Recent content by zarik

Thanks for the pointers, I'll check those tonight when I get home from work and post my findings. If the cpu fan is spinning (which it was) I'm assuming that is a good indication that it is plugged in correctly? I did have a little bit of trouble getting the heatsink seated right when I was...

So I just read rboarderi's post and I'm having semi-related troubles with my maching staying on. I just assembled it yesterday (components are in my signature) and when I went to turn it on it appears everything works fine. All the fans spin, lights are on, it even boots successfully and posts...

Thank you for the advice. I'm not purchasing this right away, but I'll keep my eye out for a more resonably priced motherboard when the time comes. I'll probably end up going with the 4GB ram like you suggested silent-circuit and just live with the little bit I don't see with 32 bit Vista. I...

So my current computer is about 4 years old and I'm starting to get the feeling that it is on its last legs. I've never built my own computer, but have been considering giving it a try for a long time since there really isn't anything out there that catches my eye as far complete systems with...