|
The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition
|
|
|
Any Flaming Results in a Temp Ban or Worse. Your Choice!!!
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
16. July 2008 @ 17:55 |
Link to this message
|
|
Mort hope you like the Q9450 , we can compare notes man
I haven't OC(ed) yet
Antec 1200 Full-Tower Case/Thermaltake 750-Watt PS/ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA 775 Intel X48 Mobo/Seagate Barracuda 250GB 32MB Cache Sata HDD(primary)/Seagate Barracude 160GB Sata(slave)/NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2,1 GB of GDDR3 Memory /CORSAIR DOMINATOR PC8500 5-5-5-15 at 1066MHz (2x2GB) DDR2/Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz 12MB L2 Cache,OC(ed)to 3.4GHz on air/ Zalman 9700/3-Plextor PX-810SA Sata Drives/Samsung 2493HM 24" LCD Monitior 1920x1200 resolution,5ms respone time |
|
Advertisement
|
 |
|
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
16. July 2008 @ 18:09 |
Link to this message
|
|
Doesn't SP3 include all the updates that preceded it? or are there still yet more updates after SP3 came out?
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
16. July 2008 @ 18:13 |
Link to this message
|
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
16. July 2008 @ 18:16 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by sammorris:
Doesn't SP3 include all the updates that preceded it? or are there still yet more updates after SP3 came out?
i think its just like SP2 they still update after it came out. mostly secruity updates,malicious spyware removeal ect..
just dont make sense if ya install SP3 then it wont install the new updates???
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
16. July 2008 @ 18:16 |
Link to this message
|
Very snazzy... I don't think I've seen the heatpipe go the other way round the CPU before. Hardly a revolution, but it's a good example of DFI's forward-thinking approach. I like the side-on S-ATA connectors, but if you look, there's a slot for 2 more they haven't included. Is this the midrange model?
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
16. July 2008 @ 18:21 |
Link to this message
|
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 16. July 2008 @ 18:31
|
AfterDawn Addict
1 product review
|
16. July 2008 @ 18:30 |
Link to this message
|
Quote:
Doesn't SP3 include all the updates that preceded it? or are there still yet more updates after SP3 came out?
It did contain all of the updates and fixes (or at least it should have) since service pack 2, but there has been numerous updates since service pack 3.
To repeat myself:
When I went for updates I used Microsoft's auto update feature (service pack 2 was already installed), and it listed service pack 3 along with a few other updates, but suggested service pack 3 first. When I completed the service pack 3 install I once again hit update and it listed several files that needed updating, but none of them would take with service pack 3 installed. Capiche?
"And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
Friedrich Nietzsche
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 16. July 2008 @ 18:32
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
16. July 2008 @ 18:42 |
Link to this message
|
Should be a good combination. It may be old but my mate's 939 DFI board works very well with G-Skill memory, so I don't see why that would have changed. Will be nice to hear about something other than Asus or Gigabyte for once! :)
|
Senior Member
|
16. July 2008 @ 19:53 |
Link to this message
|
Ive GOT This mobo (ASUS CROSSHAIR)when I first turneD it on it worked. Turned it off and it would not power back up, checked the manual and found on board Power-on switch, it started OK. Turned it off again, and now can't even get on board switch to work. Does this sound like a board problem or what
|
AfterDawn Addict
6 product reviews
|
16. July 2008 @ 19:58 |
Link to this message
|
|
rick,
do any fans or lights come on?
Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435 |
Senior Member
|
16. July 2008 @ 20:24 |
Link to this message
|
|
Found a power switch (not the PSU)on the back and it started it OK, guess it had nothing 2 do with the on board switches. So let me experiment a bit turn it on & off a few times and see
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
16. July 2008 @ 20:55 |
Link to this message
|
Mort81,
Quote:
has anybody installed XP SP3? I was looking for an audio driver on windows update and they want me to install SP3.
