Need HELP!!!! My mobo is apparently fried

[Tim Lansberry]

My 5yr old computer finally blew up last night while running 2nd at Talladega...turns out it cooked the PSU so I spent half the day today driving around and finding a replacement. Got that installed and it looks like the mobo is also fried. Computer  won't post , no beeps, no video, but the drives seem to be spinning and video card fan, cpu fan moving. I tried a bunch of stuff today but it looks like the mobo is bad too.

Problem is I don't have the $ right now for a complete rebuild, so I need to find a mobo compatible with my components. The old mobo is an ASUS P5Q-SE Plus LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX, cpu is Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3 16Ghz LGA 775 ^%W dual core processor, video is BFG Tech GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x 16 HDCP SLI supported, memory is Corsair Dominator 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM 1066 (PC2 8500), etc.

I can't find any of the same series mobo in stock anywhere, only found some refurbished ones on Ebay (not really inclined to do that).

Any thoughts?  Thanks

[Mike Reinke]

That is just plain old bad luck Tim. I have something similar to that in my kids and my mom's computer, its a p5nd, but I think they are pretty compatible. If the computers weren't in use I'd gladly give one or the other up!! Hope you find something soon.....

[Tim Lansberry]

Mike,

It was pretty crazy....there I was between Joel and Phil planning my late race moves and bam...everything shuts down and a black screen...

I have a replacement board on order and had to get new Ram to match it. I'll try to get this old one through the next few months while I scrape together something for a new setup. This is the longest I've gone without rebuilding so I figured it was just a matter of time.

[Tim Lansberry]

Well, replaced the power supply and find out the motherboard is gone also.Get that after searching for an older one compatible with my older components and then it gets delayed by weather. Got it installed with new ram (wouldnt take my DDR2), and find out the GTX9800+ video card also is now fried. I can use the on-board vga to get my taxes doen and regular activities, but I think I may hold off on a new video card for this older computer. Cheapest card that meets the specs of my old one is over $100 and I'd rather save that for the complete rebuild whenever I get to that. Have a nice season guys..

[Robert Moyer]

you can always try ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-NVIDIA-GeForce-9800-GTX-512-MB-GDDR3-SDRAM-PCI-Express-/221380931283?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item338b54eed3

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zotac-NVIDIA-GeForce-9800-GTX-512-MB-GDDR3-SDRAM-PCI-Express-AMP-ED-/221378190258?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item338b2b1bb2

[Tim Lansberry]

I won't spend a dime on any used computer parts - they are usually junk or about to be junk IMO. Won't buy refurbished either....they may have fixed the faulty component but the other working components are probably near their end of life as well. Thanks anyway

[Tim Lansberry]

Anyone have any opinions on this card:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Galaxy-NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-640-GC-1GB-128-bit-GDDR3-PCI-Express-3-0-64TGF8HX6FZ-/291072309964#ht_1704wt_974

How does it compare to a 9800GTX+?  It gets good reviews from Newegg and they are out of stock there, but its available on Ebay... NEW for less anyway. I looked at a video card site and the GeForce GT640 getts a wide range of scores.....some way below the 9800GTX and some above. My luck it would be way below and not worth the effort?

[Mike Reinke]

Tim, you've got mail.....