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3rd motherboard died any suggestions for a new brand?

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excalibur313

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So about a month ago I posted because I ran into problems with my gigabyte motherboard because I got it working and between 50-75 hours under it's belt and then it just shut off by itself and wouldn't turn back on. I got a replacement and the same thing happend. Currently this is my third motherboard and I'm quite frustrated. I have the newcastle 3000+ and I want raid and I am wondering what I should do. At this point getting a fourth of this motherboard isn't really appealing to me but if I demand that new egg allow me to exchange it for another motherboard which one should I go with? All I want is raid but is it really faster if you have it built in versus getting a pci card for it?
Thank you very much,
Stephen
 
to the OP:

You might want to check your PSU.

Your situation sounds like the classic el-cheapo-PSU-frying-a-succession-of-motherboards story.
 
Originally posted by: wisdomtooth
to the OP:

You might want to check your PSU.

Your situation sounds like the classic el-cheapo-PSU-frying-a-succession-of-motherboards story.
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Or you have "dirty" power coming in. Look into a UPS as well.

Gigabyte is a good brand.

 
Well that's what I thought at first. So I bought this really nice superflower psu. I also thought that the processor might have been fried the last time so I had it replaced with a brand new one.
 
A description of your hardware will help, it is hard to diagnose without knowing what hardware you have. List brand name and model. I agree with other replies here, sounds like a power supply problem. I would not consider Superflower a quality power supply, just my opinion. Is this your first build? Are you sure you have the power connectors plugged in correctly? Does your motherboard have a 20 pin or 24 pin power connector? Do you have the 4 pin 12v connector plugged in?
 
..I've been using bioStar all these years and have had only one failure out of many builds..also use only Sparkle pwr supplies.
 
Well my components are:
3000+ AMD64 Newcastle
Gigabyte ga-k8ns pro
Corsair 512mb 3200 DDR ram
Sapphire ati 9600se 128mb 8x agp
2x 80gb hard drives (raid 0)
Super Flower 350 watt powersupply (delivering like 20 amps to the +12v rail (or whatever the important one is i forget)

I know that it is not the power supply because i tried it with the crappier one I had before and it works fine with a friend of mines computer who has the same setup but still doesn't work with this one. I have a 20 pin power connector and the 4 pin 12 volt connector is plugged in. This is my first computer that I built but I built it with two people who have made many computers before (like 6) and they have no clue what is going on. Like i said this was working perfectly for 75-100 hours before just abruptly turning off and not turning back on.
 
If you really narrow the problem to the mobo, I've been using MSI, Asus and Abit over the last few years without problems. My current main mobo is the Abit KW7. I haven't had it too long but it's working just great for me so far.
.bh.
 
Originally posted by: Zepper
If you really narrow the problem to the mobo, I've been using MSI, Asus and Abit over the last few years without problems. My current main mobo is the Abit KW7. I haven't had it too long but it's working just great for me so far.
.bh.
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With three motherboards dying in a row, there has to be something else going on. I think he would have better odds winning the lottery, than getting three dud Gigabyte motherboards in a row.

 
I have not used Gigabyte motherboards in the past but from what I know they do make quality motherboards and I would not be afraid to purchase one myself. I really don't believe your problem is the motherboard. From the information you have given I am thinking that it could be some sort of short. Do you have a mounting post under each mounting hole in the motherboard? Did you make sure there were no posts in a location that did not have a hole? These may sound like stupid questions but I have seen this problem come up many times in forums. As far as diagnosing all I can think of is going to the controll panel then administrator tools then open the event viewer and look for warnings and errors, this may give you a clue to what the problem is.
 
To be fair the reason why the first stopped working was that i kinda accidently installed bios drivers for the ga-k8n pro instead of the ga-k8ns pro because when i searched for my socket on gigabytes site that's all that showed up. So this problem only happened with the last two. The last motherboard I had though I put on a sheet of glass and tried to power it up with only the cpu on it and nothing happened. I could try it again but it seems like it is the same problem. The thing I don't get is that if it was a short why wouldn't it appear immediately instead of having an onset of 70-100 hours especially when it isn't moved at all?
 
Originally posted by: excalibur313
Well my components are:
3000+ AMD64 Newcastle
Gigabyte ga-k8ns pro
Corsair 512mb 3200 DDR ram
Sapphire ati 9600se 128mb 8x agp
2x 80gb hard drives (raid 0)
Super Flower 350 watt powersupply (delivering like 20 amps to the +12v rail (or whatever the important one is i forget)

I know that it is not the power supply because i tried it with the crappier one I had before and it works fine with a friend of mines computer who has the same setup but still doesn't work with this one. I have a 20 pin power connector and the 4 pin 12 volt connector is plugged in. This is my first computer that I built but I built it with two people who have made many computers before (like 6) and they have no clue what is going on. Like i said this was working perfectly for 75-100 hours before just abruptly turning off and not turning back on.
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I highly doubt that the K8NS-Pro is giving you problems. Especially if you have replaced it twice.

Do this:
1. Replace the power-supply. Get an Antec/Enermax/Fortron Source/Sparkle/etc. quality 350W PSU. See if it boots.
2. If it doesn't: Replace the motherboard. Check it for leaky caps. Try the setup with your new motherboard and the Antec PSU.
3. Replace the memory. Try your existing memory in a friend's computer.
4. If it still doesn't work, check the mobo's post codes. Is the system refusing to boot at all? Does it turn on and all the fans spin, but that's all? Plug in the speaker pin and consult the mobo's manual.

Tell us what the error is.
 
Originally posted by: excalibur313
To be fair the reason why the first stopped working was that i kinda accidently installed bios drivers for the ga-k8n pro instead of the ga-k8ns pro because when i searched for my socket on gigabytes site that's all that showed up. So this problem only happened with the last two. The last motherboard I had though I put on a sheet of glass and tried to power it up with only the cpu on it and nothing happened. I could try it again but it seems like it is the same problem. The thing I don't get is that if it was a short why wouldn't it appear immediately instead of having an onset of 70-100 hours especially when it isn't moved at all?
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It helps if you post this information in the first post 😉

When you tried booting the mobo with only the CPU, you did have the heatsink on, right?

And, a stupid question, but have you reset your CMOS?
 
I tried resetting the cmos after this happend and when i turn on the computer nothing happens at all. Nothing spins lights up but the powersupply does make a power down sound (not from speakers or a fan but the power inverter or something). I already replaced my psu because i thought the one i had was shot (i thought at first) but it boots up my friends mobo who has the exact same setup as me perfectly. I tried that psu (my old one) on this one and it didn't work. Kinda what i'm thinking is that if the psu can powerup other computers fine that are exactly the same as mine it shouldn't cause a problem like this.
 
Yes I had my cpu heatsink on when I tried that. I also had the fan cpu fan plugged in so I could see it spin (but it didn't 🙁 ) Since nothing happens at all when I press the power button I'm not getting start up codes or anything like that. If i had bad memory wouldn't it start up but give me a big ugly error?
 
Originally posted by: excalibur313
Yes I had my cpu heatsink on when I tried that. I also had the fan cpu fan plugged in so I could see it spin (but it didn't 🙁 ) Since nothing happens at all when I press the power button I'm not getting start up codes or anything like that. If i had bad memory wouldn't it start up but give me a big ugly error?
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You need mobo, CPU and memory to get any kind of boot.

I've heard of a bad stick of memory killing mobos left and right. Try replacing your memory + mobo and power supply at the same time.

And if the computer turned on and the HSF fan did not spin, there might be a small chance you did fry your CPU. Highly improbable though.
 
what if the "power on" jumper is on there incorrectly ? Maybe you read the manual wrong ?
 
The thing I guess I don't get is that I looked on these forums and read reviews on this power supply and many people raved about it. At this point then my motherboard is dead? Even if i get a good memory stick it still won't affect it right?
 
It's all speculation. IIRC, SuperFlower PSUs were direct from the same manufacturer as Enermax.

But even with name-brand PSUs, you get some bad apples.

Try booting with only the PSU, CPU, Mobo and Memory. NOTHING ELSE plugged in. See if you get any beeps or what-not.

If you don't, you've pretty much nailed down your problem to four things.

You've said you've tried your PSU in a friend's identical system. So, we'll assume it's not the PSU.

Try your CPU in a buddies system. If it works, now it's either the memory or the motherboard.

Try the memory in a buddies system. If it works, well, I guess it is the motherboard. And if you're looking to go with a different brand, try the Epox 8KDA3+.
 
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