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13. February 2008 @ 10:36 |
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Sounds like you're good to go. As for the fans, it depends whether they push the same amount of air or not. If there's not too much of a difference between how much air is blowing in and how much is blowing out, then any remaining vents can cover that, if the case has any.
If there's a gross difference in how the case is setup, that's something to consider and work on.
You're probably ready to power on and install windows now though.
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13. February 2008 @ 12:08 |
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13. February 2008 @ 13:46 |
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Looking good so far Rob.
I await with baited breath the results of the power up (seeing as how my MOBO and CPU will basically be the same :))
Also as Im getting the same case (lol) you say you rerouted the 12v power cable, where did you route it.
Oh yeah and youve got to get some round IDE cables to replace the big flat blue thing gigabyte provide ;)
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13. February 2008 @ 14:09 |
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Oh yeah and youve got to get some round IDE cables to replace the big flat blue thing gigabyte provide ;)
I almost posted that too. he can do that anytime in the hopefully near future. man those ribbon cables can sure clutter up a nice build.
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13. February 2008 @ 14:25 |
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Originally posted by Pepp77:
Looking good so far Rob.
I await with baited breath the results of the power up (seeing as how my MOBO and CPU will basically be the same :))
Also as Im getting the same case (lol) you say you rerouted the 12v power cable, where did you route it.
Oh yeah and youve got to get some round IDE cables to replace the big flat blue thing gigabyte provide ;)
i took out the GPU ran the 12v cable just in front of the PCI slot and then put the GPU back in theres a nice little space just for the cable...
and once i get it up and running ok im gonna get a round ide cable. maybe a glowin the dark one..lol
well here is what we all are waiting for. getting ready to hhok up monitor and keyboard and turning on power.
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13. February 2008 @ 14:46 |
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well it fired up just fine. cant even hear it run
but my monitor isnt working. im gonna swap out this one and see if it works.
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13. February 2008 @ 14:56 |
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IMO, rounded ones are still massive, and restrict more airflow.
all you have to do is tape the flat ones to the side of the case, and then just raise it to put in the socket. no airflow loss, and easy :)
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13. February 2008 @ 15:30 |
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Originally posted by cincyrob:
well it fired up just fine. cant even hear it run
but my monitor isnt working. im gonna swap out this one and see if it works.
rob,
is the power light on the monitor orange? that is an indication that something is wrong (no signal) could be something as minor as the GPU not seated in the socket well to something as major as a problem with the cpu.
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13. February 2008 @ 15:56 |
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I have a bunch of extra Pentium 4 chips laying around, a 3.4ghz, a 2.8 ghz, and a 1.6ghz. I'd like to turn these chips into decent systems that could be potentially upgraded in the future to Core 2 Duos/Quads. , but I'm having a hard time picking out a motherboard. The only requirement I have is it should be an ATX board, and as cheap as possible. No extra features, just standard stuff, on board lan/audio, a single PCI-e x16, as many usb/sata as possible. I'm really just getting kind of confused about which chipsets are best for this kind of project.
Anybody have any suggestions?
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13. February 2008 @ 16:01 |
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The Gigabyte GA-P35 boards are pretty good, loads of USB and SATA, and compatible with all socket 775 chips out so far.
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13. February 2008 @ 17:48 |
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Yeah the GA-P35-DS3 boards are awesome! Sure you can get something cheaper, but if you plan on upgrading the CPU later on you want it based on a decent motherbaord. The GA-P35-DS3L would be my recommendation on a cheap and highly featured board.
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13. February 2008 @ 17:51 |
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Specifically the P35-DS3L, well featured for the price.
Rob: Don't mean to be a downer but the problem is almost undoubtedly not with your monitor. No video signal means there's a problem with part of the build, check the power connectors again thoroughly and reseat the cards and memory sticks.
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13. February 2008 @ 17:52 |
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Rob, are you getting POST beeps?
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13. February 2008 @ 18:15 |
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The Gigabyte GA-P35 boards are pretty good, loads of USB and SATA, and compatible with all socket 775 chips out so far.
Yea I actually have a GA-P35C-DS3R, I just wasn't sure if they would support the older chips. I think I'll take a look at the DS3L, it's just so tempting to grab some of these $50-60 boards from Abit or whoever.
Thanks for the replies.
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13. February 2008 @ 18:16 |
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As tempting as it is, I'd advise against it.
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13. February 2008 @ 18:21 |
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I'm on board with the DS3 mobos, I'd go as far as to get the DS3R for a little future proofing. I little more features than the DS3L if you ask me. jm2c...
ABOUT Rob!! Just listened to him (yep by phone) and he has it up and running. Had a "naff" monitor. lol. That's such a funny expression to me sammy. ;) I couldn't believe it either. ;) Just happens sometimes.
Im sure he'll post something soon. :D
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13. February 2008 @ 18:23 |
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Guess I eat my words then! lol
I can only assume the phrase "naff" never occurs in american society?
It doesn't mean broken, it means generally a bit poor, sub-standard...
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13. February 2008 @ 18:27 |
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13. February 2008 @ 18:28 |
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Why doesn't anyone call me? :(
lol
Sam, you don't hear "naff" much here in America.
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13. February 2008 @ 18:30 |
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Heh, so it seems. I generally use the term as the second bullet point, though sometimes the first.
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13. February 2008 @ 18:45 |
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so the monitor was bad. that's rare. is it a new or an old one he had laying around? had he ever used it before? does it have both AGP and DVI interface and this was the first time he tried the DVI interface? I'm just curious of the circumstances.
I've built new pc's and had no signal to the monitor a couple times. once I didn't have my GPU seated good and the other time it was a defective brand new CPU (P4 3.4ghz).
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13. February 2008 @ 18:50 |
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Only time I had that happen to me was when my motherboard was fried. Seems that it can be many things. It was the first time I had built a PC and I freaked out so much lol.
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13. February 2008 @ 18:59 |
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ok guys. sorry for takeing so long in gettin gback with you all.
yes it was the monitor that was bad. i hooked it up to my flat panel monitor im on now and it worked fine.i then hooked the old monitor up to this computer and it still didnt work.
so i just got back from a thrift store and got a old NEC 15 inch CRT monitor and its working great. its up and running right now.
i installed win xp pro corp edition
then put in the gigabyte driver CD installed them
then put in the GPU driver CD installed them. no problems
as for me worrying about the mobo working with the CPU, well i got the 2.1 version pluged in the cpu and it fired right up.
looked in the device manager and it shows me haveing the E8400 @3.0ghz.2gbs mem ect...
i did have to uninstall the thermaltake fan on the side panel. it sounded like a helacopter...lol so i know have 2 exhaust fans and 1 intake..i did just go into the bios and looked at temps the tower temp was 32c and the CPU temp was 22c it has been running(on) for about 30 mins now.
so from here what do i need to do? other than install my programs that i want in it.
thanks for all your guys help.
i cant think to straight right now so much going on with this.what are some programs i need to put on it. cpu z ect....i will need to DL them then save to a disc and install from disc. as i dont have it online yet
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13. February 2008 @ 20:35 |
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13. February 2008 @ 20:40 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
You need:
Firefox
Adblock Plus for Firefox
CCleaner
Everest
Klite Codec Package
Bitcomet
Just some basic stuff.
/me could think of lots more to add to that list but this may be the inappropriate place. :P
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@rob,
OK, where's the pics of that RED LED filled case?? :P Hope all is good with your build so far. :) If you have a small jump drive you can transfer your progies that way too. ;) Much easier me thinks... :D
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