Looking for a quick fix

GNS1310

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Been without a PC for about 6 months, been busy, and love my Surface Pro 3, but I need to get back on my PC!

Posting a link to a couple pics...had a drip from processor, not sure how bad the damage is, but I'm thinking about getting a refurb mobo/cpu, or maybe even an entire system from Ebay/Newegg etc

Built my PC back in 2010-2011 and haven't any time to fiddle with them like I used to.

Instead of buying new and spending a bunch, (I'm going to do that eventually) I though I might just get the refurb and get mine up and running again, for now.

I'd like to spend a couple hundred, maybe get an i3 or i5.

Almost wanna take it to a pro but I don't need someone telling me it'll cost a few hundred bucks to get it going again.

Thoughts?

Thanks!
 
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Try cleaning up any leakage using a damp cloth by dabbing it on the effected parts and allowing the system to dry out for a few hours in a warm, dry location then fire it up.
It would be unwise to run it for more than a minuet or two with a failed/leaking CPU cooler but you, and it, will be fine if you just test it to see if the system will at least POST and get into Windows with no problems.
If the system will POST and get fully into Windows I suggest you start by re-lacing the failed CPU cooler first and see how things pan out.

GNS1310

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https://imgur.com/a/EeU2Q
Theres a link to a couple of pics.

Mobo - Asus P6X58D-E
Gen 1 i7
Asus Poseidon Graphics card
Corsair 750 PSU
DLink wireless adapter
1TB HD
only had 6GB Corsair Ram

I was on Newegg looking at refurbs but couldn't find any full size towers

I just want to get something inexpensive for now to get up and running again...I'll do a new build sometime next year.
I'm in NY
 
Try cleaning up any leakage using a damp cloth by dabbing it on the effected parts and allowing the system to dry out for a few hours in a warm, dry location then fire it up.
It would be unwise to run it for more than a minuet or two with a failed/leaking CPU cooler but you, and it, will be fine if you just test it to see if the system will at least POST and get into Windows with no problems.
If the system will POST and get fully into Windows I suggest you start by re-lacing the failed CPU cooler first and see how things pan out.

 
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