In my defense I have always built AMD computers (and one socket 1175 celeron) so I had no idea what I was doing other than what I remember from YT videos. Just saying installing intel core cpus is terribly different than most amd cpus (forget the term, PPGA?). Anyway I thought I put it together right after dusting the HSF (thus removed the cpu to clean and re-apply thermal paste) I was careful to line up the edges or how I thought the cpu went in. I mean a) why is it not keyed like AMD cpus, there is a 'arrow' at one corner but all corners on the socket look the same! the best I could do was match the divets on the sides. b) I can't understand the lock in mechanism!
I'm sorry Intel mobos are so confusing ANYWAY I think I guessed wrong once (in fact I once put it in all four directions just to see if it'd slide in I didn't lock it than I was just curious- all four directional configurations felt the same :/ hate intel) so yeah I remember studying the socket and it kinda looked like a few pins were bent :|.
so I put it back together and it turns on (can't get video) than powers down and powers back on and cycles off/ on like that until I manually turn it off. does this mean I broke my mobo or could it be something else?
I'm sorry Intel mobos are so confusing ANYWAY I think I guessed wrong once (in fact I once put it in all four directions just to see if it'd slide in I didn't lock it than I was just curious- all four directional configurations felt the same :/ hate intel) so yeah I remember studying the socket and it kinda looked like a few pins were bent :|.
so I put it back together and it turns on (can't get video) than powers down and powers back on and cycles off/ on like that until I manually turn it off. does this mean I broke my mobo or could it be something else?