Recent content by ChrisWest

Hi I recently got a new system and returned it as an RMA as I was getting various problems. They sent it back to me and : The company I got it from said they tested it extensively with Prime95 and other such tests and as far as they are concerned there is no hardware issue. However why...

P.S. Anyone suggest what the best way to stress test the pc ? I will do it before and after I ammend the BIOS. memtest86 ???? any other progs?

Hmm ye I might try that before I send it back unless it voids my warranty.. I will check today. I will try making a note of all the settings, resetting to defaults then reconfiguring bios to the factory O/C settings. I then have 3 days to leave it running to see if it is unstable before...

Well it is most unusual I have to admit. I got in from work booted up PC and it stopped on the BIOS loading screen. Previously the checksum error was coming up when the bios had loaded and it was booting vista. I unplugged pc power in a sulk and went and phoned the people I bought it off...

Hi I wasnt sure where best to post this so I have posted it here as well as the operating system forum. I got the following rig a week ago : - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO 2.40GHz Quad Core CPU Overclocked too a minimum of 3.30GHz and beyond. (8/9 x 400MHz - 1600MHz FSB) - Tuniq Tower 120...

I got the following rig a week ago : - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO 2.40GHz Quad Core CPU Overclocked too a minimum of 3.30GHz and beyond. (8/9 x 400MHz - 1600MHz FSB) - Tuniq Tower 120 Pro Blue LED Intel approved cooler - Arctic Silver 5 Heatsink compound professionally hand installed by...