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I will put in the order in a couple of hours if I don't hear anything else on this...

Thanks for all the excellent suggestions and corrections. I have fixed the motherboard though I have elected to stick with newegg for the entire build for now. Its now a shade over $600. Please let me know if there are any further improvements that can be made: $16.99 SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner...

Trying to build a simple but reliable PC, with known brand names in the build, for parents' use. I might use it for programming (definitely) and gaming (sometimes) whenever I am visiting on vacation. Hope to get the parts ordered asap. Approximate Purchase Date: This week Budget Range: <$600...

This was fixed. The problem was a very loose connection from the power to the motherboard, probably loosened when I transported the PC between cities. I just disconnected and reconnected and all was fixed.

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Ok.. makes sense that perhaps the power supply - MOBO connections somehow got loose while transporting the desktop. Doesn't explain why this manifested around 1-2 weeks after the move -- anyways, i will wait and watch.

Had the exact same problem, tried the power supply unplugging and replugging , and that seems to have worked for now at least. Here's my thread http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/289187-30-computer-dead Any ideas why the heck this happens at all? Doesn't seem like any specific component is dead.

Hi Guys, I have a i7-930 desktop PC,ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard, G SKills Ripjaws RAM, ATI Radeon 5850 card etc. Homebuilt around an year ago. Moved cities recently, and transported the desktop by car. Worked fine at the new place for a few days...

I have exactly the same problem (ongoing), almost exactly the same build. Here is what has worked so far: - First time, I took out the CMOS battery and put it back in after around 10 seconds. Computer started up fine afterwards. - Couple of days later, same issues. Did nothing for a couple of...

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Approximate Purchase Date: This week Budget Range: 700-900 After Rebates System Usage from Most to Least Important: surfing internet, recording and storing videos, watching movies, MS word / excel, youtube, no real gaming Parts Not Required: None Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg Country of...