Hi guys.

Need sm help, hv a quite old pc with following cnfgrtns.

Processor p4
motherbrd 865gbf
ram 1gb kingstn ddr1

now whenever try to start it, system got started but monitor doesnt shw anythng only its green light keep blinking. I have cross checked it and its fine, any suggestn pls. Btw i tk it to a hardware shp and that guy just
cleaned up my processor and fit it in, and it started bt once i brng it back, it started for once and again gone in d same condition. Wat wld u suggest?

Apart frm my abv prblm, i m planng to upgrade it if it wont start.

I m planng to upgrade three cmpnents basically.

DDR3 2GB ram
core 2 duo
motherboard

now i am nt abl to finlz the cpu nd motherboard, i am lkng 4 there features.

Usb 3.0
Integrated video card so i wldnt need any other video card to play my games and 4 othr stff.
Supprt to ddr3 ram
and all in all good perfrmnce. I tried to find sm, bt came to knw dat core 2 duo is a 775 socket one and not one of intel mothrboard spprt ddr3 to ths processor, ahh i am quite confused.

Please suggest smthng.

Btw my budget wld b arnd Rs. 12-14k..

Thanks.

I tried to find sm, bt came to knw dat core 2 duo is a 775 socket one and not one of intel mothrboard spprt ddr3 to ths processor, ahh i am quite confused.

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you did not search hard enough
they do exist plenty...... , over here......
but , i cannot be any help , since i dont know about whats available in your country
Asrock are the cheapest

btw
nobody says you need core 2 duo or 775 socket , Intel makes more CPU's

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processor has nothing to do with monitor

on-board graphic card is more likely

@nicesoni_ash:
IMO, you MUST wait for USB 3.0 to be fully integrated, maybe in this summer... (ATI & nVidia have reported problems on computers with USB 3, especially with Video-On-Board; LAN might not working also...etc.)

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btw
nobody says you need core 2 duo or 775 socket , Intel makes more CPU's

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processor has nothing to do with monitor

on-board graphic card is more likely

Actually I wanted to have specifically Core 2 duo that's why I was searching for specific motherboards with 775 socket, may be I am trying with a wrong search parameters in my mind. About no display, I thought it could be a motherboard problem, that's why instead of getting it repaired I would better upgrade to a better one..

About other CPUs, I don't want to have Dual core as it's old now and can't have i5/i7 as they are out of my budget.. :(

Btw what would you suggest - Should I search for a motherboard with better onboard graphic card or buy a separate one and search for a normal motherboard with normal onboard graphic card.


@nicesoni_ash:
IMO, you MUST wait for USB 3.0 to be fully integrated, maybe in this summer... (ATI & nVidia have reported problems on computers with USB 3, especially with Video-On-Board; LAN might not working also...etc.)

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Oh, that's not quite a good news about USB 3.0, then I can skip that too, it's not a big deal for me..
I never heard about ASRock here, some famous ones are Gigabytes, Intel, ASUS etc.. Btw I am in India if that helps anyhow.

Thanks to both of you for your reply.. :D

i never said to avoid Asrock , i said they are cheap
they support Core 2 duo socket 775 and DDR3
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you can test your monitor in another pc
it it works there , its your MoBo

usb 3 is brand new , with no benefit , forget it

take out the ram and then check cmos give 5min time after removing that two and replace it on it


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Oh, this thread is still on, my mistake, I should have updated it and then let it close.. Anyways, mac985, thnx for your reply, well I did try that already.. anyways I have updated my PC's hardware and thus this thread can be close.. Thanks.

and thus this thread can be close.. Thanks.

just like many other posts :D