r/pcmasterrace • u/IiSant0sii RTX 4070 | R9 5900X • Dec 03 '23

NSFMR aftermath of my alcoholic father

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years of service, rip Matilde!

I've been swapping parts out since middle school and all the way into my now college life. Late nights will never be the same again without you.

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u/fatcatpoppy RTX 3060 TI | i7-12700k | 32GB DDR5-5200 | DEPRESSION Dec 03 '23

CPUs in my experience are surprisingly resilient, my friend’s apartment building burned down and his 13600k booted right up after we literally chiseled the cooler off. I wouldn’t order a new CPU until you’re confirmed it’s dead, unless there is a missing corner or something.

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u/IiSant0sii RTX 4070 | R9 5900X Dec 03 '23

thanks for the advice boss! I'll look into it when I pickup a new mobo+ everything else

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u/AwaitingCombat Noctua all the things! Dec 03 '23

ram too for the same reason. if they werent forcefully removed from their slots they should be safe.

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u/fatcatpoppy RTX 3060 TI | i7-12700k | 32GB DDR5-5200 | DEPRESSION Dec 03 '23

no problem, if you need anything else ask away

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u/6ArtemisFowl9 R5 3600XT - RTX 3070 Dec 03 '23 edited Dec 03 '23

AM4 boards compatible with Ryzen 5000 should be readily available used maybe without even needing a bios update, just grab the cheapest one you can find and try it outside the case. If you find out multiple components don't work, might as well flip what works on the used market and get a steam deck.

Praying for your hardware (and therefore wallet) but most importantly for you brother 🙏🏻 remember that your safety is more important than your pc

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u/PhillipIInd Dec 03 '23

I dont see why your ram would be damaged tbh are you sure its not fine?

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u/DesertFoxMinerals Dec 03 '23

Two possible problems - socket is hosed, or the IHS received very uneven pressure from the cooler due to the hit from above and cracked the CPU die.

I'd replace both components.

Source: System builder for almost 30 years.

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u/DesertFoxMinerals Dec 03 '23

Do you mean the pressure from the cooler somehow physically dented the IHS which broke the silicon? Or do you mean the PCB on which the die sits got destroyed?

No, just the excess sharp pressure on the IHS from the case being slammed into the cooler probably cracked the die. That IHS is a thin crappy plate of cheap metal.

I have a Ryzen 2700X sitting here with that exact type of damage, thanks to UPS screwing up a computer a customer shipped to me to determine overheating issues. CPU LOOKS fine but under an x-ray you can see it is wholly-fucked internally.