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Easier said than done when you can’t access the drives... thankfully my OS is on its own drive with only minimal bits on it

how does one prepare? :)

That was my fear! what I’ve done is buy a new board (Which thanks to a change in chip sockets, also means a new processor). Hopefully that will sort all the issues! I might actually get a new PSU now youve said that, just to bring it all up to date safely. only issue I have to fix now I guess...

The PSU is a Corsair CXM750, 5 years old (this was my first build and this is the first time I can’t fix and issue I’ve had so haven’t worried about it being a little dated) I have not, what is the paper lip test? I should point out that I know theirs still power in the system as the fans and...

I’ve tried reseating everything other than the CPU as I don’t have any paste to hand, with no luck. I also don’t have a spare GPU, but I don’t think that’s the cause as the keyboard and mouse aren’t lighting up

The CPU is a AMD FX8320, and the machine hasn’t been over locked at all, all set to factory defaults. I use it for gaming and work - No Mans Sky is probably the heaviest game I own? nothing seems out of place or damaged

Hi guys, First time posting so let me know if you need more information. So, I built my PC about 5 years ago now, and she’s been a good machine to me. In those 5 years, I’ve had one major issue and done two upgrades; a fan short fried my HDD, the RAM was upgrades, and she was given a new case...