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KovacsC
 Post subject: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:48 
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My PC would not turn on the other day so I took it apart, and a to my horror, other than a damaged power switch (fixed). One of the plastic lugs holding the CPU heatsink and fan had broken.

Two options.

Buy another identical / similar motherboard, not sure where from as it s a few years old (not ebay).

or

Upgrade MB,CPU and memory.

Any suggestion on how I get a replacement board as funds are tight and I know it will be about £120 to do the upgrade.

Any other suggestions.

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KovacsC
 Post subject: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:49 
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DavPaz
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:49 
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Unpossible!

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You can buy the plastic frames for pennies.
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DavPaz
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:50 
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Alright, maybe not pennies...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=a ... &_osacat=0
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KovacsC
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:54 
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That is brilliant..

So not to put it in the oven then :DD

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myp
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:55 
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Flash the BIOS while you've got the case open. Might as well.

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I am currently under construction.
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DavPaz
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:55 
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No, don't do that. Just wrap towels around it.
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metalangel
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:57 
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mypsytits wrote:
Flash the BIOS while you've got the case open. Might as well.


Install Lunix and format your RAM!!
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KovacsC
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:54 
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£2.96 for amazon.. That is well within my budget..

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WTB
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:31 
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Buy an Xbox!!!!
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WTB
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
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Get a Mac and run Windows on it???
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KovacsC
 Post subject: PC Broken
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:33 
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Ha ha.

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Sir Taxalot
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 0:17 
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Can you dig it?

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Move somewhere cold, like Canada, eh.

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KovacsC
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 22:01 
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It is comforting to know DP is the voice of reason.

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DavPaz
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 22:14 
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Unpossible!

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There's a first time for everything
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Cras
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 22:17 
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One's first DP tends to be memorable.

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DavPaz
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 22:23 
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Craster wrote:
One's first DP tends to be memorable.

Depends on your perspective.

And position
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KovacsC
 Post subject: PC Broken
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 22:24 
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I feel sick now.

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KovacsC
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:05 
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PC fixed now.. The part cost a whole £2.86

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DavPaz
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:18 
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Cool. You can send me the money I saved you in cheque form.
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KovacsC
 Post subject: Re: PC Broken
PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:20 
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Will do..

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