One day when rebooting a windows update it all went to BSOD hell (random errors, never the same each time). Linux will not boot with random IRQ sync errors. Bootable OS on CD will only boot to completion 5% of the time, and then just halt. I managed to run memtest with [...]
currently i’m running (dont laugh):
AMD Athlon 2200 XP
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
1.2gb ram
dont remember what kind of mobo
creative soundblaster x-fi platinum
250gb and 80gb IDE hdd’s (i’ll probably get 2 SATA hard drives, but dont factor that into the cost right now)
DVD-ROM drive
500W (or 550W, dont remember) power supply
clearly anything i buy will be an upgrade. i’ve [...]
im out of the loop for the past 7 years. i still thought AGP was superior graphics port only to find out that express PCI > that.
i was wondering if theres an updated guide on how to build PC’s that i can get a link to cause just in case so i [...]
built a pc 5 years ago and im out of the loop. I have about 1100 to use for a new system, I dont need dvd burner, monitor, floppy, os.
PC will be used for work and some gaming (heavy photoshop/illustrator use, cod4, tf2, starcraft 2, diablo 3, fallout 3), 4gb ram is required (im going [...]
Ok I haven’t built a computer in awhile, just put together my new board, and im having some issues, OT is always the first place to come for me… first here are a few screens of my major problem, and some double checks from cpu-z
NO idea why I can’t get my processor to show up [...]
So, I should be getting around $5,500 in a subsidized tuition loan that I do not need. I was thinking about selling my current (highly outdated) HTPC and building a new one when the money comes in.
I can’t really reuse any of my current parts other than my PCI Wireless-G card. I also will be [...]
Mobo: Intel DG35EC
RAM: 2×1G Corsair Twin-x 800MHz
CPU: E2180
I picked up another Twinx pair today, 2×2G 800MHz. When I added the new RAM the system booted up reporting one of the 1G sticks as 256MB. I have the newest BIOS.
If I swap the 2G sticks to channel B with the 1G sticks in channel A [...]
Say I set the voltage for 1.4V in BIOS but after vdroop it reads at 1.36 in windows (CPU-Z), which one do you go by? I think the limit Intel has for the E8400 is 1.36.If you think 0.04V is going to make a different, you are wrong. Also you are using software to [...]
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor
1 x Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT
1 x Western Digital SE16 500GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB Cache 8.9MS
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775 2500RPM 45CFM
1 x LG GSA-H55N Black DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 INT IDE 2MB OEM DVD Writer W/ SW
1 x [...]
Got a silver unit in of this board: pretty sweet looking board, haven’t had a chance to put it through it’s paces, but looks ideal for a home theater setup…
Anyone got a M-ITX case they like a ton, should have built in IR of course.
