PC Build/Spec advice required

[mikek75]

Heres hoping bud. Did you remember to use the brass standoffs between mobo and case?

 

[CoBurN82]

Its alive......ALIIIVE!!!! Windows is installing and fingers crossed i have managed to set the BIOS correctly. Oh me oh my, the suspense is killing me

Thank you all so much you good folk!


........so this is what creating a wee lil life feels like.

Heres to "Betsy"........

Intel Core? i7 Quad Processor i7-920
4,8GT/sec, 8MB, Boxed

Corsair Powersupply TX 850W
140mm fan, 4x PCI-E 8-pin

BenQ 24" LCD E2400HD TCO03
1920x1080, 1000:1, 2ms, VGA/DVI/HDMI

Logitech G9 Laser Mouse, USB

Logitech G15 Keyboard

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5, X58
Socket-1366, SLI&CrossFireX, DDR3, ATX, 3xPCI-Ex(2

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA2
32MB 7200RPM

Sony NEC Optiarc DVD±RW burner AD-7243S
LabelFlash, Multirecorder(Ram), DVDRW 24x, SATA, B

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler
Socket 1366, 19,8 dBA

Sapphire Radeon 4870x2

XP Home (Untill my vista 64-bit arrives)

Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz 6GB CL7
Kit w/3x 2GB XMS3 modules, CL7-7-7-20, 1T, for Cor

Cooler Master Cosmos Type S

Custom Built Work/GameStation

born: 20th August 2009

 

[CoBurN82]

I had the same problem when building my rig, turned out one of the ram sticks was fault.

only put one in at a time and power on, see if it works, shut down if it does and try another.

If it doesnt work, take that ram put it aside and try another.

The ram seems to have been the problem, I merely reseated them and gave her a boot and whe-hey, power! Thanx dudes, I thought i was in over my head there for a while..... though I'm sure i'm not quite out of the woods yet, and so I will prob's be pestering yee for a while yet

Big up to the techpowerup possé, thanks for all the guidance and support

 

[pantherx12]

Always check ram first, its most likely the problem and easiest to fix ( other then not plugging it in he he)

Sorry my last post was so terrible grammatically.

have random brain slowdowns

 

[Asylum]

Glad to see your up and running.

 

[mikek75]

Hallehlujah! Nice one, easy to overlook something like ram, it often feels like youre using too much force and it'll break. Enjoy

 

[CoBurN82]

Hallehlujah! Nice one, easy to overlook something like ram, it often feels like youre using too much force and it'll break. Enjoy

Amen to that good bud! I am fresh(well, probably not the most appropriate word after 6hrs sleep!) from my first night of hardcore gaming with a new game in over 2yrs! I shunned consoles completely after xbox1 due to the lame joypad FPS experience.

My new baby....or should I say beast! runs FEAR2 on maximum EVERYTHING with autodetect settings and not a jump or jitter in game play or FMV, I done near creamed my pants I tells ye!!!

Now to get out and find (I don't have a credit card) Total War: Empires, L4D, Modern Warfare, C.McCiRT, Bioshock (has anyone heard you can legally download this for free now?), GOW....hell even GTA IV (oh-oh, excitement overload) as well as replay IL2, Crysis + warhead and the Orange Box without running around ,EVEN ON MINIMUM settings, like an epileptic with a gun ....

Anything else I've missed over the years? please do share

And to all you potential builders out there who fear their first build.....DON'T! Oh so worth it (for the sense of accomplishment alone!) and all thats required is patience, patience, patience, money, more patience (read ALOT) and a lil help from our friends here at TPU

 

[mikek75]

Have a look at the Steam store, they accept PayPal so no credit card required, just a bank account. Lots of great games on there. GRID is a great arcade racer with very pretty graphics, your rig will absolutely chew it up on Ultra settings, I know mine does.

IL2 takes a bit of work to install on Vista/W7, have a google for instructions. If you're into helicopter sims check out DCS Black Shark, but be warned, its VERY detailed and is a bugger to play, LOL.

Oh the possibilities!