- Joined
- Mar 14, 2002
- Location
- Wisconsin
So last week was definitely uncalled for...
1) I planned to WC my Barton in my sig the last weekend (Jan 31/Feb1). I got it installed, but I had a few leaks to take care of. I drained the system and figured I'd get it the following weekend (this weekend...I'm at school with no place to work during the week). Meanwhile, I'm stuck using my 266 laptop.
2) On Tuesday, I discover somebody's using my debit card and charging stuff on it. I call the bank an cancel it; I'm told I have to stop and the bank and sign some papers, which I figure I'll do on Friday.
3) On Friday, I go to leave school around 2:00 to have plenty of time to dink around with my WC stuff at home. I have to stop at the bank and at the hardware store to pick up some hose clamps as well. As I get one block down the road, my alternator dumps its rear bearing, so back to the parking lot I go. I call the parts store and a new alternator is $120.
However, I've got $20 in my wallet, no checkbook and no debit card. I get a ride to the bank and then to the parts store. I change the alternator in the parking lot and head on my way, by now 6:00.
4) I get home and fix all my leaks. I take my block off and check that I was seated (it was perfect). I run it all Saturday morning without leaks. In the evening, I go to fire it up and it won't post at all (no beep, just HD spin-up). This board's done this to me before; usually I could just unhook the HDs and it will POST. I can then restart with the HDs on and it's fine. I figured it was a BIOS glitch. However, this time, I everything I try fails. I take out all my cards and try barebones and still no dice. I flash the BIOS and go take a shower, letting the comp sit a bit (also has fixed it in past). I come back and fire it up and still no post. This time however, I smell a bit of smoke and immediately shut it off...I see a wisp of smoke from under the waterblock... I take the system completely apart and see a nice burn under the core of my Barton...The core was cool to the touch immediately afterward. There was also a small burn line out from the core about 1/8" long. The block was seated fine. Royally perterbed, I take out all of my WC stuff and put my 850 TBird in with my heatsink. The mobo won't even turn on...So now I have a dead CPU, Mobo, and probably a defunct PSU (the psu turns on when I jump it).
So I've had an great week...do you think the PSU burned me up? Anything that you see that I did wrong?
Also, since I'm in the market for a board, cpu, and PSU, what do you recommend? I was looking at:
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Asus A7N8X -$88
Fortron 350 -$42
Barton 2500 or 2600 -$85
Total: $215
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OR
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Abit NF7-S -$101
Fortron 350 -$42
Barton 2500 Mobile -$95
Total: $240
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(Sorry about the vent, but this past week has me seriously pi**ed, and thanks for any input)
1) I planned to WC my Barton in my sig the last weekend (Jan 31/Feb1). I got it installed, but I had a few leaks to take care of. I drained the system and figured I'd get it the following weekend (this weekend...I'm at school with no place to work during the week). Meanwhile, I'm stuck using my 266 laptop.
2) On Tuesday, I discover somebody's using my debit card and charging stuff on it. I call the bank an cancel it; I'm told I have to stop and the bank and sign some papers, which I figure I'll do on Friday.
3) On Friday, I go to leave school around 2:00 to have plenty of time to dink around with my WC stuff at home. I have to stop at the bank and at the hardware store to pick up some hose clamps as well. As I get one block down the road, my alternator dumps its rear bearing, so back to the parking lot I go. I call the parts store and a new alternator is $120.
However, I've got $20 in my wallet, no checkbook and no debit card. I get a ride to the bank and then to the parts store. I change the alternator in the parking lot and head on my way, by now 6:00.4) I get home and fix all my leaks. I take my block off and check that I was seated (it was perfect). I run it all Saturday morning without leaks. In the evening, I go to fire it up and it won't post at all (no beep, just HD spin-up). This board's done this to me before; usually I could just unhook the HDs and it will POST. I can then restart with the HDs on and it's fine. I figured it was a BIOS glitch. However, this time, I everything I try fails. I take out all my cards and try barebones and still no dice. I flash the BIOS and go take a shower, letting the comp sit a bit (also has fixed it in past). I come back and fire it up and still no post. This time however, I smell a bit of smoke and immediately shut it off...I see a wisp of smoke from under the waterblock...
I take the system completely apart and see a nice burn under the core of my Barton...The core was cool to the touch immediately afterward. There was also a small burn line out from the core about 1/8" long. The block was seated fine. Royally perterbed, I take out all of my WC stuff and put my 850 TBird in with my heatsink. The mobo won't even turn on...So now I have a dead CPU, Mobo, and probably a defunct PSU (the psu turns on when I jump it).So I've had an great week...do you think the PSU burned me up? Anything that you see that I did wrong?
Also, since I'm in the market for a board, cpu, and PSU, what do you recommend? I was looking at:
-----------------------------------
Asus A7N8X -$88
Fortron 350 -$42
Barton 2500 or 2600 -$85
Total: $215
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OR
-----------------------------------
Abit NF7-S -$101
Fortron 350 -$42
Barton 2500 Mobile -$95
Total: $240
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(Sorry about the vent, but this past week has me seriously pi**ed, and thanks for any input)
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