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System Name | Sample light |
---|---|
Processor | AMD Phenom II 965 |
Motherboard | MSI DKA790GX |
Cooling | Zalman 9500LED |
Memory | 2x 2GB G-skill PC8500 |
Video Card(s) | Asus built AMD/ATI HD4850 |
Storage | 500GB Wesern Digital green |
Display(s) | too ashamed to tell, but its an acer |
Case | Lian Li V2000 |
Audio Device(s) | Echo Audiofire 2 |
Power Supply | Corsair VX550 |
Software | Windows XP pro SP3 |
Hello there,
i was watching some 1080p this morning with my PC, which was resonably warm (never gut around to configure the video optimizations for h264)
anyawys, i hear a puff, screen goes blank, everything is dead,
long story short
Computer Stats :
phenom 2 6400+ 140 watt version
MSI DKA790GX 1.0
2x2GB 1066mhz G-skill (running at 800mhz)
Asus Ati HD4850 with a sytche heatsink
Corsair VX530 PSU
1 firewire card TI chipset
1 USB card Via chipset
1 60GB Intel X-25M (boot device)
1 Western digital green power 1.5TB drive
Diagnostics steps taken:
1) Clear cmos
2) remove video card, attempt to post with onboard 790GX integrated video
3) remove memory, try with both sticks individualy
4) disconnect all drives and pci cards, leaving only processor, motherboard and 1 stick of ram,
5) walk away and take a shower, let computer cool down
6) remove CPU to see if PC posts with CPU missing messege,
7) attempt to use my emergency PSU which is a Bequiet 480watt Blackline pro
all diagnotics steps have resulted in the same result, with exception of step 6, black screen, no post, cpu fan spins for half a second (dosnt get more then 1/4 spin), case fans dont spin at all, the onboard power indicator works, this MSI board has 3 botons on board for power, reset and clear cmos, and when the board has a working psu connected, the power botton shines with a green light,
thats what worries me, in all the cases of toasted CPU or Toasted board i´ve seen so far, the case fans would atleast work,
now, i just got paid, and 1/3 of my salary is allready gone on due rent and expences, and my credit card bill is about to to drop, (no, im not asking for money, not that desprete... yet), i need to know whats the safest bet, fried CPU or fried motherboard,
i was watching some 1080p this morning with my PC, which was resonably warm (never gut around to configure the video optimizations for h264)
anyawys, i hear a puff, screen goes blank, everything is dead,
long story short
Computer Stats :
phenom 2 6400+ 140 watt version
MSI DKA790GX 1.0
2x2GB 1066mhz G-skill (running at 800mhz)
Asus Ati HD4850 with a sytche heatsink
Corsair VX530 PSU
1 firewire card TI chipset
1 USB card Via chipset
1 60GB Intel X-25M (boot device)
1 Western digital green power 1.5TB drive
Diagnostics steps taken:
1) Clear cmos
2) remove video card, attempt to post with onboard 790GX integrated video
3) remove memory, try with both sticks individualy
4) disconnect all drives and pci cards, leaving only processor, motherboard and 1 stick of ram,
5) walk away and take a shower, let computer cool down
6) remove CPU to see if PC posts with CPU missing messege,
7) attempt to use my emergency PSU which is a Bequiet 480watt Blackline pro
all diagnotics steps have resulted in the same result, with exception of step 6, black screen, no post, cpu fan spins for half a second (dosnt get more then 1/4 spin), case fans dont spin at all, the onboard power indicator works, this MSI board has 3 botons on board for power, reset and clear cmos, and when the board has a working psu connected, the power botton shines with a green light,
thats what worries me, in all the cases of toasted CPU or Toasted board i´ve seen so far, the case fans would atleast work,
now, i just got paid, and 1/3 of my salary is allready gone on due rent and expences, and my credit card bill is about to to drop, (no, im not asking for money, not that desprete... yet), i need to know whats the safest bet, fried CPU or fried motherboard,