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Question PC won't turn on after lighting strike/power surge

So I got it fixed after spending an hour+ on it. I have an ITX motherboard and it doesn't have a standard CMOS battery like a full size motherboard would have. The CMOS batter on my mobo is tucked away, encased in black plastic, and plugs into the tiniest connector I've ever seen on a...
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- Oct 24, 2020
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question PC won't turn on after lighting strike/power surge

***SOLVED*** There was a lightning strike extremely close to the house that caused a power surge and now my computer won't turn on. I followed the power supply troubleshooting recommended by the manufacturer (Corsair) of jumping the PSU to test it, and according to Corsair the PSU is fine (the...
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- Oct 24, 2020
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Laptop buying advice needed

I'm so torn on laptops right now. Could someone help me out? Wife needs a laptop to do college classes on at home, uploading videos from her digital camera onto the laptop, word processing, etc. Would also be hooking up the laptop to my home theater system for movie playback somtimes, so HDMI is...
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- Aug 26, 2017
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Laptops
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Laptop decision help

Posted in wrong section
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- Aug 26, 2017
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Laptops
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New build - System won't post - Please help!

I put the previous motherboard on a cardboard box outside of the case and it still wouldn't post. Just tried it with the new MSI motherboard and it still won't post. No beeps from the speaker I have hooked up to the mobo speaker header as well. The CPU and RAM are supported by the MSI...
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- Post #3
- Dec 6, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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New build - System won't post - Please help!

CPU - AMD A8-5600K Mobo: MSI A78M-E45 RAM: 1 stick of 4gb Crucial DDR3 1600 HD: 1tb WD PSU: Corsair 430w CX430 I have a monitor hooked up via DVI to the motherboard. Usb keyboard/mouse hooked up as well. When I power on the system I hear the HD spin up, cd-rom powers on, all case fans and CPU...
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- Dec 6, 2014
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building
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DEAD: Seasonic X650 Gold power supply - $89.99 - AC - Free ship - Newegg

If that price was for the 750w I would be all over it. I love Seasonic PSUs and they are all I will use in my systems.
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- Post #19
- Oct 8, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Gaming rig $1400-$1600 - Suggestions please

Ok, thanks lehtv. I'll give it a try first. I did pull the trigger on the Corsair 650D though. Amazon had it for $159 shipped.
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- Post #33
- Oct 8, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming rig $1400-$1600 - Suggestions please

Turns out I have the older Corsair H50, not the H70 I originally thought. Might look into upgrading my cooler.
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- Post #31
- Oct 8, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Major upgrade - criticism and suggestions please

For the best advice you would need to answer the questions in this sticky thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=80121. Just copy/paste that first post into your original post here with the answers.
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- Post #4
- Oct 8, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming rig $1400-$1600 - Suggestions please

Thanks for the input guys. I need to start reading up on overclocking my current setup. Haven't done any overclocking in years.
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- Post #30
- Oct 7, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming rig $1400-$1600 - Suggestions please

Everything is at stock speeds right now. I'll work on OC'ing it to get a little more out of my current system.
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- Post #24
- Oct 7, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming rig $1400-$1600 - Suggestions please

Thanks guys, I agree that 16gb is overkill. Everyones input was very helpful and informative. After sleeping on it for another night, and some coupon codes no longer working on newegg, I've decided to stick it out with my current PC for a while longer. I'm going to wait for a more substantial...
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- Post #21
- Oct 7, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming rig $1400-$1600 - Suggestions please

Revision #2... Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V LK = $107.49 AR CPU: Intel i5-3570k = $211.59 GPU: MSI N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 = $321.99 AR RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) = $70.39 HD : SAMSUNG 830 SSD 256GB = $182.96 Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D = $163.09 Total: $1057.51 Decided on...
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- Post #17
- Oct 6, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming rig $1400-$1600 - Suggestions please

Cooler: mfenn, I tend to agree with you regarding the H70 the more I think about it. I'm going to reuse my H70 and see how that goes. I've been very happy with it for the past couple years. It is super quiet and has met my cooling needs just fine with my current system. GPU: Newegg has an MSI...
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- Post #16
- Oct 6, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building

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