Issues with the MSI Pro Z790-P's Wi-Fi and CPU light need attention.
Issues with the MSI Pro Z790-P's Wi-Fi and CPU light need attention.
Well you have a choice - cpu or mobo, or maybe find a cheaper cpu variant and try it in the mobo.
I don't think there's any upside one way or the other - if you get the cheaper cpu variant and try it, but the mobo's dead it's just made the mobo replacement more expensive. If you switch the mobo and the cpu doesn't fire up it's getting clearer. Could be a shorter route unless the cpu isn't working. It's a coin flip.
Dunno if you could ask any pals who could test the cpu in their rig for you.
You could try clearing the mobo cmos - switch off the mains take the cmos battery out and press the pwr button to drain capacitors (30s) - let it sit for 5 mins then put the cmos battery back in.
Do you still have a previous gpu around? Maybe try with a known good gpu that wasn't involved in the event just to rule it out before sploshing on a mobo.
There's also ram to consider. It was in the system when things went haywire. You could try pulling one stick or the other and trying them one at a time. Doesn't tell you anything if all the ram sticks also bought it.
Then there's also the choice - it could just be easier to take to a repair shop. long as they're honest, who knows? If you're comfortable proceeding this way with testing the parts then you save their hourly rate or what parts they try to push on you.
Dunno if they do computer clubs or anything like that these days where you could try different parts.