Search results

  1. D

    Upgraded computer, let the problems begin

    Yes Wild, I am trying exactly like you said to run the old programs. I will re-install stuff I have discs for and give up on any others. Ive given up on the ide/sata adapters and just going with the ide cable. I did try powering both the adapter and the hd. No dice. How would i go about...
  2. D

    Upgraded computer, let the problems begin

    Hi All, been a while. Ok, I recently upgraded system 1 to its current configuration in my sig. That freed up the mobo, cpu, mem and vid card to do a hand me down to my second system. That system had been Asus mobo w/Barton and Win xp. So anyway my problems are with system 2. I decided that I...
  3. D

    Upgrade CPU or GPU for BF3

    Axel, are you talking about me running both gpu's? The one I have with the 6850?
  4. D

    Upgrade CPU or GPU for BF3

    looking at $300 max
  5. D

    Upgrade CPU or GPU for BF3

    I read that BF3 was more about the cpu than the gpu. Which would you upgrade if you had my rig? or would you do nothing?
  6. D

    Opinions on this Newegg offer

    My son's computer is getting old. He likes to download music and surf web but he doesn't game (has PS3) I could take dvd drive from old computer and. I have an unopened XP disc I could use. He has xp now. I'd probably pickup a vid card. Any recommedations for that (< $100) What do...
  7. D

    Want to tweak my setup for gaming

    I just cut and pasted from Notepad, its not doublespaced there. Not sure why it came out that way.
  8. D

    Want to tweak my setup for gaming

    OK friends, I still refer to it as my "new" computer, but I started buy the components 18 months ago and built it a year ago. The reason I built was because I bought a game and it wouldn't play. I've forgotten if it was Far Cry 2 or maybe Crysis. Anyway I got mad and said thats...
  9. D

    Questioning speed on cpu-z

    OK friends, I still refer to it as my "new" computer, but I started buying the components 18 months ago and built it a year ago. I haven't oc'd yet but want to now. So, I just dl and install cpu-z. Fire it up and it reports core speed 1999, multi 6 bus 333. I'm like "what???" I've been...
  10. D

    Cooler Master CM690 owners, enter here:

    I just got my CM690. I don't have all my components yet, so I haven't really done much of anything with the case yet. But I do have a couple of first impressions and a question or 2. My first impression was when I saw the box and thought,'Wow thats huge'. After taking the case out of...
  11. D

    partition new hd with old rig?

    OK, I received the new hd. Responses here and on other boards said what I planned was perfectly ok (but probably unnecessary). Many said it was just as easy to partition on build up. But hey, I never do things the easy way, its just my nature. Anyway, I downloaded Easeus to do the...
  12. D

    XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 or Scythe Ninja 2 ?

    is the backing plate the "retention bracket" that you have to buy separately? Do you have to get behind the mobo to install the plate/bracket? I'm guessing yes, and thats why you haven't done it yet.
  13. D

    XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 or Scythe Ninja 2 ?

    XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 or Scythe Ninja 2 ? I'm thinking of these 2 hsf's for my new build. The Scythe seems a little difficult to find. Anyone have opinions one way or the other about these? Would like it to be quiet even at load but the most important thing is that it get the job done...
  14. D

    partition new hd with old rig?

    OK, so I hadn't understood that I could do it on my curent rig. So my question wasn't so dumb. Now, remembering how much I said I know about partitioning. Obviously I already have a C drive on my current rig. That won't matter because this is a completely different drive? The fact that I...
  15. D

    partition new hd with old rig?

    Thanks Blain for your response. When am I running EaseUS? Before I've loaded os? If so, not sure how to do it. I plan to partition the bare min. Pretty much as you've described. Thanks for the tip about not being 640G. I probably would have been shocked.
  16. D

    partition new hd with old rig?

    OK, i've ordered the WD 640gig Black (oem) for my first new build in 5 years. http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=27&threadid=2281953 I understand that I should probably partition it for the os anyway and this should be done before installing os. (i'm still debating whether to go with xp...
  17. D

    Starting to gather goodies for new build

    Do you mean retail as opposed to oem ?(which I purchased, probably from Newegg or what zipzoomfly used to be called 5 years ago, i've forgotten) or do you mean retail as oposed to pirated?
  18. D

    Starting to gather goodies for new build

    OK, I've started to gather my goodies. See my previous post. http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=27&threadid=2281953 I have the psu and vid card now. The mem i spec'd out has an add'l $5 off with promo code that expires 3/16, so I should pull the trigger on that shortly. I'm kind...
  19. D

    Seeking comments on planned new build

    I've made the suggested switch on the hd. Others made the same suggestion. Thanks Also, flip flopped on the vid card. Now 4870. Switched to Gskill mem. Added os & cpu cooler.
  20. D

    Seeking comments on planned new build

    I'm planning a new build sometime in the next couple months. No big rush. Trying to space out the purchases to lessen the impact on my wallet. What am i looking to spend? Hopefully no more than $800 to $900. I do some gaming. I picked up FarCry 2, but my current rig cant play it. I've...
  21. D

    Need help after computer crash.

    Hi all, been a while. Recently my comp crashed. Couldn't get past the windows welcome screen. Long story short, I took it to a pc repair place. They did format C. My second hd they said wouldn't be effected. Guess what, they wiped everything on both drives. Second drive had all music...
  22. D

    psu problems?

    OK, I brought a dvm home from work. I couldn't have anything plugged into the back of the computer and still get at it. I had it on the table with the side cover off and fired it up. So no monitors, speakers, internet, mouse, keyboard. I pulled the 4 pin molex from the back of the dvd-rw and...
  23. D

    psu problems?

