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can't necessarily see it at such angle 

re seat the cpu 

try clearing the cmos and inspect the cpu by looking at it from it's side  

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So I had a ryzen 2600 and a 1060 but upgraded to a 3800x and a 2060.

I already updated the bios on my MSI B450i gaming plus ac so that it could support the 3800x via usb flash.
My 2600 and 2060 worked just fine before I tried changing out the cpu to the newer one.
When I took out the cpu it took a bit of force because it was stuck to the cooler which i got it unstuck with a slim knife but I did not pull out the lever of the socket.
I plugged everything in when my pc would not boot, and I only got a single flash of the light on the cpu for the debugging tool.
-note my user manual says that the cpu light means its bad or not recognized

Things I've tried:
trying one of each ram
making sure the power button cords are plugged in
trying both the 2600 and the 3800x
replugging the ssd and hdd I have
putting paperclip on cmos to short it out for 15sec without power

Ideas:
I have a feeling that the problem is that the socket broke for the amd cpu but unlike intel motherboards, the amd motherboards only have gold points, not bendable pins so I don't really know what else could be the problem.
A validation of my claim or anything to try or think about would be much appreciated :)

 

 

Picture of my 3800x: 

https://imgur.com/Oz0vbsT

 

 

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can't necessarily see it at such angle 

re seat the cpu 

try clearing the cmos and inspect the cpu by looking at it from it's side  

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

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What PSU?  You’re drawing a lot more power after the upgrade than you were.

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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2 hours ago, TofuHaroto said:

can't necessarily see it at such angle 

re seat the cpu 

try clearing the cmos and inspect the cpu by looking at it from it's side  

I tried it again but to no avail.

I cleared the cmos with a paper clip and tried the old cpu but still the same thing.

I also saw the side and I think it is good, it looks like my 2600.

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6 minutes ago, b33pimajeep said:

I have a 700w psu and I checked online that even a 550 should be good still via pcpartpicker

That should be fine as long as the PSU is still good.  They wear over time.

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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