WildKat Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 My PC seems to have died today. It simply doesnt boot. It powers on but there are no beeps from POST and no display. I have removed every component one by one and tried booting each time, clearing CMOS, as well as trying another power supply to no avail. I think the motherboard is fried but I am not sure.Is there anything else I can try..?If not, I need to buy another motherboard. Which might give me the excuse to upgrade most of the components (not that its wise with my current bank balance!)The current specs are as follows:Gigabyte S478 motherboard, 3.4ghz northwood, 2gb DDR400, 2x250gb, Audigy 2 ZS, Geforce 6800gt (most of which will go on eBay to fund new parts).I would opt for a Core2 E6600 cpu based system. Thats as far I know. I am not sure what motherboard (or even which chipset) to get, what memory, what graphics... any advice would be greatly appreciated. Im looking for a decent price/performance balance. I would buy 1 graphics card but would want the possibility of adding another in the future (SLI/Crossfire). So basically I need recommendations for Mobo, Memory and graphics (playing latest games maxed out at 1280x1024). Rough estimates to spend are Mobo: £70-130, Memory: £70-110, Graphics: £80-150.Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 where are you planning on buying this from (website) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 i cant say much other than that recently happened to me, there was a contact missing from a DIMM slot. thats the end of that.along with the vendor of choice, what would be more important from this system, energy efficiency or performance. not only that, but what will it be used mainly for, and what would it do once in a while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildKat Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 Id say the main use is Internet/gaming with occassional office apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Id say the main use is Internet/gaming with occassional office apps.... where gaming is the key word What games do you play? There is quite a difference between Solitaire and Rainbow Six Vegas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildKat Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 FPS games like Quake4. I have opted to buy MSI P6N SLI-FI. Just need nvidia gfx recommendations for around the £120 mark.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 As ripken said, where do you intend to buy from? Is newegg ok for you? If so (and you're willing to add an extra 30 pounds), you could get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814186020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildKat Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 Newegg do not ship to UK so its a no go. Maybe just ebay or www.ebuyer.co.uk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Found this on e-bay.co.uk. Hope that helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Nice, a 7950GT...But I would wait a month if you have that time, the 8600 series from nVidia would be a nice option.For the same price it will outperform the 7xxx series any time and you will get DX10.Just my 2 cents . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 @puntoMXI wanted to tell him to wait for the 8 series of nVIDIA, but if you read his first post his pc is dead and I doubt he`ll be wanting to wait that long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 You never know, he´s still posting here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 You never know, he´s still posting here .True, maybe using a neighbour's pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildKat Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 You never know, he´s still posting here .True, maybe using a neighbour's pc Im using my laptop! Also have Internet at work (where I am now).So far ive bought that MSI mobo, Core2 E6600, and Geil DDR800 4-4-4-12. Just need the graphics, thinking I might just fork out and get a 8800GTS.. Is it worth it or is it better to opt for the cheaper 7950GT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 The 7950 is DirectX 9, whereas the 8800 is DirectX10 (the future ). Definitely get the 8800 if you are not pressed by time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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