Okay so I was testing my parts before I put them in the case and I've followed the instructions and tutorials to make sure I was doing it right and then bam. A spark then a tiny fire for a few seconds before it went out after I turned the power supply off. I have no idea why it did this as I'm pretty sure everything is compatible and was set up correctly. I have photos I'll upload of the area that sparked. Will my motherboard or anything else be damaged or will it be okay? I'm hoping it will work again after getting advice as I don't want to have to buy a new motherboard or anything else What I think the problem was is the power connector for the cpu, the 4 pin connector. Is there only one set of four pins for use for powering the cpu? Because maybe I used the wrong one from the power supply. Cos there is a couple that look exactly the same :\
Spec:
Here are some photos of the motherboard and the area which (I think) caught fire/sparked.
I'm currently totally stressing out as this is a lot of money I've spent and I was so sure I did everything correctly but I'm doubting my self ;( Could I have used the wrong power pin from the psu?any help and advice is grately appreciated!
Spec:
* gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H
* 8GB XMS3 RAM (x2 4GB)
* i5 3330 processor (w/ intel stock fan)
* 700W Coolermaster gx lite psu
* gigabyte gt 630 2gb
* 8GB XMS3 RAM (x2 4GB)
* i5 3330 processor (w/ intel stock fan)
* 700W Coolermaster gx lite psu
* gigabyte gt 630 2gb
Overview of setup:
Zoomed in on the area:
(I had unplugged the power connector for the CPU before this photo was taken after everything was off)
Zoomed in on the area:
(I had unplugged the power connector for the CPU before this photo was taken after everything was off)