Recent content by CZJZ

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    Dead mobo?

    Well, no luck last night either after trying a different on\off switch, removing RAM, checking all power connections. If anyone can think of suggestions let me know but I really think it got toasted thru the cat 5, no other way it could have entered. I will be unplugging cat 5 and ac power...
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    Dead mobo?

    I agree 100% Puppies04. I do not know what else could have caused it. Hopefully some of the things i try tonight will work.
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    Dead mobo?

    Hi, I am guessing my mobo got fried and I am going to have to replace it, here's what happened. The mobo is a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R. I used the computer Sunday night , shut down and went to bed. I always unplug the ac cord from the power supply when I go to bed because we get thunderstorms...
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    Okay, decided watts now which Corsair HX,TX,AX

    Thx stargazr. No 2x video cards at the present just one gtx480 but in a year I thought i might try sli out. I have another thread concerning the whole sli vs single gpu thread going and had decided to get the 850W instead of the 750 just in case I did decide to try sli out in the future...
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    PS Needed , New build - i7 3.2, gtx 480

    Dang Quincunx now you got me flip - flop N' like a fish out of water.lol I just posted a new thread on which 850 to buy.haha Well I have never done 2x vids so I don't know how the performance would be compared to 1 newer "good" video card. As I mentioned above I think newer technology...
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    Okay, decided watts now which Corsair HX,TX,AX

    I posted before whether to get a 750 or 850 PS and have decided to get the 850 but looking through the units at Newegg there are 3 choices on the Corsair 850, HX,TX and AX. I have a 650 HX in a system right now and it has been flawless but the AX is $10 more after rebate on the 850; then...
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    PS Needed , New build - i7 3.2, gtx 480

    Ahh, thanks for pointing that out pugh. My thought process was correct but my ignorance on the subject (2x vid cards) had me using the wrong terminolgy.... i should have said sli not crossfire. I have never done dual vid cards but now i know a little more :)
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    PS Needed , New build - i7 3.2, gtx 480

    I kind of thought the 750 would not cut it for 2 but I could not find that chart from which you all posted and I had seen mentioned in other posts. Hmmm, perhaps I will get the 750 and plan on doing the one GTX 480 now and in a year see where video cards are as I am sure there will be cards...
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    PS Needed , New build - i7 3.2, gtx 480

    Hi, I am building a new rig, main specs i7, 3.2 ghz w\ a Mugen-2 HS, antec 900 case, one evga gtx 480. I know the GTX 480 states a minimum 600W PS and I was planning on buying the Corsair 750HX. I know this PS will push the specs above fine but in about a year I think I will add a 2nd GTX...
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    Which CPU LGA 1366 i7-960 3.2Ghz or LGA 1155 i7-2600 3.4 Ghz

    Ohhh, lots of excellent info w\out me having to pour through pages and pages of reading and trying to make a decision on my own. :) Thanks all, that is why I came here! This thread answered one of my questions but led into another now that I was not aware of before. I will go with the 1155...
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    Which CPU LGA 1366 i7-960 3.2Ghz or LGA 1155 i7-2600 3.4 Ghz

    Hi, I am looking to build a new computer and it will be soley a gaming rig. My question is will the 1155 i7-2600 be much quicker than the i7-960? The costs difference for the matching mobo and cpu is minimal. The other thing I question about the two choices is the fact I just built a new...
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    Installed SSD,W7, performance questions & curiosities.

    Hi Termie and others. Well I went to test out the SSD the other night, after my finally successful fresh install, but I cannot get the computer to boot up with the SSD\W7 in either AHCI or Ide mode, but if you recall or see my previous most recent post I was able to get into the SSD\W7 install...
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    Installed SSD,W7, performance questions & curiosities.

    Okay guys here's some updates to some of the suggestions and my status now on the machine. My W7 disk is not an upgrade disk but a full version. I did wait over 5 mins to see if the windows loader screen would come up (when i arrive at the black color screen upon boot from cd) but it never did...
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    Installed SSD,W7, performance questions & curiosities.

    Hi Taltamir, thanks for the help. Yes the bios does post. Yes when I "hit any key to boot from dvd" it starts the loader. The loader screen (black and white) with the percentage bar at the bottom loads all the way, then I get a color screen that looks the same as the windows login screen...
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    Installed SSD,W7, performance questions & curiosities.

    That is correct Termie, the WD install was a fresh install, the entire rig was built when i got my copy of W7 so everything was virgin. That is why I was confused because I have never ran into it where I could not format\delete and resize the partition by booting ffrom the cd\dvd. I went to...