My first post so hello
I was advised to come here by a friend as I have a problem with my computer and was told you might be able to help.
I have built many computers in the past without problems and last Christmas decided to build myself a new gaming PC.
The spec is..
Asus P7P55D
Intel core i5
Arctic cooling freezer 7 cpu cooler
4 GB of corsair ram
Corsair HX 620 watt power supply
Radeon 4750
It worked perfectly for around 6 months with no problems. I ran hardware monitoring software and the temperatures were all very good.
1 day the computer shut down for no reason. I tried to turn it on again when blue sparks and flames started coming off my motherboard on the left hand side of the processor around where the power capacitors are for the motherboard. Any idea what could have caused this?
I knew the motherboard was fried so took the motherboard out and got a new one under warranty.
I haven’t touched it in about 4 months since it all happened and the components have been stored in anti static bags etc. How likely are the other bits going to be ok after the electrical sparks and flames on the motherboard could it send powersurges to the other bits? I don’t really have a way to test anything and am scared if I put it back together I could damage the new motherboard. What would you recommend I do to get it working again?
Thanks
Tim