HEEEEEEEEEEEELP please

[hunterScars]

i have recetly been playing diablo 2 on my 7 year old PC ( it runs modern games no problem, or at least it did )

 

while playing my game froze and my PC locked up so i turned it off and let it sit for a few minutes 

 

half an hour later i turned my PC on again, and it idled for a few second then turned it self off, 3 seconds later it turned itself on only to begin the cycle again.

 

so i pulled the plug and let it sit again not knowing what else to do

 

an hour later i pluged the computer power back in and attempted to turn it on again, and this time it seemed to work but NO

 

 i got an error stating

 

WARNING!! previous overclock failed, initial setting will be applied. press any button to continue

 

WHAT THE FUCK

 

i complied and pressed the space bar to continue

 

the next screen said

 

WAIT...

 

it sat there for 3 hours so my dad ( having more PC knowledge then myself ) turned the pc off   

 

 

 

 

 

the pc now keeps going in the turn on turn off cycle and i dont know what to do 

please help 

[ERSCreeper]

Sounds like you need a new cmos battery. Might not have the power to hold the bios settings.

 

Also sounds like the PSU/Motherboard could have died partly.

[Guest]

Yep, you should get a new motherboard, some parts might be slightly "fried/destroyed/damaged".

[UnknownEngineer]

Have you done any overclocking? You could try taking the battery out and resetting the BIOS to get rid of any OC, after that it's going to have to be new hardware.

[hunterScars]

Have you done any overclocking? You could try taking the battery out and resetting the BIOS to get rid of any OC, after that it's going to have to be new hardware.

i lack the knowledge to overclock and wouldn't try it incase I fried something  

 

although some parts my have been factory overclocked ( my dad bought it prebuilt) 

[AlwaysFSX]

Get a new CMOS battery and see if that fixes the problem.

[ERSCreeper]

I would really recommend looking into buy a new system since 7 year old hardware is bound to die someday. Also it's probably time to upgrade.

[hunterScars]

I would really recommend looking into buy a new system since 7 year old hardware is bound to die someday. Also it's probably time to upgrade.

 

i have been for the past moth now and have just finished planning my build  

 

P.s my dads pissed at me cos he thinks i broke the PC by playing games on it   

[ERSCreeper]

I could recommend this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($208.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($93.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($195.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case:  Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $887.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 19:06 EST+1000)

[ERSCreeper]

i have been for the past moth now and have just finished planning my build  

 

P.s my dads pissed at me cos he thinks i broke the PC by playing games on it   

If you dad is pissed about that then he really doesn't know anything about computers.

[hunterScars]

 

I could recommend this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($208.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($93.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($195.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case:  Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $887.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 19:06 EST+1000)

 

 

ths is the build i have planned 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3CCog

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3CCog/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3CCog/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($385.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($135.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($192.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($208.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($179.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($128.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($638.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($165.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: BenQ XL2420TE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($489.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Keyboard: SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $3030.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 19:22 EST+1000)

 

 

i have a $3500 budget ( but gotta save my money first)

 

i might even get the 780TI yet 

[ERSCreeper]

 

ths is the build i have planned 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3CCog

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3CCog/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3CCog/benchmarks/

 

-snip-

Don't get the H80i. Get a 240mm rad.

Get a better case. It's not that great.

Try get a different PSU since RM has had problems

 

The rest of it looks good. Not sure you need 16Gb of ram for gaming.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($385.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($192.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($208.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage:  Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($128.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($638.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($148.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic M12II 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($165.00 @ CPL Online) 

Optical Drive:  LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($165.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor:  Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor  ($279.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Monitor:  Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor  ($279.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Keyboard:  SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $3122.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 19:32 EST+1000)

[hunterScars]

whats wrong with the H80i? and shit ok then ill look for another PSU

 

and i do tafe work ( game programming and video recording /editing/rendering) so 16gb would probably be good 

[ERSCreeper]

whats wrong with the H80i? and shit ok then ill look for another PSU

 

and i do tafe work ( game programming and video recording /editing/rendering) so 16gb would probably be good 

So the 16GB makes sense.

 

H80i really is not that great performing compared the the H100i. I added two great screens which will be great for productivity.

[StareX]

So the 16GB makes sense.

 

H80i really is not that great performing compared the the H100i. I added two great screens which will be great for productivity.

 

Or.. the NH-D15.. they're equal.. and better.

[ERSCreeper]

Or.. the NH-D15.. they're equal.. and better.

A real mission to change things with a massive cooler installed but I do agree that they are awesome.

[ig33ku]

Probably the motherboard suffered a failure on a mofet or chipset.

[hunterScars]

i wont really need a super dooper CPU cooler as i wont be overclocking it, but i do want a cooler other than the stock intel one which i don't trust  

[ERSCreeper]

i wont really need a super dooper CPU cooler as i wont be overclocking it, but i do want a cooler other than the stock intel one which i don't trust  

Hyper 212 EVO or PLUS.

 

I have been using the stock cooler for over 8 months and I haven't had any problems

[SparkySamZa]

 

ths is the build i have planned 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3CCog

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3CCog/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3CCog/benchmarks/

 

 

 

 

i have a $3500 budget ( but gotta save my money first)

 

i might even get the 780TI yet 

 

try getting a Asus motherboard they are known for very good reliability and easy overclocking  

[tobben]

i wont really need a super dooper CPU cooler as i wont be overclocking it, but i do want a cooler other than the stock intel one which i don't trust  

i would either get a h100i or a solid air cooler, the h80i pretty much much comes with all the downsides of aio but not really alot of the benefits, i wouldn't be arsed with aio's unless you get dual rad, in your case i would recommend a regular air cooler, a hyper 212 would probably serve you well, or maybe something like a be quiet dark rock advanced because it's abit more stylish, the mounting on the corsair aio coolers are pretty iffy...

 

EDIT: meant be quiet dark rock advanced, not dark rock 3.

[Wiflare]

i wont really need a super dooper CPU cooler as i wont be overclocking it, but i do want a cooler other than the stock intel one which i don't trust  

I'd recommend making a thread in the new builds & planning section.

[SirReallySam]

Are you serious with that title bro...

 

"Use an informative title briefly describing the error. It's not helpful to see a thread titled "please help" or "Urgent" because most people are better at some problems than others, so may not prioritize your issue, and some people will ignore you completely."

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/40334-read-before-asking-for-help/

[hunterScars]

I'd recommend making a thread in the new builds & planning section.

i already have