oh righto, i thought the topic was on GPUs haha! my mistake.
how does one turn off a core?
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oh righto, i thought the topic was on GPUs haha! my mistake.
how does one turn off a core?
Guys!
I've been offline for the past five hours because I CAN'T GET THE DAMN DRIVERS TO WORK FOR MY 3870X2 ON VISTA!!!! RRGGGHHHH!!!!
Anyone know how? I boot up and the video is all garbled, it says it installed the software, restarts, and then I'm in an ENDLESS F*CKING BOOT LOOP.
I've been offline for the past five hours because I CAN'T GET THE DAMN DRIVERS TO WORK FOR MY 3870X2 ON VISTA!!!! RRGGGHHHH!!!!
Anyone know how? I boot up and the video is all garbled, it says it installed the software, restarts, and then I'm in an ENDLESS F*CKING BOOT LOOP.
If you want to make it a pissing contest, my videocard or my case or my ram or my cooling system or my hdds all EACH cost more than that(and my mobo comes close, so does my CPU). At least he is getting a machine, that's what is important.
@iMpathetic: What version of catalyst are you using? Have you tried tossing another videocard in there to see if it does the same. Also, are you doing a clean install(new install of Windows) or just layering it on top? If you are just layering: make sure you removed the old drivers or you are borked.
Well, I freshly installed Vista Ultimate, then tried the drivers, and no display after the little screen where it says "Microsoft Corporation" and the little swoosh thing. Just a blank backlit screen.
Then I stuck an 8600GTS in the primary slot and re-downloaded and installed the drivers with the X2 in the secondary, wiping first, of course. To no avail. Windows said it was installing drivers, not Catalyst, which was b*tching about the display driver not matching, even though everything was from the same damn 8.1 package.
That's where I am now. I could D/L the 9.4 package or just throw the X2 in the trash and use the 8600GTS, but then I'd have to fight with OS X to get it working.
Before installing catalyst you have video though right?
If you're still having trouble, I can help you live over irc:
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If you're still having trouble, I can help you live over irc:
irc.enterthegame.com
#HardwareCanucks
are you sure that the graphics card is working properly?? are there any other computers/xp you can install it on?
Good news! Thanks to the advice I got from N1451 and everyone else, it is now working, but I had to stay up to 2 AM to get it working. Tried safe mode, increasing voltages, switching cables on the PSU, different slots, blah blah blah, 2 reinstalls, and it finally worked.
Who manufacture those motherboards?
I am thinking of building a i7 webserver but would that board and Dominator GT 7-8-7-20 be stable as a webserver?
Is there a board with the same colorscheme but with 6 memory slots?
Mine is stable but your mileage my vary. The only board I know of with this same colour scheme and 6 dimms is the EVGA Classified:
http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=141-BL-E759-A1&family=Motherboard Family
Mine is stable but your mileage my vary. The only board I know of with this same colour scheme and 6 dimms is the EVGA Classified:
http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=141-BL-E759-A1&family=Motherboard Family
Thats one good looking board, but what is it that makes it so much more expensive then the Asus P6T6 Deluxe, that motherboard looks pretty good to but would probably look weird with the red top on the Dominator GT
The Classified basically represents the absolute best in enthusiast boards available on the market as we speak, it has a full 3 x16 slots and one for x8, for a physx gpu or somesuch. Top of the line hardware comes with a top of the line price
I sold my PC about 5 months ago. But, I still remember the specs and I have some pictures. It was very cheap to make.
Clear Xoxide Case
AMD Athlon 64 x2 5000+ 2.6GHz Processor
ECS 780GM-A Motherboard Socket AM2+
2x2GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400 DDR2800
XFX nVidia 9500GT 1GB (Not pictured)
Rosewill 550w Performance Series PSU with 2 80mm Fans
Seagate 250GB SATA 3.0G/S Drive (7200RPM)
Plextor DVD/CD Burner
5 Blue 80mm Case fans
4 Blue Cold Cathods
1 Fan speed controller
Windows XP Pro
Clear Xoxide Case
AMD Athlon 64 x2 5000+ 2.6GHz Processor
ECS 780GM-A Motherboard Socket AM2+
2x2GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400 DDR2800
XFX nVidia 9500GT 1GB (Not pictured)
Rosewill 550w Performance Series PSU with 2 80mm Fans
Seagate 250GB SATA 3.0G/S Drive (7200RPM)
Plextor DVD/CD Burner
5 Blue 80mm Case fans
4 Blue Cold Cathods
1 Fan speed controller
Windows XP Pro
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I liked it a lot. It was fun to make and it lights up my room. I got the case from a friend because I parted his computer and sold the parts for him on eBay. It ran great for a cheap computer. I just hooked it up to my 32" Panasonic LCD through HDMI, looked great!
I'd been thinking about building a double-wide acrylic full tower to house two computers and sticking a KVM in it.
Nice cable management BTW
Nice cable management BTW
No pictures just yet but I'm now the proud owner of an AMD Athlon X2 7850 and nice ASUS 760G board.
I'll be getting a P180 mini soon.
This deserves an emoticon.
I'll be getting a P180 mini soon.
This deserves an emoticon.
Looks good, we need pics of that watercooled machine listed in your sig
its an old presHott 3.2 on a abit ic7 board
