More info, I cam back from a trip and my pc power LED on the back of my Compaq that is usually solid green when I have power, was flashing green. I talked to the support guy but he was useless. He said its either my motherboard, processor, or power supply.
Would it be easier to just get a barebones kit that comes with a new motherboard, processor, and power supply and just transfer my h.d., dvd-rom, cd-rom, floopy, etc. hardware components over to the barebones or would it just be easier to get a new PC.
I found some sweet deals on barebone kits but not sure if I should go with AMD or and Intel processor?
If anyone can give advice about this issue it would be a great help just want to get my main pc in the house back up and running again.
Cheers
2006-11-16 09:32:43 · 8 answers · asked by crochockey84 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Unless you are familar with computers just replace it. You can buy new computer for $299 in several places including Tigerdirect
2006-11-16 13:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do not believe it is your power supply because it would not flash green. Anyway if you decide to buy a motherboard/CPU combo then yes you can transfer your hard drive and other components onto that motherboard. Even if you want to buy all three parts it will not cost you a lot of money. I use to buy a lot of my parts from directron.com because they are very affordable and have quality parts. The processor is the most expensive part but it depends on what type. If you just want a Pentium 4 for example then you can get the CPU,motherboard and power supply for probably about $150 total. So $150 compared to hundreds for a new computer. If you feel like you are up to taking your system apart which is not hard. I personally do not use AMD but I sell them to people who request AMD. I have been building systems for over 8 years and it is just a personal brand perference that's all. And beside after you swap those 3 parts and see which one is the culprit then you send back the parts that you didn't need and get a refund. It always makes sense to replace your parts then to buy a brand new system. People always buy new systems everytime something goes wrong and that is just a waste of money.
2006-11-17 01:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by rmclayborn620 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-24 23:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a motherboard fry on me a few years ago, and I bought a new motherboard to replace it. Installed it, started it up, and got a bunch of nice beeps saying the motherboard was not working again.
All in all, I fried one and my local PC repairshop fried two more before we figured out that there was a short in the video card that was zapping the motherboard.
Luckily I only had to pay for one board, but could have been expensive if I was doing this myself from a barebones kit.
For me I found it has been cheaper to buy a full replacement and then use the old PC for parts and experimentation. But hey that's just me...
2006-11-16 09:39:22 · answer #4 · answered by SteveN 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local bestbuy or computer store and buy a new powersupply costs about $20-$30 (Do not ever buy one online, even if it is in a kit). If replacing the powersuppy does not work, get rid of the whole thing and buy a new computer.
I lost $800 in computer equipment to a faulty barebone kit. When I tryed to upgrade my system. My luck I got two faulty Power supplies.
2006-11-16 11:44:42 · answer #5 · answered by Peter K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after all the money it would cost for a brand new motherboard, processor, and power supply, you are better off just buying a whole new computer. it will cost a lot less trust me.
2006-11-16 09:36:27 · answer #6 · answered by vitti93 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
buy the parts in order of how much they cost, try them, and if they dont fix the problem return them.
id buy a powersupply then MB then CPU
make sure they are either the same type or compatable with the others that you are using
2006-11-16 09:36:44 · answer #7 · answered by Andrew M 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi,,, what, you shot your motherboard????
good luck
2006-11-16 09:35:49 · answer #8 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