A small fire on my mobo for the last couple years?

[f2bacon]

So I got an hp h8-1223 from a friend after i lost everything in storm sandy. ive been slowly upgrading parts ever since. got a 750ti, then a new psu so i could run it. recently i got a gtx 1060 3gb and a bunch of other small upgrades like a new case and liquid cooling. everything was great til tonight. i got a bunch of random resets (i was able to boot back up, but after about a minute everything would freeze and become unresponsive).
i figured the issue was the new odd brand modular psu i had just gotten, so i wanted to swap back to one of my old ones just to check if that was the issue. thats when i came across that the 12v connector on the mobo had melted and fused with the power cable. i was about to get it off, and i continued figuring it was this weird psu, and then i checked out my old one, and the one before that, and both of those have small melts in the same exact pin. so now i dont know whats going on. i dont know what caused the melt, why it wasnt a problem for the last couple years with the last 2 psus, and i dont know how to describe this to try and get it taken care of. do i need a new mobo? (wont i then need to reinstall windows, or am i nuts) do i need a new psu?
i have a lot of irreplaceable pictures on my computer, and much more important saved game progress. id prefer whatever is easiest to get me back to where i was. im broke or id just get a new computer. any help at all is extremely appreciated. thank you

[Nineballo]

whats the wattage, brand, model, ect.. on the psu?

 

if its a malfunctioning psu you might be covered by warranty, if not you will need a new psu and motherboard for sure and possibly a new cpu if it was putting that much into the cpu power...

[f2bacon]

in 2015 i got the evga 430w, a month ago i got a "silencer 750w", and a week ago i got the scorpio 535w.
i never noticed the melt on the evga or silencer til i looked. i used the evga for years, and havent used it in over a month, and all of them have the melt.

[Nineballo]

you mean the cpu power cable on every power supply is melted?

edit:i shoulda looked at the photos better...

[f2bacon]

1 minute ago, NineBall-uwu said:

you mean the cpu power cable on every power supply is melted?

yeah you can see in the pictures. all the psus have that 1 pin thats a little melted. the worst being the most recent

[Nineballo]

if three psu's have done the same thing then its not the psu... do you have any blown capacitors on the mobo?

[RenaKry]

You may want to look into grabbing a replacement motherboard. And maybe not use that power supply that you caught with a melted cable, just for the sake of safety.

In my experience in swapping motherboards, the Windows license will invalidate. However, I was able to call up Microsoft and ask them if they can activate Windows on a new motherboard, and they asked for proof of purchase, and I scanned my Micro Center receipt (or screenshot your invoice), and they straight up gave me a key. Worst case scenario, your Windows will become inactivated. You won't have to reinstall Windows, except in very rare cases when you're running an older OS like Windows 7 and there are no SATA drivers for the new board you use, in which case your only option is basically to install Windows 10 and rely on generic Microsoft drivers.

 

Also, it is incredibly easy to pull data from a hard drive. I have yet to encounter a game where I can't drag and drop save files from one drive into the game's save directory on a new install and have it play right where I left off. It is a matter of asking around where saves are located for the game in question on forums. And, well, pictures are just files, so you can just put them wherever you want.

[Nineballo]

i dont know my way around power delivery so i cant help you much now... its prob your motherboard and you might have fried your cpu.

[f2bacon]

3 minutes ago, NineBall-uwu said:

if three psu's have done the same thing then its not the psu... do you have any blown capacitors on the mobo?

i wouldnt know how to check, i'll include a picture of the mobo

2 minutes ago, nelsonpong said:

You may want to look into grabbing a replacement motherboard. And maybe not use that power supply that you caught with a melted cable, just for the sake of safety.

all of my power supplies have had a slight melt in the 12v connector, so im not sure whats safe. i guess i'll be checking pcpartspicker for something compatible until microcenter opens. i got windows 10 when it was a free update, and i never actually changed motherboards so that was a fear i had. as long as its just reactivation im fine with that ha

[f2bacon]

Just now, NineBall-uwu said:

i dont know my way around power delivery so i cant help you much now... its prob your motherboard and you might have fried your cpu.

it was actually booting. it would turn off, i would turn it on and get about 30 seconds. i thought it was overheating, but it never stopped booting. i could probably boot it now if i wanted to put a nail in the coffin haha

[f2bacon]

and i should mention it was a joke that i care about my game saves more than my pictures, but im relieved that its unlikely id lose any of that

[Nineballo]

i imagine its a faulty capacitor or some other smd. if its still booting your cpu is prob fine but dont quote me on that...

