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[–] thebearfromstartrack ago  (edited ago)

I built a liquid cooled rig a long while ago. Stll have it, don't use it...can't remember why...motherboard went bad I think. CAN'T GET replacement parts anymore. At least not certified and new. If I had time, I would learn about (test for) what sorts of things go bad in motherboards over time and if I can just replace a capacitor or resistor or something, or if I can even get the more complex chips from somewhere and solder them in myself. Seems like everybody just throws them away though.

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[–] 24591001? [S] ago 

Motherboards are pretty cheap, even for really good ones

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[–] thebearfromstartrack ago 

You can't GET them anymore (I couldn't). Course I spent $3K to BUILD my PC and when done, in 6 months you could BUY my rig's power off the shelf for $800 (no liquid cooling). JUST ONCE cured me of wanting the biggest rig on the block. Poop timing on my part as far as product cycles go. 8 years later...you CANNOT GET the motherboard (NEW form factors or something). You COULD find them from skeezies on ebay. but WHO would buy one of those?