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Well, it finally let me. Hopefully that is sharp enough for you to determine whether the problem lies in the socket.

I have been trying to upload a sharper picture since last night, and for some reason it just won't let me. Is there a limit per day or something like that? Anyway, I will keep trying, but if it still...

There is the pic. The screw hit somewhere around there. No, I get no beeps (would have mentioned it if I did, but I appreciate the question). Thanks for wanting to help me, and once again I apologize...

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Yes, I did. Sorry for taking so long to reply, I work a lot. So yeah, I did replace it the right way, but to me it doesn't feel as tight as the first time I placed it (when I built the computer), so...

Is there a chance that if the heatsink is not making good contact, or it's somehow loose, that itself could be the cause of the crashes?

I did yesterday, and the pins on the CPU looked fine to me (I looked up pics on Google and compared), and also the socket looked fine (I compared it with pics of the same MOBO on Google as well). I...

Nevermind guys, now it won't let me boot not even to Safe Mode, and I disconnected the SSD, GPU and Optical Drive, and it still freezes, even in BIOS... I either messed up the MOBO when I dropped a...

Hmm, I only fresh-installed it using my Windows 10 Pro DVD disc, so your suggestion sounds like a great idea. It might actually solve the issue. Only problem is, I believe it won't let me do the...

Thanks for the reply.

Is it possible the CPU could just need to be reseated? The first time I reseated the GPU (before the crashes started), I accidentally pushed the heatsink (twice) and made it...

Hello, everyone. This is my first post on this site. Someone recommended me to come here to see if I could find a solution to my problem. I have been getting the BSOD crash for 8 days now, and it...