new pc help

[robbro]

yep gonna order one in a mo aint sure what one to get now tho...

think might get this one :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... ubcat=1057




just hope Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Energy Efficient 95W edition Socket 775
+ Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit
are compatible with it

[robbro]

so i just decided didnt get the one above i purchased :

Asus Striker II Formula 780i Socket 775 Motherboard :

Should come friday =D wish me luck in not getting a faulty one this time... i did sent ebuyer a enote saying make sure its tested before sent out! lol

[liljim]

Glad to hear they are going to get it right for you. Its not often you run across a bad asus board but i guess everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Thats going to be a pretty tough rig when its running.

[venney]

that board looks amazing! how much was it? 200?

[robbro]

hey jim and venney yea was about 200 with shipping ! bit much wasnt it. I got it all up and running now i can play CSS on all high settings and with AA and AF on! and i still get way over 100 fps constantly ! sometimes over 200-300! and i did 3d mark 06 test my score was just a lil over 10k not bad i guess?? only thing i dont like is XP boots up slow lol which always annoys me and it seems to hang a few secs on shutdown any idea why that would be? i tried boot vis proggy still seems the same :S/worse.

Only thing thought my gcard seems to over heat a lil bit no idea why though cpu temp = 31c and system 38c atm seems quite cool atm so no idea why the gcard/ram overheats?

Also lil jim have you got software from asus called AI Suite ? everytime its running on start up in turbo mode? no idea why? i always put normal settings its weird... any ideas dont wanna overclock it or anything :S

[liljim]

Whats your gpu temps?

Check your bios under the AI tweaker settings and make sure its not set to turbo there.

[robbro]

im not sure lil jim i mean the gcard gets very warm but games/everything else seems stable im playing crysis on high settings and seems fine :O! ill check bios though thanks m8

[robbro]

Hi jim my settings are all auto in bios so it shudnt be overclocking them ??

this icon appears on my taskbar though which confuses me i didnt put it on high performance mode it does it itself?

[liljim]

Whats your cpu speed running at?
Thats a different version AI system than my machines run but it shouldnt be overclocking.

Download from nvidia. It can tell you what your gpu is running.

[robbro]

omg lil jim my gcard is well overheating its on 60c is it gonna die?

screenshot below:

http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/ ... =gcard.jpg

please help dont want it to blow

[liljim]

Dont panic, 60 isnt horrible for these newer cards. They produce more heat than the 6 and 7 series cards and should run stable up to 70c or so.


Make another post man, your post count is 666. Spooky.

[robbro]

aww i liked 666 post lol . anything i can do about the heat them jim on the new gcard? or are they just like that :S id get watercooling but i know id mess it up if i did it myself . i cud put the fans up on my case i guess but its so noisey does my head in . oh yea one other thing lil jim

see the nvidia monitor pic above look at SPP and MCP PCI - E both says 2500mhz?? and mcp is red not green does that mean anything ? im behind with technology updates too much for me m8 lol =/

[liljim]

help. I've used them in the past with success and may use one again when my 8800gt gets here. Put it as close to the video card as you can and it will help pull some heat out.

I noticed the red in the pic but i dont really know why its that way. 2500MHz is the correct stock speed so im not sure why its flagged.

Heres mine at stock speed


Also note the gpu temp, thats on a 7950gt.

[robbro]

suppose i cud try them but i dunno if my board has a spare pci slot as it has 3xpcie slots :S. oh another thing jim guess what another problem i seem to have... i must be unlucky or what m8? lol well u know seagate tools? i did a short and long DST test and it just fails both straight away? :S i hope my drive isnt dead already... it passes the other generic tests okay just the DST ones they both fail?? how can i have a error on my drive already i did a scan disk and it didnt find any errors.... im so unlucky these days =( computers hate me lol

[liljim]

Thats one of those things i just dont have an answer for robbro. I couldnt call it a dead drive or it wouldnt be booting and if scandisk passes it i'd just let it go.