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The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition
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Any Flaming Results in a Temp Ban or Worse. Your Choice!!!
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sytyguy
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5. September 2008 @ 23:48 |
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Russ,
Have you tried a "Restore" at some date when it was working properly?
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ddp
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5. September 2008 @ 23:50 |
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russ, have you tried a system restore to before the problem showed up?
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sytyguy
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5. September 2008 @ 23:54 |
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ddp,
Like minds think alike!!!
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6. September 2008 @ 00:06 |
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OK Peoples,
It's done it since I did the new install of XP, so there was no restore point. Anyway, I found the problem. I accidentally used the Student Edition of XP-SP2 which is smaller. I located the copy of XP-Pro SP2 that was over 100MB larger and installed it with no problems! Everything is set as before, but no more frames! Thanks for the help guys!
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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6. September 2008 @ 00:16 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
OK Peoples,
It's done it since I did the new install of XP, so there was no restore point. Anyway, I found the problem. I accidentally used the Student Edition of XP-SP2 which is smaller. I located the copy of XP-Pro SP2 that was over 100MB larger and installed it with no problems! Everything is set as before, but no more frames! Thanks for the help guys!
Best Regards,
Russ
Glad you got it Russ. You need to read your discs before you just stick them in.... hehehehe. :P I have the full version, student version, and "update" disc (from when I went back to college) and I always try to use the wrong one.... lol. I finally just stuck the "smaller" 2 in the back of my software folder and haven't made that mistake in some time.. :P
.....gm
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6. September 2008 @ 07:42 |
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I have no idea why which version of Windows you use should cause that problem, I'm tempted to say it was just a botched install and now you've reinstalled windows the problem has gone away...
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6. September 2008 @ 07:52 |
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sammorris,
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I have no idea why which version of Windows you use should cause that problem, I'm tempted to say it was just a botched install and now you've reinstalled windows the problem has gone away...
This was the Student Edition w/SP2. It's 488MB and the Full XP-Pro w/SP2 is 581MB. I had problems with the Student Editions before. In fact the computer runs much better all around than it did before, so it wasn't just the frames. Besides I have all my software loaded and nothing gave me any problems. before, there were little glitches here and there that sre gone now. If it botched the install, how come I never got an error message or any notification. Anyway, it's all done and everything upgraded with no problems. It's running like it used to!
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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6. September 2008 @ 07:55 |
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Fair enough. One to be avoided then.
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6. September 2008 @ 08:03 |
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sammorris,
I've put it on a diet too! I only have 25 programs and about three games installed instead of 40 something. You don't realize all the things you can add and collect in almost 2 years! LOL!! With 2 physical drives it should do things faster reading and writing files. Even my benchmarks went up a bit!
Very Happy Computering,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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6. September 2008 @ 08:05 |
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Yeah, what's funny is that 'new PCs' are only so much faster because they're not filled up with stuff (well, unless you bought a Dell... lol!) - I would like an SSD as that for the most part negates that problem. However, given the fact that one would be guaranteed to fail only a quarter of the way through a byte by byte complete scan, I think I'll pass until the reliability is upped a little.
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mrk44
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6. September 2008 @ 20:13 |
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Cooler Master HAF 932 - Asus Maximus II Forumula - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.00GHz - 2x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2/8500 1066 Mhz - Corsair HX1000W PSU - Asus EAH5870 Graphics Card - Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1001FALS HDD - LG CH10LS20 Blu-ray Drive - Asus Xonar D2X Sound Card - Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Speakers - Samsung P2370HD Monitor
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6. September 2008 @ 20:20 |
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Pretty impressive - post in the deals thread? :P
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6. September 2008 @ 20:43 |
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sammorris,
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I would like an SSD as that for the most part negates that problem. However, given the fact that one would be guaranteed to fail only a quarter of the way through a byte by byte complete scan, I think I'll pass until the reliability is upped a little.
That and a way to increase their I/O speed!
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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6. September 2008 @ 20:52 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Pretty impressive - post in the deals thread? :P
NO!!! Why do people post these deals?? Inserts fingers into Chinese finger lock!! NO BUY RAM!!! lol.
Nice deal there mrk44. :D
....gm
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6. September 2008 @ 21:53 |
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GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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6. September 2008 @ 22:07 |
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mrk44
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6. September 2008 @ 22:22 |
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Whoops! Completely forgot about that thread LOL! Anyway, Ima gonna go pick up a couple of those sticks from my local frys. and WTF, why are they so damn cheap??? I thought it was a mistake at first. The weird thing is that this isn't even a weekly or daily special. They have this price ALL THE TIME. WTF?!?!
I'll post it in the deals thread too
Cooler Master HAF 932 - Asus Maximus II Forumula - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.00GHz - 2x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2/8500 1066 Mhz - Corsair HX1000W PSU - Asus EAH5870 Graphics Card - Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1001FALS HDD - LG CH10LS20 Blu-ray Drive - Asus Xonar D2X Sound Card - Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Speakers - Samsung P2370HD Monitor
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7. September 2008 @ 03:03 |
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mrk44.
