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Fortunate news. I took it to local computer tech and they checked and found a CPU connection issues on motherboard. It might be caused when I use a bit of force to pull the old CPU cooling fan off. They managed to repair it and it is now back to normal and my son is happy camper. What I learned...

Might have to build from scratch... (sigh) Replacement Red skull Mobo is not around anywhere I am based (Australia) and there are only two available on eBay as I see them and both are in USA and costs much more than brand new B550M board. (close to AU$300 landed) Not sure why and Ryzen 7 2700X...

Hello, I must pull the trigger too fast. :) Re: replacement mobo, does it have to be another Red Skull Summit 16552-1 if mobo is the issue? The main reason for replacing CPU and Mobo is that the Red Skull is not upgrade-friendly and 2700X is already maxed out hence I was thinking to replace...

Great suggestion. Thanks. I will try to find a shop that can take the CPU to test. Meanwhile, I decided to build a PC with a new motherboard and CPU and just ordered below; + AMD Ryzen 5 5600G + ASUS AM4 MicroATX PRIME B550M-A WIFI I will try to salvage all the other required parts such as...

If it is the case that CPU is dead, instead of purchasing same old CPU, can I just get new motherboard that is more upgrade friendly? I am thinking to get any one of below 3 matx motherboards; ASRock X570M Pro4 MSI MAG B550M Bazooka ASRock B550M Phantom Gaming 4 and put Ryzen 5 5600G...

Just cleaned thermal paste near the bottom off with iso alcohol and tried and still the same result. Powers on but no response on screen, mouse and keyboard and orange light blinking...

I will try to clean it with isopropyl alcohol shortly and report back. Yep. it is perfectly aligned now. Previously it was not when the some of pins where bent slightly. After straighten them, it fits perfectly. One thing I found is that some of the socket holes were not aligned perfectly so...

I noticed that double clicking those images will enlarge them and be able to see a bit better.

Hello, Is this better? If not, I will try again.

Thanks again and it is a great tip. I should read some tips before trying to replace cooler fan. Expensive mistake for sure... Yes, it was very tightly stuck and I thought that I had to unscrew brackets so unscrew brackets on both sides and pull it off. I noticed that one row of CPU pins was...

Thank you very much for the info. I will try to locate same CPU chip (Ryzen 7 2700). This old CPU costs almost same as newer chips somehow. Hope I can locate one soon and keep my son happy again.

Not sure if it helps and here is the photo of the mother board. View: https://imgur.com/a/CSc2lgy I believe that my one is "MDT18 Ryzen 2 R7-2700X, 8C/16T, 3.70GHz, 105w, Pinnacle Ridge" from the quoted thread.