dead system?

Kesava · 03-07-2008, 04:21 AM

ill have a whinge and say that i didnt go anywhere near the cpu before it started stuffing up. and any damage to the socket must have been from afterwards. ill add that im living out on the street and need the mobo for a computer so i can write up my grandma's will.

maybe they will feel bad and not complain.

anyway yeah. i posted it off today. will take like a week to get there, and another 2 for them 2 return it if defective. but anyway.

PC eye · 03-07-2008, 04:41 AM

You'll have to a little more cautious from now on when going to remove any cpu so that won't happen to you again. But I seriously doubt they will be making a big fuss on a defective board but simply ship out a replacement. At least the newer boards coming out are starting to see solid state not liquid filled capacitors on those.

Kesava · 03-07-2008, 05:01 AM

yeah the mobo did have solid state ones.

gigabyte P31.

something else that i need help with.
will i need to resinstall the OS? seeing as it will use all the same drivers.

Instinct5 · 03-07-2008, 05:24 AM

i see that you have overclocked your CPU is there a way they can find out if you did that or not? Cause if they find out you overclocked your warranty will be voided

Kesava · 03-07-2008, 05:48 AM

unless they track me down and look at my sig.... no, i dont think they can tell.

Instinct5 · 03-07-2008, 06:02 AM

alright just making sure they dont bust ya for it

Kesava · 03-07-2008, 06:11 AM

lol yeah it was a good thought.

but to be honest i doubt they will give me a new one. so i am planning just to buy a new one.

is there any other board that would be better?

i have $AU120 to spend.

Asus P5K-SE

how does that compare?

PC eye · 03-07-2008, 07:46 AM

Asus is one of the top contenders while they still see a few bad boards at times like everyone else. Sorry to that solid state caps if that's what went were on that model board since bad "liquid" caps have more or less been a problem for some time.

In fact there's one older site devoted to the subject. http://www.badcaps.net/pages.php?vid=2

As far as XP you will probably need at least a repair install to see Windows reactivated. When the first board on the recent build here let go after only 3 days XP saw a full reinstall while MS got a call for Vista. Lately Vista finally saw a full clean install now in a multi boot with XP and Mandriva.

Kesava · 03-07-2008, 08:06 AM

ok well ill just fresh install. at least that way i can use a decent system with my old mobo. right now im on a 733mhz cpu. not fun at all

Kesava · 03-07-2008, 08:34 AM

well, i put my parts together and booted it up. didnt have to reformat so im loving it.
just had to install network drivers.

i guess if i dont get a new one free then ill just keep this setup for now.

03-07-2008, 04:21 AM	#21 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,992	ill have a whinge and say that i didnt go anywhere near the cpu before it started stuffing up. and any damage to the socket must have been from afterwards. ill add that im living out on the street and need the mobo for a computer so i can write up my grandma's will. maybe they will feel bad and not complain. anyway yeah. i posted it off today. will take like a week to get there, and another 2 for them 2 return it if defective. but anyway. __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

03-07-2008, 04:41 AM	#22 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,005	You'll have to a little more cautious from now on when going to remove any cpu so that won't happen to you again. But I seriously doubt they will be making a big fuss on a defective board but simply ship out a replacement. At least the newer boards coming out are starting to see solid state not liquid filled capacitors on those. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

03-07-2008, 05:01 AM	#23 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,992	yeah the mobo did have solid state ones. gigabyte P31. something else that i need help with. will i need to resinstall the OS? seeing as it will use all the same drivers. __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

03-07-2008, 05:24 AM	#24 (permalink)
Instinct5 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 292	i see that you have overclocked your CPU is there a way they can find out if you did that or not? Cause if they find out you overclocked your warranty will be voided __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A Motherboard CPU: AMD Athlon x2 dual core @ stock2.7 GHz RAM:2x 1GB OCZ 800mhz GPU: PNY Nvidia GeForce 8800GT HDD: Seagate 160GB SATA HD DVD: 20x DvD-Rom OS: Windows Vista Home Premium OS Case: Apevia X-Cruiser w/450w PS

03-07-2008, 05:48 AM	#25 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,992	unless they track me down and look at my sig.... no, i dont think they can tell. __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

03-07-2008, 06:02 AM	#26 (permalink)
Instinct5 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 292	alright just making sure they dont bust ya for it __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A Motherboard CPU: AMD Athlon x2 dual core @ stock2.7 GHz RAM:2x 1GB OCZ 800mhz GPU: PNY Nvidia GeForce 8800GT HDD: Seagate 160GB SATA HD DVD: 20x DvD-Rom OS: Windows Vista Home Premium OS Case: Apevia X-Cruiser w/450w PS

03-07-2008, 06:11 AM	#27 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,992	lol yeah it was a good thought. but to be honest i doubt they will give me a new one. so i am planning just to buy a new one. is there any other board that would be better? i have $AU120 to spend. Asus P5K-SE how does that compare? __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

03-07-2008, 07:46 AM	#28 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,005	Asus is one of the top contenders while they still see a few bad boards at times like everyone else. Sorry to that solid state caps if that's what went were on that model board since bad "liquid" caps have more or less been a problem for some time. In fact there's one older site devoted to the subject. http://www.badcaps.net/pages.php?vid=2 As far as XP you will probably need at least a repair install to see Windows reactivated. When the first board on the recent build here let go after only 3 days XP saw a full reinstall while MS got a call for Vista. Lately Vista finally saw a full clean install now in a multi boot with XP and Mandriva. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

03-07-2008, 08:06 AM	#29 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,992	ok well ill just fresh install. at least that way i can use a decent system with my old mobo. right now im on a 733mhz cpu. not fun at all __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

03-07-2008, 08:34 AM	#30 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,992	well, i put my parts together and booted it up. didnt have to reformat so im loving it. just had to install network drivers. i guess if i dont get a new one free then ill just keep this setup for now. __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

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