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Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by souldoubt, May 11, 2004.

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  1. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    1 way to make certain is to pull the board out of the case, isolate it from the case but still able to use the psu to see if possible grounding problem!!
     
    ddp, Mar 19, 2005
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  2. KungFu123

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    Thanks I thought about isolating it on cardboard but you confirmed it. If this works ill let you know.
     
    KungFu123, Mar 19, 2005
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  3. KungFu123

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    Nope didnt work. I really dont know what the problem is. If you guys have any more ideas thx.
     
    KungFu123, Mar 19, 2005
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    check that the power connectors(both the 20pin & 4 or 6pin connectors) are plugged in the right way. when board outside of case was data cables disconnected. disconnect all power cables to drives to see if board powers up than reconnect 1 drive at a time. can you try another psu??
     
    ddp, Mar 20, 2005
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  5. dell600m

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    i am looking to build a computer as cheep as i can. i would like to watch movies on it download music, burn movies and music and not take all day maby play small games on it but nothing major. and i am talking about and entire computer. thanks
     
    dell600m, Mar 28, 2005
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    probs
    amd64 3000+ 939 pin
    512mb (2x256mb) ddr400 cl2.5
    Radeon 9800SE 256MB 128bit DDR
    Gigabyte GA K8VT890-9 K8T890 ATX FSB2000 PCIEx16 DDR400 SATA RAI
    case any cheao case but just make it a 400w case
    120gb hdd 7200rpm sata
    dvd burner ne brand im not picky there after all if it work and burns it works and burnes

     
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    if i plug a internal dvd-rw into will windows xp detect it. and does anybody now how much the new windows longhorn will be next year?
     
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    yes windows will pick up the drive & load it's own driver. can use xp's burning program or use nero or whatever. figure the cost of longhorn about the same as when xp 1st came out
     
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    Help needed towards making a gaming pc. I wanna make cheap gamers pc that will be able to play DOOM 3, Far Cry, UT2004. Also should be good or reasonable with movies and heavy downloading. I don't need a HDD nor a DVD Burner. I have these already. I wanna spend about £700- £1000. Thanx in advance.
     
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    have you read this thread at all?? at 700-1000pnds or about $1400-2000Can is not cheap. does that price include a monitor??
     
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    Oh right, damn my bad. Yeah does include monitor (not essential so price would be arond £500). And i thought under £900 was cheap !! ok thanx anyway.
     
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    no problem, teach & learn
     
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    Hello

    I am planning on building a computer very soon. I have a basic idea, on how to build one, and have an idea of what I will need.

    I have some questions though

    I will be purchasing an AMD motherboard, but I was still wondering what kind of processor I will need, and how I will know if it is compatible with with motherboard. I am looking for a processor speed of around 5ghz, or higher.

    I also wanted to know, how to tell the difference between an AMD moter board, and an Intel.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Have a great day

    THank You
     
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    doesn't matter on what board you get because if intel changes the cpu dye like they did between northwood & prescott & your board could only take northwood but not prescott tho motherboard was able to go higher in speed than you are SOL.
     
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    I didn't understand that part.

     
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    my previous p4 motherboard was capable of going to 3gig if using a northwood dye cpu. tried same speed prescott cpu as i had with a northwood cpu & motherboard wouldn't post. got a board that was capable of running both prescott & northwood dies cpus. so same can happen with that board you are looking at if intel changes the cpu dye that the board isn't capable of running tho still in the speed range of your board.
     
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    Unstable system...
    I recently built the new computer and everything is fine except that when I turn it on, the screen remains blank. If I hit the reset button it starts up fine. When it doesn't start, the computer doesn't beep. I went back into the bios and restored the defaults and that did not work. I had it oc'd to 2.5+ and it did the same thing. Once it started everything was stable and this thing screams. I would just like to not have to start it two or three times to get her going. Any info???
     
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    take the motherboard out of the case but still attached to the psu to see if you have a grounding problem
     
    ddp, May 5, 2005
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    Meaning leave all else as is and remove the 8 screws, hold mobo in hand and press power? Statically grounded of course. What about all the wiring I have neatly tucked away? Also is the psu that came with the case an issue? 20 or 25 amps on the 12+ side. What about the sata hdd and my Optical drives being on the primary ide instead of the secondary since there is no hdd on the primary? The mobo has a lock for the periferals for oc'ing purposes. Any good reason that my old 800 Athlon is doing the same thing since I reconfigured drives and added Win XP? The two systems are hooked up via a KVM switch to one monitor, key board, and mouse.
    Thanks for the input.
     
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