I'm scared please help.

[Tim Drake]

Okay so I stuck in some old ram over clocked it to 1600mhz and was fooling around with my fans.

My computer was still on while I was changing my radiator fans (yes I know it should be off) and I accidentally touched a motherboard heatsink.

Now my computer won't turn on and I tried disconnecting my power and turning it back on. It just shut off on its own.

Could this be the dreaded shock of death? Did I electro static destroy it?

Please tell me I didn't :'(

[GuruMeditationError]

Does it turn on at all or is it just completely dead?

 

What did you touch it with?

[CoolaxGaming]

Touched? 

That shouldn't break anything, I have touched mobo heatsinks while running and had no problem...and these times I was on a carpet with socks

[N4dez]

If everything happened like you described it, you're screwed.

make sure everything is plugged in okay, and that you didn't accidentally unplugg anything while swapping fans.

[Tim Drake]

Does it turn on at all or is it just completely dead?

What did you touch it with?

The power on button is lit up but nothing starts

[GuruMeditationError]

Did it shut down right at the time you touched it? What did you touch it with?

[DimasRMDO]

Wait, heatsink is for cooling right? I think it doesn't have any relation with power.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Go back to basics...

Remove it all but the bare essentials and try to boot.

 

You could VERY well have given it a small electrostatic discharge.

People will say they've done it and no issue.. but electrostatic discharge isn't universally going to happen EVERY time, but can totally do it regardless.

[Tim Drake]

Wait, heatsink is for cooling right? I think it doesn't have any relation with power.

It was the last thing I did before it shut off. About 30 seconds previous to it I plugged in a fan again as I realised it hadn't been plugged in all this time.

[Tim Drake]

Go back to basics...

Remove it all but the bare essentials.

So keep ram and CPU basically?

[GuruMeditationError]

Wait, heatsink is for cooling right? I think it doesn't have any relation with power.

 

No but it could conduct static electricity.

 

Maybe try swapping the RAM out again (the RAM might have failed) but basically what SkilledRebuilds said ^

[SkilledRebuilds]

So keep ram and CPU basically?

Pretty much, narrow it down as you would with normal troubleshooting methods.

CPU/RAM only, testing each ram stick individually and all that non-fun stuff.

[GuruMeditationError]

So keep ram and CPU basically?

 

You might have burned out the RAM with the overclock, so swap back in the other RAM you were using before?

[DimasRMDO]

No but it could conduct static electricity.

Hmm, I think you're right.

[GuruMeditationError]

Hmm, I think you're right.

 

Although I'm not sure that's the reason. It's theoretically possible but it might be the overclock?

[Tim Drake]

Although I'm not sure that's the reason. It's theoretically possible but it might be the overclock?

I can't even get to my motherboard screen though

[DimasRMDO]

Although I'm not sure that's the reason. It's theoretically possible but it might be the overclock?

Could be, did you overclock the CPU?

[DimasRMDO]

I can't even get to my motherboard screen though

Not even the BIOS?

[Tim Drake]

Its just turned on but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[SkilledRebuilds]

I can't even get to my motherboard screen though

 

Could be, did you overclock the CPU?

Although I'm not sure that's the reason. It's theoretically possible but it might be the overclock?

If so, TD - take out the Cmos battery, better yet if possible find the CMOS Reset pins if you have them...and try that first so you don't have to take everything apart, if not done already.

[Tim Drake]

I think my GPU is dead..

Could my GPU prevent my entire computer from booting?

It boots fine with everything else besides the GPU..

[DimasRMDO]

If you can't see the display then it probably is (not 100% sure because it's not always the GPU), try removing the GPU and boot.

[Tim Drake]

OH HANG ON ITS ALL BOOTING NOW.

I think the motherboard connector needed reconnected Wtf..

Either that or the PC needed to cool down.

[GuruMeditationError]

I think my GPU is dead..

Could my GPU prevent my entire computer from booting?

It boots fine with everything else besides the GPU..

 

Then it's got to be the GPU :0/

[DimasRMDO]

OH HANG ON ITS ALL BOOTING NOW.

I think the motherboard connector needed reconnected Wtf..

Either that or the PC needed to cool down.

Maybe you should let it rest, just keep calm. Maybe you use your laptop / other computer for now.