Putting old computer parts into a new system???

Jchamb49 · May 13, 2015

So, my dad had a relatively new computer (about 3-4 years old) that is now pretty much useless... (something to do with a virus or something destroying the hard drive) So he told me i could have it and salvage stuff from it.

I found two nvidia quadro 4000's, an insane amount of RAM (at least 20 GB), a 256GB SSD, and an amazing cooling system...

So what I want to do is transplant those things into my current PC.

My current PC has an AMD Radeon 7800 graphics card, and only 8 GB of RAM (the RAM in my computer is a different brand than the one in my dads older one), and all I have is a single 1 TB HDD...

So how would I go about switching the stuff over? Would I have problems if I replaced the graphics card? What if I just kept my radeon in there, and then just used one nvidia quadro card with it??? If the hard drive is the one that was destroyed, then does that mean the SSD is useless too?

What would you guys recommend I do???

manofchalk · May 14, 2015

A virus cant destroy hardware, it probably wrecked the OS but the HDD should be fine. See if you can reformat it.
Quadro 4000's are workstation cards, not meant for gaming, your Radeon will probably far outperform them in games. You have no use for them.
Make sure the RAM isnt DDR2, if its DDR3 I would just outright replace the RAM in your system with that. Its not good to mix RAM kits.
SSD should be fine, again make sure to reformat cause that virus may still be there. If its an old SSD be wary though, first gen SSD's degraded in performance pretty quickly

Bossyfins · May 14, 2015

MisterSprinkles :

Ehh, haven't seen you in a while.

As for a virus, its rare to destroy hardware. It would usually take help from the user using the computer to get it into the system

SBMfromLA · May 14, 2015

MisterSprinkles :

"A particularly malicious virus can at worst disable a hard drive temporarily. A virus alone is not enough to physically break a hard drive or completely disable a hard drive to the point where it can't be repaired. Some particularly bad viruses, including boot-sector viruses, can be so difficult to remove for a nonexpert that he may feel like the hard drive is a lost cause. But the fact is that while viruses can destroy the data stored on a hard drive, they cannot destroy the device itself."
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/can-computer-virus-completely-disable-hard-drive-75075.html

Jchamb49 · May 14, 2015

Guys, I tried turning it on and I put the installation disk in. And what do ya know, it appears to run the disk fine, but then when it asks what driver to install windows to, I can't see any of the HDDs or the SSD... it's as if they aren't even there...

idk if this helps or not, maybe this means its a problem with the mobo or maybe we just simply need a brand new hard drive and OS...

SBMfromLA · May 14, 2015

What are you trying to accomplish? Remove parts to use as spare or get that computer back into working order? What O/S is it running? It probably needs nothing more than a reinstall.

Jchamb49 · May 14, 2015

Well whatever salvages the most stuff I guess... The thing is, it might just need a new hard drive. But if the problem is a mobo problem, then a new harddrive wont do anything...

The point is, everything is working fine besides the hard drive (or mobo, idk) I'm just looking for some suggestions on what to do with it.

SBMfromLA · May 14, 2015

Jchamb49 :

If it doesn't contain anything valuable... why not have fun and install a FREE o/s onto it.. it will let you know once and for all if it has any hardware issues.. I think the file system was just corrupted..

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