Buying a new PC: It's a nightmare - Page 4

Arclight · 05-08-09, 02:23 PM

Or taking that mainboard out of the box and holding it in your hands for the first time.

And then installing your graphics card that is as long as the mboard is wide... good stuff.

Letum · 05-08-09, 02:29 PM

You guys are nuts.
It was stressful.

First time I powered on it gave a loud long beep, revved the fans and died.
I was sure the CPU had blown for some reason, but thankfully it powered up
fine the next time I tried.

Now I am transferring some 200GB of infor from my old PC. It will take some
time....(I ended up getting a 500GB HDD).

After that I will fire up SHIII or FSX and enjoy.

ed: You are right about the smell tho.

Letum · 05-08-09, 03:31 PM

I thought it wise to monitor my CPU temp for a while.
It's staying at a healthy 35 Degrees with no stress, but it just had a one
second spike to 300 degrees!

I'm hoping that was a reading error.

Peto · 05-08-09, 03:40 PM

Congrats!!! I remember my 1st system build and it was very nerve wracking! I admire your will-power--transferring data before installing games. I always have to spin a couple games for a while. I go retrieve data after a couple quick campaigns of SH or something

.

Letum · 05-08-09, 06:04 PM

Problem No.1 Encountered!

My four cores are all running at 1.6Ghz due to a bug in the motherboard's
BIOS. Fortunately there is a patch, so I should be able to sort this.

At least my first hurdle is not too big.

AVGWarhawk · 05-08-09, 06:50 PM

Yes, your BIOS should let those ponies free to run like mad. What I do is one change at a time and see how it runs. If it is not right I only have to look at the one thing I did to correct it. If you start changing many things at once in the BIOS and it does not seem right then you have to remember what you did so to correct it. Pain in the nards. I'm sure you will get it sorted. Did you download CPUID? Great tool to see what your hardware is up to!

Arclight · 05-08-09, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

Problem No.1 Encountered!

My four cores are all running at 1.6Ghz due to a bug in the motherboard's
BIOS. Fortunately there is a patch, so I should be able to sort this.

At least my first hurdle is not too big.

Updating BIOS on that board should be piece of cake too; my board has dual-bios, so I'm sure yours does too. Even if something goes wrong during update, it will just load the default from the back-up. No excuses not to have the latest BIOS anymore.

First thing I did after building it was stress-test the **** out of it.

Peto · 05-08-09, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

Problem No.1 Encountered!

My four cores are all running at 1.6Ghz due to a bug in the motherboard's
BIOS. Fortunately there is a patch, so I should be able to sort this.

At least my first hurdle is not too big.

You must have an Gigabyte AM3 socket with a 955 CPU

. I think you need to flash the BIOS to F3 (I think). I've been reading about that one lately.

Peto · 05-08-09, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Updating BIOS on that board should be piece of cake too; my board has dual-bios, so I'm sure yours does too. Even if something goes wrong during update, it will just load the default from the back-up. No excuses not to have the latest BIOS anymore.

Much better than the old days where a failed BIOS phlash often meant a new motherboard

. Or at least a new chip.

Arclight · 05-08-09, 07:11 PM

Exactly, I remember those days... those where the most exiting days of my life.

Peto · 05-08-09, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Exactly, I remember those days... those where the most exiting days of my life.

You're a sick and twisted man

. Beer is on me!

Letum · 05-08-09, 08:12 PM

I owe everyone who has posted here more than a few beers.
Thanks guys!

Peto · 05-08-09, 09:06 PM

Happy Gaming! I'm pretty sure your frame rates have improved considerably

!

Letum · 05-09-09, 01:05 AM

I used to struggle to play IL2 at 25fps on low/medium settings.

Now I am at full resolution with all settings maxed and frame rate just isn't an
issue.

Happy days.

Arclight · 05-09-09, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peto

You're a sick and twisted man

. Beer is on me!

:rotfl: More like sick and twisted geek.

Letum, I'm happy to hear it is to your liking. Happy hunting!

05-08-09, 02:23 PM	#46
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Or taking that mainboard out of the box and holding it in your hands for the first time. And then installing your graphics card that is as long as the mboard is wide... good stuff. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

05-08-09, 02:29 PM	#47
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	You guys are nuts. It was stressful. First time I powered on it gave a loud long beep, revved the fans and died. I was sure the CPU had blown for some reason, but thankfully it powered up fine the next time I tried. Now I am transferring some 200GB of infor from my old PC. It will take some time....(I ended up getting a 500GB HDD). After that I will fire up SHIII or FSX and enjoy. ed: You are right about the smell tho. __________________

05-08-09, 03:31 PM	#48
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I thought it wise to monitor my CPU temp for a while. It's staying at a healthy 35 Degrees with no stress, but it just had a one second spike to 300 degrees! I'm hoping that was a reading error. __________________

05-08-09, 03:40 PM	#49
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Congrats!!! I remember my 1st system build and it was very nerve wracking! I admire your will-power--transferring data before installing games. I always have to spin a couple games for a while. I go retrieve data after a couple quick campaigns of SH or something . __________________ If your target has a 30 degree AOB, the range from his base course line equals the current range divided by 2.

05-08-09, 06:04 PM	#50
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Problem No.1 Encountered! My four cores are all running at 1.6Ghz due to a bug in the motherboard's BIOS. Fortunately there is a patch, so I should be able to sort this. At least my first hurdle is not too big. __________________

05-08-09, 06:50 PM	#51
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yes, your BIOS should let those ponies free to run like mad. What I do is one change at a time and see how it runs. If it is not right I only have to look at the one thing I did to correct it. If you start changing many things at once in the BIOS and it does not seem right then you have to remember what you did so to correct it. Pain in the nards. I'm sure you will get it sorted. Did you download CPUID? Great tool to see what your hardware is up to! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-08-09, 07:11 PM	#55
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Exactly, I remember those days... those where the most exiting days of my life. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

05-08-09, 08:12 PM	#57
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I owe everyone who has posted here more than a few beers. Thanks guys! __________________

05-08-09, 09:06 PM	#58
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Happy Gaming! I'm pretty sure your frame rates have improved considerably ! __________________ If your target has a 30 degree AOB, the range from his base course line equals the current range divided by 2.

05-09-09, 01:05 AM	#59
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I used to struggle to play IL2 at 25fps on low/medium settings. Now I am at full resolution with all settings maxed and frame rate just isn't an issue. Happy days. __________________