No VGA - Have replaced almost everything - Nothing works - Please Help

[onegroovydude]

Hi. I'm at a dead end. My computer stopped showing on the screen (blue screen - no vga). I checked it on another monitor and didn't change anything. I replaced the cable and it didn't work. Then I replaced the video card and that didn't help. Then I replaced the motherboard, still nothing. Replaced the cpu. I have 4 sticks of ram. I tried one stick at a time, didn't work. I've unplugged both dvd drives and my card reader thinking that might be causing the issue but it didn't help. So what's next? Can the power supply go bad? Could it be the ram still. I've almost replaced the entire inside. It's very annoying. Thanks for anyone that can help. I really appreciate it.

 

[i7Baby]

Post your complete and detailed build.

 

[onegroovydude]

It's not actually my build. It was done at a company but I've had it for several years with no issue. When the screen suddenly stopped showing a picture I replaced a piece at a time with exactly what was in it. The only thing I haven't replaced is the power supply. Here's what's in it:

Intel D945GTP Motherboard
Pentium D Processor
GeForce 8600 GT Video Card
4x 1gb Centon Ram
OCZ Power Supply

 

[i7Baby]

If its not the graphics card, monitor cable or the monitor then its most likely the motherboard. Clean out the pcie slot and see if that helps. Otherwise, think about updating your PC. Its at least 5 years old.

 

[onegroovydude]

I replaced the motherboard with a new one and still got the issue. There is a green light that stays on, on the motherboard. No beeps at startup.

 

[onegroovydude]

I would replace the whole unit of I knew where to plug in the fans and things.

 

[onegroovydude]

But until I could afford to build a nice setup I would like to fix this since I don't connect to the Internet with it.

 

[i7Baby]

OK so now replace the Power Supply. I wouldn't spend money on the PC.

 

[onegroovydude]

Do power supply's go bad commonly? What causes it? Do they just get old and lose voltage? Or wattage?

 

[i7Baby]

OCZ is not a good quality PSU anyway. They get old - eg capacitor aging.

Check it per step 23 of http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

 

[onegroovydude]

What would you recommend...? Anything that has a led fan and still be reliable?

 

[i7Baby]

From tiers 1, 2 or 3 of http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html#xtor=EPR-8886

eg Antec VP450

 

[onegroovydude]

Thanks a lot. You've sent some great links. A lot of that I've been wanting to know for a long time. Would a new power supply have the same plug configuration as mine, or has everything changed? Also, when hooking up, does it run in a series from the dvd drives down? For some reason I was thinking that. Thanks again for all the help. I really appreciate it. I haven't had my computer going in months and moved to the country where there is no help available at all. I've really been missing not having a computer.

 

[i7Baby]

ATX is still ATX and that's the standard most of them have been made to. So the Antec should fit. Any small problems can be overcome by simple adapters.