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System Name | not very good (wants throwing out window most of time) |
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Processor | xp3000@ 2.17ghz pile of sh** /i7 920 DO on air for now |
Motherboard | msi kt6 delta oap /gigabyte x58 ud7 (rev1.0) |
Cooling | 1 green akasa 8cm(rear) 1 multicoloured akasa(hd) 1 12 cm (intake) 1 9cm with circuit from old psu |
Memory | 1.25 gb kingston hyperx @333mhz/ 3gb corsair dominator xmp 1600mhz |
Video Card(s) | (agp) hd3850 not bad not really suitable for mobo n processor/ gb hd5870 |
Storage | wd 320gb + samsung 320 gig + wd 1tb 6gb/s |
Display(s) | compaq mv720 |
Case | thermaltake XaserIII skull / coolermaster cm 690II |
Audio Device(s) | onboard |
Power Supply | corsair hx 650 w which solved many problems (blew up) /850w corsair |
Software | xp pro sp3/ ? win 7 ultimate (32 bit) |
Benchmark Scores | 6543 3d mark05 ye ye not good but look at the processor /uknown as still not benched |
ok guys i've not had much luck with this gigabyte x58 ud7 so i'm going to rma it
why?
well after 2 power supplies have either died or are on their way out ,i'm convinced it has something to do with this gigabyte board
1 reason (pretty pathetic i know but ,it makes a really weird noise through the speakers when you switch it on at the mains socket ,like a rustling sound that gets louder until it stops (i'll record it when my uncle lends m one of his mobile phones)
the same thing happens when i switch it off admitedly not straight away but it happens:shadedshu
then the most annoying thing is that when i put my memory into xmp profile it makes the powersupply make a pop noise (something that hasn't happened since i put the memory back to standard speed )
it did the pop noise the other week ,after the whole machine locked up whilst browsing the net, so i reset the machine only to here the pop and got a burnt circuit smell eminating from the psu ,so i thought it had fried something and quickly switched it off at the mains
later on i plucked up the courage to switch it back on and the pc still works ,so i put the memory back to standard
and now the fxxxxng thing is taking upto 16 mins before the power light will come on :shadedshu
so i'm thinking it has damaged something on my psu
also i have a usb ccfl light that works and comes on perfectly whilst the machine is in standby , but if i plug it in with the machine running it looks like this
(the purple bit is where the tube isn't lit properly meaning their isn't enough power going to the 5 volt inverter)
and as this board started the older powersupply making pop noises ,i'm convinced it blew my other corsair hx650w before i got my new ax 850 watt , (i've not rma'd it yet as we are moving house soon ,so i can't give corsair my address until we do)
so i need some suggestions on what type of motherboard would suit a i7 990x
obviously i'm not interested in jumping on the sandy bridge wagon yet ,so that's not an option
so my preferences
1 pci slot (not totally important but would be nice to use my hauppauge wintv nova-t digital tv card
as many will know i'm not really interested in having more than 1 graphics card ,so i don't really need anything to fancy (i need raw cpu horse power),but ofcause it needs to be reasonably good to house the 990x processor
"two 8 pin eps 12 volt connectors" as i've heard the 990x chip is quite power hungry
sata 6 gb
also a pata connection as i've still got some old pata harddrives (again not super important maybe suggest a pci express version that i can boot from)
i'll be keeping my 5870 graphics card and my corsair Tr3x3g1600c8d memory ,so i need to be able to find out if the memory is compatible with the suggested board
reason i say the above is because i was thinking about getting an EVGA 141-GT-E770-ER but i can't find any compatibility charts like their is with asus's motherboards
so if anyone can point me in the right direction for that i would appreciate it
i'm split between the EVGA 141-GT-E770-ER or the Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 1366 Motherboard
any manufacturer is welcome as long as they are reliable and the person posting advice has had some time with said board
so i'll just leave this here and wait for your replies
why?
well after 2 power supplies have either died or are on their way out ,i'm convinced it has something to do with this gigabyte board
1 reason (pretty pathetic i know but ,it makes a really weird noise through the speakers when you switch it on at the mains socket ,like a rustling sound that gets louder until it stops (i'll record it when my uncle lends m one of his mobile phones)
the same thing happens when i switch it off admitedly not straight away but it happens:shadedshu
then the most annoying thing is that when i put my memory into xmp profile it makes the powersupply make a pop noise (something that hasn't happened since i put the memory back to standard speed )
it did the pop noise the other week ,after the whole machine locked up whilst browsing the net, so i reset the machine only to here the pop and got a burnt circuit smell eminating from the psu ,so i thought it had fried something and quickly switched it off at the mains
later on i plucked up the courage to switch it back on and the pc still works ,so i put the memory back to standard
and now the fxxxxng thing is taking upto 16 mins before the power light will come on :shadedshu
so i'm thinking it has damaged something on my psu
also i have a usb ccfl light that works and comes on perfectly whilst the machine is in standby , but if i plug it in with the machine running it looks like this
(the purple bit is where the tube isn't lit properly meaning their isn't enough power going to the 5 volt inverter)
and as this board started the older powersupply making pop noises ,i'm convinced it blew my other corsair hx650w before i got my new ax 850 watt , (i've not rma'd it yet as we are moving house soon ,so i can't give corsair my address until we do)
so i need some suggestions on what type of motherboard would suit a i7 990x
obviously i'm not interested in jumping on the sandy bridge wagon yet ,so that's not an option
so my preferences
1 pci slot (not totally important but would be nice to use my hauppauge wintv nova-t digital tv card
as many will know i'm not really interested in having more than 1 graphics card ,so i don't really need anything to fancy (i need raw cpu horse power),but ofcause it needs to be reasonably good to house the 990x processor
"two 8 pin eps 12 volt connectors" as i've heard the 990x chip is quite power hungry
sata 6 gb
also a pata connection as i've still got some old pata harddrives (again not super important maybe suggest a pci express version that i can boot from)
i'll be keeping my 5870 graphics card and my corsair Tr3x3g1600c8d memory ,so i need to be able to find out if the memory is compatible with the suggested board
reason i say the above is because i was thinking about getting an EVGA 141-GT-E770-ER but i can't find any compatibility charts like their is with asus's motherboards
so if anyone can point me in the right direction for that i would appreciate it
i'm split between the EVGA 141-GT-E770-ER or the Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 1366 Motherboard
any manufacturer is welcome as long as they are reliable and the person posting advice has had some time with said board
so i'll just leave this here and wait for your replies
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