I have a PC with blown Asus Z97 Gryphon ATX motherboard. Smoke came out near the CPU from a small IC or regulator or transistor- dead.
The PC power supply is good (I tesed it) and almost new, so its the high end graphics card, SDD, etc.
I want to replace the motherboard.
My dilemma:
Try and get the same model MB or buy a later/new one.
A used identical motherboard goes for about AU$120 more or less. and a new one about AU$485.
If I get the identical one, I am hoping to re-use the DDR3 RAM and CPU chip. The old CPU was a 4.2GHz Intel I7 on L1150 socket.
The cons are that:
1) I do not know if the RAM and CPU are still operational since the PC blew up.
2) There is no Wifi on the MB
3) If the CPU needs replacing, the choices for L1150 socket CPUs are limited
The Pros are:
1) Potentially the opposite of the above in that if the old parts work, I am winning.
If I get a new(er) MB, the CPU socket is different and the RAM is now DDR5, So those parts definitely have to be replaced.
Pros:
It should just work no issues.
It has Wifi
Cons:
I have to get a new CPU and DDR5 RAM.
What would you folks do in this case?
Perhaps there is a whole other option?
I use this PC for CAD work and writing software applications and firmware for embedded systems.
The old one was fairly snappy.
Best regards
Bernt
@admim:
I will try and regularly come here to check for replies until I can get notifications. Please have patience.
The PC power supply is good (I tesed it) and almost new, so its the high end graphics card, SDD, etc.
I want to replace the motherboard.
My dilemma:
Try and get the same model MB or buy a later/new one.
A used identical motherboard goes for about AU$120 more or less. and a new one about AU$485.
If I get the identical one, I am hoping to re-use the DDR3 RAM and CPU chip. The old CPU was a 4.2GHz Intel I7 on L1150 socket.
The cons are that:
1) I do not know if the RAM and CPU are still operational since the PC blew up.
2) There is no Wifi on the MB
3) If the CPU needs replacing, the choices for L1150 socket CPUs are limited
The Pros are:
1) Potentially the opposite of the above in that if the old parts work, I am winning.
If I get a new(er) MB, the CPU socket is different and the RAM is now DDR5, So those parts definitely have to be replaced.
Pros:
It should just work no issues.
It has Wifi
Cons:
I have to get a new CPU and DDR5 RAM.
What would you folks do in this case?
Perhaps there is a whole other option?
I use this PC for CAD work and writing software applications and firmware for embedded systems.
The old one was fairly snappy.
Best regards
Bernt
@admim:
I will try and regularly come here to check for replies until I can get notifications. Please have patience.
