The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

gm,

congrats on the addict status, ole buddy, ole pal.

rob,

if 2.1's is what you're after, you can't beat a set of klipsch promedia 2.1's. you can usually find a set of good used one's on ebay for around $80 - $90. http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/promedia-2-1.aspx

 

ive looked at those also Mort. but i have the giftcards for best buy. and bestbuys price on the 2.1 you linked to is 150 buck.. i dont watch movieson my puter. mostly just some music now and then, and playing COD4 and what ever else i can stumble into..lol

 

Russ wrote:

that's ok Russ i'm just wanna find some good ddr3 for later with good voltage handling that Oc's good..ic there's a speed diffrent between ddr3 1333 (PC3 10666)& DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) basically would'en that be the same as ddr2 1066 (8500) with the ddr3 533 a stick? i'm gonna keep my eye's on the prices..cause my Ga-p35c-Ds3r can handle Memory Standard DDR3 1333 up to 4 GB..

 

bigwill,

LOL!! No! That would be nice maybe, but it's the same speed whether there's 1 stick or 4, it still 1066! Two 533s would only still run at 533! Also the DDR3 support is only for 800 and 1066 DDR3. The 1333 is only for DDR2!

I want to keep my eyes on that cas 6 GSkill and see how well it does. If it's good, then that's the best choice so far! A little time will tell! You should have a better idea by around the end of the year, as DDR3 sales aren't exactly through the roof yet. There is still more sales in DDR than there is in DDR3 About 12% for DDR3 and about 15% for DDR. DDR2 is way out in front with around 70% of the sales at the moment! DDR3 started climbing the charts in early May!
Source: http://www.canardplus.com/statscpuz-ram-en.html

Best Regards,
Russ

 

you lose me there Russ..i thought 1333 was ddr3 only..

 

yeah he missed typed 1333MHz is DDR3

 

ZoSoIV,
Sorry, I meant for Nehalem! Only DDR3800 and DDR31066!

Fudzilla has already mentioned the fact that for some reason you need to run memory CPU voltage synchronously which might be an overclocker's worst nightmare. At this current stage you cannot go over 1.65V and some memories such as DDR3 1600 or DDR3 2000 might need a bit more than that. With more than 1.65 you will kill any current Nehalem CPU.

I guess that's why so much of the DDR3 1066 memory is 1.5 to 1.65v!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

right on Russ i haven't done the benchmarks yet with Sandra but i will soon and post or email to ya

 

ok Russ that voltage is ok drr3800 & drr31066 but what about the ddr3 1333 PC3 10600 voltage..ic Super Talent has some at 1.8v reviews is'nt that good on that type brand all yea more volts more heat also..lol and would'en depend on the mb the OCZ Platinum 2GB ddr2 1066 is rated at 2.1V - 2.3V...

 

bigwill68,

It may be fine for everything through X48, but you can't use it on i7 (Nehalem) Because the memory controller is on chip and can't handle more than 1.65v without damaging the CPU. That doesn't bode well for overclocking an i7!

For the high price of DDR3/1600 and DDR3/2000 it's going to be difficult, as unless the voltage is below 1.65v, it will blow the CPU! Maybe this is intel's way of saying we don't approve of overclocking! LOL!!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

The control pod for almost any set of surround speakers is wired - you only tend to get a remote if it interfaces with this wired control pod, not the sub, and I've only seen that on expensive sets. My Z-2300 didn't have one.

Am I the only one that doesn't understand why there is any need at all to link CPU and memory voltage bus on a new architecture? What is this, the dark ages? lmao

 

ok guys. i got the GA-EP45-DS3R installed.... problems out the ying yang.

for starters. i think i have all drivers and such installed but 1 i cant figure it out? here is a shot of the error im getting.



second i cant OC. cant adjust my mem to 4-4-4-12. its locked in on 5-5-5-18. when i go into change the mem. it will reboot like normal but it wont post or do anything. i have to clear cmos and reboot from factory settings.

there is way more stuff in this bios compared to the p35ds3r.

 

RedRob

You're gonna have to do a fresh install of M$ XP I bet you with the new mobo and all. That's my guess right off the bat.

oh btw ........ HAVE FUN with THAT!!! hehehe....

...gm

 

man this bios is wild. so much more than the other board.

guess ineed to take this apart and get it ready to goto work with me so i can mess with it there.. i say i should DL the F9 bios. this came with F6

 

i did that ddp. is shows all drivers from the mobo CD as installed.

 

your drive only knows that p35 board it's try'in to find something that's not there... this is a high definition audio bus driver..So basic your hav'in driver issues..

Row check in C:\Windows\System32\drivers and see if that driver there just go to your driver file and look for it..if not you can replace it..

i know this means your putting me to work..lol bring it on we will deal with it at lunch break..

 

Get the latest BIOS. The EP45-DS3R was known to come with an unstable bios.

Also, like GM said, a re-install of XP would be smart considering the new chipset

 

Indeed, I had no issues from P35 to X38, but they're very similar. P45 has a lot of new stuff, so a reinstall wouldn't be a bad idea. Same goes for the BIOS.