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My current s939, w/3500, 6800gt, 1gb ram all on a A8n-SLI deluxe mobo has decided to go belly up. More specifically the chipset fan failed and the bios is royally screwed as it won't even POST.
I've heard that getting a new bios chip and having it flashed could revive my system, that and a new chipset fan/heatsink. I see on ebay that there's offers to send in my current chip and they'll send a new one with the most current bios flashed on it (I'd have to ask for an older one because flashing to the latest caused this to begin with). Do you think the mobo trully needs that, or should I try something else first? And do you know anybody who has put a new bios chip in their mobo before and it worked?
I've assumed that that may not work and so I've devised an upgrade solution instead. I had planned on upgrading next Jan/Feb when the new Intel chips came out. I've scouted out an:
Abit IP35 Pro (actually from mwave.com as they have it for $168 and then a $20MIR)
And the E2180 bundled with the Abit mobo for $82.50
OCZ 4gb(2x2gb sticks) for $149.99 - $35MIR
And then a Tuniq Tower 120 for $44.99
My plan is to wait for the Q9450 coming out in Jan. getting that and selling the E2180. Does that sound like a plan, Stan? Or do you think I should just go with an E6750 now? Although if I get the E6750 I won't have enough money to get the Tuniq Tower. And no matter what I'll still be stuck with a 6800gt until I can get a new gpu next year.
I plan on reusing my current PSU which is an OCZ PowerStream 520watts. I should be safe reusing it, right? No new power connectors for Intel mobos?
Plans for use included gaming with mainly slightly older games, nothing like Crysis for me yet. Using Virtual PCs for simple software testing, web surfing, and other common tasks. (I heard a really cool idea of doing most of your main computing on a virtual pc that way if you were to somehow get a virus surfing the web or something, it's all contained!) Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated!
I've heard that getting a new bios chip and having it flashed could revive my system, that and a new chipset fan/heatsink. I see on ebay that there's offers to send in my current chip and they'll send a new one with the most current bios flashed on it (I'd have to ask for an older one because flashing to the latest caused this to begin with). Do you think the mobo trully needs that, or should I try something else first? And do you know anybody who has put a new bios chip in their mobo before and it worked?
I've assumed that that may not work and so I've devised an upgrade solution instead. I had planned on upgrading next Jan/Feb when the new Intel chips came out. I've scouted out an:
Abit IP35 Pro (actually from mwave.com as they have it for $168 and then a $20MIR)
And the E2180 bundled with the Abit mobo for $82.50
OCZ 4gb(2x2gb sticks) for $149.99 - $35MIR
And then a Tuniq Tower 120 for $44.99
My plan is to wait for the Q9450 coming out in Jan. getting that and selling the E2180. Does that sound like a plan, Stan? Or do you think I should just go with an E6750 now? Although if I get the E6750 I won't have enough money to get the Tuniq Tower. And no matter what I'll still be stuck with a 6800gt until I can get a new gpu next year.
I plan on reusing my current PSU which is an OCZ PowerStream 520watts. I should be safe reusing it, right? No new power connectors for Intel mobos?
Plans for use included gaming with mainly slightly older games, nothing like Crysis for me yet. Using Virtual PCs for simple software testing, web surfing, and other common tasks. (I heard a really cool idea of doing most of your main computing on a virtual pc that way if you were to somehow get a virus surfing the web or something, it's all contained!) Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated!
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