is my cpu dead? I dont think so but I m not wear anti static wears. I am always doing this for clean my pc nothing to do my pcs parts. you said to As to why or what happened there are many things. Static electricity is one that could hurt or kill your motherboard/CPU
What to do.
Do a full CMOS clear.
Remove all PSU connectors from the motherboard
Remove the mouse and keyboard
Remove the VGA
Remove the HDD
Remove the motherboard from the case
Remove the battery
Place the motherboard on the motherboard box
Press the power button to remove any residual charge from the motherboard
Clear the CMOS
Leave the motherboard for 12 hours or overnight
Reseat the CPU
1 VGA
1 stick of ram in the furtherest slot from the CPU
Mouse and keyboard
12v PSU connector
24 pin PSU connector
Power on and your system should start
Once you are in BIOS F10 and enter then power down.
Reassemble your PC
Hope that works out for you. I didnt replace any cable or vga and rams İ will try these things this weekend and I will tell u resullts hivizman. ok
AMD 8150
ASUS CROSHAİR V FORMULA
AMD PERFORMANCE SERİES CL8 1600MHZ RAM
XFX 6850 BE
1 TB WESTERN DİGİTAL HDD
NOCTUA NH-D14 COOLER
THERMAL TAKE 700W PSU
ZALMAN Z11 PLUS CASE
60 GB OCZ SSD( NOT WORKİNG FOR A WHİLE 😄