Hi
All started about a week ago when I was playing some video games when my girlfriend asked me If I smelt something burning, I said no. About 20 minutes later I did start to smell it myself, And I also noticed smoke around my room. I quickly tried turning my PC off but it was too late, The system had already given in and turnt itself off.
Next day I took it to a PC specialist who first told me the PSU + Water cooling system had both burn't out. I ordered a Corsair CX750 and an Evo 212 Cooler to replace both to pick it up today to be told completely different, It turns out that the Motherboard and water cooler apparently died. I was pretty disappointed considering I had spent 65 bucks on a PSU I didn't need, Not only that but the Water cooling wasn't broken, My father managed to fix it within 5 minutes.
So, We tried the motherboard ourselves just in case while watching a few "How To" Videos, The Motherboard seems pretty broken though. It blinks once when plugged in then completely cuts out and takes the Water cooling with it. Bare in mind, The water cooling works fine by itself.
So, I'm wondering if the motherboard "Frying" has taken other components with it, Such as the Processor, Graphic cards, Memory ect as I have no way to tell as of yet.I'm thinking of buying a new motherboard and putting the CPU inside it and firing it up, But at the same time Im worried incase itll mess up my new motherboard!
Any suggestions?
Also, Could someone please suggest a decent, good priced motherboard thats compatible with this set up -
Zalman Z3 Plus Case
CX750W Corsair PSU
Intel Core i7 965 Extreme edition
MSI R9 280X Graphics Card
12GB RAM
Dvdrw Sata 750gb HDD + 250GB HDD + 120GB Laptop HDD.
All started about a week ago when I was playing some video games when my girlfriend asked me If I smelt something burning, I said no. About 20 minutes later I did start to smell it myself, And I also noticed smoke around my room. I quickly tried turning my PC off but it was too late, The system had already given in and turnt itself off.
Next day I took it to a PC specialist who first told me the PSU + Water cooling system had both burn't out. I ordered a Corsair CX750 and an Evo 212 Cooler to replace both to pick it up today to be told completely different, It turns out that the Motherboard and water cooler apparently died. I was pretty disappointed considering I had spent 65 bucks on a PSU I didn't need, Not only that but the Water cooling wasn't broken, My father managed to fix it within 5 minutes.
So, We tried the motherboard ourselves just in case while watching a few "How To" Videos, The Motherboard seems pretty broken though. It blinks once when plugged in then completely cuts out and takes the Water cooling with it. Bare in mind, The water cooling works fine by itself.
So, I'm wondering if the motherboard "Frying" has taken other components with it, Such as the Processor, Graphic cards, Memory ect as I have no way to tell as of yet.I'm thinking of buying a new motherboard and putting the CPU inside it and firing it up, But at the same time Im worried incase itll mess up my new motherboard!
Any suggestions?
Also, Could someone please suggest a decent, good priced motherboard thats compatible with this set up -
Zalman Z3 Plus Case
CX750W Corsair PSU
Intel Core i7 965 Extreme edition
MSI R9 280X Graphics Card
12GB RAM
Dvdrw Sata 750gb HDD + 250GB HDD + 120GB Laptop HDD.