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3. April 2008 @ 19:22 |
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sounds like a problem with the video card, adaptor or cable worse case scenario, cpu. do you have a video card you can try with a vga port on the back. that way you can isolate the video card from the equation.
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Can2113
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3. April 2008 @ 19:25 |
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no, i bought this card because the mobo doesnt have an agp slot and all of my cards are agp. So i picked up this 8600. Could it be the dvi-vga adapter? I have a dvi-hdmi adapter so i guess i could plug my pc into my tv. That way the signal is digital all t wa through. I was kinda confused abou how a sinple adapter changes the digital dvi signal to an analog vga signal anyway...
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Can2113
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3. April 2008 @ 19:44 |
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dvi ->HDMI adapter is a fail.
do i go about calling xfx now?
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3. April 2008 @ 19:49 |
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is the card snaped in the socket good. try wiggling it. do you have another cpu of the same socket to try? I had a brand new P4 3.4ghz cpu once that was defective and it did the same thing :( is the 4/8 pin power plug plugged in?
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Can2113
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3. April 2008 @ 19:54 |
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this is the first pc i've built in agees, so i really dont have any hardware to swap out. I took the cpu out a minute ago to check it and it lookedfine. its got one of
those retarded clamps that locks it into place, soi dont think it could be getting a bad connection. It an intel e6750, btw.
I pulled the video card and popped it back in but it still gives me no video...
what power connector are you refferring to? I plugged in all of the plaugs coming out of my psu into the mobo and hdd's. The only plugs left are one labled PCIE (but i hace no receptacle for it that i can find) and ahandful of hdd power cables.
sorry for the terrible typing. i hate laptop keyboards...
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Can2113
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3. April 2008 @ 20:30 |
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i inspected my mobo again and noticed a tiny 4 pin plug hidden just north of the cpu. It has a plug with two square sections diagonal from each other, and 2 kinda rounded squares in the other two diagonal slots. My psu has an 8 pin plug that isnt labeled, but 4 of the slots in the plug are arranged the exact same way. Logic says it should get plugged in, but dont want to put the plug in with only half of the plug's slots filled and fire it up and fry my mobo.
The plug near the cpu is labeld atx-12v. I cant believe i completely missed it, but i guess i wasnt expecting an 8pin plug to fit. Is it safe for me to fire it up with the 8-pin plug in the 4-pin receptacle?
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3. April 2008 @ 20:38 |
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You need that for the CPU to work! Just pray you haven't fried anything.
You can probably split that 8pin in half. Just plug in the section that fits. Also if that doesn't work(it should) try reseting the CMOS.
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Can2113
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3. April 2008 @ 20:39 |
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awesome dude. I feel like a complete idiot for missing that...
Epic fail.
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3. April 2008 @ 20:40 |
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can you've got it. ;) Morty had it pegged....
Just make sure you get the orientation correct!!! Your mobo only has the 4 pin receptacle right?? And does the connector from the psu come apart?? some do.....
good luck....
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Can2113
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3. April 2008 @ 22:02 |
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i got that problem fixed but now i have another (i forgot how much of a pain it is to build a pc)
i am tring to load up Hiren's boot cd, but non of the programs will load a cd driver...
Its an old ide pioneer dvr-105. My mobo is a gigabyte ga-p35-ds3l. I checked all around the bios and the only problem i see is that my hdd and dvd drive are master/slave in ide channel 4, but nothing is in 1,2, or 3. Could this cause issue?
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3. April 2008 @ 22:17 |
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You don't need a CD driver. If both your HDD and DVD are IDE, then set the HDD to Master and the DVD to slave. That should probably solve your problem.
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Can2113
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3. April 2008 @ 22:24 |
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nvm, sorry. lol
the boot cd was tkaing forever, but it finally loaded it right. on my old mobo it took about 2 secinds, now it took almost a while minute. i assumed it froze, but now im in business. no more problems. i promise ;D
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3. April 2008 @ 22:49 |
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Well I hope not! :P
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4. April 2008 @ 00:39 |
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cincyrob,
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guess there were 2 village idiots on the phone in that conversation...
