New Motherboard help

I have MSI motherboard and it seems like its going out now my sound from the back went out and my ram since i changed around was going ok till now its crashing again. So wut is the motherboard i can replace it with on evga i heard thats better.

 

wut is that and how do i do that

 

hi,

Can U explain exactly what you mean by the above? Do you mean you removed sticks and put them in differnt slots? Added ram?

If either, did you configure the sticks according to the demands of your board? And if so, are all the sticks properly seated? I see you have 4gBs total.

Next, you have a lot of juice requiring stuff in this custom rig. Can you give us specifics about yr PSU? Your Power Supply Unit?

Did you build the rig?

This system does not seem old. Not, I think, old enough to have the board go. Tho that can happen.

Before you leap, perhaps we should look further and troubleshoot yr problems.

 

well its the soder points on the motherboard and yes they are properly seated i had them and i have had it built buy cyberpower pc company and it has 550 watts like they said and my sound went out on my left side speaker thats y i think the soder points are bad

 

Hi again,

Appears yr PSU is adequate, tho in that system with all you've got I would go over 600W for sure.

My question was about yr ram sticks. Cause I thought you said you had switched them around. Did I not understand that part of your post CORRECTLY?

Next, what makes you think solder points on yr mobo....there are tons of those, all made at the factory.....are bad? Did you mean THE SLOTS HOLDING YR RAM STICKS are coming loose in some way???

Do you mean you have a loose capacitor and so feel the solder unnderneath it is bad?

I am confused.

This sounds like a reputable Co you paid to build this rig. Hard to believe the first thing they would install, the BOARD ITSELF... would be bad or not tested.

That would mean they would risk wasting all the rest of the labor.

 

Just saw you list yr skills as beginner. So, new question: did someone tell you you have bad or compromised solder points? If so, who?

 

OK wait: are you saying your only symptom despite you used the word 'CRASHING" is that one of your speakers is not functioning???

And that is why you think you have "bad solder points on yr board "??????

Do you mean a round port in the back of your tower into which yr speaker plug is inserted????

 

well by cyberpower and its speakers plugin sodered to the motherboard went out first and after while it started to crash then couple of months ago i was told to move my ram around and to memory test and it didnt say hardware problems till now

 

You should try to improve your experience level. Look at what was suggested previously that may have "fixed" the problem, until now, when you seem to have the same problems (or maybe completely different problems).

If you think you have cracked solders, make sure your speakers work by connecting them to another computer. Check that the cable is "good ".

If the problem is that you have cracked solder on the audio output, you can buy an add-in audio card (PCI or PCIe) or USB audio controller without much expense (a lot less than a new motherboard...and would that include a new CPU?).

Do your research. [Maybe a tip: my MSI motherboard has problems with the audio controller, it can be reset by going into the BIOS and setting Defaults]

Matt

 

well the speakers are defently working on ohter computers with both putting out sound but i havent had my computer crash after replacing the ram in different slots 1 month then it crashed and i went through another memory test and it said hardware has a problem

 

I found the thread related to the RAM problem
http://www.windowsbbs.com/windows-vista/87737-vista-start-up-missing-something-2.html
You talked about the modules probably overheating, check there has not been any dust build-up in the case (check air intake vents and exhausts). There should be a place or places in the case where you can add extra fans, investigate that (although it will draw more dust in and you will need to clean it out regularly).

You said the RAM didn't seem to work in some slots. Your motherboard has "dual channel memory architecture ", so the RAM will work in pairs and need to be installed in the appropriate slots. Read about memory in the motherboard manual (which will go to toward improving your experience level, like I said). [NB Be careful not to touch the gold connectors on the modules or you will coat them in oil from your fingers.]

The RAM/memory test should not have any connection with one of the speakers not working. Your motherboard (MSI P7N SLI-FI) has 7.1 channel audio
http://reviews.cnet.com/motherboards/msi-p7n-sli-fi/4507-3049_7-33130568.html?tag=psum
If the audio (Realtek) drivers and software are installed, open the Realtek HD Audio Manager. It will have an icon in the Notification Tray (next to the time) or you will find it in Control Panel. You can change the the speaker setup to Quadraphonic, take the speaker jack out of the Front Speaker connector and put it into the Rear Speaker connector (probably grey in colour). See if both speakers work then. You can run the speakers like that, there might be a minor degradation in the quality.

Matt