Hello, I'm newbie. I know very little about computers but do I love to game. My computer which I bought from best buy http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220070 (yes, I'm idiot.) isn't working.
The computer was having trouble running the newer games so I updated the graphics card to a Radeon XFX 7850 and my psu wasn't strong enough. So I purchased a RaidMax RX-730SS ATX psu with 730 watts. I installed the psu first and tested it without the new videocard. Everything worked fine. So I removed my previous drivers and stuck the card in and turned it on. But I made a connection mistake. I put the wrong four connector to the graphics card. I needed to use the pci-e connector. I didn't realize this until after I did something very stupid. I flipped that little red switch in the back of the psu to 220 and turned the computer on. Then off and on. Then off and on a few more times. Really stupid. So I realized this fried the motherboard. Now I'm not sure whether I fried the processor, the graphics card and/or the hard drive. So I'm going to test the GC on a friends computer to check that, and I'm going to check the processor and the hard drive but I'm positive I've ruined the motherboard. It won't even beep. I did all the diagnostic tests I could find on the internet. It's gone. So before I make another stupid purchase. Could you guys help find me a good cheap replacement motherboard? I'm running really low on money now that I've spent so much on the psu and the graphics card. Here's the link to the pc I bought which should let you know what to get but I just don't want to mess up again. Thanks a bunch in advance if you can find me something good! I was also thinking of returning the psu and the GC because I think I got ripped off buying those too!
The computer was having trouble running the newer games so I updated the graphics card to a Radeon XFX 7850 and my psu wasn't strong enough. So I purchased a RaidMax RX-730SS ATX psu with 730 watts. I installed the psu first and tested it without the new videocard. Everything worked fine. So I removed my previous drivers and stuck the card in and turned it on. But I made a connection mistake. I put the wrong four connector to the graphics card. I needed to use the pci-e connector. I didn't realize this until after I did something very stupid. I flipped that little red switch in the back of the psu to 220 and turned the computer on. Then off and on. Then off and on a few more times. Really stupid. So I realized this fried the motherboard. Now I'm not sure whether I fried the processor, the graphics card and/or the hard drive. So I'm going to test the GC on a friends computer to check that, and I'm going to check the processor and the hard drive but I'm positive I've ruined the motherboard. It won't even beep. I did all the diagnostic tests I could find on the internet. It's gone. So before I make another stupid purchase. Could you guys help find me a good cheap replacement motherboard? I'm running really low on money now that I've spent so much on the psu and the graphics card. Here's the link to the pc I bought which should let you know what to get but I just don't want to mess up again. Thanks a bunch in advance if you can find me something good! I was also thinking of returning the psu and the GC because I think I got ripped off buying those too!
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