Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 I know there is a few guys on here who build PCs, or have had experience building them. I had some issues with faulty Memory which cause the motherboard to fry, It all got fixed up under warranty (new mobo and RAM), but while I reinstalled XP it blue screened. I put this down to the fact that my XP Home Disc was scratched to {censored}. I bought and installed XP Professional and haven't had a problem since. But I'm in a position where I don't feel like making this my main PC - It's actually on eBay at the moment. If I post the specs can you guys tell me if there is anything that could not match up to cause hardware problems? Sorry for the long post. EDIT: I'm on it now, thinking I will use it to browse etc. For a few days and see how I go, I'm just paranoid it will crash again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 Ok here are the Specs. Intel Socket 775 Pentium 4 630 3.0G/800/2M Prescott HT EIST EM64T XD CPUGigabyte GA-8I945GMF mATX PCIEx16 DualDDRII667 SATAII GbE P4 MotherboardDDR2 512M PC4200 DDR2 RAM KingmaxWestern Digital 120G SATAII 7200 rpm HDDGecube Radeon X600XT 256M PCI ExpressLG DVD16X+- Super Multi DVD Rewriter with SoftwareAopen KA50 Black EZ Solution 300W CASE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastlikeninja Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 sounds like you got it all fixed with the new mobo and ram.. if you're asking if there could be compatibility issues with your parts working with other brand parts or something, that's pretty unheard of, so i wouldn't worry about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 sounds like you got it all fixed with the new mobo and ram.. if you're asking if there could be compatibility issues with your parts working with other brand parts or something, that's pretty unheard of, so i wouldn't worry about that Yeah that's all I'm asking really. I would just keep this system, but I'm paranoid it will crash again. A shiny new Dell would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastlikeninja Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 are you upgrading or just buying a new system cause you're worried about crashing? if the latter, i would just keep what you have.. you haven't had any problems since the installation of the new parts and xp pro right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastlikeninja Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 also if the memory was the issue, you could just get a new stick(s) of ram. i'm not familiar with kingmax, but all the other brands of your parts are good http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146580 corsair is a good brand and newegg.com always has good deals and is very reliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 also if the memory was the issue, you could just get a new stick(s) of ram. i'm not familiar with kingmax, but all the other brands of your parts are goodhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146580corsair is a good brand and newegg.com always has good deals and is very reliable The memory issue was a good 6 months ago. Basically I am trying to decide whether to sell this system for whatever someone is willing to pay for it, cut my losses and buy a new Dell system. Or, stick it out for longer and see if this system is stable after all, then just buy a new moniter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastlikeninja Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 ah i see.. well whatever you're more comfortable with i suppose.. but if you haven't had any problems since, i'd say keep it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 ah i see.. well whatever you're more comfortable with i suppose.. but if you haven't had any problems since, i'd say keep it It's just a real PITA to have a system blue screen repeatadly for almost 2 years. I want to use this one as a studio PC. Maybe I will use it as my browsing PC and get a new Dell for my recording Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baracuda2004 Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 Yeah that's all I'm asking really. I would just keep this system, but I'm paranoid it will crash again. A shiny new Dell would be nice. Something must be wrong if you're thinking about going dell. I prefer to build my own you can get a nice system cheaper if you do it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 Something must be wrong if you're thinking about going dell. I prefer to build my own you can get a nice system cheaper if you do it that way. Well I decided to do that with this one, and look where it got me. I want to go Dell because of the CS, and they have killer deals for big screens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baracuda2004 Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 Well I decided to do that with this one, and look where it got me. I want to go Dell because of the CS, and they have killer deals for big screens. true dat.. i just had a bad experience with Dell customer service once so i decided to stay away from them though they do have some super cheap systems that aren't slouches at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baracuda2004 Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 WOW:eek: that's a pretty good deal on the "multi-media" one for $899 http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_420?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~tab=bundlestab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 WOW:eek: that's a pretty good deal on the "multi-media" one for $899http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_420?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~tab=bundlestabThe one I am looking at getting is AUD$1400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveyDevey Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 Yeah that's all I'm asking really. I would just keep this system, but I'm paranoid it will crash again. A shiny new Dell would be nice. I hope you'll put something in your auction about the history of the computer. It would be quite {censored}ty of you to sell it because you don't trust it, just to pass the trouble onto some unsuspecting shmuck who wanted a new computer to write emails to grandma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 I hope you'll put something in your auction about the history of the computer. It would be quite {censored}ty of you to sell it because you don't trust it, just to pass the trouble onto some unsuspecting shmuck who wanted a new computer to write emails to grandma. Well, I've pulled the auction, but yes I did explain it's history. I said, had issues with faulty memory which cause the motherboard to burn out, which has been replaced under warranty. I'm not that low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members been_effected Posted January 28, 2008 Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 I skipped to the bottom, but what wattage is your power supply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveyDevey Posted January 28, 2008 Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 Well, I've pulled the auction, but yes I did explain it's history. I said, had issues with faulty memory which cause the motherboard to burn out, which has been replaced under warranty.I'm not that low. How much were you looking to get for it, anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 How much were you looking to get for it, anyway? I had it to start at 99c. I guess I was hoping for a couple hundred at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members been_effected Posted January 28, 2008 Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 300WI had it to start at 99c. I guess I was hoping for a couple hundred at least. Theres your problem. Ideally you'll want more than 300W to run a system like that, should have at least 400W, especially considering how much power supply manufacturers tend to boost their numbers a little. Its suprising the number of random problems that are fixed by getting a better quality, higher rated power supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted January 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 Theres your problem. Ideally you'll want more than 300W to run a system like that, should have at least 400W, especially considering how much power supply manufacturers tend to boost their numbers a little.Its suprising the number of random problems that are fixed by getting a better quality, higher rated power supplyCool, thanks man, I'll look into getting a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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