This reminded me of an SE that was still in storage. It was my main monitor from 2007-2015, then it was replaced w/ a 43" LG. And that was replaced by a 4K 43" LG last year.
I bought my mom the original, non-SE version, which she used from 2007-2011. Sold it within 3.5yrs (to a fellow [H]...
You can still get updates for Win7, you just need a patch.
Wow, thats an old monitor. If it runs at 75hz, i guess its fine. if not, you'll just be upgrading your monitor sooner rather than later. ;)
you should enable turbo. also, check your c-states - they should be enabled.
Thanks for the...
For the uses you've stated so far, an i5 would be fine. If you tend to keep your computers a while before upgrading, then I'd suggest going with the i7.
All the edgy plastic around the Phantom turns me off - not as clean looking as the 600T, IMO. The FT02 is beautiful, though; wish I kept mine.
lol... I was like, who's this "Dangman" guy... sounds familiar... :p yup, that's how long it's been. Wish I had the time for this place like I used...
I'd re-seat the RAM (try only a single stick) and CPU.
if those don't work, pull everything out of the case...
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1033078594&postcount=3
If the barebone bench test didn't help, it's probably a failed mobo/cpu. do you have another stick of ram you could try?