    Having a problem lately. Computer would lock up or the screen would go blank and the msg would come on where it says "your monitor is working properly" or somethng like that. The fans would still be going but I'd have to reboot. I figured it was psu. 5v reading on Asus probe was always just...
  24. D

    Problem related to cpu-z ??

    Today I had an unplanned day off. Got up and had no heat. I live in RI and the temp this AM was 0. The temp inside my house was 50. Anyway the repairman came and replaced the water feeder and I'm all set now. They were gone by 11:15 and since I live an hour from my job, I wasn't gonna go in...
  25. D

    Problem related to cpu-z ??

    I had the problem with both 1.38 and 1.39. Someone had suggested that 1.38 was glitchy and I should get 1.39. I have the same problem with it. I don't think the fans are actually dropping out like Asusprobe shows. I think there is just some conflict with cpu-z and asusprobe accessing the...
  26. D

    Problem related to cpu-z ??

    OK, first of all, the Barton in my sig died. I'm back using my XP2200, which I slightly oc, 11x166. I picked up a used mobile Barton 2600 but haven't put it in yet. I also picked up (new) 2x512 Corsair value ram DDR400, PC3200. This is all so I can go to 200 fsb. Today, I popped in the...
  27. D

    set fsb in bios or with mobo jumper

    The Barton in my sig died. I have gone back to my XP2200 which I run at 11x166. I?ve picked up a mobile Barton 2600 and 2x512 sticks of Corsair value ram PC3200, DDR400. I haven?t installed either yet. I plan to pop both in and run 11x200 for starters. I have no plans to upgrade my...
  28. D

    replaced cpu and psu and now have problems

    ordered the new bios chip from Badflash on Sunday. It arrived on Wednesday (this is with free shipping). Popped it in, fired it up. When it went into bios, this time I set system defaults, and everything is now wonderful. I read somewhere that you shouldn't do the F10 save in bios and the...
  29. D

    replaced cpu and psu and now have problems

    I'm pretty sure I f'd up my bios. When I got into the bios, after my cpu and psu swap, I think I was supposed to set system defaults (or something like that) Anyway, I've order new bios chip from Badflash and hope to have it later this week.
  30. D

    replaced cpu and psu and now have problems

    I'd like to hear if anybody is running the a7n8x deluxe with the xp2500 Barton. Seems like a couple of years ago the Barton was the most wanted thing around. And when I bought the mobo 3 years it was one of the most popular at that time. I bought the Barton off someone who frequents this...
  31. D

    replaced cpu and psu and now have problems

    just to update: I thought maybe the "no signal" meant I had fried my vid board. I just replace the vid board about 2 weeks ago so I still have my old one. Popped that one in and the same result, nothing. I tried clearing cmos again hoping I could get back to bios with not luck.
  32. D

    replaced cpu and psu and now have problems

    OK, I replaced my xp2200 today with a XP2500 Barton. Also replaced my psu with an enermax. Everything went well physically. After replacing both cpu and psu, I popped out cmos battery, cleared cmos using the jumper, put the jumper back, put battery back and fired it up while holding down...
  33. D

    installed new vid card and am having other problems

    :) Thanks all. A member advised that I had probably uninstalled my nforce chipset drivers and not just my display drivers. Re-Installed chipset drivers and now all is well.
  34. D

    installed new vid card and am having other problems

    just remembered some more details. After I installed the vid card, I think windows found new hardware besides the vid card. There was something called smb controller (or sbm controller) and also there might have been something about ethernet or internet. Not sure. Anyway, I didn;'t have my...
  35. D

    installed new vid card and am having other problems

    :disgust:I bought a 6600gt card used from ebay. Just installed it and now I have problems. No sound. Cant get on internet. (I'm on son's computer, so at least its isolated to my computer. I notice that the little speaker icon in the lower right area of the toolbar is gone. I tried...
  36. D

    upgrading vid card

    OK, I've been reading and thinking and trying to get up to speed about this, and I realize I'll have to do a much more extensive upgrade. Because of cost that'll have to wait. Some time after the holidays or even next spring, I'll probably go for a new mobo, dual core cpu, memory, and vid...
  37. D

    Need help upgrading pc

    I?d like to explore upgrading my pc. But do I need to? You can see from my sig what I?ve had for about 3-1/2 years now. I don?t do much gaming right now. I loved HL2 and Doom 3 but since then nothing has caught my eye. But if the next installment of either came out, I?d be all over it...
  38. D

    Added a 2d HD now puter doesnt see dvd or dvd burner

    Thanks to all who replied. It was the dreaded Master/Slave thing with the dvd devices. I had them both on Cable Select but that didn't work. When I made the the dvd-rom as Master and the burner as Slave, everything was OK.
  39. D

    Added a 2d HD now puter doesnt see dvd or dvd burner

    Hi all. Lets see...I added a 2d HD (200G Maxtor). When it came time to install the cables I discovered that I already had used all the slots avail on the mobo. I had the existing HD, CD-rom, dvd-rom, and dvd burner. I guess I could have gone out and bought a cable with 3 connectors on it...
  40. D

    newly built computer won't boot

    thanks jkoon. Yes I checked the cable. They are keyed. I even forced it on backwards at the floppy end and then I get an error saying "no floppy" or words to that effect. Ive upgraded the bios successfully using a floppy and then cleared cmos. I'm pretty sure that the floppy is working...