Hey guys thank you again for all the insight. We're just going to rma the motherboard and take it from there. I guess she got warranties on all the parts so no big deal. I feel bad becaise something went wrong on such a budget build
I've built…
I've found where the burning smell came from (I think). It's on the Motherboard right along the edge about 1/2 inch next to where the ram slots are seated.
There is about an inch long line with some curled up black stuff (looks like something that…
Originally posted by miguksaram Not to insult your intelligence but I'd rather eliminate it as a possibility and no one has asked yet that I"ve seen but you did use thermal paste when you attached your CPU cooler to your CPU/MB correct? And if you …
Hey thank you all for the responses really appreciate it
The sound it made was kind of a little crackle and fizz , and a tiny little bit of smoke came up from the motherboard. Ot wasn't a loud pop or anything. It seemd to come from right around …
Originally posted by imdaevilpoptart
If ya waited for the load up screen it might be to late already doesnt take much to fry a cpu
Well even if the cpu was fried the motherboard would still power on, correct?
Also, it was on for less than a mi…