I've been using SP-3 since it became the so called final version by M$ and months before it's official release. I've experienced no problems with it at all. It seems to make the computer do things a bit faster. Just don't put it in an AMD as their are all sorts of problems, if you do.
cincyrob,
Quote:
the 2 mobos i kinda like right now are the
GA-EP45-DS3R AND the ASUS P5Q deluxe
I think either MB would do fine. So far the reports indicate that the EP45-DS3R overclocks just as well as the P5Q, but then it hasn't been out as long, but we'll know in due time! Pick the one you want! Besides, we already have a couple of D5Qs so an EP45-DS3R would be useful for the comparison alone!
Russ
GigaByte MA790GP-UD4P MB w/Athlon IIx4 630 OCd to 3.51GHz - Arctic Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler - 4 GB Corsair Dominator DDR2/8500 at 5-5-5-15 @880 MHz - Cooler Master Centurion 534+ Case with 460 watt PSU - Seagate 160GB SATA 3.0 - Hitachi 250GB SATA 3.0 - 2 Optiarc AD7220 20x DVD-Burners - Sceptre X20 Naga III 20.1" Digital LCD "Widescreen" - Sony 425 Watt Digital Audio Control Center 5.1 PL-II Suround,And a little "Alien Expertise"! ...
"With Your Arms around the Future and Your Back up against The Past" The Moody Blues
 |
|
ddp
Moderator
|
16. July 2008 @ 21:36 |
Link to this message
|
mort, get all your chipset updates from the chipset manufacturers not motherboard manufacturers or ms. i've had problem's with ms updates on videocards that worked alright before update but not after. i've always had to do a roll back on that video update to get it working properly. haven't done sp3 yetbecause of what i've seen here.
|
|
sytyguy
Senior Member
|
16. July 2008 @ 22:35 |
Link to this message
|
|
I've been running SP3 for sometime now, and no problems, however, I backed up my entire system prior to installing.
|
Senior Member
|
16. July 2008 @ 22:35 |
Link to this message
|
|
Mort81..No its like its dead. The only thing that powers up is the fancy red Diodes they installed so U don't need a light. I still need a light. On the back I found an LED Power switch, that seemed to be the problem. I turned it on and it powered up, I'll try for a couple of days and see. If it continues to reset to no power I'll assume its the board. I've turned it off and on 4 times since
|
AfterDawn Addict
6 product reviews
|
16. July 2008 @ 22:47 |
Link to this message
|
|
Rick,
I don't follow you about the part of the fancy red diode lights. do they get their power from the power supply?
if it happens again, no fans, no lights, I would try a new PSU 1st or buy a PSU checker and test it. I keep going to buy one but a buddy of mine has one and I use it.
speaking of my buddy, his hiper PSU finally bit the dirt monday. it lasted a year longer than my hiper did (same model).
Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435 |
Senior Member
|
16. July 2008 @ 22:51 |
Link to this message
|
|
Hears a site I like just to check out things like Win XP SP3
I find a pretty trust worthy site.. They had an extremely long revue on Vista mini or maybe it was lite. Just over 700mb, I'd like to give this a try..
h**p://www.demonoid.com/files/?category=5&subcategory=All&language=0&seeded=0&external=2&query=windows+xp+pro+sp3&uid=0&sort=
Hears the Vista..Some pretty impressive reading
h**p://www.demonoid.com/files/?category=5&subcategory=All&language=0&seeded=0&external=2&query=vista+lite&uid=0&sort=
|
Senior Member
|
16. July 2008 @ 22:55 |
Link to this message
|
|
Mort81..Did all of that. on the Diodes, I don't know how they are powered, the only time they are on is when the unit won't power up. You'd have to see the specs on this board, 2 understand, they are for maintenance only
|
|
bigwill68
Senior Member
6 product reviews
|
16. July 2008 @ 23:29 |
Link to this message
|
aight fellows..I got my mind on another build but this time..i'm goin Asus style..lol now my pockets ain't as deep as many of you all but it should'en matter as long as everything works out right,
both are P45 chips the two canidates are so far is..
