Help with computer upgrades?

[Forgie Dusker]

My dad and I are repairing a PC with a fried motherboard. We're trying to keep the old SSD with Win7. We haven't got a GPU yet but the on-board graphics of the GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel should be plenty for the time being.

[tacoshy]

and what exactly is your question now? and the MoBo doesnt hav an onboard GPU but the CPU that fits on this socket does.

do you want to build a new gaming pc?
if yes then whats your budget, what games do you want to play at what resolution and what settings? does your CPU still work and the cooler? what cooler is it? whats your PSU? also still a HDD and optical drive availible? does your RAM still work, what RAM do you have?

Do you want just to repair it?
then buy the same MoBo/a MoBo with Z170 or Z270 chipset. waht else is broken?

[Chompman]

Also keeping the os on that ssd may not work as if it was an oem version then when you use a new motherboard you will need to get a new copy technically.

[tacoshy]

Messaggio originale di Chompman:

Also keeping the os on that ssd may not work as if it was an oem version then when you use a new motherboard you will need to get a new copy technically.

well he should upgrade to Win 10 anyway... and he can use his Win 7 COA (unless he doesnt have that sticker) to activate Win 10 up to 3 times.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Connect the SSD to new motherboard, go into safe mode and get the product key.
Then clean install Win10 and use the Win7 product key to activate your Win10

[rotNdude]

When you get the new motherboard, connect the old SSD to the motherboard and see if it will boot into Windows. If it does then there's nothing to worry about. If it doesn't, then you'll need to do a major Windows reinstallation since your old motherboard is fried.

[Forgie Dusker]

Sorry for the confusion, here's the txt that was suppose to have been posted. And mucho thanks for the responses.
My dad and I are repairing a PC with a fried mobo. We're trying to keep the old 128 gb SSD with Win7. We haven't got a GPU yet but the on board graphics of the GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel should be plenty for the time being. Whether we game on it or not.

Everything booted up ok as far as we can tell. The CPU fan spun slow and very quietly. It's been 7yrs since my dad did a build and he's a bit rusty to say the least. The problem is we can't get any video on the monitors that we tested on. We started using HDMI to a small DVD/tv combo then a PC monitor then TV but no video or signal went to those monitors.

We've done some web searches but no luck. Perhaps the old SSD and/or win7 has something to do with it but that shouldn't affect the signal to the monitor right? It can't be a dip switch can it? Maybe a 3rd round of combing thru the manual Gigabyte's site? Isn't the system suppose to be able to run w/o an operating sys anyway? In any case there's no signal getting out of the mobo's HDMI slot labeled HDMI 2.0. The HDMI cable doesn't fit in the DP labeled slot.

This was to be a repair build and still run win7 doing and whatever games it can handle such as: Portal, BlackOps3, Terraria, COD, Skyrim, Minecraft etc as well as family history, audio, video and scanning work because someone here can't stand Win10. We bought parts for a complete new gaming build that includs a Samsung 500gb SSD. It looks like we may have to use it on this repair. The win7 disc was severely cracked and now we can't find it. So perhaps it's win10 and the for the new 500gp SSD for the repair build. We have a few CoA labels for various versions of Win7-8 I think we can use to get W10 upgrades.

FWIW, Here's a list of the new parts we put in it. I guess the only old parts are the DVD, 128SSD and 750w Corsair Power supply.
Mobo
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103229
Intel Core i3-6100 3M 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 BX80662I36100 Desktop Processor
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=2MN-0004-00002
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15S-8GVR
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232085
MasterAir Pro 4 CPU Air Cooler with Continuous Direct Contact Technology 2.0 by Cooler Master
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103229

[RedSector73]

Can you provide more information.

Why are using small DVD/tv combo inbetween your computer and monitor. What is it ?

Can you enter bios, does it post or do you mean you get no video once you try run win 7 ?

[Forgie Dusker]

we were troubleshooting, not using multiple monitors for one computer. we used different screens and cables to, once again, affirm that the problem is somewhere in the computer.

[RedSector73]

Messaggio originale di Captain Absol:

we were troubleshooting, not using multiple monitors for one computer. we used different screens and cables to, once again, affirm that the problem is somewhere in the computer.

Can you enter BIOS ?

You claim "Everything booted up ok as far as we can tell." But I am wondering what this actually means ?

What we need to know is does the computer POST Boot and can you enter BIOS ?

[Forgie Dusker]

To correct myself, I meant that the motherboard lit up, the fans started whirring, but nothing appeared on the screen.

[RedSector73]

If the motherboard does not POST boot (which it appears you are saying) then you need to look at if the CPU & RAM are seated correctly.

Also check if RAM is in correct positions or even use only one stick until you achieve post boot.
Also check if motherboard is seated correctly for example if you have one screw holders in wrong spot and touches the motherboard this can cause non POST boot. Having CPU cooler incorrectly fitted can also cause it.

Hope you find this of help.

[Forgie Dusker]

that... actually helps quite a bit. i found the CPU installation process to be quite confusing, and i did have doubts about whether or not i installed it in the correct fashion at all. I'll have to check that.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

There's loads of video guides on how to build a PC, just check them out on YouTube.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Messaggio originale di Captain Absol:

that... actually helps quite a bit. i found the CPU installation process to be quite confusing, and i did have doubts about whether or not i installed it in the correct fashion at all. I'll have to check that.

How exactly? Its a socket, you open it, place the CPU carefully and correctly, and close the socket. Then install the Cooler.

Everything is keyed and labeled, it's not rocket science, kids can do this.

Here:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JY9jD8

[Forgie Dusker]

it's not my proudest moment, screwing in the MoBo before making sure everything was attatched correctly. it's difficult to move things around with much degree of accuracy, given my current conditions.