Did you damage your new MoBo when installing the Ryzen heat sink?
Did you damage your new MoBo when installing the Ryzen heat sink?
Hey there, this week I upgraded my rig and it’s been almost 8 years since my last project. I aimed to make this one last, so I went with this setup: NZXT H7 Flow Corsair Vengeance DDR5, 5600MHz, 32GB (two 16GB sticks), ASUS ATX TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI, S-AM5, AMD Ryzen 5 8500G, NZXT C650 Gold 80 Plus 650W MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GAMING. I was testing it last night and completely tightened all four heatsink screws—not too hard, just making sure everything was secure. But nothing happened: no power, no fans, no lights. I spent a long time searching for the issue. Eventually, I thought about returning the CPU and motherboard to warranty. I checked the PSU and it was fine. During disassembly, I saw a video showing someone did the same without the CPU, removed the heatsink, left the CPU in place, and shorted the pins—works! After testing, I found out that securing the heatsink stopped it from working. Applying pressure (around 80°C stable with the CPU on) and running AIDA64 and Furmark, everything functioned normally. I plan to send the motherboard back to warranty but need to confirm if I damaged it. I’m new to LGA sockets, so it’s okay. My last build was with a Ryzen 3 3000X and didn’t run into this problem. Thanks for the help!
Are you adjusting everything correctly? It's like securing a wheel—tighten each screw by hand until it doesn’t turn, then focus on one and torque it, repeating in an X pattern. Cooler installation to the right spec shouldn’t halt your boot, is there anything misaligned or damaged, such as a bent CPU socket?
Verify CPU/MMO connections and ensure they’re straight. Avoid applying force, as pressure could damage pins or cause multiple to bend.