Quote Originally Posted by HaRd_WiReD View Post
aww DAMN. I wanted a quad-core processor too..I found a cheap one.

I have a 128MB graphics card, but that's fine for now..my processor is only 1.3ghz, it's slow as hell.


I have another computer that was fried during a storm..I don't know if the motherboard is damaged or not, but the PSU is probably dead and gone because it won't turn on anymore. How can I tell if the motherboard got fried? If the motherboard is still good, I can get a processor and a PSU for that pc. I have nowhere near 1,000bucks for a computer, that's a LOT of money. I'm not sure what processor my other pc has, but I think it might be intel. It has a black 6x6 heat fan thingy over it, so it's probally small and square.

It's almost something like this:

If you have $1,000 just buy a new computer. That's plenty money to build one yourself, or even buy a prebuilt. I don't see the point in trying to revive old parts that might be broken, just scrap it and buy a new one.