I helped my friend build a custom Skylake computer for him using the following parts: Intel Core i5-6600K, MSI GeForce GTX 960, Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) - System Build - PCPartPicker Canada
The PC boot up right away and I updated to the latest BIOS version for him. Everything proceeded as normal until I noticed that the CPU temperatures in the BIOS were around 45C to 50C. Thinking the readings were wrong, we tried to install Windows 7 and Windows 10 numerous times, only to get BSODs most of the time shortly after booting from DVD. Eventually we got Windows 7 installed but more BSODs promptly ensued. It'll easily BSOD within a minute or two of startup.
I first tried troubleshooting by making sure everything was plugged in properly. Then I tested the RAM by using just one DIMM stick at a time in DIMM slot 2 as instructed in the motherboard's owner's manual. Still getting BSODs. The GPU seems fine, and the hard drive is not connected to a SATA port. The DVD burner isn't connected to a SATA port anymore either. This leaves me to believe he either got a bad SSD, or we messed up the CPU when trying to install the Rocketfish (Cooler Master TX-3) cooler.
Could we have bent a CPU pin? Or picked up a bad SSD? Or maybe it's simply overheating? I had to use quite a bit of force to get the final push pin down into the slot, and even then I wonder if it's making good contact because the pins simply don't seem like they are fully extended into the back of the motherboard. I have tried plugging in my USB to run OCCT and Core Temp but Windows cannot detect the USB. It can however detect my USB in the BIOS and the keyboard and mouse :shok:
The PC boot up right away and I updated to the latest BIOS version for him. Everything proceeded as normal until I noticed that the CPU temperatures in the BIOS were around 45C to 50C. Thinking the readings were wrong, we tried to install Windows 7 and Windows 10 numerous times, only to get BSODs most of the time shortly after booting from DVD. Eventually we got Windows 7 installed but more BSODs promptly ensued. It'll easily BSOD within a minute or two of startup.
I first tried troubleshooting by making sure everything was plugged in properly. Then I tested the RAM by using just one DIMM stick at a time in DIMM slot 2 as instructed in the motherboard's owner's manual. Still getting BSODs. The GPU seems fine, and the hard drive is not connected to a SATA port. The DVD burner isn't connected to a SATA port anymore either. This leaves me to believe he either got a bad SSD, or we messed up the CPU when trying to install the Rocketfish (Cooler Master TX-3) cooler.
Could we have bent a CPU pin? Or picked up a bad SSD? Or maybe it's simply overheating? I had to use quite a bit of force to get the final push pin down into the slot, and even then I wonder if it's making good contact because the pins simply don't seem like they are fully extended into the back of the motherboard. I have tried plugging in my USB to run OCCT and Core Temp but Windows cannot detect the USB. It can however detect my USB in the BIOS and the keyboard and mouse :shok: