Built my system about 3-4 years ago using a Gigabyte GA-P55 LGA1156 mobo running an i5 processor and GTX460SE for video, 8 GB of RAM. Serviceable home pc and light duty gaming rig (mostly WoT, Fallout 3/NV, etc - I'm not a hardcore player by any means).
Big thunderstorms and flooding in the area 2 days ago. Was out at the time, came home to find the den dark, breaker in the basement was tripped. Uh oh. After resetting the breaker, everything powered up (lamps, uverse modem, monitor, etc) except the PC. Did the highly scientific sniff test and the PSU might have smelled a bit burned.
Replaced PSU, still nothing. Did the "unplug all components other than mobo" - still nothing, no fans, no lights, not a single forlorn beep. It's like Robinson Crusoe, not a single luxury.
At this point, I am assuming my mobo is dead. I am not huge into hardware until it comes time to build a new system, so I'm not up on the latest and greatest. From the reading I've done, it looks like the socket 1156 is essentially dead. Newegg does not have my mobo in stock and it says they may not restock it at all (was hoping to just replace with the same mobo and be done).
The interwebs in general seem to be pretty barren if one is looking for an 1156 mobo. So, am I hosed? Do I need to replace both the motherboard and processor?
If so, any good guides / advice to keep it under $200 with similar performance to what I have now (a bump would not be unwelcome). Obviously looking to future-proof a bit after this experience....
Many thanks!!
tl:dr - likely dead 1156 motherboard, do I need to go to a different processor socket since 1156 procs are no longer made?
Big thunderstorms and flooding in the area 2 days ago. Was out at the time, came home to find the den dark, breaker in the basement was tripped. Uh oh. After resetting the breaker, everything powered up (lamps, uverse modem, monitor, etc) except the PC. Did the highly scientific sniff test and the PSU might have smelled a bit burned.
Replaced PSU, still nothing. Did the "unplug all components other than mobo" - still nothing, no fans, no lights, not a single forlorn beep. It's like Robinson Crusoe, not a single luxury.
At this point, I am assuming my mobo is dead. I am not huge into hardware until it comes time to build a new system, so I'm not up on the latest and greatest. From the reading I've done, it looks like the socket 1156 is essentially dead. Newegg does not have my mobo in stock and it says they may not restock it at all (was hoping to just replace with the same mobo and be done).
The interwebs in general seem to be pretty barren if one is looking for an 1156 mobo. So, am I hosed? Do I need to replace both the motherboard and processor?
If so, any good guides / advice to keep it under $200 with similar performance to what I have now (a bump would not be unwelcome). Obviously looking to future-proof a bit after this experience....
Many thanks!!
tl:dr - likely dead 1156 motherboard, do I need to go to a different processor socket since 1156 procs are no longer made?
