dammit, my pc is dead!

[BioNiKaL]

ok whats just happened is my cpu is apparently friend i nolonger get a post (power on self test ) and nothing else, the duron 1.1 just carcked it one day its never been overclocked and probably shoouldnt have died so now im looking for a new cpu i think, anywhere cheap and any help in identifying the problem would b great

[Kurtis]

you can get an XP1700+ for like $60... if you have a mobo for it that is.

[ELiTE KiLLaH]

hes is aussie land
so its not 60USD no more :wink:

have u tried clearing the bios? (for some reason this worked on a computer i had before....it might work now lol)

if u already took out the cpu, have u visually inspected it?

perhaps a dead mobo?

[BioNiKaL]

yeah i put it into another mnotherboard and it didnt work either, and the mobo ot the ga-7n2 i think, its gigabytes nforce 2 , its fairly new, i was thinking of getting a duron 1.4 or 1.6 because their in my price range, but its still a little bit expencive for a 16 year old on holidays thats unemployed :P

[Ichi]

Sounds nasty. Right, if it doesn't work in another motherboard then there are two explanations which I can think of now (well actually there's 3, but it's a bit mad...). Either one or more of the pins on the underside is damaged in some way, or, maybe one of the circuits in the processor is fried, possibly because it's been overloaded with data and AMD didn't see that flaw, or because when it was being manufactored the machine somehow made a mistake (like it was 12 microns out of place or something). As for the replacement processor, if you want seomthing cheap, over here in the UK you can get an Athlon 2000+ for about 45 quid. Which is about 83 dollars. You can probably get cheaper in America, the the 2000+ is quite good, it's fairly cheap and has an alright clock speed. Although I wouldn't recomend it to a hardcore gamer.

[BioNiKaL]

um yeah is that 85 aus or american because im looking at a duron 1.4 or 1.6 fpr about 80$ aud so...

[Ichi]

Umm, American. Don't know what it is in Aus. The Duron sounds a better buy though.

[BioNiKaL]

yeah even though the athlon is faster the duron is more wallet friendly, which is what matters at the moment

[BioNiKaL]

athlon xp 2200+ here i come yay, i got it at wholesale price, helps to know ppl in the industry, $108 aud brilliant

[ELiTE KiLLaH]

good stuff
(dont try ocing with that, it sux :wink: ...but i dont think u will try it tho lol)