I'm having real problems narrowing this down.
At some times, the PC passes memtest, furmark, orthos and IBT fine for hours, it seems especially when I leave it for a period of time (few days) without use, then come back and use it, its completely unstable and continuously crashes after...
I reset the BIOS to stock and it seemed ok for a while. I left for the weekend and on returning - same problem again. Reset the CMOS from the back of the motherboard and the problem has disappeared again - do you think this makes it more likely to be the motherboard?
I am going to try a...
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About 6 or 7 months ago I built a system with
i7 920 @ 4ghz
patriot viper 6gb ddr3 ram
gigabyte x58a-ud3r
intel 80gb ssd
asus 5870
corsair 750hx
windows 7 64 pro
the system has been fine up till now, i was away for 1 month and upon returning there were random lockups in...
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My knowledge of web programming etc is very basic so apologies in advance.
Is there any way for me to have some free webspace (so I would assume not have full web server access), and then discover the IP address of someone accessing a file on my site? Lets assume this is an image or...
I recently made a new build with an i7 w/ venomous X & push-pull fans with a 5870 in a ATCS 840 case. At 4Ghz stable, it seems to idle at low 40s and in Prime/Linx at 69-70, but this is with HT off and in a relatively cool room. With HT on Linx gets to high 70s :(
When the rig was being built...
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I turned off the BIOS control of the CPU fan and now one fan spins up at full speed. The other one connected to the SYSFAN power socket, doesnt move at all still.
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I am in the process of building a new rig with
i7 930 w/ Venonous X & 2 Akasa Apaches in push/pull
GA-EX58A-UD3R
6GB Patriot RAM
Corsair 750W
I have started with the bare basics to see if the system boots, and it does, but the CPU fans spin up slowly when I start the PC...
Hello, I am looking to get a cooler for a Q9550 in a old coolermaster ATC-201 case.
Currently I have a Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7, which is apparently 126.5mm tall.
I have *exactly* 300mm more clearance above the fan before it hits the wall of the case.
The Titan Fenrir says it is...
I was about to order a Q9550 with a Xigmatech S1284 (achilles) and I found that it is too tall for my case :( I have been told an AC Freezer Pro 7 probably isnt up to the job . Any other slightly shorter coolers that have pushpin design/ don't require you to remove the motherboard to fit?
OK, so I am thinking of getting a Q9550 now. The only problem is I have pretty old Crucial Ballistix 800mhz RAM. If I wanted to OC the Q9550 to around 4GHz, I am assuming the FSB is going to need to be around 470, which means the RAM will be running at 940mhz. I dont want to overvolt the RAM...
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I currently have an E6600 @3.3GHz on a P45 Gigabyte motherboard (this was only bought last year as a replacement for a broken ASUS one).
I am looking to upgrade my 260GTX for when Fermi comes out next year to a DX11 card, and assume that I would probably need a new CPU to replace...
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I currently have two Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 drives at 250gb each and wanted a little more space and something a little bit faster for gaming & OS.
I'm a little put off SSD drives at the moment since they have a life expectancy & seem to be rather expensive for the storage amount...
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Thanks everyone for all the replies.
I forgot to mention the resolution - it is 1080p (1920x1080) so relatively high res i guess. Most other games run fine maxed out other than when i start cranking up the AA.
I am going to try and OC the cpu some more, its currently only at...
Thanks for the advice guys.
My temps arent bad - 260 idles at 44-45, on furmark wont exceed 80 (gets to about 70-75 in crysis), but it is at stock BFG GTX 260 OC speeds - was thinking of overclocking it a little.
CPU (e6600 OC-ed to 3.2ghz) idles around 30 and orthos brings it up to 50-51...
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In my case there are now 2 92mm fans at the bottom front of the case, with HDD mounting bays infront of them, with 2 92mm fans exhausting, one at the top of the case and one at the back.
My 2 questions are -
My 260GTX is directly behind the hard drives. Should I mount the 2 HDDs...
Thanks for the advice.
A 120mm fan would not even fit on my case at the back even if I cut a hole out, the case is simply too narrow.
With this in mind would I be better off with another FN82 Silverstone 92mm fan on the back which fits 80mm holes, or the ugly 80 to 120 adapter? (I dont...
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I have a coolermaster atc-201 ATCS case currently housing a e6600@3ghz, GTX260OC rig.
The case is pretty old but I dont really want to change it because it is very well made and looks better than any other case around today.
It has 2 80mm intake fans at the front near the...
Just an update for anyone interested - I bought a new motherboard (Gigabyte EP45-UDR3R) and the system works fine again. Once corsair have processed my RMA I intend to take the issue up with them.
Also added another 2gb RAM and my 8800gtx I RMA-ed to BFG for overheating returned as a GTX 260...
My mistake - but yes even when the system is stripped down to literally the mobo on cardboard, with the PSU and CPU, still nothing no beeps - just the fan spinning up and down :(
Unfortunately not - the power lead was plugged straight into the wall - not a mistake I will make again :(...
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The spare is an Antec Neopower 480 (the original was a Corsair 620HX)
No error beeps when I booted with GPU/RAM/CPU/HSF - just the fans spinning up and down and no signal. My assumption is the motherboard has gone and I am hoping I will not have to fork out for a...
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My Corsair PSU recently died and it is sent off for RMA. In the mean time I have connected up a spare PSU.
I stripped the PC down to RAM, GPU and CPU. Out of the case, onto cardboard to avoid shorts.
With the old dead PSU, on powering up the PC, no video output, no post beeps...
That would certainly seem to be the most sensible thing to do but frankly the inconvenience involved with disassembling my new build, being without a working PC for some weeks (potentially longer depending upon how incompetant ASUS decide to be) whilst the board is RMA-ed, only to recieve a...
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Have tried sitalchauhan's method with the full CMOS clear, loading manual settings (which did work first time), flashing the BIOS, whilst it started fine (with manual settings in place), again as soon as any setting is changed (tried to disable onboard audio), back to the black screen...
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Thanks for the advice and the file I will definately give it a try - one question - I am assuming when you refer to a CMOS clear you mean unplugging the power for 5+ mins? Or does it involve removing battery, swapping the jumpers over (because this is a little more difficult for me with...
Hi Tiramisu,
I have the exact problem you did except with Crucial Ballistix DDR2 6400 2x1GB memory (w/ P5K Dlx, E6600, Corsair 620W).
I followed your guide very carefully step by step and flashed the BIOS fine with one stick from 0202 to 0311 (although there was a 'checksum bad' error on...