[URGENT] PC won't boot up | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:30 PM

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So I got some new ram and installed it into my PC but I had to take out my Noctua CPU cooler in order to do that. The thing is, once I lifted my CPU cooler off, it also took the cpu with it.💀 Now... I've tried taking it out and putting it back in many times but it just won't boot up. ( I looked at the pins on the cpu and yes some were bent but that didn't really affect it before) Please help me.

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:33 PM

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Cpu is dunzo

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:33 PM

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Does your mother board give out a error code

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:33 PM

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real tusk Cpu is dunzo

Not always

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:34 PM

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A little tip for next time, twist the cpu cooler to break the thermal paste loose before trying to pull it off

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:35 PM

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stiff wagon Does your mother board give out a error code

Doesn't even boot up

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:36 PM

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What mother board do you have

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:36 PM

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B550

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:36 PM

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He means a light on the motherboard

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:36 PM

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Light shows

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:36 PM

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What brand motherboard is it?

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:36 PM

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Describe

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:36 PM

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Gigabyte

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:36 PM

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fix the bent pins

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:37 PM

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What is the light like

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:37 PM

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I lied it's Asus

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And it's orange

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:38 PM

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Is it flashing

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:38 PM

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No

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:38 PM

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Post a picture

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:38 PM

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Okay

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:38 PM

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It is memory

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:39 PM

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Might be

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Mixing two different brands might be making it not boot up?

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:39 PM

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Make sure you here a click

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:40 PM

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cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:40 PM

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Not blinking

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:40 PM

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um

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could you get more light

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:41 PM

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Ok try reseat the ram 1 at a time

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:41 PM

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I'll try the ram

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Even though my CPU cooler blocks it

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:42 PM

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Hmmm try boot without cooler into bios but not for long

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:42 PM

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Still dark?

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:42 PM

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very

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:42 PM

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😦

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:43 PM

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do you not have a light on your phone you can use?

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:43 PM

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The light eliminates the orange

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:43 PM

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the orange isn't needed right now

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:43 PM

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Oh

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:43 PM

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Take a picture over the ram

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With light

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:44 PM

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Okay

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I have to remove my CPU cooler to show the ram. One sec

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:45 PM

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Ok

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Make sure to unplug your system

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:45 PM

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Dont just pull on it this time

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:45 PM

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Okay

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I just clicked the Corsair on the very left in fyi

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So perhaps it was the ram

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:47 PM

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mis matched ram

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:47 PM

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Yeah, thats not good

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:47 PM

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Someone said It would be fine

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:48 PM

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are you running with an AMD cpu or intel?

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:48 PM

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AMD

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:48 PM

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yeah don't do this you should be using 2x8 or 2x16 if you need 32gb of ram not 4x8

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:48 PM

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😦

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:48 PM

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it will be far easier to xmp the ram as well

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:48 PM

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But it will still boot up right?

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I just clicked it into place

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:49 PM

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yeah it should still boot

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:49 PM

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Okay

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Let me try

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So, from next time, don't mix ram?

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:50 PM

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yee

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:50 PM

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Got it

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:50 PM

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keep ram in pairs

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if you need more capacity sell the old ones buy 2x16 and be done with it or 2x32 if needed

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:51 PM

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I would remove one of the kits and keep it as a spare in case one of the sticks of the kit that you keep on the motherboard fails, or what was said above

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:51 PM

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I'll probably replace them with 2x16 ballistix in the future

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:51 PM

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what specific cpu do you have from AMD?

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:52 PM

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5600x

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:52 PM

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3200 speed ram at 2x16 cl16

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:52 PM

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Okay

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:53 PM

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Back to what we are here for, did the computer boot?

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:53 PM

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Let's find out

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real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:54 PM

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Any signs of life?

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:54 PM

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No fans spinning or anything

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Only the motherboard turns on

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I didn't remove the ram

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Just made sure they were in

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:55 PM

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Make sure everything is plugged in and the switch on the psu is turned on

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:55 PM

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only use one stick of ram

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:55 PM

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Alright

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:55 PM

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just to test to see if it posts

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if it posts in slot 1 test in slot 2

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so on and so forth

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:56 PM

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Maybe switch the ram around as well?

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:56 PM

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Do what was said above with all 4 sticks

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:57 PM

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Okay

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Does it matter which brand?

stiff wagon Oct 31, 2022, 10:57 PM

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No

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:57 PM

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test with one stick in all four slots then switch to another stick

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:57 PM

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If it posts the with the first stick on all 4, that eliminates the motherboard

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 10:57 PM

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do the same with that one

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:58 PM

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And leaves the ram as a prime suspect

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 10:58 PM

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I can't get it out

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One of the clips are stuck

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 10:59 PM

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Push down on the stick, then try it

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not too hard though

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Wait, on some mother boards, only the top of the ram slots have the locks

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:01 PM

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Indeed

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:01 PM

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Im guessing you just found that out?

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:01 PM

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My motherboard has that

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:01 PM

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Ok

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were you able to get that stick out?

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:02 PM

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Testing now

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Yes

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:02 PM

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Ok

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:04 PM

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First slot no

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Second slot no

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:05 PM

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Ok, try the other 3 sticks

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:05 PM

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Third slot no

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All of them don't work with the corsair

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 11:05 PM

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fourth slot?

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:05 PM

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If it doesn't do anything with the other 3 sticks, then it may be the motherboard, CPU, or all 4 sticks are toast

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:06 PM

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Probably the cpu

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Unless it's In wrong

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:07 PM

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Theres only 1 way to install a CPU

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:07 PM

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Triangle to triangle

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What's a good alternative CPU

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5600x

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:09 PM

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yes

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I wouldn't jump to conclusions yet

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:11 PM

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I'll check the pins

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For the power

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:11 PM

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There are still a few other possibilities

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 11:11 PM

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You should make sure no pins are bent

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:11 PM

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Or broken off

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Send a pic of the cpu pins

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:12 PM

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Okay

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real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:15 PM

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You have a bunch of bent pins

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:15 PM

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🙂

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:16 PM

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You could try to bend them back, but chances are that they will just break off

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:16 PM

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About that CPU?

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💀

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:17 PM

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So yeah, you are better off just getting a new CPU

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:17 PM

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My price range is $300

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What would go good with my 6650 xt?

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:17 PM

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What did you say this one was, a 5600x?

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:18 PM

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Yes

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 11:18 PM

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5600x is good if you have a microcenter or a bestbuy near you you can price match the 5700x at microcenter that iirc is 199

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:18 PM

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Oh?

real tusk Oct 31, 2022, 11:19 PM

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Amazon price is $158 on sale

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 11:19 PM

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Yeah price matching is great

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:19 PM

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Not bad

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 11:19 PM

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199 for 2 more cores and 4 more threads and faster base and boost clock its a no Brainer and will still be decent for 6650xt

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Or even a 6700 gpu

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:20 PM

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I guess I can go to best buy today

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See if they have it in stock

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 11:22 PM

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If you have a microcenter within 25 miles of you check the price on your phone for a 5700x and show it to the associate

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If its still 199 I would take the deal if bestbuy will honor it

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:23 PM

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Unfortunately I don't have a micro center where I live

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 11:23 PM

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Check where the closest one is to you

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As long as it's within 25 miles

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:25 PM

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Closes one to me is 353 miles

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"Close"

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 11:25 PM

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Darn

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Sorry

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:25 PM

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It's alright

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Ill have to check out best buy

crystal zenith Oct 31, 2022, 11:26 PM

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Yeah

cobalt trail Oct 31, 2022, 11:26 PM

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Thank you for the help both of you

#[URGENT] PC won't boot up