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Advice on a replacement motherboard needed!

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  • 16-01-2017 3:56pm
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    Dazice
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭


    Hi All,
    My son knocked a glass of water over on the computer desk, some of which got into the home built computer underneath. After the crackling noise stopped and the smoke cleared, I removed the components from the case and there are a few black marks on the motherboard, also some water around the Graphics Card.
    I think the motherboard is gone, it is an ASROCK Z77 Extreme4. But i can't seem to find this online to buy again. There may be a newer model out now.
    No overclocking or anything fancy needed, just a cheap replacement. All ideas welcome!!!
    CPU = [font=arial, sans-serif]i5-3570K[/font]
    [font=arial, sans-serif]RAM = [/font][font=arial, sans-serif]8GB Kit Corsair Vengeance Low Profile CL9 black PC3-12800U[/font]
    [font=arial, sans-serif]G-Card = RX480 8GB (hopefully ok)[/font]
    [font=arial, sans-serif]Thanks in advance.[/font]


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    LGA 1155 mobos under €100

    The main worry I'd have is if it's ONLY the motherboard that got shorted, or other components too (e.g. water on the GPU sounds bad).


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    Dazice
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Dazice


    Thanks for the link, yeah I'm a bit worried about that too. (fingers crossed)


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    Dazice
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Dazice


    Update: Replaced Motherboard got computer back working, plugged GPU in... big puff of smoke from the card... RIP RX480 :(


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    Lu Tze
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    Dazice wrote: »
    Update: Replaced Motherboard got computer back working, plugged GPU in... big puff of smoke from the card... RIP RX480 :(

    I hope you explained to your son that he will be paying that back with his pocket money for the next year!


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