Great to hear from you all :) I am also (finally) in the market for a new build, although it’s only been 5 years for me since I put together an Intel 8700k build and not 10 like OP :)
I was looking for a new build that will last another 5 years (hopefully) and given that Intel has said the current LGA 1700 is only going to support one more generation I am also going with AMD for the first time ever. Part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rs4YmD Not included are the case (Cooler Master Silencio) and video card (Nvidia 3070Ti) that I will be carrying over from my current build. This new build not only uses the AM5 socket, which AMD claims it will support for at least two more gens, but the X670 chipset that supports PCI 5.0 for both expansion cards and NVME sockets. That means it will hopefully support a couple more generations of new video cards as well as the next gen of SSDs: https://www.pcworld.com/article/1676119/pcie-5-ssd-5-reasons-upgrade.html BTW, if you guys haven't discovered it yet, there's a pretty great community of PC builder enthusiasts over at https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/ On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 2:27 AM James Boswell <torazch...@gmail.com> wrote: > 7800X3D? > > Although I think you've just brain hiccupped? Q6600 is a Core 2 Quad and > Z87-A would take Haswell generation parts like a 4570K or 4790K > > On Tue, 5 Dec 2023 at 04:23, Joshua MacCraw <maccr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Whoa, activity! Hello all! > > > > Just recently finally put my aging Asus Z87-A /w Q6600 + R9 280 out to > > pasture in favor of a new AM5 build. Amazing 1440 gaming so far! =) > > > > On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 7:56 PM Greg Sevart <ad...@xfury.net> wrote: > > > > > Truthfully this is probably the most correct answer--while a fine > system > > > in its day, the P9X79 platform is easily eclipsed even with the most > > > budget-friendly builds today. > > > > > > That being said, I just went and found my old P9X79 WS board. It's > been a > > > few years since it's been in service, but you are welcome to it if you > > want > > > to try a replacement board. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Hardware <hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> On Behalf Of > > > lopaka polena > > > Sent: Monday, December 4, 2023 1:26 PM > > > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > > > Subject: Re: [H] P9X79_WS with i7-4930K has failed me > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone was still using the list. Hey Thane :) > > > > > > My recommendation would be all new everything and check your components > > > once you have a running system. New cpu/mobo at least. If you know > > anybody > > > with spare parts you could try to figure out what is still working but > it > > > will take more time > > > > > > lopaka > > > > > > < > > > > > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > > > > > Virus-free.www.avast.com > > > < > > > > > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > > > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 3:15 AM Thane K. Sherrington < > > > th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > > > > > > > You are showing your age. They are DIMMS now. :) > > > > > > > > I'd try a single DIMM in each socket. Does this motherboard have a > > > > RAM config button (some do). If so, try that. > > > > > > > > Have you tried a different power supply? I've had power supplies > > > > which will power up the motherboard but not allow it to boot. > > > > > > > > T > > > > > > > > On 03-Dec-2023 3:54 p.m., _ Winterlight wrote: > > > > > After 10 years my E6896_P9X79_WS with i7-4930K has failed me. My > > > > original setup was running fine but one day it wouldn’t boot and the > > > > board reported a CPU error. I cleaned the dust off the board and did > a > > > > major cleaning of the CPU fan and heat sink and it seemed to run just > > > > fine. I had a couple extra RAM SIMMS so I decided to install them. > > > > What I had installed was 4 CRUCIAL DDR 3 4GB SIMM running at 1866. > > > > What I added into bank two was two 8GB CRUCIAL DDR3 running at 1600. > > > > It didn’t seem to recognize all the RAM so I went into the BIOS to > try > > > > different settings. I enabled Auto Memory frequency settings saved > and > > > > exited out. This is when my troubles began. > > > > > > > > > > The PC hung at post. I saw nothing on the screen just a black > screen. > > > > At first I thought something must of got corrupt so I tried auto > > > > flashing the BIOS but it wasn’t working normally so I tried clearing > > > > the bios with the on board pin, and finally I pulled everything off > > > > the board, removed it from the case and let it sit in it’s box for a > > > > month. Then I cleaned everything and put it back together but same > > > problem. > > > > > > > > > > It occurred to me that maybe the CPU burned out when the fan slowed > > > > > down > > > > and then my memory bios adjustment finished it off. So I purchased a > > > > used but tested CPU on Ebay and tried again. Same issue. I hate to > > > > just throw this board away but I am out of ideas. Anybody have any > > > > ideas to jump start the board? Thanks <w> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
