Author Topic: Building Personal Computer - Need Resources (Read 9095 times)

Bako · « **Reply #30 on:** July 13, 2005, 10:47:49 am »

well, just bought my 'new' gaming mini ITX barebone:

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1 x SHUTTLE SN25P
1 x Corsair 2048MB DDR400 32MX64
1 x BenQ 19" FP937S+ 8ms
1 x Samsung 200Gb SATA 8Mb SP2004C
1 x AMD Box Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (S939)
1 x Nec ND-3540 Black
1 x XFX 128mb 6600GT PCI-E

this should tie me down for a bit (and it's easy to take with you for LAN parties and such ...

Bako · « **Reply #31 on:** July 14, 2005, 02:33:17 pm »

well, got my new PC today and was all ready to play ... when I figured out I left my Windows CDs in my wife's bag ... and have to wait till tonight to install it ... geez ....

Doc Nyar · « **Reply #32 on:** July 14, 2005, 08:05:03 pm »

Quote from: Hornbill on July 14, 2005, 02:33:17 pm

well, got my new PC today and was all ready to play ... when I figured out I left my Windows CDs in my wife's bag ... and have to wait till tonight to install it ... geez ....

Doh!

Bako · « **Reply #33 on:** July 14, 2005, 09:11:35 pm »

well, have to take back all the bad things I've said about women and their purses ... the windows CD was within 3 feet of me the entire days and I overlooked it completely ...

Doc Nyar · « **Reply #34 on:** July 15, 2005, 11:37:00 am »

ROFL

Bako · « **Reply #35 on:** July 16, 2005, 06:36:19 am »

ok, this seriously bites !!!

was playing WoW for about 3 hrs or so last night when all of a sudden the PC dies and doesnt start up anymore ..
no beeps no nothing ... when pressing the power button it lights up for a split seconds and then .... nothing ....
changed power cables; checked connectors on mobo ... nothing ...

trying to get in touch with the store who sold me the kit and see what we can do ....

Doc Nyar · « **Reply #36 on:** July 16, 2005, 11:59:36 am »

Make sure the fans ware working...

Bako · « **Reply #37 on:** July 16, 2005, 01:53:46 pm »

well, they were when the power would come on ... but now even when I press the power button, nothing happens .... nada ... nothing ... gonna have to bring the PC back sometimes this upcoming week so's they can fix it ... and see what the problem was ....

number6 · « **Reply #38 on:** July 16, 2005, 01:55:09 pm »

Sorry to hear that Bako. Sounds like your Motherboard or CPU is fried

I had similar symptoms when a capacitor burst in my my motherboard a few years back. I would definitely see about getting a refund/replacement motherboard from where you purchased it. I mean you only had the thing a day or 2 right?

Bako · « **Reply #39 on:** July 16, 2005, 01:57:24 pm »

yup ... was thinking the heat conducting paste from the CPU wasnt applied correctly maybe... and seeing as they built the PC ... gonna have them fix it ...

dont want a refund ... want this PC to work correctly as it should.

number6 · « **Reply #40 on:** July 16, 2005, 02:00:15 pm »

I would demand a replacement on the Motherboard,CPU, and memory just to be safe.

Ryman24 · « **Reply #41 on:** July 21, 2005, 06:16:44 pm »

Alright, almost settled on the parts. How does this lineup sound so far:

MB: Asus P5AD2 Deluxe Motherboard
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 w/ HT Technology - 3.6GHz Processor
Video Card: ATI Radeon X800 XL DVD Edition Video Card
RAM: Corsair 1GB PC4200 DDR2 DIMM Memory Kit

The sound card I believe is Soundblaster Audigy, have to look for it, I know it's of their newer set, and the power supply I have to find to check the specs.

Bako · « **Reply #42 on:** July 22, 2005, 08:43:08 am »

sounds good, but why not go for the NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT ?

Doc Nyar · « **Reply #43 on:** July 22, 2005, 09:26:14 am »

Here's my wish list:

Motherboard: DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR
Motherboard tests on Tomshardware

RAM: Corsair XMS2 CM2X512A-5400UL (1gb minimum)

Processor (AMD): Athlon 64 FX-57

Graphics: Geforce 7800 GTX (Need 2 of those babies for SLI).

Western Digital Caviar SE16 (400GB) (4 of those)

Bako · « **Reply #44 on:** July 22, 2005, 09:33:42 am »

geez man ... talk about overkill ... lol
2x 7800 in SLI is soooooooo not needed yet .... lol

but still very nice to have tho

Ryman24 · « **Reply #45 on:** July 22, 2005, 05:02:58 pm »

Quote from: Hornbill on July 22, 2005, 08:43:08 am

sounds good, but why not go for the NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT ?

Well, I'm on a budget, and spending more than $500 on a video card really doesn't fit it. I'll be fine with the X800 XL, it's a solid card.

Ryman24 · « **Reply #46 on:** August 10, 2005, 04:05:58 am »

I was looking through a sale paper and found this:

Maxtor 100GB PATA Internal Hard Drive Kit
-7200RPM Spindle Speed
-8MB Cache Buffer
-FDB Bearings

$70 off, total only $29.99

Obviiously a good deal, but how does the hard drive perform, and how reliable and trustworthy is Maxtor?

gryphon · « **Reply #47 on:** August 10, 2005, 06:52:35 am »

Quote from: Ryman24 on August 10, 2005, 04:05:58 am

but how does the hard drive perform, and how reliable and trustworthy is Maxtor?

as of reliability it's the same as WD. It's a little big small, although think I would buy it if it was in my local newspaper.

Are you sure it' a new drive ? Some stores sell refurb drivers at very low prices.

Ryman24 · « **Reply #48 on:** August 24, 2005, 03:59:58 am »

Now I'm confused on power requirements, I couldn't find anything within the sepcs about power, so I'll post the manufacturer links to each product and if you can, tell me if a 420 watt power supply can handle it. Someone said 500 is required, but I wanna be sure.

Corsair 1GB PC4200 DDR2 DIMM Memory Kit
Asus P5AD2 Deluxe Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 w/ HT Technology - 3.6GHz Processor
ATI Radeon X800 XL DVD Edition Video Card

Doc Nyar · « **Reply #49 on:** August 24, 2005, 12:33:36 pm »

I think 420 should be able to handle it, but personally I'd choose the 500watt power supply.

Ryman24 · « **Reply #50 on:** August 24, 2005, 04:49:53 pm »

Alright I'll consider getting 500W.

In your opinion, what is the cheapest, yet so so cheap it will blow up my computer, power supply that is 500W?

Also, if I do run it on 420W, and it's not enough, will any damage be done to the parts, or will it just not start?

Doc Nyar · « **Reply #51 on:** August 24, 2005, 07:24:58 pm »

Just do a search on google, you're bound to find some good prices.
And no, it won't blow anything up, it's just that it won't start.

gryphon · « **Reply #52 on:** August 24, 2005, 09:13:55 pm »

You can also try www.froogle.com instead of the default Google search if you are looking for products. Although it's not always that good.

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