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They have this price ALL THE TIME. WTF?!?!
Simple, the demand for 2x1GB sticks is low. Everyone is now switching to 2x2GB sticks. I have the same memory, that I bought about 4-5 months ago and it was $40 w/free shipping on newegg after the $40 MIR, which I received! Great memory, BTW! I have mine running at 1066 on the nose with the CPU at 3.55GHz and it works great. They run extremely cool to the touch too at 2.11v!
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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mrk44
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7. September 2008 @ 03:27 |
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I was surprised at the price because no other retail tech store has it that cheap. Best Buy has it for $250! and CC for $120...Fry's has it at $200 if you buy it in store. $35 price is only available online...and it used to be $200 like the store...
I got some too from newegg 3 months ago, but it wasn't as cheap. Paid $89 and I'm still waiting for my MIR, which is taking ridiculously long...and yeah, they are amazing. running 1066 w/ cpu @ 3.20
Cooler Master HAF 932 - Asus Maximus II Forumula - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.00GHz - 2x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2/8500 1066 Mhz - Corsair HX1000W PSU - Asus EAH5870 Graphics Card - Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1001FALS HDD - LG CH10LS20 Blu-ray Drive - Asus Xonar D2X Sound Card - Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Speakers - Samsung P2370HD Monitor
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7. September 2008 @ 06:42 |
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mrk44,
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I got some too from newegg 3 months ago, but it wasn't as cheap. Paid $89 and I'm still waiting for my MIR, which is taking ridiculously long...and yeah, they are amazing. running 1066 w/ cpu @ 3.20
I get special deals offers all the time, because I buy a huge amount from them every year. Over 20K last year and it will be more than that this year.
The bad part is I barely make a living because no one has money, so I have to work cheap! Hell, a Vista conversion used to be $150! Now I get $50! It's that or starve! I do get a lot of work though! LOL!! Things will be better after the election! I'm seeing mostly newer computers that were bought at Discount stores. Lot's of Higher end AMDs. Even the eMachines are 64x2 4400+ and up! Not seing a lot of Celerons these days or Semprons! People got their Money from Uncle Sam and bought a lot of fairly decent computers! LOL!! I should have a pretty decent customer base by the time this little recession is over, because most people are return customers and they tell their friends! Even my high doller customers aren't doing much right now. I think all the big Investors are holding back so that when the Election is over, they'll know where to put their money! It's kind of a bad time to back a Dead Horse if you know what I mean?
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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7. September 2008 @ 10:15 |
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I/O speed? SSDs outperform any hard disk drive...
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7. September 2008 @ 22:12 |
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sammorris,
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I/O speed? SSDs outperform any hard disk drive...
As of the end of may, that's a 100% true statement! Before that "Results Varied" as they say! Samsung's claims were not met in actual testing!
Now they just introduced a 256GB drive that is scheduled to go into production that "Real World" is 3.5 times as fast as a conventional S-ata 3.0 drive. Not even a hint as to price yet, but it will take a long time to recover the initial expense via lowered power consumption. I know their 64GB SSDs only draw 1 watt! The absolute worst that the 256GB should draw would be about 4 watts. Many times less than a conventional drive. I see laptops being their initial market for obvious reasons.
256GB is a much more useful than the previous 32 and 64GB drives, and it meets and even exceeds it's specs in the real world. Here's a little about the new drive. It's not even on Samsung's website as it's not in production yet.
http://gizmodo.com/393198/blazing-samsun...een-waiting-for
Now the only big issue will be the price tag!
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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8. September 2008 @ 00:29 |
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finally did some benchmarks guys so here they are!
I am very happy with the results!
Antec 1200 Full-Tower Case/Thermaltake 750-Watt PS/ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 Mobo/Western Digital Black WD500 500GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache/NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express Video Card/CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM 16GB DDR3 /Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo)/CORSAIR Hydro High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler/3-Asus DRW-24B1ST Sata Drives/Samsung 2493HM 24" LCD Monitior 1920x1200 resolution,5ms respone time/OS Windows 10 Pro SP1 64-bit
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8. September 2008 @ 05:38 |
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Well, my mate Jon has three 64GB SSDs and has benched them in HDTach, and Samsung were telling the truth...
Zoso: Interesting, near as makes no difference you get the same score as me in Dhrystone, but a good 15% more in Whetstone...
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8. September 2008 @ 05:45 |
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sammorris,
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Well, my mate Jon has three 64GB SSDs and has benched them in HDTach, and Samsung were telling the truth...
I did some more looking on the net and it may well be that his is a later revision based on the dates I came across. It's entirely possible that the earlier versions were not as good, speed wise! Witness the specs on the 256GB drive. They are better then the 64GB's specs! Can't seem to find anything regarding the price of the 256 though!
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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