Recent content by squirk

Thanks, folks. I put this thing together all by myself, and while it worked out, I was white-knuckling it the entire way, worried about not being grounded properly, bending pins on the CPU, etc. I feel like if I take it apart, and try to put it together again, I am pressing my luck. But I'll...

I built a custom rig back in 2012. The specs are in my sig, but to recap: i7-2600K AsRock Extreme4 Gen 3 16gb DDR3 Ripjaws RAM Radeon 7970 (3gb) Lite-On Blu-ray burner Corsair 120GB SSD Seagate 1TB HDD The rig punked out on me. It will not post when I turn on the power. The PS fans move...

Was trying to troubleshoot a PS issue on my machine and, long story short, the little L-shaped plastic mount/brace thing on the main/boot SSD drive broke off. The pins appear to be OK, but I cannot find the little plastic piece. I can probably duct tape the cable to the drive to hold it in...

Update - ran paperclip test. No fans. The inside of the PS gives the occasional "click", notably when I am inserting or removing the clip, but otherwise silent and nothing spins. I assume I am running the test right - one prong connecting to the green wire and the other prong connecting to...

I know this is the pitfall of building your own stuff - you save a lot of money and get exactly the setup you want, but if something goes wrong, it's up to you to figure out which component is responsible and whether or not the damage extends to other components. I absolutely hate installing...

It's an i7-2600k, with a blu-ray burner, Radeon 7970 (3gb) and 16gb ripjaws RAM. Hard drives = 128gb SSD & 1tb HDD. I'm really on the fence because it still appears to be a solid machine (if it were working), but I don't know if I have it in me to buy a new mobo, swap it out, and then find out...

Thanks. Yeah, the new PS came with new cables, which I used. So I am now guessing it's not a PS or cable issue. I will reset the CMOS, but I am not optimistic. If that does not work, then I have another dilemma. If we assume it will cost me at least $100 for a repair shop to troubleshoot...

My custom-built Intel-based PC has been humming along for three, maybe four, years now with no issues. It has stayed literally in the same spot all that time, being moved only slightly to dust the case and fans with compressed air. One day, I come home and the PC is completely off. I hit the...