PC dead D:

mathwat · 9 May 2011 at 12:47

I'd say the mb has gone to heaven by the sounds of it..

dubbs · 9 May 2011 at 12:49

honosuseri said:
Yip sounds like the mobo has had it, I did suspect this to be so.

You just need to decide wether to replace or take this opportunity to do an upgrade.

mathwat said:
I'd say the mb has gone to heaven by the sounds of it..

indeed im gonna have a trip down to a pc shop (as much as i dislike the place) and see what they got. gonna try get an am3 motherboard, cpu and ram

mathwat · 9 May 2011 at 12:52

dubbs said:
indeed im gonna have a trip down to pc shop(as much as i dislike the place) and see what they got. gonna try get an am3 motherboard, cpu and ram

You need to fix your post mate... the purple shirt shop..

Why don't you buy from Ocuk much cheaper..

honosuseri · 9 May 2011 at 12:53

For the love of god don't go there.....you will be shafted! And I'm sure forum rules dictate that other retailers can't be mentioned you may want to remove that bit quick

Good luck, any others woes give us a shout

dubbs · 9 May 2011 at 12:54

mathwat said:
you need to fix your post mate

honosuseri said:
For the love of god don't go there.....you will be shafted! And I'm sure forum rules dictate that other retailers can't be mentioned you may want to remove that bit quick

Good luck, any others woes give us a shout

apologies, could you edit your quote also?

dubbs · 9 May 2011 at 12:54

mathwat said:
You need to fix your post mate... the purple shirt shop..

Why don't you buy from Ocuk much cheaper..

may well be but i would like it all today as from tommorow iim at college all week and with no pc id die lol

honosuseri · 9 May 2011 at 12:57

I was just about to say I don't know why you are buying from a local store. Wether it was because you dont have a card that will allow purchases online or if u are desperate to get it going.

Believe you me the local store will be more expensive and your choice of parts is limited...hell that's if they even have stock

*edit* I would suggest you use this week to have a think about what you want. Ask a few members for some spec advice, im not sure about OCs deliveries but with the etailer i use if i miss the delivery they leave it at my local post office. I collect from there once im back from work. Maybe someone can clarify the situation

dubbs · 9 May 2011 at 16:05

Just been out and bought the phenom 2 x2 550, 4gb of ddr3 and a motherboard that supports unlocking the extra 2 cores on the 550. now to reinstall windows + everything -.-

Thanks for the help

honosuseri · 9 May 2011 at 16:10

I did that with the 555BE. If you want to unlock the cores use an aftermarket heatsink. The stock heatsink was only intended for the dual cores, there is a big difference between the 550/555 heatsink and the quadcore 955 heatsinks for example.

*edit* Forgot to say good luck with the build and there is no guarantee u will get the extra cores but you will grin if you get more than you paid for

dubbs · 9 May 2011 at 19:35

honosuseri said:
I did that with the 555BE. If you want to unlock the cores use an aftermarket heatsink. The stock heatsink was only intended for the dual cores, there is a big difference between the 550/555 heatsink and the quadcore 955 heatsinks for example.

*edit* Forgot to say good luck with the build and there is no guarantee u will get the extra cores but you will grin if you get more than you paid for

havent been able to unlock the cores yet is a voltage increase needed?

and im using the arctic freezer 7 pro v2 cooler.