Recent content by solid3tate

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    PC keeps shutting down

    Check out my thread, I had a similar problem, only thing mine used to restart during gaming and not while normal usage. The screen would just go blank and the computer would sometimes restart. http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=27&threadid=2212725 I changed the PSU and everything worked...
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    Need help, new build

    Just to give you guys an update, so I got the new PSU and installed it and everything ran fine, no restarting during gaming while playing Crysis, TF2 etc. Thanks again for your help people!
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    Need help, new build

    How about I underclock my ATI 4870 and see if the computer becomes more stable? Is that recommended? Also I am not sure how much to underclock it, any ideas? I just want to make sure its the PSU before ordering a new one. Anyway, I am looking at this Corsair, does it look alright? -...
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    Need help, new build

    Nope, everything is running at stock. The computer only crashes while gaming and only after like 10 to 20 minutes of gameplay. Otherwise I do stuff like extracting, downloading, watching movies etc. and the computer is very stable. Do you think that PSU is sufficient to run the HD4870? I...
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    Need help, new build

    Another thing, the HD 4870 requires 2 6-pin connectors, this PSU has only one, so for the second one I used one of those 2x4-pin to 1x6-pin converter. Here are the specs for the PSU- http://www.silentpcreview.com/article212-page1.html
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    Need help, new build

    No I haven't overclocked. The CPU runs fine, I think mid 40s. Sorry, I wasn't clear, The Fortran 500W is my primary one. I used to have it in my older PC and thought it would get the job done for this build too, so I haven't bought a new one. I want to make sure if the problem is because...
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    Need help, new build

    Hello all, So recently I built my computer. It works fine for mostly everything, but whenever I try to play any games like Crysis or Team Fortress 2, they will work for around 15 to 20 minutes and then my computer suddenly restarts. No BSOD or anything, just a black screen and then restart...
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    Building new PC

    Ok so heres the updated config: Dell 2005FPW AMD ATHLON 64 X2 3800+ MSI K8N Neo4/SLI ATX AMD Motherboard BFG GeForce 7800 GT OC 256 MB GDDR3 PCIe OCZ 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory Seagate 80GB Internal Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive Antec SLK3000-B Case BenQ Black IDE DVD Burner...
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    Building new PC

    Sounds good. Hopefully my installation goes smooth too.
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    Building new PC

    Oh ok, I knew that NCQ had lot of advantage for servers and such but didnt know they gave performance advantage for dual cores too. Will go with the Seagate 7200.9 hard drive for sure.
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    Building new PC

    Well if i had 4x512, would that in any way be less advantageous than having 2x1gb? Actually i remember reading about a problem using all 4 ram slots in these motherboards. That the rams would run at 333mhz or something like that. Is it because of this you are recommending 1x1024?
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    Building new PC

    Well i am inclined towards the Forton one. Most probably will stick to it. I will get the Benq burner, seems like a favourite around here. Thats good to know. I was having second thoughts about it after seeing everyone talking about ASUS and DFI lanparty. I would love to get 2 GB of...
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    Building new PC

    Well that was the supply i was gonna go with earlier, but i was told that the lower quality power supplies claiming 450W would anyway supply lower power. But now i may consider the forton one again. I do plan to game a lot with this system, but i wont be using 2 graphics card anytime soon...
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    Building new PC

    Thanks. Is the BenQ better than the NEC, i have the read good reviews for the NEC. So the 350W wont be good enough? Around how much do you think the 480W supplies will cost?
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    Building new PC

    Hello people This is the first time i am building a PC and after doing lots of research, i have finally decided to go the AMD route. Heres the stuff that i have: Dell 2005FPW AMD ATHLON 64 X2 3800+ MSI K8N Neo4/SLI ATX AMD Motherboard BFG GeForce 7800 GT OC 256 MB GDDR3 PCIe OCZ...