He did after I put it together once and wrote him a tutorial to re-assemble after he got his motherboard RMA'dstosh said:
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Oh man his MOBO went bad....binary visions said:He did after I put it together once and wrote him a tutorial to re-assemble after he got his motherboard RMA'd
It's easy putting the computer together and getting it up and running. It's getting the software running smooth thats the problem for me.
Well, his motherboard was DOA, we could even get the damn system to give us an error code...
Mostly yes. You saved a bit on the mobo, I would've stuck with an Asus board. Except for Narlus' RMA, (first DOA Asus board I've seen) they are usually very reliable.stosh said:
After you set it all up, use these to check everything:
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php
http://users.bigpond.net.au/cpuburn/
Don't go overclocking right at first, just run CPU Burn-in and Speed Fan to check the temps. This will help to make sure the heatsink, etc is all set right.
Have fun.
Ok I went with this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131530
I'm still only at $665
So here's a weird question...
I have a HD with Widows all kinds of stuff on it, can I just plug it in to the MOBO once everything is up and running and will windows boot up?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131530
I'm still only at $665
So here's a weird question...
I have a HD with Widows all kinds of stuff on it, can I just plug it in to the MOBO once everything is up and running and will windows boot up?
Actually I've recently seen several DOA boards from Asus... I think thier Q.C. might be taking a bit of a nosedive. I went with a Gigabyte and have been happy with it.
I hear that ATI video cards have been really sucking for recent games... Seems like nVidia is way ahead of them in regards to compatibility and the best feature set.
stosh said:
I have the same case, by the way, and just so you know, there's a little tunnel built into the side panel to exhaust air off of the CPU. Well, it's made for Intel CPUs, so it doesn't line up with the AMD CPU. Just undo the four plastic screws that hold the exhaust tunnel on and remove it entirely.
Cool thanks for the hint. I've been wanting this case for a while.binary visions said:
I have the same case, by the way, and just so you know, there's a little tunnel built into the side panel to exhaust air off of the CPU. Well, it's made for Intel CPUs, so it doesn't line up with the AMD CPU. Just undo the four plastic screws that hold the exhaust tunnel on and remove it entirely.
I love the other horizontal cases they make for Media CPU's.
I've always wanted to build one of thoes up.
It doesn't line up perfectly, but it helps a little bit.binary visions said:
I have the same case, by the way, and just so you know, there's a little tunnel built into the side panel to exhaust air off of the CPU. Well, it's made for Intel CPUs, so it doesn't line up with the AMD CPU. Just undo the four plastic screws that hold the exhaust tunnel on and remove it entirely.
Run Speed Fan with and without it and you'll notice at least a few degrees difference.
Actually, when I removed it, I noticed a one degree increase in CPU temperature, and a four degree decrease in ambient case temperature... I kinda f**ks with the airflow of the case.H8R said:
I would have to say that is probably not going to work, based on previous experience of system rebuilds (Had a working PC, changed the mobo, had to reinstall windows). You never know, but I would start the backups now just in case.stosh said:
Windows will often boot, but it's usually not a good idea to run it like that permanently. Your best bet is to boot it up, make backups, then format and re-install.stosh said:
Worst case, if the drive won't boot, buy an inexpensive new drive, install Windows on that, and install the old drive as a secondary drive.
And to think I was going to ask (nay, plead) that the color of that room was a primer............rockymt21 said: