Today I pulled my usb speaker cable out of my running desktop because of loud static, AND my own stupidity.

I need a new Gigabyte AMD FM2+ A68H, GA-F2A68HM-H.

Is it worth saving this old desktop, or just upgrade. Not sure what else burned out .

A smaller form factor would be nice

Amazon has a variety of motherboards with the FM2/FM2+ socket ranging from ~$60 and up.

Your choice of either replacing the mobo or a complete upgrade, depending upon your budget.

prizm02,

You have not mentioned a budget, but if you are thinking of a new build, you could possibly try something like this.

Both the following boards have BIOS flash buttons, which may be helpful with a 3rd Gen CPU like the Ryzen 5600G CPU:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...5-5600g-38826/

Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro-ATX Motherboard (no wifi) £86.07:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-B5.../dp/B089TNX9YT

MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Motherboard M-ATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Processors, AM4, DDR4 Boost (4400MHz/OC), 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16, 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 x M.2 Gen4, 1 x M.2 Gen3, Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi 6 £109.98:
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-...1-aplusc-micro

16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black, PC4-25600 (3200), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 16-18-18-36, XMP 2.0, 1.35V: £56.99
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb...16-18-18-36-xm

Seasonic Core Gold GM 500 500W Semi Modular 80+ Gold PSU £49.99
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w...mm-fan-atx-psu

Case Fractal Meshify C: £59.99
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/frac...-2x120mm-quiet

Thanks,

I will check both options, I'm on a lower scale budget.

Luckily I inherited an old lenovo G50, with a touchy screen when the lid is moved.

One of my boxes has an MSI and another has an ASROCK. Both have been quite reliable.

I can't imagine a connection between yanking a USB connector and needing a new motherboard. What's actually wrong?

Newegg offers a GA-F2A68HM-H, in case you really have ruined yours and want a low cost resurrection.

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Yes, that is a good question. Usually an usb device cannot damage the mobo (or any host device) that way.

Well,

I was fiddling with audio mixer to get digital stereo sound back, accidentally I chose digital surround sound, and immediately the speakers went crazy with Loud Clicking.

I shut down the machine and rebooted.The Noise came back and in my haste I yanked the usb cord out, That action caused
a loud pop in the pc, and that killed it.

Hoping it was just the mobo.

Replace the PSU or check it twice before reuse!

It depends on your budget. It depends if you want to stick with what you have or upgrade. What ever you decide I recommend going with a Gigabyte motherboard for reliability and not MSI which is complete garbage and ASUS is no longer that great either as their quality has dropped like a rock.

I'd replace it. You can build a system that will be FAR superior to that for fairly cheap. A520 micro-atx board (~$70), Ryzen 2600 retail (if you have a video card) so it comes with heatsink (~90), 3000G (~$70) retail as well if you want to use an IGP, 16GB 2x8 DDR4 3200 (~$45). You would probably be able to re-use most of your other peripherals. Then get a case you like since you want something smaller.

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What you were doing at the time this happened may be irrelevant. It sounds like your PSU puked. If you don't already know what obviously bad electrolytic capacitors look like, visit badcaps.net or Wikipedia to understand what to look for. Then, open up the PC and inspect. Yours only has a few of the type that are likely to go obviously bad. If you see none, remove the PSU (2 or 4 screws outside, possibly 1 screw and/or a latch inside), then its cover (4-10 screws), and inspect. I suspect you'll find at least one bad in there, assuming it didn't explode into an unrecognizable mess. Usually when bad cap(s) is/are evident, the cap(s) it/them-selves can be replaced cheaply if you know how to desolder and solder, and are deft enough to extract the PSU board from its case sufficiently to work a soldering iron. Most PC PSUs are rather fungible, so replacement is trivial for a lot less money than the average motherboard, let alone complete PC.

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I have never decided myself. It's very difficult to decide usually unless some super sale on some new system.

Sorry for late reply,

What is your take on used CPU's, also I've never heard of CUK Amd brand

Computer Upgrade King

https://cukusa.com/about-us

I've never purchased from them, but given they're a major seller for NewEgg and Amazon, I'd lean towards them being reasonably trustworthy.