Dell motherboard quit, so I need a new motherboard and cpu combo

[william99]

I've been looking for a replacement motherboard because my dell started acting up The fan starts revving up really high Rev's and the system locks up Its weird because I turned the whole computer on its side and now its working But the fan is still occasionally revving up high and then going back down. I reseated the cpu and the heatsink, and that seemed to be a temporary fix.

Anyway, I've been looking for a replacement motherboard/cpu combo for an empty box I have in my closet. I picked the Gigabite GA-MA770-UD3 along with the AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition (it comes with its own heatsink). I also picked 4GB of memory G.SKILL 2x2GB 240 DDR2 SDRAM 1066, and the antec 430 watt power supply (EA430). I'm not rich or anything, and was wondering if this is a good combination for just everyday use and a few heavy duty games. If my old P4 Pentium can run these games, this thing should. Any advise on this stuff, thank you very much ahead of time.

 

[william99]

The total cost of this, btw is 273.97. Dell wants 187 dollars for a refurbished replacement motherboard. I thought that was too much. I was playing a game called Darkstar One when the Dell quit and started acting up. Its the heaviest game I have.

 

[Shadow703793]

1. I'm not sure if you will need a new case as the Dell cases have a non ATX pin lay our.

2. No way, screw Dell. DO NOT get a refurb board.

3. If possible pick up a cheap/decent case for ~$20-60 if you don't already have one.

4. Everything else, should work fine.

5. Also, you will need to re install and you MAY need to get a new copy of your OS as the current Dell copy may not activate. If you need an OS grab the Win 7 RC here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/download.aspx

6. Don't forget, you need a GPU if you don't already have one. The UD3 DOESN'T have on board vid.

 

[william99]

I have a ati pci express card. A big one. 1900. I can salvage that, and the sound card is a soundblaster. But even if that doesn't work, that motherboard has a built in.

Also, I'm hoping that I can just plug in my hard drive. Its a sata. If microsoft doesn't like the license, maybe I can call them up and explain what happened.

 

[william99]

If not, I think I even have an old copy of windows xp laying around. Thanks alot for the verification. I was worried about the hardware compatibility.

 

[Shadow703793]

But even if that doesn't work, that motherboard has a built in.

GA-MA770-UD3 dosen't have a on board video.

As for the OS/HDD it will not work or even boot right due to different drivers,etc. Try booting in safemode if you have problems. Last solution to this would be to re-install or repair install.

 

[skora]

This didn't work for me on my upgrade, but maybe it will for you.
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1755&page=5

If you have some more to spend, this would be a great start:

AMD 720x3 $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649

MSI 770 AM3 $65 amir
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130228

Gskill 4gig DDR3 cas 7 1.5-1.6v $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231200

Corsair 400w PSU $45 amir
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008

Total is $335 - $25 mir.

If thats too much, with the same ram and PSU, get this combo:
AMD 250 and MSI 770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.216801

That total is $274-$25 mir = $249