Check your motherboard's status and symptoms to determine if it's malfunctioning.
Check your motherboard's status and symptoms to determine if it's malfunctioning.
In my view, it depends on whether you prioritize the processor or the memory. I’d search for the most affordable CPU for 1700, acquire it, test it, and then sell it.
Because you lack a spare CPU or motherboard, consider reaching out to a nearby repair service for testing—just mention you need a quote.
Basic verification: your motherboard is starting up, which explains the BOOT light. If you don’t see a screen when the BOOT light is active, check your graphics card. I assume you connected the display directly to the graphics card rather than through the motherboard’s top ports. Confirm your input settings—HDMI 1 or DP 1 are the typical connections and should appear as inputs on your monitor, with the other end plugged into your 3080.
Boot light remains active indicates it can't identify a boot device or storage. All ports on the GPU were checked, and the GPU functioned correctly in another system. Swapped cables for DisplayPort and HDMI, testing on two monitors and a TV just to be sure. The monitors displayed properly, but the cables seemed to work. I switched to a different CPU with built-in graphics and used both HDMI and DisplayPort on the motherboard, but no display or BIOS was recognized. Likely a faulty BIOS or chip on the motherboard at this point.
The green signal means you've arrived at the stage where a display should appear even without a boot device connected. Turning off the light afterward doesn't matter much. Fixing issues can be straightforward.
Just before I was ready to take out the motherboard, I pressed the power button one final time—it instantly switched to BIOS. I don’t know why or what changed, but it functioned. Thanks to everyone who assisted me; I wish I could clarify what happened, but I’m completely confused.