Home Built PC

Best Socket A mobo
On Apr 10, 4:31 pm, "Lee M." <lmacmil(a)forget_it.com> wrote: "VanguardLH" <V...(a)nguard.LH> wrote in message news:ftm2mc$576$1(a)registered.motzarella.org... Lee M. wrote: while my 8RDA3+ runs fine, it occasionally fails to boot, especially on a warm start, until the 2nd or 3rd attempt. I'v... 15 Apr 2008 00:11

Questions about Memory Error -- The use of Memtest
Need help here ! My PC has 2 DDR2 memory modules, 1GB each, for a total of 2GB RAM. The OS is WinXP. For the past few days, the PC kind of halting. Sometimes the cursor kind of not responding, sometimes some other things happened, indicating that something is terribly wrong --- most probably a MEMORY error.... 13 Apr 2008 03:47

Intel X6800 extreme temp?
my X6800 core two duo extreme runs about 50C idle. is that too hot? i know the ceiling is supposed to be 60C, and i assume it's going to get hotter when the games get going, but should i work to get idle temps lower? this antec 900 case is pretty tight and airflow is teh suck. especially with a GF 7950 GX2 vid... 15 Apr 2008 20:18

No hd audio device found
Hi I have a pcchips p53 motherboard .. I installed fresh win xp & afterit came up , I installed all the drivers from the motherboard driver CD .. But whle installing audio driver it says no hd audio device found .. In BIOS the device is enabled...Any idea ? thanks Ravi ... 10 Apr 2008 22:57

Lots of Help Needed on a New Build...
Hey everyone! I am looking to buy a new computer for gaming. I have a budget of around 1800$ but I would rather spend somewhere 1400$ down. I have a few components picked out and a general idea of what I want. I won't SLI right away, but I want to keep that option open. I am all for flashy LEDS to improve the ascet... 11 Apr 2008 21:27

antec 900 case change fan speed?
i've got an antec 900 case and i know it's got the 'three speed variable fans" but i feel like an idiot because i can't find in the manual where it tells me how to speed them up. specifically the one on the top of the case. how do i make it go faster? i can't see anywhere on the fan to do this. thanks. ... 10 Apr 2008 22:08

Home Theater PC Connections--Motherboard to Amp or to Pre-Amp?
epsalant(a)gmail.com wrote: I am planning on building a home theater PC and am wondering how to hook the motherboard up to my home stereo system. I will be using a GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DS4 LGA 775 motherboard which has 8 channel audio outputs as well as an digital optical output. Would I be better off hoo... 10 Apr 2008 20:08

Unknown PCI device
After doing a fresh install of Windows (W2K), I have an unknown device showing in Device Manager, but I have no PCI cards in the PC. Are their PCI devices that are not card based? Thanks, Frank -- --------------------------------- --- -- - Posted with NewsLeecher v3.9 Beta 2 Web @ http://www.newsleecher.co... 11 Apr 2008 18:17

Best Socket A mobo
I am perfectly happy with the performance of my Epox 8RDA3+ and Athlon 2700+ CPU with WinXP SP2 and 1.2GB RAM. I had an 8RDA+ die due to bad caps and while my 8RDA3+ runs fine, it occasionally fails to boot, especially on a warm start, until the 2nd or 3rd attempt. I've read that this is a symptom of failing ... 10 Apr 2008 23:45

Computer keeps crashing but it passed MEMTEST86 ?? help, goinginsane
Robert Blass wrote: I ran several passes of memtest86 and the ram 'seems' to be ok. However the computer crashes in XP and sometimes reboots. I have an old ASUS A8S-X Motherboard and have installed [2] 1gb modules. The slots I placed these [2] 1gb modules in are Black and Blue, the ones fa... 10 Apr 2008 17:43