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Hi guys my PC died 2 weeks ago due to a PSU that was 11 years old that my brother put in my AM4 PC build he built me back in 2020. My AM4 motherboard is fried. My brother is wanting me to just get a new AM4 motherboard to test my CPU, but I'm taking a chance if the PSU fried it too. Should I just upgrade to the AM5 platform instead of taking a chance on if my 5600x CPU is still fine and not toast? What would be y'all's thoughts and advice. Any help would be much appreciated. 

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4 minutes ago, cmo30 said:

Hi guys my PC died 2 weeks ago due to a PSU that was 11 years old that my brother put in my AM4 PC build he built me back in 2020. My AM4 motherboard is fried. My brother is wanting me to just get a new AM4 motherboard to test my CPU, but I'm taking a chance if the PSU fried it too. Should I just upgrade to the AM5 platform instead of taking a chance on if my 5600x CPU is still fine and not toast? What would be y'all's thoughts and advice. Any help would be much appreciated. 

CPUs rarely fry.

 

If you're concerned about the PSU in any way, don't use it.  Not worth the risk.

 

I won't advise either way, as getting an am4 board just to test with is fraudulent if you just return it.

 

AM5 is wallet based, so if you have the scratch... Get it.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

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16 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

CPUs rarely fry.

 

If you're concerned about the PSU in any way, don't use it.  Not worth the risk.

 

I won't advise either way, as getting an am4 board just to test with is fraudulent if you just return it.

 

AM5 is wallet based, so if you have the scratch... Get it.

We're PSU is fried we're I saw white smoke just billowing out of it I'm thinking my best bet is to get on the AM5 platform we're my CPU was attached to the am4 motherboard when my PSU went up in smoke because we're the CPU power connection for motherboard was connected for the CPU to get power it's probably more then likely the CPU died along with the motherboard because getting a new AM4 motherboard I'm just taking a chance at that point if the CPU is toast or not. 

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1 minute ago, cmo30 said:

We're PSU is fried we're I saw white smoke just billowing out of it I'm thinking my best bet is to get on the AM5 platform we're my CPU was attached to the am4 motherboard when my PSU went up in smoke because we're the CPU power connection for motherboard was connected for the CPU to get power it's probably more then likely the CPU died along with the motherboard because getting a new AM4 motherboard I'm just taking a chance at that point if the CPU is toast or not. 

what would your budget be for upgrading to am5?

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28 minutes ago, cmo30 said:

We're PSU is fried we're I saw white smoke just billowing out of it I'm thinking my best bet is to get on the AM5 platform we're my CPU was attached to the am4 motherboard when my PSU went up in smoke because we're the CPU power connection for motherboard was connected for the CPU to get power it's probably more then likely the CPU died along with the motherboard because getting a new AM4 motherboard I'm just taking a chance at that point if the CPU is toast or not. 

This is confusing to read.  Please use punctuation?

 

 

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

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7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

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Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  LG 34" 3440x1440

 

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GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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55 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

I won't advise either way, as getting an am4 board just to test with is fraudulent if you just return it.

That depends entirely on the market platform's rules. Amazon allows returns for basically any reason.

 

Not here to argue about ethics, just stating the facts. It's not technically fraudulent in most cases.

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1 minute ago, thekingofmonks said:

That depends entirely on the market platform's rules. Amazon allows returns for basically any reason.

Sure, they allow it.  I'm talking intent.

 

If you buy something, just to check something and return the item... I would prefer you didn't.

 

Can doesn't mean you should. 

 

That's all, no big deal in the grand scheme.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  LG 34" 3440x1440

 

Plex: AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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