And I feel like a total moron.

So I felt that I'd try to overclock my Phenom 9850 2.5Ghz CPU to 3Ghz. I ventured into the BIOS, changed the CPU multiplier so it would be 3Ghz, restarted my computer. It booted up just fine, I started a stress test, then I got a beep and it shut down.



I tried clearing the CMOS and waiting 15 minutes. No go.

I have tried unplugging everything from the motherboard. No go.

Funny thing - IF I have the big motherboard strip plugged in and the CPU power plug NOT plugged in the fans will start running. But that's about it. I get no response from the power button when I try to turn it off, so I have to unplug the computer to turn it off.

I tried a different power supply, I got no response. Right now I have the computer with everything unplugged, doing nothing.

This sucks.

My build:

ECS A780GM-A AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HD985ZXAGHBOX - Retail

Zalman 850W PSU


ECS N9600GT-512MX-P GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

8GM RAM --> G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail

The big question: What do I need to replace? >_<