I really hope so! Then my problem will be my 15-yr old gamer son who will insist that I redo his rig next. And my answer of course will be "get a job and you can do it yourself" LOL.
--------- Brian On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 8:17 AM James Boswell <torazch...@gmail.com> wrote: > That collection of parts will haul ass in the best way. > > On Tue, 5 Dec 2023 at 13:14, Brian Weeden <brian.wee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
