[vox-tech] new gaming computer

[Jimbo]

Just made a gaming rig:
evga 8800glx nvidia chipset gpu (hdmi and dx10 capable)
evga 680i nvidia chipset sli mb
corsair dominator 800 ddr2 2G memory
WD raptor 150GB HD
intel core 2 duo 6700 cpu
silverstone "zeuz" psu 800W (good headroom for sli and extra cooling 
devices)

Games I run:
Half Life 2, episode 1
Prey
Oblivion
Fear
Far Cry (one of my favorites)
Ghost recon "Advanced Warfare"

Games I want:
Crysis

My hardware cost aprox 2600 clams.  Love it.  I get an average 3dmark06 
score of 10450 and overclocked I got 11610.  I have to get watercooling and 
will mod my case but will have to do it in the summer :(  .

My gpu alone was 600 bones!  Nice card but I wish'd I got the bfg 8800gtx 
water cooled ver. instead.  These babies run very hot-mine measures 80 deg C 
when loaded!  These cards will come down in the next 4 months.

I did a bit of research before I got these parts.  System works flawlessly.

One thing that I did have to fight:
Cleaning out old gpu driver and installing new driver.  Had to use a utility 
called Driver Cleaner Pro.  After that no problems.  Oh yea, updated the 
bios.

Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Jay Salzman" <p at dirac.org>
To: <vox-tech at lists.lugod.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 10:35 AM
Subject: [vox-tech] new gaming computer


> Something is wrong with my gaming computer.  Abit NF7 rev2.
>
> 1. Installed gigabit ethernet card.  Turned computer on.
>
> 2. Got one long beep and no post.  May have been a short beep afterwards.
>   Hard to tell.  From Googling:
>
>      1 long - 1 short(Beep) DRAM ERROR
>
>   There doesn't appear to be "one long beep" with no short beeps, so this
>   must have been it.  I guess.
>
> 3. Removed card and rebooted.  System worked fine.  Reinstalled the card.
>
> 4. Rebooted.  Got the one long beep and no post again.
>
> 5. Removed card and reboted.  One long beep and no post.
>
> 6. Started removing devices.  Removed SCSI card and 2 plextor drives.
>   Removed hard drives.  Still one long beep and no post.
>
> 7. Drained CMOS and rebooted.
>
> 8. Now I get a long continuous shrill squeal and no post.
>
> Googled.  Closest I can come to "a long continuous shrill squeal" is:
>
>
>      A two-tone siren, generally caused by overheating or out of
>      specification voltages.
>
>
> But I've heard that before.  This ain't it.
>
>
> I guess the thing to do is to take the computer completely apart and 
> rebuild
> it step by step.  Ugh.  Not sure I want to do this.  No time.
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> The mobo has known issues with the IDE, PS connectors and USB system.  The
> mobo looked really sweet on paper, but has been the most problematic board
> I've ever owned; it's caused nothing but heartache.  The PS is name brand,
> but only 350W; I wondered if this was enough (I've seen gaming rigs with
> 750W!).  But after removing most of the peripherals, I still had problems.
>
> Mobo problems:
>
> For example, it won't boot if both ps2 mouse and ps2 keyboard are plugged 
> in
> concurrently.  Have to use a USB mouse.
>
> Another issue is that sometimes it won't post out of the blue.  I have to
> disconnect the pata drive (I have 2 sata and 1 pata drive), reboot, shut
> down, reconnect the pata drive, and it'll boot.
>
> I may just chuck the whole thing and build a new computer.
>
>
>
> Next topic.
>
> I've been so busy with work and school that I'm TOTALLY behind the times 
> in
> terms of what's out there.  My hardware knowledge is about 4 or 5 years 
> old
> (when I first built this system).  I don't really want to become an expert
> right now.  Not enough time.
>
> I was wondering if anyone here is thinking of building a gaming rig, and 
> has
> done the research.  I'm interested in knowing what your thoughts are for
> your next system.
>
> I'd plunk down $2000, but $3000 is my hard limit.
>
> Has anyone been researching/thinking about building a new gaming system?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
> -- 
> How VBA rounds a number depends on the number's internal representation.
> You cannot always predict how it will round when the rounding digit is 5.
> If you want a rounding function that rounds according to predictable 
> rules,
> you should write your own.
>              -- MSDN, on Microsoft VBA's "stochastic" rounding function
>
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