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EnderXC

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I posted this before, in the OS section, about my bluscreens, well yesterday they came back and I couldn't both into windows, this is after a fresh install. Luckily I had my UBCD and poped it in. Memory gave no errors after 10+hours in Memtest or in 10+ hours of Windows memory Diagnostic. Although both the Prime95 ad the lucfier Burn in test shows errors. Could this be my cpu biting the dust or my mobo? which should I replace first?
 
if memtest works with no errors, the CPU is prolly ok (not dead at least)

if prime 95 shows errors, thats indicates the cpu itself has problems, like getting too hot, or is overclocked to much. try underclocking it by alot and lowering voltage and see if it can run prime 95 stable.
 
I knocked the multi down to 5x and I'm now running prime 95, it's has NEVER been able to pass Prime 95, even when it was stable and I never had BSOD's.

Anyone got any suggestions for a Mobo/CPU combo under 250 that has AGP
 
EnderXC said:
I knocked the multi down to 5x and I'm now running prime 95, it's has NEVER been able to pass Prime 95, even when it was stable and I never had BSOD's.

Anyone got any suggestions for a Mobo/CPU combo under 250 that has AGP
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my winchester has never been able to run prime successfully either at stock speeds. I've read others have similar problems with some A64's and prime. so that's why it might be failing prime - which might make it a board issue.

As for a board/cpu...MSI NF3 Neo2 and a 3000+ would be pretty good if you're planning to overclock. i love my neo2. you could always RMA what you have if it's still under warranty
 
Ok so I went to CompUSA and left my comp running Prime, so far so good. CompUSa had some ok deals but they would be last choice. Do you think I'll see a differnce between 939 and 754? MSI neo 2 NF3 is a Mobo looking good, but I'm going retail on the CPu for warranty. Would the DFI (939) UT NF3 good?

Since it seems to be working once I lowered the multi does that mean that the CPU is the culprit?

here's my two ideas:

A64 2800 754
DFI UT NF3 (754) or MSI Neo NF3 (754)

A64 3000 939
MSI Neo NF3 (939) or DFI UT NF3 (939)
 
the 939 would also be good, but it would put you over that $250 you stated with the 3000+ venice

as a positive note, it should overclock really well, provided you don't get a dud 3000+ :eek:
 
yeah, it was just put into retail not... too long ago, maybe a week or so?
 
me too, but i'm the president of s754, and i don't have the money for it.. plus my newark is working just fine at 2.75ghz and 1.45v :D
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136161

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I want one now. I've been waiting awhile for this to come out so I might possibly switch over to 939 (or just add a 939 system to my collection lol) and it came out and eclipse never told me, so I wouldn't buy one. :p That hoe.

But yeah, get DFI for whichever platform you go...but be aware the DTR clawhammer overclocks way better than the 2800+ retail does....if you insist on retail I can't help but point you to the 3000+ venice as they go upwards of 2.7GHz and higher(same range as the 3000+ DTR, but the DTR might be a bit lower) whereas the 2800+ would top out around 2.6GHz max. But if you plan on upgrading your CPU again later on, you'd want the 939....if you "build it and forget it" and rebuild again in a year or two, just go 754. ;)
 
(cf)Eclipse said:
me too, but i'm the president of s754, and i don't have the money for it.. plus my newark is working just fine at 2.75ghz and 1.45v :D
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Being vice president didn't stop me from doing the stunt that I did!

I still have my Soltek 754 board for posterity.

There's really no reason to NOT get a DFI board. Just because it's bios has a lot of options, it doesn't mean that it's more difficult to work.
 
DFI over MSI?

Stability is the issue, I won't be overclocking.

I think I have an idea, I reset my CMOS when I tried to add the DVD drive, and that's when my BSOD trouble started. I don't think that has anything to do with it, but my FSB has ALWAYS been 201 even before the problems. I 'm running prime with 8x multi, before it was on "auto", 9x doesn't work, haven't tried 8.5x. Still might consider new board depending on if windows works at 8x. Thanks guys.

[EDIT] BTW, if i get a new CPU, I'll probably use the AMD heatsink, :rolleyes: , this time to maintain the warranty, anyone use one of those, or is their better AMD approved Heatsinks?
 
EnderXC said:
DFI over MSI?

Stability is the issue, I won't be overclocking.

I think I have an idea, I reset my CMOS when I tried to add the DVD drive, and that's when my BSOD trouble started. I don't think that has anything to do with it, but my FSB has ALWAYS been 201 even before the problems. I 'm running prime with 8x multi, before it was on "auto", 9x doesn't work, haven't tried 8.5x. Still might consider new board depending on if windows works at 8x. Thanks guys.

[EDIT] BTW, if i get a new CPU, I'll probably use the AMD heatsink, :rolleyes: , this time to maintain the warranty, anyone use one of those, or is their better AMD approved Heatsinks?
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You will get tons of opinions between those two boards and quite frankly they are both very good. In my case I have 4 MSI boards and all work fine and totally stable. I only ever had one problem and that was my fault (never flash a bios in over clock mode :rolleyes: ). MSI had the board back to me in under a month including shipping times.

If you think that RAM time is excessive try Asus, or Abit…

I do over clock and that new DFI is the one I have been waiting for as a board to “play” with along with some different RAM. As robber pointed out it has many many options.
 
Windows BSODed during install, linux freezes.

Plan of Action:

1. Try new PSU? Buy one from CompUSA and return it if it's a no go? Or is it even worth my time to do so?

2. New Mobo/CPU Combo? Or should I try a New mobo then a new CPU? or the other way around?

3. What happens if that doesn't work? :eek:

BTW if I use one of the compatible CPU heasinks off AMD's site, do I keep my warranty?

Thanks.
 
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