That pair? They're are always fighting over whose turn it is! LOL!!
Best Regards,
Russ
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4. April 2008 @ 01:13 |
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If you're not sure who the village idiot is just check in the mirror.... it might be you. lol. ;P
Got a question fellas!!
I'm looking at these RAM choices for an AMD X2 3800 rig with an ASUS A8N5X mobo. I have a friend that needs to upgrade their RAM (they only have 512 right now.... and I made them a deal if they go halvsies with me on this RAM I'd give them a matched pair of 512's with heatsinks....) We looked at some 1GB (2 x 512) and it's actually cheaper for them to go this route and it gets me some better RAM and if I want to I can leave one of the 512 pairs in there to give me 3GB of RAM for whatever reason. lol. Sorry it's late and I'm rambling...
tia for your advice... :)
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4. April 2008 @ 01:34 |
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The village called...they want their idiot back. :P
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4. April 2008 @ 01:54 |
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gm,
actually any of them should be good but personally I would go with this ram
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4. April 2008 @ 02:40 |
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Russ logic would have it since the guy works for Intel he would have the correct information,apparently not huh LMAO!!
and on that note the Logic Would Have It joke Mort sent me was classic lol
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4. April 2008 @ 02:49 |
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Mort81,
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actually any of them should be good but personally I would go with this ram
Usually I agree with you when it comes to Ram, but the OCZ has the nod here! About 20% more sales and a better customer rating. Read a lot of good things about this Ram when I'm just poking around the net!
Best Regards,
Russ
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4. April 2008 @ 03:19 |
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I can't disagree with you Russ. that's probably the best choice right now for DDR ram.
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4. April 2008 @ 03:48 |
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Hello all,
I am totally confused about which graphics card to buy - is this a good deal or am I better spending the money on a different one.
XFX GF 8800GTX 630M 768MB DDR3 2XDVI XXX PCI Express w/HDTV Adapter, HDCP - Free Lost Planet PC Game Included - £189.00
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Wololo
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4. April 2008 @ 04:10 |
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One other thing - Is the Quad 6600 a better CPU than the E8400?
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4. April 2008 @ 06:20 |
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Theone: He's no idiot, he's telling you the 3110 is incompatible so Intel can sell you a 'compatible' motherboard for it!
Can2113: I was going to point out the 4-pin connector but I was beaten to it. EVERYBODY misses that, I have on occasions!
Wololo: I'd recommend the Q6600 over the E8400 now. Quad core games are starting to appear more, and the E8400 isn't really an overclockers dream, the Q6600 is. That graphics card is a steal for that price, but bear in mind it isn't a whole lot faster than the 8800GT, which is significantly cheaper still.
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4. April 2008 @ 06:28 |
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Originally posted by Wololo:
Hello all,
I am totally confused about which graphics card to buy - is this a good deal or am I better spending the money on a different one.
XFX GF 8800GTX 630M 768MB DDR3 2XDVI XXX PCI Express w/HDTV Adapter, HDCP - Free Lost Planet PC Game Included - £189.00
what site is that??
and as sam said its a steal. and he also said its much better to get the 8800GT (and it will reduce your electricity bill.
But what res do you game at. if it 1920x1200 and you want like 4xAA 16XAF then the GTX will pull very far ahead due to the 768MB ram, and the 384 bit interface.
the 8800GTS 512 is about £165 for a BFG OC one, which come with 10yr waranty, is superb for the price and performance.
also the 8800GT OC 10year waranty is £125 aswell (all OcUK)
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4. April 2008 @ 06:31 |
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As I discussed in the video card thread, the 8800GTS is only worth having if very close to the 8800GT in price. £40 isn't close enough IMO.
Given their recent performance, I'd also avoid pre-overclocked graphics cards, and just do the job yourself. The pre-OCed ones rarely overclock much further, and they're forever going wrong it seems.
Get one like this:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=698278
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