Author Topic: Building my 1st PC... (Read 2636 times)

outbreak · « **Reply #75 on:** August 04, 2006, 01:07:15 PM »

Just Curious, But does Kind of Memory did you buy? I noticed the MB you chose requires DDR2 Ram, if you got DDR ram then that baby wont boot, This is off the MB Screen:

Number of DDR2 Slots 4x 240pin DDR2
DDR2 Standard DDR2 667

So if you didnt get 240 Pin DDR2 Ram hehe ur kinda bum outa luck untill ya get some.

SuperDud · « **Reply #76 on:** August 04, 2006, 08:13:52 PM »

Gentlmen....

It is alive MUHAHAHAHA!@#$#@#! ZoMfg!@#!@one!#!two!#!#!@one@!#!@#

Now I just gotta do the BIOS thing and install the drives etc etc!!!:O

Schutt · « **Reply #77 on:** August 05, 2006, 04:00:34 AM »

I am interested to hear what was the problem since that is always helpful for other people who have a similar problem.

So what was the solution?

SuperDud · « **Reply #78 on:** August 05, 2006, 07:30:43 AM »

Well to be honest I just took the whole darn thing apart and started over. Guess somewhere along the line I didn't have something plugged in all the way or after doing it a 2nd time I put something in the right place hehe.

Oh btw my processor(pentium 4) temp is running at about 65C and my mobo is at about 40C. Is that reasonable?

WhiteHawk · « **Reply #79 on:** August 06, 2006, 07:47:07 AM »

ive built 2 systems now, listed below. These guys here will get you through the technical stuff, but some subtle things to KNOW after you get your parts but before you start assembly that are not really stressed. Make sure you plan for your hard drive, cd roms, dvd burners, which is master and which is slave. That can really hit hard when you flip the switch and 1300 dollars worth of components fails to initialize. Make sure you match the motherboard mount studs or spacers to match your motherboards holes. It really sucks having to pull everything back out because you thought you could skip a cupple of mounts. You really need the support when you are pressing the RAM sticks in and the vid card, and the connectors. And keep very good track of those small screws. I dropped one on my motherboard when I was putting a dvd drive in. Chances are your system aint gonna fire right up and the last thing you want to deal with is the possibility of a wayward screw shorting out your system. (when it is probably a drive set to slave instead of master). By the way, you can get Windows XP OS for under a hundred OEM from newegg. Its 2 hundred in the stores for a fresh install copy. Good luck. Its pretty exciting when the thing starts to purr. Beats the hell out of generic ones at the store.

eagl · « **Reply #80 on:** August 06, 2006, 07:54:53 AM »

65C sounds about right for a P4.

sonicboom970 · « **Reply #81 on:** August 12, 2006, 06:12:05 AM »

i have no clue at all about metric:cry
but my P4 runs at 120F with a non-stock cooler .

with the stock it was about 165 F

OOZ662 · « **Reply #82 on:** August 12, 2006, 01:36:39 PM »

You must be running a Prescott...that still sounds way too hot, though. My Northwood idles at 70F, but it's a much better chip.

Simaril · « **Reply #83 on:** August 18, 2006, 03:15:25 PM »

Also a soon-to-be-first-time buildier....

Hard drive question....

Is SATA the same as IDE when it comes to hard drives? Do motherboards (like the one scuzzy bought this one ) allow you to use IDE, or does the ATA thing mean that you have to RAID?

And what about the SLI issue? Again, using Skuzzy's high end board as an example, does the lack of an SLI slot mean its a graphics dead end?

Krusty · « **Reply #84 on:** August 18, 2006, 03:21:16 PM »

SATA is not the same as IDE. IDE is the older format. It takes up more room and transfers data slower. SATA HDs have to be used on a SATA compatible motherboard. There are little inch-wide plastic plugs that you put the cable into and then plug the other end into the drive.

Skip SLI. For two cards you get only a little boost over a single card. You're paying 200% of the money for 105% of the performance. After one card your price goes up very quickly and the performance boost goes down very quickly. Diminishing returns

Skuzzy · « **Reply #85 on:** August 18, 2006, 04:17:17 PM »

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Originally posted by eagl
65C sounds about right for a P4.

For a Prescott P4.

I am not a big fan of multiple video cards. I like simple. Lower power, lower heat, less noise, less problems.

Like Krusty said, there is not much performance boost using dual video cards over a single one. There never will be. Oh, you could write a purposeful demo which would show it all off, but in the real world, dual video cards are more marketing hype than performance hype.

Simaril · « **Reply #86 on:** August 18, 2006, 04:26:12 PM »

<-- not afraid to show ignorance.....

So a double wide, 2 processor card like the HIS radeon 1900XTX is different from SLI? And SLI is nothing but a double card with a single connector?

Krusty · « **Reply #87 on:** August 18, 2006, 04:54:02 PM »

SLI is having 2 slots and 2 cards (one in each slot) and having the motherboard delegate one card to do odds and one card to do evens, basically (I don't know how it splits the work up).

A card like the GeForce 7950 is 2 cards in SLI integrated into 1 slot, so it is essentially 1 card (technically) but is really an SLI in all but name.

Simaril · « **Reply #88 on:** August 18, 2006, 05:05:42 PM »

Really appreciate the help, Krusty.

Another question...are all 975X sockets Conroe compatable, or do they have to specifically say that they are "Core 2 Duo Ready"? I thought all 975X's were OK for conroe, but I've seen some feedback threads out there that say that isnt so. The Asus site doesnt really make the point clearly....

OOZ662 · « **Reply #89 on:** August 18, 2006, 06:16:38 PM »

I believe that SLI splits it up by pixel. The first one goes to the first card, the second goes to the second, third to first, fourth to second, ect. It's called "checkerboarding." Crossfire splits the screen in half. One side for each card.

I might have those exactly backwards, though.