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- May 28, 2006
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2 or so years after building my now 4-year old system, I started having freezing problems. The entire machine would completely lock up when playing games or watching video, and a loud screech with blips would emminate from my speakers.
By now, I think I've narrowed the problem down to my motherboard. Over the months, each one of the blades on the little fan have somehow chipped away and become lodged in there. I've had to yank each one out and now that I'm down to like 2-3 blades, the fan just doesn't plain work anymore.
I also think the problem might be the power supply. The one I have only puts out 420 and I've had it for like... 3 or 4 years.
Perhaps it's the heatsink on my CPU? I have no clue.
I have plans to upgrade my rig anyways, as it's long overdue. The problem being that money is tight and I can only do it through slow upgrades. Upgrading the motherboard would mean switching over to PCI-E and 64-bit, (Which I can't afford to do at the moment.) What I can afford however is a new case, (Lian Li PC-65 Silver/Mid) complete with 4 new case fans, and on top of that either a new PSU or Heatsink, whichever you guys think would help me out more. -?
My full specs:
AMD Athlon XP 2100+ (1.7Ghz)
512MB RAM
Abit NF7-S Mobo
Gainward Geforce FX5700 (AGP)
Creative Audigy SoundBlaster
Maxtor 60GB HDD
420w PSU
What I want:
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (2.2Ghz)
2GB (2x1GB) Corsair XMS RAM
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe Mobo
x2 eVGA Geforce 7900GT CO Superclocked (PCI-E)
Creative Audigy SoundBlaster 2 ZS
Western Digital 250GB HDD
Antec Truepower 2.0 550w PSU
So I guess I'm just asking for advice on what to purchase first, while at the same time trying to remedy my little problem. I'll check back frequently, and I'd be happy to do anything or answer any questions for you. Thanks.
By now, I think I've narrowed the problem down to my motherboard. Over the months, each one of the blades on the little fan have somehow chipped away and become lodged in there. I've had to yank each one out and now that I'm down to like 2-3 blades, the fan just doesn't plain work anymore.
I also think the problem might be the power supply. The one I have only puts out 420 and I've had it for like... 3 or 4 years.
Perhaps it's the heatsink on my CPU? I have no clue.
I have plans to upgrade my rig anyways, as it's long overdue. The problem being that money is tight and I can only do it through slow upgrades. Upgrading the motherboard would mean switching over to PCI-E and 64-bit, (Which I can't afford to do at the moment.) What I can afford however is a new case, (Lian Li PC-65 Silver/Mid) complete with 4 new case fans, and on top of that either a new PSU or Heatsink, whichever you guys think would help me out more. -?
My full specs:
AMD Athlon XP 2100+ (1.7Ghz)
512MB RAM
Abit NF7-S Mobo
Gainward Geforce FX5700 (AGP)
Creative Audigy SoundBlaster
Maxtor 60GB HDD
420w PSU
What I want:
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (2.2Ghz)
2GB (2x1GB) Corsair XMS RAM
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe Mobo
x2 eVGA Geforce 7900GT CO Superclocked (PCI-E)
Creative Audigy SoundBlaster 2 ZS
Western Digital 250GB HDD
Antec Truepower 2.0 550w PSU
So I guess I'm just asking for advice on what to purchase first, while at the same time trying to remedy my little problem. I'll check back frequently, and I'd be happy to do anything or answer any questions for you. Thanks.