repton
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Hi Folks
Need some second opinions from you guys. This is a bit convoluted so make yourself a cup of tea before starting
My gaming rig has run into some problems lately, details of the hardware are in my signature along with links to gallery etc.
A while back my i5 2500k died on me, and I assumed it was an issue with overclocking, it was returned to intel and replaced however Im having issues with DHL actually returning it to my house, that is a different story altogether though...
So in the meantime I was using an i5 2400 that I had spare, everything was fine until I tripped our main fuse box when the garage lights shorted the other day.
When I reset the fuse I realised my pc had been on, and unfortunatley not rigged up to a UPS (poor decision I know).
When I powered back on it couldn't boot to windows, I rebooted again and was stuck in bios, another reboot and a hard reset of the cmos the PC wont post at all and the CPU LED was lit red on the motherboard.
I removed the 2400 and tried it in my media pc and it refused to boot, so I concluded this cps was now dead.
In an attempt to resurrect my main rig for the sake of accessing my documents, I took the i3 from my media pc and tried it in my gaming rig, same problem no post, CPU LED on, but to top it all off it destroyed the i3. I removed it and found it was way too hot. Given that the computer refused to post at all I am now assuming my maximus iv extreme is the culprit, or the PSU perhaps. I'm also worried about my two 7970s but keeping my hopes up that they are ok.
After i lost the i5 all settings in bios have been stock no overclocking (obviously with a non K version i5)
So I'm in a pickle.
I have a dead i5 2400 and a dead i3 xxxx (cant recall which model).
I have a brand new i5 2500K but it is currently doing the rounds in the back of a DHL contract drivers van who cant find my house.
I have enough cash to order a new MB for my gaming rig and a new cpu for my media pc.
But, I am wary of going ahead with this without being able to 100% source what the real problem is here.
My suspicion lies with the motherboard, it is an older b2 revision of the p67 maximus iv extreme that I got for next to nothing, given the SATA issue I only use the ports that have no hard fault, but this board has never seemed 100% stable.
I'm not sure how to proceed though. Should I pick up another RoG motherboard and put the i5 in or should I be concerned that it is the PSU and somehow test it without putting any further hardware at risk?
I can afford to replace whatever is faulty, but I cant afford to brick any more hardware!
HELP GUYS! This gaming rig was built with inheritance I was given from a late family member, so it was my first chance to have such a decent setup that I'd always dreamt of building and now its all gone to shit
Reality is i'm not wealthy enough to keep messing up now. Trying to stay positive but my PC was/is my only hobby outside of my wife and kids.
Need some second opinions from you guys. This is a bit convoluted so make yourself a cup of tea before starting
My gaming rig has run into some problems lately, details of the hardware are in my signature along with links to gallery etc.
A while back my i5 2500k died on me, and I assumed it was an issue with overclocking, it was returned to intel and replaced however Im having issues with DHL actually returning it to my house, that is a different story altogether though...
So in the meantime I was using an i5 2400 that I had spare, everything was fine until I tripped our main fuse box when the garage lights shorted the other day.
When I reset the fuse I realised my pc had been on, and unfortunatley not rigged up to a UPS (poor decision I know).
When I powered back on it couldn't boot to windows, I rebooted again and was stuck in bios, another reboot and a hard reset of the cmos the PC wont post at all and the CPU LED was lit red on the motherboard.
I removed the 2400 and tried it in my media pc and it refused to boot, so I concluded this cps was now dead.
In an attempt to resurrect my main rig for the sake of accessing my documents, I took the i3 from my media pc and tried it in my gaming rig, same problem no post, CPU LED on, but to top it all off it destroyed the i3. I removed it and found it was way too hot. Given that the computer refused to post at all I am now assuming my maximus iv extreme is the culprit, or the PSU perhaps. I'm also worried about my two 7970s but keeping my hopes up that they are ok.
After i lost the i5 all settings in bios have been stock no overclocking (obviously with a non K version i5)
So I'm in a pickle.
I have a dead i5 2400 and a dead i3 xxxx (cant recall which model).
I have a brand new i5 2500K but it is currently doing the rounds in the back of a DHL contract drivers van who cant find my house.
I have enough cash to order a new MB for my gaming rig and a new cpu for my media pc.
But, I am wary of going ahead with this without being able to 100% source what the real problem is here.
My suspicion lies with the motherboard, it is an older b2 revision of the p67 maximus iv extreme that I got for next to nothing, given the SATA issue I only use the ports that have no hard fault, but this board has never seemed 100% stable.
I'm not sure how to proceed though. Should I pick up another RoG motherboard and put the i5 in or should I be concerned that it is the PSU and somehow test it without putting any further hardware at risk?
I can afford to replace whatever is faulty, but I cant afford to brick any more hardware!
HELP GUYS! This gaming rig was built with inheritance I was given from a late family member, so it was my first chance to have such a decent setup that I'd always dreamt of building and now its all gone to shit
Reality is i'm not wealthy enough to keep messing up now. Trying to stay positive but my PC was/is my only hobby outside of my wife and kids.
