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Recent content by MikeND05

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    New RAM sticks not usable

    I finally tried reseating the processor. One pin was very badly bent, and in the process of trying to straighten it, it broke off completely. But...that did bump up my useable RAM to 5.75 GB. My guess is that the pin is essential to one of the RAM slots, and in the process of trying to...
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    New RAM sticks not usable

    AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (2.8 GHz)
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    New RAM sticks not usable

    Resetting the BIOS made no change.
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    New RAM sticks not usable

    I haven't reseated the processor or tried resetting the BIOS. I'll give resetting the BIOS a try next. When installed in A1 and B1, 4GB installed, 1.75 usable. Total available graphics memory 895 MB Dedicated graphics memory 256 MB Dedicated system memory 0 MB...
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    New RAM sticks not usable

    Motherboard: Asus M5A88-M RAM: 2GBx4 G.Skill F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ (all four matching, 1333) Win 7 64-bit I added 2gbx2 to double my RAM; 8gb registers as installed, but only 3.75 usable (which is the same amount of usable RAM I had when I only had 4gb total). I've tried all of the typical...
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    Monitor display keeps turning off and back on

    Ever figure this out, transcend? I'm having the same problem with the same monitor.
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    Noob question on a damaged wire

    Thanks, everyone. I did get Windows installed, and haven't had any problems since.
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    Noob question on a damaged wire

    Yeah, I had initially figured ground wire, but then got the BSOD when trying to install the OS...twice. Not sure where else the problem could lie, since everything is new except the PSU and the DVD drive.
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    Noob question on a damaged wire

    Hey all. I bought a Seasonic SS-500ES (OEM, from Newegg) about five or six months ago, and when transferring it into my new system yesterday, I noticed that it had a broken wire in the 24-pin ATX cable. Everything comes on fine, but I am having errors trying to do a fresh install of Windows on...
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    Build for a productive non-gamer

    Wow. That shows you how out of it I've been; I had no CLUE 6-core processors were relatively affordable. Thanks for all the suggestions so far.
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    Build for a productive non-gamer

    Current case is an Evercase Tower cabinet is about 20" deep x 19.5" tall x 10.5" wide in full. I figure I would need a case not too much over 17.5" deep to leave room for cables, etc.
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    Build for a productive non-gamer

    Hey all. I haven't done this in six years (moving on from an Athlon 64 3000+ system), so I'm very rusty. I was especially in WAY over my head when looking at all the options for a CPU. I've been happy with AMD, but could be persuaded to change. I'm kind of iffy on some of the things I'll be...
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    Do I need a new video card?

    Well, I've been running on the D-Sub since I last posted here and it's been generally working fine for my purposes, but it is starting to give me a bit of trouble. Again, I'm not a gamer, but would like something AGP that would work very well for movies, and if possible, HD content. Oh, and...
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    Do I need a new video card?

    From pretty much the moment I turned it on this morning, the whole screen was washed in pink and green, so I don't think it's a simple overheating issue. EDIT: Seems to work fine with the D-Sub connection; the trouble was only with HDMI.
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    Do I need a new video card?

    I did put the fan back on, but it's not spinning. I didn't mess with it any further than sticking it back on, though; is there anything else I could try? What is a good program for checking temps? I know I used to have one, but can't seem to find it.
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