Need a New Motherboard

rminter48 · Jul 25, 2014

Here is my current PC: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mgtLP6

My price range is $130-$160 the lower the better. I'm guessing I need a new OS now too.

I built it about 9 months ago for gaming and it hadn't given me any real trouble until to day when it kinda sorta caught on fire. I was in the middle of a game when it just turned off by itself. I spent about 30 minutes trying to figure out why it wouldn't turn on. So I took of the side of the case to see what the problem was and when I pressed the start button again a flame shot out about an inch away from the processor.

Getting a new MB is second priority to figuring out why that happened and how to make sure it doesn't happen again so if any has any idea how it happened please tell me.

volcanoscout · Jul 25, 2014

My first guess would be your PSU - it falls into the Tier 5 "Replace immediately!" category. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

If your PSU survived the fire, I would replace it with a Tier 3 or higher based on the list linked above.

rminter48 · Jul 25, 2014

volcanoscout :

Is there any specific PSU you would recommend?

EDIT: So the motherboard isn't at fault and would it be okay to get the same one again?

volcanoscout · Jul 25, 2014

I would stay in the 500W or better range for that GPU and Tier 3 or better if you can afford it- if you tell me what case you're using and your budget, I can make a recommendation that's compatible.

That mobo is about as good as any in that price range. If it made you happy, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't get another. If you're looking to upgrade, there are several decent options. Here are two:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpror20
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxaud3

rminter48 · Jul 25, 2014

volcanoscout :

Around $160
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-gama001bk

Since im replacing to the motherboard I guess I have to squeeze a OS in there aswell.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 25, 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk9OA7aKOE

RAIDMAX SUPPLIES were used in this video.

volcanoscout · Jul 25, 2014

Is that $160 for mobo and PSU?

Shouldn't need to shell out for the OS. What OS are you running? If it's Windows, just try to activate it on the new board. If it kicks it back, do the over-the-phone reactivation. Shouldn't be an issue with a fried board.

rminter48 · Jul 25, 2014

Would this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-bp500u be a good one?

volcanoscout · Jul 25, 2014

Awesome vid!

volcanoscout · Jul 25, 2014

That's a decent PSU. For $10 more, you could bump to a Tier2, Class A:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone550
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

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