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: A computer with a broken motherboard can make other computers crash too. Is there any help or advice here?

: A computer with a broken motherboard can make other computers crash too. Is there any help or advice here?

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henrydog19
Junior Member
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07-18-2026, 03:18 PM
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Here is honest stuff, back then AMD was really dark. If you bought a motherboard with an older chip that can be returned, I'd do it right away. You could easily find a refurbished office machine under $100 that would cool down that power-hungry and hot 8350 processor. It might also be wise to check your graphics card and power supply because they could have been the problem in this chain.
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henrydog19
07-18-2026, 03:18 PM #11

Here is honest stuff, back then AMD was really dark. If you bought a motherboard with an older chip that can be returned, I'd do it right away. You could easily find a refurbished office machine under $100 that would cool down that power-hungry and hot 8350 processor. It might also be wise to check your graphics card and power supply because they could have been the problem in this chain.

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ryangreiner
Junior Member
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07-18-2026, 09:49 PM
#12
I am going to change out the graphics card and do more testing. Thanks for letting me know that the 8350 gets hot and uses too much power, so I might try lowering its clock speed. This will be a home server running a Discord bot right now, which is basically just a timer for my friends' video games.
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ryangreiner
07-18-2026, 09:49 PM #12

I am going to change out the graphics card and do more testing. Thanks for letting me know that the 8350 gets hot and uses too much power, so I might try lowering its clock speed. This will be a home server running a Discord bot right now, which is basically just a timer for my friends' video games.

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Carsland123
Senior Member
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07-19-2026, 04:42 AM
#13
I used a new graphics card from MSI, waited 30 seconds. I tried to shut down by pressing the power button but it wouldn't work. I reset the CMOS settings with a battery, then turned the computer on again. I forgot to plug in an HDMI cable, so everything went black after turning off and resetting the CMOS. The system didn't load properly. I gave up trying to fix this myself and closed this thread here.
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Carsland123
07-19-2026, 04:42 AM #13

I used a new graphics card from MSI, waited 30 seconds. I tried to shut down by pressing the power button but it wouldn't work. I reset the CMOS settings with a battery, then turned the computer on again. I forgot to plug in an HDMI cable, so everything went black after turning off and resetting the CMOS. The system didn't load properly. I gave up trying to fix this myself and closed this thread here.

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martijn_03
Junior Member
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07-19-2026, 05:55 AM
#14
Build OS started on Windows 10 but switched to Debian12 - correct. You can stop this thread anytime, but think about moving it from Systems to Open Source. Also, for things like CMOS battery or other parts, check the motherboard's User Guide/Manual for the right way to reset or replace them. Sometimes you need to put the first piece of RAM in a specific spot, usually called DIMM_A2. This rule might not always be written clearly or shown well on the picture. Just read all the small details and look really closely at the RAM installation guides.
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martijn_03
07-19-2026, 05:55 AM #14

Build OS started on Windows 10 but switched to Debian12 - correct. You can stop this thread anytime, but think about moving it from Systems to Open Source. Also, for things like CMOS battery or other parts, check the motherboard's User Guide/Manual for the right way to reset or replace them. Sometimes you need to put the first piece of RAM in a specific spot, usually called DIMM_A2. This rule might not always be written clearly or shown well on the picture. Just read all the small details and look really closely at the RAM installation guides.

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SushiCherry
Member
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07-20-2026, 08:13 AM
#15
Honestly, my 3+ fx chips got so hot that even asrock, which makes boards, kept putting fans on the VRMs lol. From their website for cooling the CPU and its parts: "For cooling the CPU and its surrounding components, please install a CPU cooler with a top-down blowing design." https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970M Pro3/#CPU
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SushiCherry
07-20-2026, 08:13 AM #15

Honestly, my 3+ fx chips got so hot that even asrock, which makes boards, kept putting fans on the VRMs lol. From their website for cooling the CPU and its parts: "For cooling the CPU and its surrounding components, please install a CPU cooler with a top-down blowing design." https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970M Pro3/#CPU

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