Motherboard Crisis X58

meoxix · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:05

So my x58A-UD3R has just crapped out on me, and I'm severely stuck on what I should do. On one hand my i7-920 is a great processor and I have no need to upgrade, but the x58 motherboard range is dying fast and not even remotely dropping in price since they're just being discontinued. Best thing i can find right now is a Sapphire Motherboard on amazon for £90.

So should I bite the bullet and go computerless for a few weeks/months until I can buy a new motherboard and processor; or should I pick up this crappy motherboard, wait for Skylake, and sell the PC as a whole and make a new build?

Edit: In case anybody wanted to help troubleshoot the UD3R, I have tested it with a different PSU, processor and RAM, removed the battery overnight and tried to boot into BIOS_B but nothing worked It will power on for about 2 seconds before SB_LED3 voltage light flashes red and the computer instantly resets. No time to post or get into the bios.

Edit2: Had another look at the board, the moment it powers up that SB_LED3 light flickers red, and I also noticed that there are LEDs flickering red underneath my NB heatsink, if this helps anyone.

wazza300 · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:29

Any on fleabay? I wouldnt trust the sapphire board tbh,

meoxix · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:34

Never really trusted fleabay for computer parts.

Edit: I see a P6T for £95, everything else is £150+ or broken.

Bart_Hunt · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:35

Did you check the B stock at OCuk?

wazza300 · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:39

You could try gigabyte for repair of the ud3 but how much it will cost Idk,seems like board fault if that led is flashing

meoxix · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:46

Bart_Hunt said:
Did you check the B stock at OCuk?

not a single X58 motherboard in B-Stock

wazza300 · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:52

Email gigabyte see what they say

meoxix · 30 Nov 2013 at 23:02

Wish i could RMA It, but I can't for the life of me remember what website I bought it from.

wazza300 · 30 Nov 2013 at 23:05

It doesn't matter,they only ask for the serial number printed on the board,they fixed my ud5 for me free,even out of warranty

meoxix · 30 Nov 2013 at 23:11

Oh really? I've never sent anything back before, and I'll have to wait until tomorrow to get back to my board at home to note it's serial.

I'll follow up when I get a reply.

bru · 2 Dec 2013 at 00:35

Have a look at the capacitors around the board, as very often one of them will have blown. They are easy enough to replace with a little soldering knowledge.

meoxix · 2 Dec 2013 at 08:34

Edit: I checked the capacitors, nothing looks to be blown.

meoxix · 4 Dec 2013 at 12:56

So gigabyte got back to me. The board is 10 months out of warranty And there is nothing they can do. £50 nonrefundable handling fee and they don't even know if they can fix it.