"I need a New PC!" 2011 Thread of reading the OP. Seriously. [Part 2]

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Hazaro said:
Do it.

CPU maybe one in a million.

Assemble the computer outside the case with the bare minimum (1 stick of RAM, no DVD, no HDD).
You have 24 power and 4+4 pin power plugged in mobo?

Yes, it works outside of the case, but nothing on the monitor. The red light is still on.
 
Eltacoman said:
I'm trying to find my camera. There's a red light on the motherboard that reads CPU light, in the manual it says it's on if there's a CPU error.
Is your CPU fan plugged into the header that says CPU_FAN?

Does it beep?

Does your motherboard manual have trouble shooting for this problem?

Did you try both ports?

Is your monitor on auto detect / the right input?
 
Here's pictures of the CPU light. I'm afraid I may have screwed the Hyper 212 on too hard.


2ep0jtj.jpg

2a3if8.jpg


Hazaro said:
Is your CPU fan plugged into the header that says CPU_FAN?

Does it beep?

Does your motherboard manual have trouble shooting for this problem?

Did you try both ports?

Is your monitor on auto detect / the right input?

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
 
is there a good resource for connecting all the wires. I've got everything in but I find the wires oddly to be the most tricky part..
 
Eltacoman said:
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

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.
 
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.
 
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!
 
Tashi0106 said:
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!

Just a tip - look into the Student Upgrade versions of Windows 7. $30 and you can do a clean install with it.
 
Well, a little monitor suggestion? I have 3 monitors I am looking at:

LG IPS236V 23" (IPS, 5ms)
SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER S24A350H 24" (TN, 2ms)
SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER T23A350 23" (TN5ms)

Looking to game on my pc and hooking up my X-Box to the monitor.
 
Has anybody here run into the problem with Windows Experience Index giving low ratings for an SSD? I googled and it seems to be a somewhat common issue. It gives a score of 5.9 and surely that shouldn't be the case.
 
Eltacoman said:
I'm trying to find my camera. There's a red light on the motherboard that reads CPU light, in the manual it says it's on if there's a CPU error.

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:
Here's pictures of the CPU light. I'm afraid I may have screwed the Hyper 212 on too hard.


http://oi53.tinypic.com/2ep0jtj.jpg
http://oi51.tinypic.com/2a3if8.jpg



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

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.

Side comments:

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.

Eltacoman said:
Looking up the problem online and it appears I'm going to have to RMA the board.
Answer questions please.
 
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!
 
Eric WK said:
Has anybody here run into the problem with Windows Experience Index giving low ratings for an SSD? I googled and it seems to be a somewhat common issue. It gives a score of 5.9 and surely that shouldn't be the case.
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.
 
knitoe said:
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.

Intel 320 Series. I'll keep an eye on it.
 
claviertekky 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.

Side comments:

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.

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.
 
I feel like I'm having somewhat similar problems to eltacoman, only my cpu fan is just no spinning. case fans, and graphics card fan are all spinning. no beeps from the mobo either..
 
Revenant said:
I feel like I'm having somewhat similar problems to eltacoman, only my cpu fan is just no spinning. case fans, and graphics card fan are all spinning.

Are you using the same motherboard as me? Asus P8P67 Pro? Is the fan plugged into the 4 slot CPU_fan slot?
 
When did Newegg start this DHL bullshit shipping as the default option? Took them 3 days just to leave the first DHL warehouse. I used to get stuff in 2 days from them by UPS since they're close.
 
Eltacoman said:
There should still be a plug for your fan. Is it still not working?

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..
 
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...
 
Sigh... I probably should not have RMA'd my MSI board to newegg directly. It's going to end up being 2 weeks before I get the replacement. Would doing it through MSI have been faster?
 
Lol great, I disable my old hdd that had win7, install it to ssd; format old win7 partition, restart. Get ntdr (?) is missing error, reinstall windows again and hope for the best.
 
Eric WK said:
Has anybody here run into the problem with Windows Experience Index giving low ratings for an SSD? I googled and it seems to be a somewhat common issue. It gives a score of 5.9 and surely that shouldn't be the case.

Just ran WEI again and it shot up to 7.7. All is well.
 
barnone said:
Sigh... I probably should not have RMA'd my MSI board to newegg directly. It's going to end up being 2 weeks before I get the replacement. Would doing it through MSI have been faster?

What was wrong with your board? Motherboards seems to go out pretty often...hopefully ASUS sends mine sooner than that.
 
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)
 
Eltacoman said:
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
Try 1 stick of memory in the left most lane (next to CPU)
Ezahn said:
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)
Nice
 
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.

[Edited out useless pictures]

I hope that's the right information.
 
You should download the CPU Z app on the first page so we can see more specific details on your build. But from the looks of it, your computer is pretty old, I'm guessing you bought it all put together form Acer already? Do you have dual GPU's?
 
Spiffy_1st said:
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.

http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv286/Junpeiiscoolerthanyou/pcstats-1.jpg

http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv286/Junpeiiscoolerthanyou/pcstats2-1.jpg

I hope that's the right information.
Depends what you are upgrading your PC for. For starters, it seem you are are using nvidia drivers from 3 years ago.
 
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.
 
Spiffy_1st said:
Nope, DDR2. I'm guessing that's not good.

Thanks for replying quickly by the way, I wasn't expecting this kind of service.

No problem, I got nothing better to do with a broken computer at 4 in the morning ;/
What kinds of games/programs do you want to be running?
 
Sleep?

If I'm getting a new PC anyway I might as well go all out and aim for Battlefield 3. Though that'll probably depend on my job status in the next few months.
 
What's the maximum length of a video card can the Corsair 600T take?

Cause it looks quite spacious (from pics) despite being a mid-tower...
 
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