Hey everyone, I'm in a bit of a fix. I was cleaning my PC and accidentally bent some pins on the CPU socket, which led to my old motherboard being useless. So, I got a new one (Strix X870A) and rebuilt my setup, but now there's no display signal at all. I've tried a bunch of troubleshooting steps, like testing with and without my GPU (RTX 5070), reseating my RAM (2x16GB DDR5-6400), trying different RAM slots, and even clearing the CMOS. I made sure to test minimal setups and reseat the CPU and storage, but nothing changes. The fans are spinning, RGB lights are on, and there's no debug light, but the monitor just stays black. I thought maybe the first motherboard was faulty, so I got a second one, but I'm still stuck with the same issue. I noticed my PSU (NZXT C750) makes a slight "tick" sound when it powers on. I've checked my monitor to ensure it works fine and confirmed that all PSU and CPU cables are connected properly. My specs: CPU is Ryzen 7 7800X3D, GPU is RTX 5070, and I have 32GB DDR5-6400 RAM. I'm starting to worry that the CPU might be damaged from the bent pins or if there's something else causing this no POST issue. Any help or troubleshooting advice would be hugely appreciated!
2 Answers
Have you checked if the onboard graphics are enabled? You might want to try connecting your monitor directly to the onboard port instead of the GPU, just to rule that out.
Make sure to take a look underneath the CPU too. Sometimes, damage can occur there as well. If you can, share a picture of it for better insight!
I can take a picture of it if that helps!
What do you mean? How do I check that?