fluffybunns
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I built a custom made computer approximately 3 1/2 years ago. Suddenly it wouldn't turn on anymore, so I assumed the power supply went. I ended up buying a new motherboard (gigabyte geforce 6100), new power supply (450 watts and 24 pins), new cpu (AMD athlon 64 x2), new DDR (2x1 GB cards PNY). I also bought a new tower so almost all my equipment is new. After pressin the power button (No peripherals connected, I just wanted to make sure it powered on), a spark lit up on the motherboard and I got a good wiff of a burnt smell. I unplugged it. I tried again about 20 mins later to turn it on, and the cpu fan spun for half a second, and then nothing happened. Everything was in correctly and securely (I was very thorough throughout the process). I am assuming this was a faulty motherboard, however, I do not know the extent of the damage (was my CPU also damaged)? They are letting me exchange hardware but I do not know how much I should be exchanging , or if this occurs again. What could have happened? This is only my second custom made computer and the first time it went so smoothly I didn't have any problems. I do not know what parts I should return for an exchange and what I should make sure so that this doesn't happen again. And yes, I did ground myself carefully each time I was going to touch something inside the computer. I am confused and pulling the hair out of my head!