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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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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Keep in mind: The new GPU I had cost 1750 Phillipine Pesos. -
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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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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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.
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