"I need a New PC!" 2011 Thread of reading the OP. Seriously. [Part 2]
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Here's pictures of the CPU light. I'm afraid I may have screwed the Hyper 212 on too hard.
Yes, the fan is plugged into it and the CPU fan is spinning. There's no beeping, it just says if the light is on then that is where the error is. Which ports? And my monitor is on HDMI and I also tried VGA and DVI
Hazaro said:
Yes, the fan is plugged into it and the CPU fan is spinning. There's no beeping, it just says if the light is on then that is where the error is. Which ports? And my monitor is on HDMI and I also tried VGA and DVI
Eltacoman said:
Did you take the 212 off? Because that's definitely the stock fan.
Can you take a picture of the entire motherboard so that we can see all the connectors and stuff?
Did you put in the spacers that keep the motherboard off the case bottom? Did you only put in the right ones?
Did any thermal compound get on the sides of the cpu or on the motherboard?
Did you put the bracket on the back of the motherboard for the Hyper 212 the right way?
edit: Also, did you plug the right power cable into the cpu power? PS should have a cable marked cpu power.
AwesomeSauce
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Damn I RMA'd my MSI motherboard on Tuesday and now it's already getting delivered on Friday 
That's a pretty fast turnaround, also another perk of living in California.
That's a pretty fast turnaround, also another perk of living in California.I have a question about the Video Card in the 1000$ build from the OP.
MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr II OC GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
It's 350$ That's pretty damn expensive considering I still need to buy Windows 7, and a keyboard and mouse. AKA, I want to save some money. Am I correct in guessing this thing is a beast of a video card? Runs the latest games on the highest settings with no problem? I don't think I'll need something like that. The most I need this PC to do for the time being is edit video up to 1080p with no problems. I really won't be gaming on it much. I'll probably try out StarCraft II. Any other video cards that can be recommended? Cheaper but capable of meeting my needs? The rest of my setup will be very similar if not identical to the 1000$ build in the OP.
Thanks a lot!
MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr II OC GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
It's 350$ That's pretty damn expensive considering I still need to buy Windows 7, and a keyboard and mouse. AKA, I want to save some money. Am I correct in guessing this thing is a beast of a video card? Runs the latest games on the highest settings with no problem? I don't think I'll need something like that. The most I need this PC to do for the time being is edit video up to 1080p with no problems. I really won't be gaming on it much. I'll probably try out StarCraft II. Any other video cards that can be recommended? Cheaper but capable of meeting my needs? The rest of my setup will be very similar if not identical to the 1000$ build in the OP.
Thanks a lot!
Eltacoman said:
unscrew the motherboard from the case and set the plastic wrapping the motherboard came in underneath it. So your motherboard is now sitting in your case but there is the large piece of plastic between that in the case. It sounds like a grounding issue. I thought I was going to have to RMA my board or I even broke my CPU but turns out my P8 was just being short circuited by something.
Eltacoman said:
The red light means there's a problem with the CPU.
1. You forgot to plug in the 8 pin connector (formally 4pin) to the motherboard.
2. The CPU pins are bent and are not touching the CPU. Lift the CPU out and check for bent pins on the motherboard.
3. Your motherboard requires RMA.
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That's an Intel stock cooler, not the cooler master hyper 212+.
My friend went through 5 RMAs with ASUS, and ASUS gave him six consecutive non-working boards (Maximus IV Extreme). He's done with ASUS.
Answer questions please.Eltacoman said:
black_vegeta
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Eltacoman said:
You don't have the CM 212 on the board according to the pic. Did you take it off?
Hey guys, I'm looking for some recommendations for my first desktop in almost 7 years. My goal is to have it ready to go next week.
Budget: US$1000-1200 but preferably under $1000
Main Use: Video editing, emulation (Dolphin), general usage (MS Office, Web, 1080p playback), light gaming (nothing specific in mind but I might grab some stuff from Steam)
Monitor Resolution: 1080p
Are reusing any parts? No
Will you be overclocking?: No
Thanks!
Budget: US$1000-1200 but preferably under $1000
Main Use: Video editing, emulation (Dolphin), general usage (MS Office, Web, 1080p playback), light gaming (nothing specific in mind but I might grab some stuff from Steam)
Monitor Resolution: 1080p
Are reusing any parts? No
Will you be overclocking?: No
Thanks!