[f2bacon]

1 minute ago, NineBall-uwu said:

i imagine its a faulty capacitor or some other smd. if its still booting your cpu is prob fine but dont quote me on that...

oh yeah i stopped trying once i noticed the melt, and im definitely not trying til i got this entirely figured out

[LienusLateTips]

Grab a used mobo off ebay, finished.

[Nineballo]

the mobo is definitely dead but other than that everything should be fine.

[f2bacon]

1 minute ago, LienusLateTips said:

Grab a used mobo off ebay, finished.

id rather not be out of commission waiting for shipping, otherwise youre 1000% right. im also pretty novice with this. i figure i can just check craigslist or something and then use pcpartspicker to make sure compatibility is good?

[Nineballo]

 

1 minute ago, LienusLateTips said:

Grab a used mobo off ebay, finished.

yep, pretty much. If its still acting up after a new mobo then post another topic and link this one to it so people get the general idea. 

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, f2bacon said:

id rather not be out of commission waiting for shipping, otherwise youre 1000% right. im also pretty novice with this. i figure i can just check craigslist or something and then use pcpartspicker to make sure compatibility is good?

Well... what CPU do you have?

[Nineballo]

3 minutes ago, f2bacon said:

id rather not be out of commission waiting for shipping, otherwise youre 1000% right. im also pretty novice with this. i figure i can just check craigslist or something and then use pcpartspicker to make sure compatibility is good?

there is more risk with craigslist... but yea thats the general idea.

 

EDIT: tell me what cpu and il take a look   Scratch that ima go to bed LateTips should be able to handle it from here.

[f2bacon]

Sorry, I'll post my build.
 

Windows 10 pro 64bit
 nzxt h440 case
gigabyte gtx 1060 3gb windforce
Amd fx-8150
nzxt kraken x52 240mm aio

24gb ddr3 1600 ram 
the motherboard shows up as a gigabyte 2ac8 but the code in the inside is m3970bm

 

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, f2bacon said:

Sorry, I'll post my build.
 

Windows 10 pro 64bit
 nzxt h440 case
gigabyte gtx 1060 3gb windforce
Amd fx-8150
nzxt kraken x52 240mm aio

24gb ddr3 1600 ram 
the motherboard shows up as a gigabyte 2ac8 but the code in the inside is m3970bm

 

Any AM3+ board will work. Preferably not a OEM (Dell, HP, Acer, etc) one.

 

Some AM3 boards will work but it depends on the board.

[Nineballo]

https://www.ebay.com/p/HP-Pavilion-Elite-H8-1200-Series-Angelica-Desktop-Motherboard-M3970BM-685006-001/25003214291

THIS IS A DEAD BOARD DONT BUY IT, IT IS ONLY FOR REFERENCE!

 

that's his board (i think) if you want the exact board @LienusLateTips

 

looks like some OEM dell board...

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, NineBall-uwu said:

https://www.ebay.com/p/HP-Pavilion-Elite-H8-1200-Series-Angelica-Desktop-Motherboard-M3970BM-685006-001/25003214291

 

that's his board (i think) if you want the exact board @LienusLateTips

Aftermarket is cheaper anyway

[Nineballo]

yep

[Spotty]

8 hours ago, f2bacon said:

Windows 10 pro 64bit
 nzxt h440 case
gigabyte gtx 1060 3gb windforce
Amd fx-8150
nzxt kraken x52 240mm aio

24gb ddr3 1600 ram 
the motherboard shows up as a gigabyte 2ac8 but the code in the inside is m3970bm

Not much point spending money on an old system like that. Better off putting the money you would spend towards a new system.
Keep the graphics card, the case, and the AIO cooler. Sell the CPU and the DDR3 RAM. Dispose of the dead motherboard and damaged PSUs.

 

Buy a new CPU, motherboard, RAM (DDR4), and PSU. I would also recommend an SSD if you don't already have one for windows.
 

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Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$128.80 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$76.31 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$77.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$28.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$39.88 @ OutletPC
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	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$366.97
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
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