Recent content by Aeterna

I just put together my amd 3400+ machine, and had no problems with it until today. The heatsink fan started buzzing, so i looked in my asus probe, and it was running at about 4846 rpm's. Isnt this way too high? Anyone know why its running so fast? ALso, would you recommend getting a better...

Well today, when i booted up my computer, i got an odd message saying something about a fastrack raid controller being missing, and then saying Bios is not installed. I have never gotten this message before, and i am worried because yesterday, we had 2 power outages. I have a surge protector...

I think i need the drivers. Do you know where i can get them?. My mobo is an asus k8v

Well i just put my cpu together, but i am having a problem. Whenever i try to install windows, it starts loading and scanning my hardware, but then when it goes to install, a message comes up saying that i dont have a hard drive. I went into my bios, and it says: IDE Primary Master : Not...

Well it does seem odd, because it is very sturdy. I sat on it for a few seconds, and it didnt even shake or wobble. I think i should be ok- maybe the instruction manual had a typo? Not sure what kind of wood it is, but it seems to be about the same kind as my other desk which holds a monitor...

Well, being dumb, i just bought and assembled a new cheap computer desk for the new cpu i finally ordered. At the very end of the manual it says that the max weight the top can hold is 50 lbs. Well the monitor alone weighs 50.7 pounds. I also wanted to put the speakers on that top part too. If...

Well it was about 4-5 years ago and it was an old dell 500 mhz T500r with a geforce 256 (sounds good but isnt), was pretty good then, but when i look back on the purchase, i see just how much i overpaid =( oh well that was a long time ago.

Ahh accidently put 512 but i meant 1024 (2x 512) Edit: There we go- fixed now

Finally, after about 5 years, i bought a new system. How do you think it will run the next gen games like hl-2 and doom3? How long do you think it should last me? Any feedback appreciated. Thanks! Specs: SOUND BLASTER|AUDIGY 2 ZS PCI RTL Sapphire VGA ATI|RADEON 9800PRO 256M 8X ETHRNT...

I dont really know how to overclock, and i would be worried about screwing up the system by doing that. I already have a decent monitor and speakers, and with the FX-53, i am in my limit, im just wondering if it would be that much better for games than a 3400+ without any ocing.

Which one should i get if i am going to make a system for games. I do not really plan to upgrade it at all until i buy another system in about 3-4 years (except maybe ram). Does the FX-53 show a huge performance increase over the regular 3200+? Would it really help for games, or are they mainly...

Anyone know any good guides for assembling pc's or should i just follow the motherboard guide? Also, do computer shops put together pc's if you bring in the parts? If so, does anyone know how much this would cost? Thanks !

Ahh sorry for posting in the wrong forum. And Thanks for the help =P

Which heatsink would be good an amd athlon 64 fx-53 processor? Thanks