What is your SSD? The hard disk index mainly deals with write speed. If your SSD has slow write speeds, it will have low number. Also, the more you write to a SSD quickly, like keep on running benchmark test, the drive will slow down. After normal use for a few days, speed should return.Eric WK said:
claviertekky said:
I have already tried all of them, none of the pins were bent. The 8 pin connector is definitely plugged in. I'm going to RMA it once and if it doesn't work again I will RMA through Newegg and get a different brand. Does Newegg do returns like that?
I understand that is the stock cooler, I took off the 212 to see if that was the problem.
Eltacoman said:
yea still nothing. plugged into the right connector, granted i'm not hooked up trying to post or anything. is it possible the fan starts as the processor warms up at some automatic temp?
EDIT:
fixed my own problem, I think my cpu fan wiring was causing an obstruction..
Futurevoid
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What's a good program to use to check and see what's causing a BSOD? I've been getting a few at odd times and the PC has restarted on its own on a couple of them. I'm trying to pin down what the issue is...
All the eggs are in the basket, ready to order. Any last suggestions or errors to correct, kind master race representatives? ;-)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3Ghz 6MB 1155 Sandy Bridge Unlocked con GPU 95W BOX 185.00
DDR3 1600Mhz PC12800 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws-X 1.5V CL9 (2x4GB) 84.00
Assemblaggio pc SENZA sistema operativo 25.00
ASRock 1155 P67 Extreme4 B3 ATX 122.00
DVW LiteOn SATA black m.SW iHAS124 24x24x/DL8x8x/RAM inter 22.00
COOLER MASTER 690 II Advanced - PURE Black Edition 94.00
Corsair Enthusiast Series CMPSU-750TXV2EU 750W 89.00
GTX580 Gainward 1536MB Phantom 2xDVI/HDMI/DP 370.00
Crucial SSD 128GB Serie M4 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s 179.00
SAMSUNG 2TB HD204UI 5400rpm 32MB Spinpoint F4EG 58.00
Totale: 1,228.00
The only painful omission is the aftermarket cpu cooler... but I want to have this rig prebuilt and don't like the idea of having to pull out everything to install it myself ^^ (no online shop I checked install aftermarket coolers... they fear there could be damage during the shipping)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3Ghz 6MB 1155 Sandy Bridge Unlocked con GPU 95W BOX 185.00
DDR3 1600Mhz PC12800 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws-X 1.5V CL9 (2x4GB) 84.00
Assemblaggio pc SENZA sistema operativo 25.00
ASRock 1155 P67 Extreme4 B3 ATX 122.00
DVW LiteOn SATA black m.SW iHAS124 24x24x/DL8x8x/RAM inter 22.00
COOLER MASTER 690 II Advanced - PURE Black Edition 94.00
Corsair Enthusiast Series CMPSU-750TXV2EU 750W 89.00
GTX580 Gainward 1536MB Phantom 2xDVI/HDMI/DP 370.00
Crucial SSD 128GB Serie M4 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s 179.00
SAMSUNG 2TB HD204UI 5400rpm 32MB Spinpoint F4EG 58.00
Totale: 1,228.00
The only painful omission is the aftermarket cpu cooler... but I want to have this rig prebuilt and don't like the idea of having to pull out everything to install it myself ^^ (no online shop I checked install aftermarket coolers... they fear there could be damage during the shipping)
I haven't got loads of money to blow on a PC, but I've got enough to improve on my current one. Would it make more sense to upgrade the one I already have, or just buy a whole new one? I'm not PC savy when it comes to specs and stuff (I hope to change that soon), so I'm not sure if what I've got is worth anything or not.
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I hope that's the right information.
Cloudius12
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Depends what you are upgrading your PC for. For starters, it seem you are are using nvidia drivers from 3 years ago.Spiffy_1st said:
What mainboard are you using? If you want to be playing current gen computer games that CPU/GPU combo isn't gonna cut it. And I'm assuming the mobo you have won't be able to handle a current (AMD phenom II or Intel I5/I7 processor) CPU. Check your RAM to see if it is DDR3. That may be the only thing you can recycle other than your case maybe.
Edit: You may be able to put a 6950 card in there, if your board reads it, and that would be a decent set up still, depending on your PSU.
Edit: You may be able to put a 6950 card in there, if your board reads it, and that would be a decent set up still, depending on your PSU.
Fair Trial
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Ezahn said:
If you hate noise as you said, i suggest you at least a fan controller, otherwise that thing will be LOUD.
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