Is my motherboard fried?

Hey guys, so i finished building my computer but i have recently come across some problems. the computer would start to hard freeze, and the display would stop working completely (as if there was no video connection). and so i unplugged the power to my graphics card while the computer was on (i know I'm an idiot). now the computer can hardly run. it stops working after about 10 minutes. my mother board is an a88xm-e45 and i was wondering if the board is still okay or if i will need to replace it? i disconnected my only hdd and when i turn the computer on, the bios screen won't even show up

Hi
Doing what you did wasn't smart indeed. But I think that something was bad since "new" and caused such issue(s) at first place. Probably removing a GPU this was made it worse? Please see >>Posting Guide<< before we go any further.
Also try clearing CMOS ( >>Clear CMOS Guide<< ) with power cord and battery removed.

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Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. Thanks for choosing the HP Forums. Have a great day!
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