Author Topic: New sytem update (Read 421 times)

boxboy28 · « **on:** January 22, 2003, 03:07:06 PM »

Ok so the new system im building for my POPs :
ASUS P4PE
3.06 g Pent 4
1024 DDR2100
ATI 9700 A-I-W
120 WD HD
DVD burner
DVD drive ( to copy DVD's with)
Antec case witrh a 330 Watt PS

ok heres the prob.
i can play AH and all other games fine but as i was going thru all the situations that my POP's might encounter i was opening up a few hard working APP's at the same time and am getting reboots.

AH alone fine
AOL 8.0 reboot

so i got a cheap 400 watt PS thinking this might be the problem
and :
AOL 8.0 works fine
AOL and AH together : reboot

So im thinking that its just the $30 piece of toejam PS i bought and im gonna pick A QUALITY 400 PS tonight and retest this stuff!

Any other suggestions guy?

Jess

Eagler · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2003, 03:09:36 PM »

Get rid of AOL

Animal · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2003, 03:11:47 PM »

wow awesome system.
but you have AOL.

get a 400w PS, Sparkle, Antec or Enermax are good.

boxboy28 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2003, 04:41:27 PM »

LOL like i said guys its for my dad and he uses it! (AOL)
ya in gonna buy an ANTEC 400 watt PS tonight

Animal · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2003, 05:03:25 PM »

Thats too much a system for your dad, give him an E-Machine and take that beast.

Wlfgng · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2003, 05:50:09 PM »

I agree with Animal.
Besides, with an E-machine there is less to futz up.

I gave my mom a 'real' machine once only to take it back and buy her an 'e' machine. Now I don't have to go over and fix it all the time and I have an extra machine that's actually usefull.

boxboy28 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2003, 08:21:38 AM »

LOL well he would have spent more money buying an HP,Dell or damn GATWAY so he asked me to build it. He actully does have a decent knowledge of computers.

But back to the update!

I picked up a 460Watt enermax last night and the same toejam happend!
But it only happens if im running 2 heavy programs at once!
Im at a loss.

Ive tried all different plug configs
I been looking for a jumper or somthing else that i might have missed
Bios setting too.

Atleast the cheap PS i had yesterday would run Both AH and Veitcong at the same time!
The new one wont even do that !

Skuzzy Anyone help me please i beg of you.........

lol thanks

Box

mrsid2 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2003, 09:53:55 AM »

How many sticks of ram do you have?

If you have more than one, test with both of them separately.. You might have a memory problem that only shows up when you load up enough stuff to populate your ram.

boxboy28 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2003, 10:43:33 AM »

theres 2 sticks of DDR 2100 512mg each

But ill try that!

blackfalcon4 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2003, 05:22:42 PM »

Nevermind, didnt see other post box.