Hi,
My condolences. How many do you have?
What she said.
You mentioned having built your own. This is a side benefit, when something goes poof and the magic smoke is released, you can troubleshoot (which you did) and repair (which you can do) yourself. If you keep all the components that are working, and only replace those that have died, you will probably end up with more for less. If you look for a mobo that supports both your present hardware and has a path to supporting newer hardware, you can have a constantly up-to-date (sorta) computer for less than the price of refurbished.
Don't assume that the memory and CPU are fried just because your mobo is. But don't spend a whole lot of effort trying to find a mobo that'll accept your present CPU. Ditto memory.
Whatever you decide, good luck.
EDIT: Just read your reply to LC. Good points, all, but still give it some thought. An hour here, one there and you'd probably have yours fixed in about a week.
--Pete
(11-14-2010, 07:48 AM)MEAT Wrote: . . . my wives . . .
My condolences. How many do you have?
(11-14-2010, 10:09 AM)LavCat Wrote: Why not replace the motherboard in the system that you have?
What she said.
You mentioned having built your own. This is a side benefit, when something goes poof and the magic smoke is released, you can troubleshoot (which you did) and repair (which you can do) yourself. If you keep all the components that are working, and only replace those that have died, you will probably end up with more for less. If you look for a mobo that supports both your present hardware and has a path to supporting newer hardware, you can have a constantly up-to-date (sorta) computer for less than the price of refurbished.
Don't assume that the memory and CPU are fried just because your mobo is. But don't spend a whole lot of effort trying to find a mobo that'll accept your present CPU. Ditto memory.
Whatever you decide, good luck.
EDIT: Just read your reply to LC. Good points, all, but still give it some thought. An hour here, one there and you'd probably have yours fixed in about a week.
--Pete
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