Recent content by cjbruin09

Ah, so you did. Sorry, missed that. I have a brutal time telling if the board/cpu are each dead without being able to test each one individually using a known configuration.

What about no RAM? Is the PSU definitely good?

How does the system respond when you just have GPU/CPU/RAM/PSU installed?

I just tested my PSU using the paper clip test ( http://www.corsair.com/helpdesk/psu_support_tips.aspx ) and everything seems to spin up just fine. I tested each of the black wires, they all caused the fans to spin. Do you still think the PSU is the problem or does this change your opinion?

Ok, I will definitely look into the PSU. I thought mine, Corsair VX550, would last longer than this. Is PSU death a common problem even with quality units?

Critical Specs: Q6600 Gigabyte P35-DS3R X1950 Pro Corsair VX550 Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800, 4x1GB I built this machine 2 or 3 years ago and it has been giving me trouble ever since. Basically, it has never liked cold booting. About 4 months after I put it together, it stopped booting...

Thanks everyone. After seeing recent reviews, I'm going to go with the Corsair VX-550. Seems like a perfect combination of everything for me.

I was looking at that earlier. I figured it made more sense to save on the GPU since my monitor is a 19" LCD, which does 1280x1024 natively. So, I will be playing games on that res., which the X1950 Pro seems to be able to do fairly well. I also haven't been playing any new games recently...

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. RAM-Intensive, simulation-type gaming and some older FPS-type as well, e.g., Doom 3, FarCry, etc. I will probably play some newer games when I actually have a machine that can handle them. 2. What YOUR...

I was checking through the lists of quality PSU's on this site, as well as links from this site, and a lot seem to have a high amount of respect for the NeoHE 550. The majority of negative reviews seem to less well-researched, but they still raise doubts in my mind. That fact, combined with...

Here is the rig I am setting up. Q6600 - G0 Thermalright U-120 Ex Scythe SFF21F 1600RPM Gigabyte P35-DS3R Ballistix 2 sets 2x1GB (4GB total) Sapphire X1950 Pro 256MB WD 5000AAKS I want to try to OC the hell out of this thing. My question comes in the PSU/Case combo. Newegg is...

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. RAM-Intensive, simulation-type gaming and some older FPS-type as well, e.g., Doom 3, FarCry, etc. I will probably play some newer games when I actually have a machine that can handle them. 2. What YOUR...

Someone please tell me you have a copy of the match. Please, I beg you.

My thoughts on the venice core is that he could upgrade to 2 Gb or RAM if needed, by just adding 2 more 512 Mb sticks without performance loss. He says some of his lab stuff is memory intensive, but I don't know how intensive. I will defintely be going with the integrated graphics, which...

Yea, they look pretty similar. I didn't notice that it was an xpress 200. I want to get him a semi-decent card so he could at least try some of the new games, even if on lower settings. If he really likes them he could go out and get a better card. If not, then he will have enough graphics...