lunchticket Posted November 9, 2008 CID Share Posted November 9, 2008 hi folks i am not a retard when it comes to computers. i have built several systems but i would like some opinions. i was stupid enough to put a 800w power supply into my high powered machine (6gig processor,4gig ocz platinum ram,sli 9800 gx2 graphics cards,) and soon enough there was a loud explosion and my power supply blew up so i went i bought a new power supply a 1000w this time installed it turned the computer on all the fans and everything was working fine hardware wise. but nothing AT ALL appeared on my monitor i have tryed different cables and monitors but still nothing. i have come to the conclusion that my power supply shorted out something but what. i don't want to go racing off to buy something like a motherboared when it is not broken PS. i know it is not the graphics cards because i also tested my on-board graphics any help would be great Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted November 9, 2008 CID Share Posted November 9, 2008 You say it's not the graphics cards, but the onboard chip as you know have nothing to do with the 9800. Is it possible that the four pin connector for the graphics card, got inadvertently switched with the motherboard power ? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-288717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern Posted November 9, 2008 CID Share Posted November 9, 2008 Any beep codes? And a power supply should never go all explody. You may have a good legal claim against the supply's manufacturer. If there are no beep codes, most likely the mobo is toast. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-288721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blako Posted November 9, 2008 CID Share Posted November 9, 2008 Don't use these numbers as Bible truth but its a guideline 9800gx2 Blowing Power Supplies- Advice needed Hi, I purchased a new PC at the beginning of this year: CPU: Intel Core 2 duo e6850 GPU: Asus 9800gx2 Motherboard: Asus P5K RAM: 4GB ddr2 I'm having an on going issue with blowing power supplies. I have had 3 blow this year (two 600w psu's and 1 850w psu). I've just purchased a new psu which is a SmartPower (SP) 925w psu. The Specifications are: DC Output: +3.3V- 55A +5V- 55A +12V- 19A +12V- 19A -12V- 0.8A +5VSB- 3A the 9800gx2 alone can draw over 30A of that 60A maximum on a o/c system, and demand mid 20's at full load on normal settings. So less than 50A available on the 12V will be starving the system. Have you thought about SLI certified power supplies or you already have? 60 Amps is a massive load. 4 X 20 Amps Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-288727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchticket Posted November 10, 2008 Author CID Share Posted November 10, 2008 OK so there are no warning beeps the fans on both the video cards are working and the processor fan is running as well Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-288775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchticket Posted November 10, 2008 Author CID Share Posted November 10, 2008 oh and by the way i wasn't playing a high powered game like crisis or anything it was on screensaver how strange hay Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-288782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchticket Posted November 11, 2008 Author CID Share Posted November 11, 2008 OK so it ended up being my mobo so i got a new one (striker 2)everything works good now got a good claim on the power supply manufactures thx alot for all your help Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-288924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted November 11, 2008 CID Share Posted November 11, 2008 OK so it ended up being my mobo so i got a new one (striker 2)everything works good now got a good claim on the power supply manufactures thx alot for all your help Keep us updated so we know how things went down , would you ? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-288925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iced98lx Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 and post up the cpu-z screen shot of your 6 ghz processor too... matter of fact, i'd love to see some 3dmark bench's on your system too! Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-288990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 and post up the cpu-z screen shot of your 6 ghz processor too... matter of fact, i'd love to see some 3dmark bench's on your system too! What he said! Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-288994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 Im running a 12GHz System Well if you add all four cores Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-289017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iced98lx Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 Im running a 12GHz System Well if you add all four cores Oh Geeze.. I better just say that my Core7 box is going to win this fight.. :2funny: Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-289049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 Oh Geeze.. I better just say that my Core7 box is going to win this fight.. :2funny: Yah them new core7 are nice. Cant wait to get my hands on one. I can really complain i only paid 270 bucks for my quad extreme from intel Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-289051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 Im running a 12GHz System Well if you add all four cores LOL. You have no idea how many times a day I hear that. I hate when people think that you add up the GHZ of your cores to get the real GHZ #. I was in best buy once and a guy was telling some couple that "this computer has a dual core 3GHz processor, so its really 6Ghz" Shit if your running a 12Ghz system then I guess I beat you with my 25.6 GHz system. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-289052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 LOL. You have no idea how many times a day I hear that. I hate when people think that you add up the GHz of your cores to get the real GHz #. I was in best buy once and a guy was telling some couple that "this computer has a dual core 3GHz processor, so its really 6GHz" S#!t if your running a 12GHz system then I guess I beat you with my 25.6 GHz system. Hell most of the time only two cores are really working, unless im running a game, video editing, or some benchmarks Im guessing your running dual quads Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-289053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 Hell most of the time only two cores are really working, unless im running a game, video editing, or some benchmarks Im guessing your running dual quads Yep dual 3.2 GHz Xeon Harpertown's, I also have 24mb of cache between the 2 of them. And for most of the day all 8 cores are working. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-289054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 What the hell you do to you needing that much processing power Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-289059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 What the hell you do to you needing that much processing power Porn... jk... I use it for 3D modeling and rendering for our theaters. It is also the machine I use to make things to be cut on our CNC. Its not fast enough tho, I really need something with 12 or 16 cores. I can only do 3 windows VM's rendering while doing 1 other thing at the same time in OS X. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-289060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 Nice!! 16 core is just right around the corner Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-289061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern Posted November 12, 2008 CID Share Posted November 12, 2008 You can never have too much processing power. That would be like having too much money. Impossible. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24258-is-my-motherboard-or-my-prossessor-fried-help-would-be-very-apritiated/#findComment-289076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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