- Sep 28, 2013
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Hi there community,
I have a pretty dated computer and my computer knowledge is pretty limited.
cpu: Core 2 Quad Q9400
motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P43-ES3G
psu: IM ATX W/12CM FAN,450W SATA*1
video card: POWERCOLOR 5850 1GB PCIE GAME
ram: STT DDR2-667 2G/64X8 (x4)
The PCI Express x16 slot recently gave out on me. I know this because I thought it might have been the video card so I tested a different one on it (a Sapphire Radeon HD6570) and it did not work. The Powercolor 5850 video card would just run the fan at high speed when I booted up and stay at that speed. Before it would rev up to high speed then slowdown as the computer booted. I hear a beep when I turn on the computer so I believe it is booting up correctly, its just that I am unable to see anything on the monitor.
So the question I have is that since the motherboard is pretty out of date but everything else is working fairly well, what is the current best deal I can buy a motherboard for that is still compatible with everything I already have besides the RAM? I am aware that I will have to buy new RAM if I get a new motherboard.
I would really appreciate any help you guys can give me.
Thank you
I have a pretty dated computer and my computer knowledge is pretty limited.
cpu: Core 2 Quad Q9400
motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P43-ES3G
psu: IM ATX W/12CM FAN,450W SATA*1
video card: POWERCOLOR 5850 1GB PCIE GAME
ram: STT DDR2-667 2G/64X8 (x4)
The PCI Express x16 slot recently gave out on me. I know this because I thought it might have been the video card so I tested a different one on it (a Sapphire Radeon HD6570) and it did not work. The Powercolor 5850 video card would just run the fan at high speed when I booted up and stay at that speed. Before it would rev up to high speed then slowdown as the computer booted. I hear a beep when I turn on the computer so I believe it is booting up correctly, its just that I am unable to see anything on the monitor.
So the question I have is that since the motherboard is pretty out of date but everything else is working fairly well, what is the current best deal I can buy a motherboard for that is still compatible with everything I already have besides the RAM? I am aware that I will have to buy new RAM if I get a new motherboard.
I would really appreciate any help you guys can give me.
Thank you
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