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A heartstopping short

Griffongod120
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So i was playing around with the RGB on my motherboard and accidentally shorted the LED_CPU header. A mini explosion with smoke cane out and my heart almost stopped. My motherboard still works fine after the short and i just used another header, it worked fine...

 

my question is, could i have fried my CPU, and is it a good sign that my pc didnt shut off and kept working? 
 

Ryzen 5 1600

16GB 3600mhz RAM

RX 5600 XT

Aorus B450 Elite 

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You probably used a 12v strip in a 5v header (which this board doesn't have afaik) or a 5v strip in a 12v header. If it works fine then it should be good for the most part. 

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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.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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2 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

You probably used a 12v strip in a 5v header (which this board doesn't have afaik) or a 5v strip in a 12v header. If it works fine then it should be good for the most part. 

So you suspect its only the header? So i have nothing to worry about?

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Just now, Griffongod120 said:

So you suspect its only the header?

It's probably the strip lol..

 

Just now, Griffongod120 said:

So i have nothing to worry about?

I would avoid using that header. But if it works then it should be fine. 

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.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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Just now, TofuHaroto said:

It's probably the strip lol..

 

I would avoid using that header. But if it works then it should be fine. 

Thanks. I really just hope it wont affect the board negatively in the long run...

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Just now, Griffongod120 said:

really just hope it wont affect the board negatively in the long run...

Shouldn't for the most part.

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.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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