RE: Re: [OT] Gonna buy fast PC - what/who/where?

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Its not something REALLY silly like a CMOS jumper is it ?

Keith

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 18 September 2003 20:11
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Gonna buy fast PC - what/who/where?
>
>
> Could be lots of things - checking for shorts is good - make
> sure no extra m/b pillars fitted in case that could be
> touching PCB. Have you tried other components in it like
> graphics card etc?
>
> I just ordered the following for del tomorrow :) (just like
> Christmas every time!)
>
> Abit IC7-Max3
> P4 3GHz
> OCZ 1 Gb P4000 Dual channel DDR
> Maxtor SATA 120Gb DiamondMax plus 9 HDD
> Antec True Control 550W PSU
> Chieftec full tower case
> Water cooling kit
>
> Paul.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: keyvan2r [mailto:keyvan@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 8:03 PM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Gonna buy fast PC - what/who/where?
>
> Paul
>
> Funny you should bring this up! I just bought 3 self-build (well
> sort of) I 2 of them (the barebones ones) worked fine, but I have
> problems with the fastest one.
> I bought a shuttle SN41G2 (Athlon 3000+, 512Mb DDR 333 RAM), this is
> a spare  and I just liked the look of the black box, it looks really
> neat.
> I also got a ASUS Pundit barbones with a 2.66 Intel p4 533 FSB.
> This one sits under the counter and is hooked up to a 15" lcd
touch
> monitor with the whole lobby suite.
> The each have a 120Gb low-noise drive.
> The "fast one" which I am having nightmare with (this is to
replace
> my main desktop) is:
> Asus P4C800E delux mobo, with P4 3.06Ghz (I believe there is a
> 3.3Ghz variant) with HT and 800 Mhz FSB. 1Gb (2x512 twinx) Corsair
> XMS4000 - the fastest memory availalble - I think?
> The case is a Thermaltake Xazer aluminium with a 530 watt Globalwin
> silent psu.
> I got a Connect 3d Radeon 9800 Pro for the GPU. A pair of Seagate
> 160Gb SATA drives on RAID.
>
> I bought the whole lot from Microdirect.
>
> But I can not get it to work :-( - I have reinstalled and double-
> checked everything, but I get no output from the graphics card.
> It's not the graphics card though, I tried it in another pc and it
> works fine. I tried an old working graphics card in the Asus, still
> no joy.
> I don't get any beeps for errors either, although the green led
> comes on stays one while power is applied. It switchs on/off from
> the front power panel OK.
> I am going to take it out of the case and try it on a flat anti-stat
> surface in case somehow there is short (??) somewhere between the
> case and mobo, but it is really getting me p***ed off.
> Is there anything I have overlooked? Or just a faulty mobo?
> Any advice or help would be most appreciated.
>
> Keyvan
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@s...>
wrote:
> > Got sick of my current main desktop PC and finally want to
upgrade
> it. But want it all TOMORROW!!!!
> >
> > Last time I looked P4 3GHz was latest, greatest. What should I be
> going for now?
> >
> > Need:
> >
> > CPU (Fastest)
> > Mainboard (Best and fastest)
> > RAM (fastest)
> > SATA HDD (120Gb+)
> > CPU cooling - prob water cooled (for low noise and good cooling)
> > BIG Full tower case
> > Good quiet PSU
> >
> > Any ideas on what, who from (best price and next day delivery)?
> >
> > Ta,
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> > (Haven't spent much for a while so wanted a quick fix!!!)
>
>
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