Well.. motherboard dying

BunnyJ · Oct 22, 2021

Gee.,.. the motherboard seems to be crapping out on my PC.. so.. next month new motherboard day.

I took it to my local shop and he confirmed it's likely the motherboard

Shi..

ShamrockRig · Oct 22, 2021

BunnyJ said:
Gee.,.. the motherboard seems to be crapping out on my PC.. so.. next month new motherboard day.

I took it to my local shop and he confirmed it's likely the motherboard

Shi..

Ahh that sucks man

ah well atleast you're new cpu will be even sweeter on its new mobo! Sucks that it die ofc but atleast there's a positive overall.
You thinking x570 or b550?

bobkn · Oct 22, 2021

A motherboard that is less than 4 1/2 years old (I figure from the BIOS listings at Asus) that is failing? Poor.

Maybe a B550 board as a replacement? I see that Newegg has some at $100 and less. AMD Motherboards | Newegg

BunnyJ · Oct 22, 2021

That or a B450M.. not sure but I have time to decide. I just want to keep it under 100.
Oh and the guy at the shop said my graphic card needs a bigger motherboard? It worked just fine on the B450 Micro ATX

BunnyJ · Oct 22, 2021

Oh and I'm using Erin's laptop.. not fast but it works for me right now.

iko22 · Oct 22, 2021

BunnyJ said:
Oh and the guy at the shop said my graphic card needs a bigger motherboard?

Graphics cards are usually only a problem to the motherboard if it is a dual slot graphics card (or a 1.5 slot or a 2.5 slot graphics card ...). Dual slot cards are twice the thickness of a standard graphics cards which can mean, when inserted into the PCIe slot, it's instillation blocks the use of other slots on the motherboard. Certainly this would be a consideration for smaller motherboards.
The other consideration is long graphics cards. A long graphics card wont fit in a micro ATX case. Usually this is only a problem if the card is over 280 mm, as 280 mm is longer than the motherboard.
If your card works well on your existing mATX mobo, then I do not see why you were offered that advise at the shop.

BunnyJ · Oct 22, 2021

iko22 said:
Graphics cards are usually only a problem to the motherboard if it is a dual slot graphics card (or a 1.5 slot or a 2.5 slot graphics card ...). Dual slot cards are twice the thickness of a standard graphics cards which can mean, when inserted into the PCIe slot, it's instillation blocks the use of other slots on the motherboard. Certainly this would be a consideration for smaller motherboards.
The other consideration is long graphics cards. A long graphics card wont fit in a micro ATX case. Usually this is only a problem if the card is over 280 mm, as 280 mm is longer than the motherboard.
If your card works well on your existing mATX mobo, then I do not see why you were offered that advise at the shop.

The case is large enough for the card and the only issue I could tell is he thought my motherboard was 'cheap' and too small to work on. I had no issue installing the graphic card so I'm getting the same size motherboard the next time.. Nov.

The-Hive · Oct 22, 2021

Bad news Jeff, I hope you get it sorted without too much crap

BunnyJ · Oct 22, 2021

The-Hive said:
Bad news Jeff, I hope you get it sorted without too much crap

I don't expect many issues.. the issue was odd but it came down to the last part and that was the motherboard.

Issue.. the PC would start but the display/monitor would stay black.. no message or error code. He got it to work one time but then he messed with it more and he couldn't get a display again.

ShamrockRig · Oct 22, 2021

iko22 said:
Graphics cards are usually only a problem to the motherboard if it is a dual slot graphics card (or a 1.5 slot or a 2.5 slot graphics card ...). Dual slot cards are twice the thickness of a standard graphics cards which can mean, when inserted into the PCIe slot, it's instillation blocks the use of other slots on the motherboard. Certainly this would be a consideration for smaller motherboards.
The other consideration is long graphics cards. A long graphics card wont fit in a micro ATX case. Usually this is only a problem if the card is over 280 mm, as 280 mm is longer than the motherboard.
If your card works well on your existing mATX mobo, then I do not see why you were offered that advise at the shop.

Yup for sure, I noticed this when i went from my old 1060 6gb to a 3 fan 2070super, was surprised how massive it was and the worst is, there's bigger cards available xD!

tinmar49 · Oct 22, 2021

The board I was using for W10 insider crapped out a year ago, all solid capacitors, AM3+ and also Asus. I was lucky to get the replacement AM4 system to activate Windows, Microsoft just asked if my hardware had changed. Doubly lucky, as my low end system qualified for W11 purely by chance. I bought the motherboard and cpu combo on ebay and the shop selling it asked me if I would like to change the ordered A8-9600 for an Athlon 3000G which suited me as it was lower power. I am now running Asrock, Gigabyte and MSI based pc's but no Asus.

Ernimus Prime · Oct 22, 2021

That sucks BunnyJ. I have been using ASUS motherboards for a very long time. My wife is still rocking my old i5 6600K on an ASUS TUF sabertooth Z170 board. Hope you get sorted out soon.

BunnyJ · Oct 22, 2021

Ernimus Prime said:
That sucks BunnyJ. I have been using ASUS motherboards for a very long time. My wife is still rocking my old i5 6600K on an ASUS TUF sabertooth Z170 board. Hope you get sorted out soon.

Well.. next Friday I can order it and then I should have it by Tuesday or so. My plan is to run 10 for a bit then upgrade to 11..

Oh and when I get it working I'll stop getting new parts..

diggy33 · Oct 22, 2021

My trusty Dell Precision T7600 died on me over the weekend (used it for running Fedora). Now I'm in the hunt for a new desktop

BunnyJ · Oct 22, 2021

It is what it is.. I plan on getting this from Amazon

Amazon.com

ShamrockRig · Oct 22, 2021

Ernimus Prime said:
That sucks BunnyJ. I have been using ASUS motherboards for a very long time. My wife is still rocking my old i5 6600K on an ASUS TUF sabertooth Z170 board. Hope you get sorted out soon.

Hey i was running a 6600k until last year on a z170a board too! Ran solid for years

It went to a new home so im glad it didn't die xD

Ghot · Oct 22, 2021

BunnyJ said:
It is what it is.. I plan on getting this from Amazon

Amazon.com

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This is the board you should get, and where you should get it from....

ASUS TUF GAM B550M-PLUS WIFI AM4 AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com

Buy ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS (Wi-Fi) AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) Micro ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS FlashBack, HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and AURA Sync) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

www.newegg.com

Well this one would be better, but, the price....

Amazon.com

I wouldn't ever go below a TUF motherboard from ASUS. And ROG is a bit overkill.
Just sayin...

BunnyJ · Oct 22, 2021

This one is an Asus Tuf and it's in my price range.

Amazon.com

Ghot · Oct 22, 2021

BunnyJ said:
This one is an Asus Tuf and it's in my price range.

Amazon.com

Get it from ASUS or Newegg. Why, because they are shipped and sold by ASUS or Newegg.
If you look on Amazon, it's sold by some hole in the wall company... not by Amazon.

Asus TUF GAMING B450M-PLUS II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (TUF GAMING B450M-PLUS II) - PCPartPicker

Asus TUF GAMING B450M-PLUS II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (TUF GAMING B450M-PLUS II)

pcpartpicker.com

Actually, B&H Photo is probably OK as well. I've dealt with them before and had no problems what so ever.
Definitely stay away from Adorama, and Walmart doesn't really "ship" things properly.

IF you have a Micro Center near you, that's the BEST option there is for motherboard/CPU purchases.
Many times, they have a package deal for motherboard/CPU, and outstandingly low prices.

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