u/TakTekashi00

Context: On Sunday, I took the PC out to do a deep clean maintenance. I blew out the dust and made sure everything was dust-free. I applied thermal paste after removing the CPU cooler, only to get the PC on, but not POST. I got this PC back in 2023.

Here are my specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QQmm3R

Here's what I did to troubleshoot

- Removed and installed the CMOS

- Installed the latest BIOS

- Checked CPU for bent pins (none are bent)

- Tested the PSU, still good

- Took out the MOBO and everything, placed it on a flat surface like a box, still no POST

- GPU is still good since the fans spin

- All SSDs are good

The only hint I got, was CPU is cold. I know it's risky, but the CPU is cold even when it's turned on since I touched a bit.

Did the motherboard gone bad?

Context: On Sunday, I took the PC out to do a deep clean maintenance. I blew out the dust and made sure everything was dust-free. I applied thermal paste after removing the CPU cooler, only to get the PC on, but not POST. I got this PC back in 2023.

Here are my specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QQmm3R

Here's what I did to troubleshoot

- Removed and installed the CMOS

- Installed the latest BIOS

- Checked CPU for bent pins (none are bent)

- Tested the PSU, still good

- Took out the MOBO and everything, placed it on a flat surface like a box, still no POST

- GPU is still good since the fans spin

- All SSDs are good

The only hint I got, was CPU is cold. I know it's risky, but the CPU is cold even when it's turned on since I touched a bit.

Did the motherboard gone bad?

Edit: I called customer support at Microcenter, turns out it could be the CPU or Motherboard that's failing, but more towards the CPU.

Hello everyone, so I built my pc back in August of 2023, before the whole crisis.

Just note, I had no experience with which parts pair well.

Here are the components:

CPU - Ryzen 5 4500

Motherboard - Asus Prime B450 M-A II

RAM - G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400 MT/s

SSD - Inland Prime 1TB, Crucial 500GB 2.5" SATA

PSU - Thermaltake Smart 600W Non-Modular

GPU - NVIDIA GTX 1650

Case - Thermaltake Versa H17

It runs the games decently; however, there are some struggles.

It stutters a bit on Fortnite on medium settings.

Star Fox Event Horizon struggles to keep up. On ground levels, it goes roughly 15 - 20 FPS on Medium/Low settings, while in space, it shoots up to 30 - 60 FPS.

Project 06 is doing very well on High and Ultra settings, 50 - 60 FPS.

NFS Heat does struggle a bit; max output is 30 FPS on high settings.

Hello everyone, so I built my pc back in August of 2023, before the whole crisis.

Just note, I had no experience with which parts pair well.

Here are the components:

CPU - Ryzen 5 4500

Motherboard - Asus Prime B450 M-A II

RAM - G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400 MT/s

SSD - Inland Prime 1TB, Crucial 500GB 2.5" SATA

PSU - Thermaltake Smart 600W Non-Modular

GPU - NVIDIA GTX 1650

Case - Thermaltake Versa H17

It runs the games decently; however, there are some struggles.

It stutters a bit on Fortnite on medium settings.

Star Fox Event Horizon struggles to keep up. On ground levels, it goes roughly 15 - 20 FPS on Medium/Low settings, while in space, it shoots up to 30 - 60 FPS.

Project 06 is doing very well on High and Ultra settings, 50 - 60 FPS.

NFS Heat does struggle a bit; max output is 30 FPS on high settings.