so i plugged my psu into my cousins pc. His motherboard was able to power on ( although it wasnt connected to any fans or hard drives, just like my pc ) with the an LED mouse and a keyboard plugged in. Does the fact that this other motherboard was able to power on mean that my motherboard is no good?
 
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Did you try anything to eliminate the front panel power button as a possibility? Aka shorting the two I/O pins on the motherboard? If you've tried this and failed, I would say it's pretty likely the motherboard.
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Hey thanks for the reply and yeah I've tried that, I'm certain its the motherboard thats no good, I'm just praying that its not my cpu too. I'm currently browsing for another mobo, most likely order online for a cheaper price. If it turns out that my cpu is no good too, is it possible to RMA my proccesor even though I don't have the box it came in? Its an i7 6700k
 
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It's certainly possible, I'd try going through the company you bought it from, then intel if that doesn't work out. Worst they can say is no. Just curious, what PSU do you have? The issue could be that rather than just a dead PSU, you have one that's malfunctioning. And if that's the case, you wouldn't want to plug that into a new motherboard.
 
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Its a 520 watt Insignia silver ATX power supply. My other specs are 16 GB DDR4 Ram sticks from PNY. GTX 1070 for gpu. My motherboard was Asus Z170A. I believe my motherboard stopped working because I had my pc on to download a few things while i was at work, and my grandma came in my room and unplugged the power chord from the psu. Thanks for your input and please if you have anymore tips to prevent something like this again it will be greatly appreciated :D
 
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I'd probably ditch that PSU asap. As far as I can see, that is Best Buy's in house PSU, and from anything I've seen review-wise for that particular unit, it provides a much lower power than it's rated for. I have a hunch that PSU is at least partially responsible for what happened to your system. I don't know if you have a budget for upgrading at the moment, but at the very least, I'd get an EVGA bronze PSU that provides enough wattage for your build.

I honestly wouldn't recommend going for the minimum though. A good quality PSU should last you for a long time, and is well worth the investment in my opinion. This is the power supply I have in my build, I've recommended it to a few friends as well and all have had good experiences with it so far. It is gold rated, fully modular, has a 7 year warranty, and would provide plenty of wattage for your system. It's also on a great deal right now, with a $20 rebate if you can pull the trigger on it within the next 2 days.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438094&cm_re=evga_g3-_-17-438-094-_-Product

 
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