Recent content by brint

Yeah it was honestly the last thing i expected. The odd time that i could get it to boot i could stress test with no problems, however after being on for a bit there is no way that it would re-start. Already got the RMA approved so hopefully the new one works better.

After some trouble shooting my problems are not motherboard related. At first i thought it was my aging 4870 since when i removed that it would boot and give me the missing video beep code. I had a 4670 from a htpc which i swapped in and then it failed to start up again. So i grabbed an old...

I downloaded the newest non-beta driver and flashed it. It powered down and once again would not start up. You can hear the power supply click on and the fans start to spin for about half a second. After unpluging the power and clearing the CMOS, plugging it back in and hitting power (repeat...

Mostly due to stupidity! It did post fine and temps were extremely cool with the noctua heatsink in the bios.

*** Update. The systems functions fine with a different power supply. The motherboard seems to function fine. *** This board is giving me a lot of headaches. First a component list. -P67A-UD3 -2500K -Seasonic S12D 750W -ATI 4870 1GB -GSkill Ripjaw DDR3 1333 8G -Kingston 64G ssd WALL OF...

Thanks for the recommendations everyone. I will most likely get the 640G black since the price difference is next to nothing. The guy i am building the computer for is not computer savy in the slightest so there most likely will not be any overclock. As far as cf/sli i personally have never...

All right, I am piecing together a gaming rig for a friend. I live in Canada so no states pricing. Gaming will be done at 1920x1080, would like to futureproof as much as the $1000 budget allows. Need everything but a keyboard/mouse, monitor, and OS. I have been looking at the following: 1...