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    New PC build, starts up, shuts down almost instantly..

    News.. I picked up some new RAM on my way home from work, and now everything boots up fine. Thanks for the help guys.
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    New PC build, starts up, shuts down almost instantly..

    Thanks for the reply... Anyone else? I'd hate to RMA just the RAM and have that not be the problem, you know?
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    New PC build, starts up, shuts down almost instantly..

    Alright guys, Pulled EVERYTHING out of the case, and started over. Mobo sitting on the mobo box, cpu and hsf installed, vid card installed, ram installed, plugged in the power stuff, and shorted the power pins to start her up. She did the same thing, on, then right back off, then on again...
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    New PC build, starts up, shuts down almost instantly..

    I did install the standoffs myself. I know there's none on there that aren't under a hole. I was very careful, and the case only came with enough standoffs for as many holes as there were on the motherboard. I'll try assembling it outside of the case and see if that does anything.
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    New PC build, starts up, shuts down almost instantly..

    Would the fiber washers make any difference??
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    New PC build, starts up, shuts down almost instantly..

    I'm trying to build a new PC for my brother. This definitely isn't my first, but this is the first problem I've encountered anything like this.. Core 2 Duo E6750 MSI P35 Neo2-FR EVGA 8600GT PCI-e Corsair ValueSelect 2x1gb DDR2 533 That's the parts I've put together so far just to check...
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    windows xp pro and RAM limit...

    So how much actually gets used by the OS and programs?
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    windows xp pro and RAM limit...

    What's the RAM limit in GB for windows xp pro 32 bit?
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    How can i tell which 965p-ds3 board is rev 3.3 at newegg?

    Thanks for the info guys. Fallengod -- I've bought a lot of stuff from newegg, and have had nothing but great and fast service from them... I'd rather spend an extra 10 bucks there knowing that I'll get the product quick, and complete than some place i've never used...
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    How can i tell which 965p-ds3 board is rev 3.3 at newegg?

    So where can I purchase the versoin 3.3 with certainty that it's v3.3?
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    How can i tell which 965p-ds3 board is rev 3.3 at newegg?

    They dont have a revision listed.... they got one board that says rev. 1.3 that has 1333mhz fsb listed for $99, and they have another 965p-ds3 board listed for $124 or 129 or something that has 1066 listed as the max fsb.. Which is which?!
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    intel p965 or nvidia 680i chipset?

    A good buddy of mine mentioned the nvidia 680i chipset today to me saying that he's had better luck overclocking with that set than the p965 intel chipset.. What do you guys say? Go p965 or go 680i???
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    Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 or Asus P5B Deluxe

    I personally plan to build before 4-6 weeks out. What is AHCI? I plan on using only sata hard drives and sata optical drives...