fuck fuck fuck...

6 Years and my desktop just shit the bed. Pretty sure the processor took a dump. All fans spin, all drive spin, no power or drive light, all cards seated ok, motherboard light comes on...

Nothing. No beeps, no warnings, no display at all.

NOT what I needed right now...

 

maybe the video card went out?

you have a spare one?

 

no drive activity lights on the front of the case...

 

OK, putting parts list together...

NOT looking to overclock, just want fast, stable and reliable.


Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo

ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233144

 

That mobo almost looks like it was built with Legos.

Didn't know RAM was that cheap now.

Maybe I should consider rebuilding my old desktop....

 

Also considering this mobo:

ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...M-_-20-233-144

Vid Card

EVGA 01G-P3-1372-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130571

 

Was just looking at that ASRock mobo and these:

Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115074



Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3X1K2/8GX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820104266


then I'll need a new case, new HDD, optical drive and PSU

 

Would LOVE some thoughts on these components as I need to order ASAP...

If there are better options (stability, reliability) I am all ears...

Will initially be running a Sata6.0 OS drive.

 

I have been running the last gen i5 with a 460 for ... since they both came out. No problems, but i have been running with a intel board (since I'm not overclocking or running dual video cards). Ram can be a crapshoot.

 

Stogie, I've had great luck with ASUS boards over the years. Currently running a previous generation i5 760 with the same Corsair Vengeance ram and a GTX260. Very stable. I rarely ever shut it down, just let it go to sleep and click the mouse to wake it up. I notice you didn't spec a PSU. Are you planning on getting a new one? If your old one is in fact 6 years old, I'd recommend replacing it as well. I'd recommend the Corsair TX series.

 

Spend the extra $10 and get the i5-2500k. If you plan to overclock down the road, you'll need it.

 

Thanks guys.

Stapler, I will check out the intel boards, too. I have had good luck with my current ASUS MB.

Lite, good point on the PSU, but my old one may fit the bill, will have to check...

Cochese, NO plans to overclock. Again, stability not a little more speed is important to me.

 

Try out a Corsair H50 cooler for better cooling and quieter operation. I put one on my son's i5 and it keeps the core temps way down. I've got one to put on my i7 rig, just need to make the time to transplant it to a new case with clearance for it.

 

stogie, pull the ram out of the board and try to start it. if you get beeps your mobo is ok, depending on how many beeps you get it means diff things, you can look up the manual for your specific board on the manufacturers website and get what that error code (beeps) means. It might save you from completely rebuilding...that is unless you just want an excuse for a newer pc. Which if thats the case just build a new one.

 

I get that, but at the price point there's no reason not to.

 

before I go crazy, I am going to swap out the vid card like Miz said... Worth a shot...


All the fans are spinning and the HDD are spinning. No display, though. Worth a shot.

 

If I get a PWR supply, is 550watt enough for:

i5
2-3 Sata drives (internal)
Single PCIe VId card
8GB RAM
DVD/Blue ray/CD

???

 

I would think so.

 

How many sticks of ram? 2? 4?

It should work, but I don't know for sure.

I believe Thermaltake has a power estimator somewhere.

 

2 4gb stick cochese.

My current pwr sply is a 550w antec that may do the trick... not sure.

 

http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/ there are a couple of sites that use a similar calculator.

You can see that the thing that really eats up power is if you select overclocking.

I think I'm running a 650 right now, but that probably means it was part of a combo deal.

 

Thanks Stapler!


Ran it and it said 420 would be fine, plus I added a few extra USB and HDD just to be sure. Should be OK on the PWR SPLY...

 

My other option is to go to Costco and see what a generic craptastic W7 box would cost me to just buy....

I hate the idea, but for turnkey solution, it's easy...

 

Any reason W7 Home Premium isn't enough?

No need for bitlocker, domains or RDC...

 

You can always do an easy upgrade later.

 

I haven't been left wanting, except for the RDC (too, lazy, to, get, off, couch).

VNC is good enough though.

 

I fixed my cousins pc a while back. Was doing similar thing to yours.... everything worked but no video. It ended up being a bad mobo. Maybe that's what's wrong with yours too?


I personally wouldn't bother. Sure, it might be a little cheaper, but if you built one yourself it will be with quality components that should last a long time. Prebuilt PCs also tend to come with underpowered (IMO) PSUs.

 

Yeah, I tried the new vid card... No luck.

Could try a new mobo, but I really don't want to mess with this for a month trying stuff and then find out the processor took a dump.

Looks like I will be ordering from newegg shortly....

 

OK, looks like the final list will be :


Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148697

Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148767

EVGA 01G-P3-1372-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video ...
Item #: N82E16814130571

G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2
Item #: N82E16820231461

ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157229

Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500
Item #: N82E16819115073

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116986

Plus a $20 DVD burner since mine is IDE...

I will be re-using my Lain Li case and my Antec 550W power supply unless I run into issues with that.

Ialso have a hot swappable (AHCI) drive bay for throwing in internal HDDs. My Cobian backups of my failed PC are on a 500GB that was in this bay. Hope I can recover stuff...

 

How much?

 

What are the specs on your old computer?

 

Right around $800.

Old machine was a P4 3.4 with 2GB RAM and a GeForce 7800GT 256MB vid card. 80GB OS drive and two 250GB in a RAID 0 for storage.

 

Nvm, nothing I could try to salvage from you....

 

I have a 3.5" floppy disk drive. Might be an antique.

 

2GB of DDR400?

I might be able to put that to good use in my P4 3.0 GHz system. Price?

Trying to prolonging the inevitable...

 

This what you need?

2 sticks, Corsair.

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I probably shouldn't, but

Depends on price.

 

Stogie get a SSD drive

 

So while I was working on my desttop during the weekend I think I killed it so I replaced it with a gigabyte motherboard

 

Azuser, tell me whats fair for it. I have no idea.

Dizaz, boot time is of zero conzequence to me. A sata6.0 internal hdd will be just fine for me.