ASUS P5Q Pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299
one reviewer said about this board:Overclocks like crazy. You can overclock via BIOS or through the EPU-6 utility in Windows. The utility uses sliders to overclock the system. Brain dead simple overclocking – brilliant! Excellent layout. Black PCB & heat pipe – looks extreme!
the other is:
ASUS P5QC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131327
there's been no reviews on it from newegg yet..the only thing that throws me away from the board is where the power plug goe's in at..the board reminds me of Ga-ep35c-ds3r which..i have now if anybody can find out about this board please contact me..I know Mort would love to see me jump on the Asus band wagon..lol...:) i'm gonna run water cooling and consair memory 1066..my mind is made up about that..just alittle would help on the two choice's thanks..
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
16. July 2008 @ 23:32 |
Link to this message
|
ddp I'm on your planet when it comes to sp3 for Windows XP!! I've read a few things about it and none of them seem very positive.
vulnerable flash
registry corruption
just a couple that I've read.. I'm sure they're fixed now... but it seems there is some problem as usual.... ;)
.....gm
edit: to fix links
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 16. July 2008 @ 23:42
|
Senior Member
|
16. July 2008 @ 23:50 |
Link to this message
|
Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 160gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | Seagate 1.5tb | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
|
AfterDawn Addict
1 product review
|
16. July 2008 @ 23:54 |
Link to this message
|
|
bigwill68
If you want support for DDR3 (also accepts DDR2) then the P5QC is your board, but if you intend to stick with DDR2 only then the P5QPro is the better choice.
So weigh the benefits: The P5Qc has support for both DDR3 and DDR2 but the pro version has support for crossfire or an extra PCIe 16 slot.
Whichever you choose will be good either way.
"And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
Friedrich Nietzsche
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
16. July 2008 @ 23:59 |
Link to this message
|
Antec 1200 Full-Tower Case/Thermaltake 750-Watt PS/ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA 775 Intel X48 Mobo/Seagate Barracuda 250GB 32MB Cache Sata HDD(primary)/Seagate Barracude 160GB Sata(slave)/NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2,1 GB of GDDR3 Memory /CORSAIR DOMINATOR PC8500 5-5-5-15 at 1066MHz (2x2GB) DDR2/Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz 12MB L2 Cache,OC(ed)to 3.4GHz on air/ Zalman 9700/3-Plextor PX-810SA Sata Drives/Samsung 2493HM 24" LCD Monitior 1920x1200 resolution,5ms respone time
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 17. July 2008 @ 00:06
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
17. July 2008 @ 00:01 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by bigwill68:
alright fellows..I got my mind on another build but this time..i'm going with Asus style..lol now my pockets aren't as deep as many of you but it shouldn't matter as long as everything works out ok,
both are Intel P45 chips; the two candidates are.. ASUS P5Q Pro and ASUS P5QC
....i'm gonna run water cooling and corsair memory 1066..my mind is made up about that..just a little would help on the two choice's thanks..
I know that you've really looked at ASUS so far but there are some other good candidates out there. ;) If you were buying today I wouldn't mention the options but building in a few months you have the ability to give it some more thought. ;)
Have you considered these??? ;) linky to DFI X48 mobos I included some Open Box deals too... saves a little money... but I understand if a person may NOT wanna deal with those. ;)
.....gm
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
bigwill68
Senior Member
6 product reviews
|
17. July 2008 @ 00:50 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by Sophocles:
bigwill68
If you want support for DDR3 (also accepts DDR2) then the P5QC is your board, but if you intend to stick with DDR2 only then the P5QPro is the better choice.
So weigh the benefits: The P5Qc has support for both DDR3 and DDR2 but the pro version has support for crossfire or an extra PCIe 16 slot.
Whichever you choose will be good either way.
@Sophocles
thanks for the insight on the too...which you think would best on the overclocking..I'm going to run Q9450 along side with the Corsair Dominator 4GB (2 x 2GB)..I think...i'm asking a stupid question here..lol..it depends on the memory the higher you overclock the looser the memory will be..reason bein my E6750 was overclocked at 3.6Ghz and the memory was loose..i lowed it down to 3.0Ghz now the corsair xms2 800..i tighten to 4-4-4-12..it don't matter to me..but I believe this e6750 can pass 4.0Ghz..i've seen it done b4..
|
