Backstory:last weekend I recieved an A64 2800+, Abit KV8, and OCZ DDR3200 512MB "Performance" series. After the CPU registered at 90-100°C and the LAN was not recognized (by the hub, and by the OS), I RMA'd CPU and MB. I recieved them today.
I installed the new CPU and MB. Upon boot, I check the CPU temp. 70°C. Also, the Hub still does not see the LAN. (with a built in LAN, the Hub recognizes that there is an active connection even when the PC is off but with power still connected) The chances of getting 2 defective boards or 2 defective CPUs in a row are slim to nothing. As such, I can only assume one of the following:
?I did something wrong in the install, like not setting a jumper.
?my PSU is not good enough (400W, non- name brand)
?my RAM is bad (even though it worked fine in my brother's system)
?God hates me.
?The retail HS/F is not good enough.
Does anyone else have an Abit KV8 (and posibly a 2800+), and if so, have you had any of these problems?
EDIT: for typos
I installed the new CPU and MB. Upon boot, I check the CPU temp. 70°C. Also, the Hub still does not see the LAN. (with a built in LAN, the Hub recognizes that there is an active connection even when the PC is off but with power still connected) The chances of getting 2 defective boards or 2 defective CPUs in a row are slim to nothing. As such, I can only assume one of the following:
?I did something wrong in the install, like not setting a jumper.
?my PSU is not good enough (400W, non- name brand)
?my RAM is bad (even though it worked fine in my brother's system)
?God hates me.
?The retail HS/F is not good enough.
Does anyone else have an Abit KV8 (and posibly a 2800+), and if so, have you had any of these problems?
EDIT: for typos
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