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Hi i've been having the worst past couple weeks with my computer.  Not too long ago I reapplied the thermal paste and after that its all gone down hill.  I took it to the geniuses we call the geek squad, because it was overheating like crazy (it was reseated properly).  They told me that the display wasn't working and they didn't know what to with it so they gave it back.  Then I took it to another place and they told me that my mother board had shorted out and that my hard drive was failing.  And that it would be $700 to repair, so Im just going to get it done by a friend who builds computers.  But I'm wondering if this sounds like the right problem? Because I don't see a repair like that costing that much, and I want to get this fixed asap.  What do you think?

 

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AMD Radeon 7850

Intel i4 

Asus Motherboard 

 

Sorry, I dont remember anything else in any further detail.

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what exactly is the problem?

 

overheating?

 

shut down?

 

details please and your PC specs

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Uhm what? You need to organize your post a bit better for us to help you.

 

So it was overheating but that was the only issue before you took is to geek squad then after they "fixed" it they said the display wasn't working even though it was working before you sent it? Then you took it to another place and they said your motherboard shorted and HDD failing? Did this other play do any thing to the computer or just told you that and gave it back? Also what are your pc specs?

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Please post the specs of your machine and more information on the problem that you are experiencing... The people on this forum would need them to be of any help...

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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what exactly is the problem?

 

overheating?

 

shut down?

 

details please and your PC specs

At first it was overheating to the point of shutting it down, then I took it in.  And they said the display wouldnt work and they couldnt figure out the issue and they gave it back.  I took it to a different place and they said that my motherboard had shorted.

 

Uhm what? You need to organize your post a bit better for us to help you.

 

So it was overheating but that was the only issue before you took is to geek squad then after they "fixed" it they said the display wasn't working even though it was working before you sent it? Then you took it to another place and they said your motherboard shorted and HDD failing? Did this other play do any thing to the computer or just told you that and gave it back? Also what are your pc specs?

 

Sorry as I said in my edit, I dont remember the specific specifics.  And I took it to this other place and they said that the mothorboard was shorted out and that HDD was starting to fail.  I have it with me now, and it will turn on and everything.  Its just that the display wont come on through the GPU or the MOBO.

@PineappleRocket

 

Please post the specs of your machine and more information on the problem that you are experiencing... The people on this forum would need them to be of any help...

I dont remember the exact specifics.

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At first it was overheating to the point of shutting it down, then I took it in.  And they said the display wouldnt work and they couldnt figure out the issue and they gave it back.  I took it to a different place and they said that my motherboard had shorted.

 

 

Sorry as I said in my edit, I dont remember the specific specifics.  And I took it to this other place and they said that the mothorboard was shorted out and that HDD was starting to fail.  I have it with me now, and it will turn on and everything.  Its just that the display wont come on through the GPU or the MOBO.

I dont remember the exact specifics.

download specy

 

https://www.piriform.com/speccy/download

 

it will give us the full spec of the pc

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At first it was overheating to the point of shutting it down, then I took it in.  And they said the display wouldnt work and they couldnt figure out the issue and they gave it back.  I took it to a different place and they said that my motherboard had shorted.

 

 

Sorry as I said in my edit, I dont remember the specific specifics.  And I took it to this other place and they said that the mothorboard was shorted out and that HDD was starting to fail.  I have it with me now, and it will turn on and everything.  Its just that the display wont come on through the GPU or the MOBO.

I dont remember the exact specifics.

Okay well you need to remember or else there isn't anything we can do. We are going to need to know exactly what the power supply is and how old it is, how old is the build, did you build it yourself, have you tried making sure all the cables are plugged in %100 and secure, have you tried removing the graphics card completely and booting into BIOS with monitor plugged into mobo, any strange noises when you try to turn in on, have you cleared cmos?

Sky Pollution | i5 3570k @4.8Ghz | MSi z77a g45 | MSi GTX 770 Gaming 2gb | Samsung 840 Evo 250gb, Samsung OEM 500gb HDD | Corsair CX750m | Corsair 760t White Edition |
Corsair M95 | SuperLux 668b's | Logitech C615 | ViewSonic VX2250wm | Random OEM keyboard until I rage break it and grab another random OEM keyboard from my pile.
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download specy

 

https://www.piriform.com/speccy/download

 

it will give us the full spec of the pc

If he can't get his display to work how is he going to use specy?

Sky Pollution | i5 3570k @4.8Ghz | MSi z77a g45 | MSi GTX 770 Gaming 2gb | Samsung 840 Evo 250gb, Samsung OEM 500gb HDD | Corsair CX750m | Corsair 760t White Edition |
Corsair M95 | SuperLux 668b's | Logitech C615 | ViewSonic VX2250wm | Random OEM keyboard until I rage break it and grab another random OEM keyboard from my pile.
Build Log: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/186413-sky-pollution-my-white-760t-build-rebuildupgrade/

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Okay well you need to remember or else there isn't anything we can do. We are going to need to know exactly what the power supply is and how old it is, how old is the build, did you build it yourself, have you tried making sure all the cables are plugged in %100 and secure, have you tried removing the graphics card completely and booting into BIOS with monitor plugged into mobo, any strange noises when you try to turn in on, have you cleared cmos?

Alright, I'll try and get them. But theoretically if my MOBO was broken, would my computer even turn on?  I turned it on and there was a green LED that was on, on the motherboard that said "UEFI BIOS".

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@PineappleRocket

 

Remove the video card and run the PC off the integrated graphics... See if it boots...

 

Boot into safe mode, if possible...

 

Right now, I'm doubting thermal problems...

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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Alright, I'll try and get them. But theoretically if my MOBO was broken, would my computer even turn on?  I turned it on and there was a green LED that was on, on the motherboard that said "UEFI BIOS".

It depends on what is broken on the motherboard. If it is shorting then it should be instantly turning off, try touching a metal part of  your case that is making contact with the motherboard backplate. See if you feel any electrical discharge coming from that like if you got shocked by static.

Sky Pollution | i5 3570k @4.8Ghz | MSi z77a g45 | MSi GTX 770 Gaming 2gb | Samsung 840 Evo 250gb, Samsung OEM 500gb HDD | Corsair CX750m | Corsair 760t White Edition |
Corsair M95 | SuperLux 668b's | Logitech C615 | ViewSonic VX2250wm | Random OEM keyboard until I rage break it and grab another random OEM keyboard from my pile.
Build Log: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/186413-sky-pollution-my-white-760t-build-rebuildupgrade/

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