TIFU by upgrading my cooler, help me assess the damage

[Nectar of the wanker]

Hello everyone

Specs:
B450 tomahawk max and ryzen 3600
psu: 700w bequiet system power 9
rtx 2070


I have the following situation, I wanted to upgrade my cpu cooler:

I undid the screws of the stock wraith
I noticed some resistance so I slowly pulled the cooler loose, without using too much force, but once the cooler came off, the cpu was attached to it!

Probably the cooler paste (MX4) created a vacuum as I had to "slide" the cpu off the cooler as I couldn't even seperate them by just pulling on the cpu

So it was pulled from the socket while it was still in the locked position

I noticed one pin on the cpu was slightly bent, which I bent back, and inspected the pins on the cpu very thoroughly using a magnifying glass
there are no pins missing and you can't tell which pin was bent anymore

I unlocked the lever on the cpu socket of my mobo
I then put the cpu back in the socket, making sure it went in all the way, pulled it out again and inspected the pins once more

there where no irregularities

I then put the cpu back in the mobo, locked the socket and reinstalled the wraith stealth

I then powered on the system, all fans and lights came on but the cpu led on the mobo gives a steady red led, and no display

Also when i boot the system WITHOUT a cpu installed the red cpu led stays on

I tried breadboarding the system, flashing the bios with a usb stick to the most recent version, all to no avail

So now i'm stuck with the question;
Is my mobo or my cpu borked? Or both?
:(

Thanks for reading
Any insights are greatly appriciated

[Burnedice25]

15 minutes ago, Nectar of the wanker said:

Hello everyone

Specs:
B450 tomahawk max and ryzen 3600
psu: 700w bequiet system power 9
rtx 2070


I have the following situation, I wanted to upgrade my cpu cooler:

I undid the screws of the stock wraith
I noticed some resistance so I slowly pulled the cooler loose, without using too much force, but once the cooler came off, the cpu was attached to it!

Probably the cooler paste (MX4) created a vacuum as I had to "slide" the cpu off the cooler as I couldn't even seperate them by just pulling on the cpu

So it was pulled from the socket while it was still in the locked position

I noticed one pin on the cpu was slightly bent, which I bent back, and inspected the pins on the cpu very thoroughly using a magnifying glass
there are no pins missing and you can't tell which pin was bent anymore

I unlocked the lever on the cpu socket of my mobo
I then put the cpu back in the socket, making sure it went in all the way, pulled it out again and inspected the pins once more

there where no irregularities

I then put the cpu back in the mobo, locked the socket and reinstalled the wraith stealth

I then powered on the system, all fans and lights came on but the cpu led on the mobo gives a steady red led, and no display

Also when i boot the system WITHOUT a cpu installed the red cpu led stays on

I tried breadboarding the system, flashing the bios with a usb stick to the most recent version, all to no avail

So now i'm stuck with the question;
Is my mobo or my cpu borked? Or both?


Thanks for reading
Any insights are greatly appriciated

You killed the motherboard probably, you mustve damaged the socket.

And yes, you did fuck up ipdeed lol 

[Nectar of the wanker]

Thanks for the reply

 

I think so too

 

Bonus question: i can RMA the board as it is still well within warranty

Do you think they will accept said RMA?

[Abdullah Bhutta]

2 hours ago, Nectar of the wanker said:

Thanks for the reply

 

I think so too

 

Bonus question: i can RMA the board as it is still well within warranty

Do you think they will accept said RMA?

i think so but its still worth trying

[Nectar of the wanker]

I do agree, but that's an unknown for now

It will prolly give me alot of down time, so my plan would be to pick a new mobo and sell the replacement

(IF the RMA sticks)

[Abdullah Bhutta]

7 minutes ago, Nectar of the wanker said:

I do agree, but that's an unknown for now

It will prolly give me alot of down time, so my plan would be to pick a new mobo and sell the replacement

(IF the RMA sticks)

up to u 

if have buckets of money to throw in the ground.