My PC's internal parts

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    That's the first thing I mentioned since I wanted you to try it first and foremost :)
    Also yea, you might want to bring your PC to one of the repair shops in your area if you don't feel like testing in yourself.
     
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    Um... It would be a surefire but bad idea for me to replace my PC seeing that I have my new GPU there.
     
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    GT 710 wouldn't be much of a loss here :)
    In fact, GT 710 will most probably perform even worse than the oldie 9500 GT.
     
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    The problem with my old GPU 9500 GT is that it was the culprit that lead my PC to freeze upon launching. Thankfully, the 9500 GT I previously had is now inferior to that of my new graphics card = The Palit Microsystem's NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (1 GB DDR3)
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    Don't forget you could always install that GPU on your new computer too.
    And the fact that multiple parts have failed in your PC makes me focus on checking that PSU even more.
     
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    What Redux said makes sense. The fact you added a GPU to an OEM computer is probably the main cause of multiple parts failing due to a lack of power getting to the parts. OEM computers tend to have power supplies that hit the theoretical maximum draw of all the OEM parts without leaving much headroom. Adding a GPU probably puts it over the power limit when it hits much of a power load at all. You could try testing this by seeing if you continue have problems when you take out the GPU. You could also borrow someone else's power supply (make sure it's better than yours first and if you can, use an online power supply requirements calculator to make sure it would meet the power requirements).

    But in all honesty, if you're looking to game (I mean more than just games like MC), just get a new PC. This thing is probably about 10 years old (just judging by the CPU release date). Stop beating a dead horse. There's a good chance that you'll seeing multiple parts fail soon if it is a PSU problem. These things tend to not handle a lack of power over extended periods of time very well.

    As said above, you can always use the gt 710 in a new computer if you're set on using that (even though I really don't recommend it at all).
     
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    I am using the PC. Nothing went wrong with my new HDD (2 TB) but the Disk Read Error Occurred keeps happening a multiple times. Perhaps my hard drive bus ribbon may be a cause of this error.

    Keep in mind: The new GPU I had cost 1750 Phillipine Pesos.
     
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    You're eventually going to start losing data by ignoring the error.

    Also, about $35 for a graphics card isn't that much. If you eventually want to play more recent games on your PC at higher settings, you may want to pay a multiple of that price. Although if you want to play mainly Minecraft, this graphics card can stay, but a more powerful processor may be required.
     
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    I am trying to reseat the SATA wiring, but nothing happened. It remained the same. BTW, the CPU is still OK.
     
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    Did you try to use a different SATA power cable as well?
     
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    I had the ATA cable.
     
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    ...your drive is still ATA??
     
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    Your beating a dead horse just start saving up for a new pc urs wont last much longer. You can get a new one most likely way better thenyours for300- 500.
     
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    Just finally replaced the SATA cable (seeing that it became the cause of the problem) into a newer one and I will tell you the result if it worked or not.

    Sorry if I mistook the SATA as ATA since I didn't read carefully.
     
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    I tried replacing the SATA cable and it worked until..... The screen will blink with black screen within around 5 minutes. And then, BOOM!, it went to the same error again = A disk read error occured.
     
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    So it's not the wiring.
    If you cannot borrow a working PSU from somebody so you can plug it into your PC and see if it solves the issue, I think all that's left for you is to bring that computer to the repair shop, so they can figure out what's wrong and fix it (if they replace the PSU, I think you should expect a repair cost of up to $60 I believe, depending on what they decide to put in here). And start saving for a new PC, as we said dozens of times by now, your current hardware isn't going to last for too long.
     
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    Looks like the OEM motherboard I had is faulty, seeing that the SATA ports are fouled. I think I should assume as broken, though I have the PCIe express, motherboard, and ports OK.
     
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    Then idk, maybe test somebody else's motherboard, but taking out the motherboard means tearing pretty much the entire PC apart, you may not be able to.
    I don't think we can help you here in any other way than saying "bring the damn thing to a specialist and start saving up for a new computer". We'd be just going in circles by now.