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DSL67 wrote:
Thanks for all the replies! I'm guessing it is the motherboard because when I try to power it up, there are three beeps that keep repeating. According to Dells support site, that is a dead motherboard. Since it's out of warranty I have no way of finding out for sure.
As others have suggested, I have been considering building my own computer. But I hadn't thought about stripping the Dell down and reusing some of the components, so great idea! The processor in the Dell is an Intel i7 2600, it had 12 gigs of ram (I think it was 1333?), and I upgraded the video card myself to a GTX550Ti. I'll look at Newegg tonight for a case. The hardest part will be trying to figure out which mobo to buy....Show more →
Buy an inexpensive Asus, MSI or Gigabyte motherboard that uses the Z77 or H77 chipset (my personal choice would be the Gigabyte because they make the best Z77 boards, in my expereince). Your i7 2600 cpu has locked turbo multipliers and cannot be overclocked, and so you don't need a high end overclocking board. Do a search in Amazon using "Gigabyte Z77" or "MSI Z77", read the reviews and check out the features and prices, and make a selection. Buy from Amazon because they have the best customer service and most liberal return policy in the business, and because many people have reported problems trying to RMA motherboards to newegg over the past year (their technicans have apparently been breaking socket pins to deny rma returns, not kidding).
You also want a good power supply since the ones made by Dell are usually crappy. Look for a smaller (500 to 600W at most) PSU made by Antec, Coolermaster, Corsair or Seasonic.
Case: Many choices here: Coolermaster makes the best budget cases, Corsair or Fractal Design if you are willing to spend the money. I would choose the Coolermaster.
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