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    is 16gb of ram too much for what im doing?

    Hi guys, I was just wondering if the amount of ram i have is over for what i will be doing. i already have 8gb of ddr3 for my rig in my sig. I'll be gaming, doing school work and a little bit of video editing and photoshop. fry's has 49$ for a pair of 8gb corsair vengence on sale, should i pick...
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    what's wrong with my psu?!?

    what do you suggest i should do? two of my psu's dont work, and the expensive one does..... would u suggest i buy a 60$ corsair or antec psu? are these very reliable? Thanks.
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    what's wrong with my psu?!?

    Hi guys i recently purchased my new rig. 2500k + gtx460 + corsair vengence 8bg + gigabyte z68x-ud3h-b3 mobo. I was hoping to use the same psu that i had from another build. an 850 watt ocz stealthxstream. but some how it just doesnt work at all. so i purchased a corsair 750watt gold certified...
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    some psu's work some dont. please help!

    srry wrong section, can a mod plz move it ? thanks MOD EDIT: Done. - Zap
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    some psu's work some dont. please help!

    Hi guys i recently purchased my new rig. 2500k + gtx460 + corsair vengence 8bg + gigabyte z68x-ud3h-b3 mobo. I was hoping to use the same psu that i had from another build. an 850 watt ocz stealthxstream. but some how it just doesnt work at all. so i purchased a corsair 750watt gold certified...
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    Could it be a dead 2500k?

    Thanks for the help guys! some how the problem was with my psu. i dont know how but it was. It was still working perfectly fine with my other rig. i bought a corsair 750w professional psu and it powered on no problem. the psu i had was a combo item i bought with something else. the psu...
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    Could it be a dead 2500k?

    i have a ocz stealthXstream 850w and the other is a 500 watt idk what brand
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    Could it be a dead 2500k?

    im having doubts its a psu problem because both psu's are from working rigs.... and theres 2 lol. either way i will go buy another cpu and psu just to be sure. thanks for the help. ill keep u posted on how it goes.=)
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    Could it be a dead 2500k?

    the psu does not power on at all. it attemps to (buzzes)turn on. after the buzz the psu is off, the fan never comes on. I did what u said n took out my board unconnected everything, put it on antistatic, with one stick of ram. same thing happens. no fan movement , just a buzz that lasts about...
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    Could it be a dead 2500k?

    ok i took out my psu so it touched no metal. i tried with both psu and still the same thing. just a buzz. =/
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    Could it be a dead 2500k?

    no speakers hooked up, no beeps no lights. all i hear when i push the power button is a slight short buzz from the psu, which should mean that the board has power because the electrical current can travel to my power button. but it happened with the other psu i have as well. i didnt put in a GPU...
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    Could it be a dead 2500k?

    Hi guys i just picked up some new components for a build. pretty much everything in my sig that says in progress. here it comes. when i first got everything, i installed everything accordingly, then i plugged it in and it doesnt boot at all. no lights nothing. i tried to tinkle around...
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    gigabyte ga z68x udh3 b3 won't POST

    no bent pins, ive remountd the cpu and installed my spin q hsf and its still not working.... i think it might be a bad cpu...... ive litterally tried everything besides swapping the cpu. ill buy anew on tomorrow. ill keep u guys posted.
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    gigabyte ga z68x udh3 b3 won't POST

    i using a stock heatsink . i was planning on switching to my thermaltake spin q when i got it working to OC it but it's not running at all. I tried switching every, the mobo, the PSU, the RAM, The only this is the CPU. u guys think that might be the problem?
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    gigabyte ga z68x udh3 b3 won't POST

    i tried the vengeance, didnt work. i also tried a difference psu didnt work either. i stumped, so going back to microcenter to get new board. also my power button is definately working, as it was just before i swapped the board n cpu.