Also, what's with these stupid bots (above this comment) just re-iterating what I said, and thanks? its happened like 5 times now for me...

GTR12

Prolly a Lamborghini fan.

As I understand it, there are two cables that go to each part. All I have is two SATA cables that came with my motherboard, and that's it. What else cable do I need for the two?ShaineTheNerd

The 7-pins sata cables that come with the drive are for data transfer.  For power, you need to look at the cables that are sitting on your power supply.  Besides the regular 4-pins molex connections, the PSU should also have a couple of cables with each two to three sata power connectors...

Usually, the max amps is 1 for all fan headers combined.  Maybe better get a fan controller and connect the lot directly the the PSU.

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Then nothing would work ever.

GummiRaccoon

Now what kind of stupid remark is that?

A fresh install means the hard drive is empty.  You install your OS and *then* your drivers, i.e. what comes with the mobo, sound card, GPU, etc. ...

Understanding of computers status = minus one

Seemingly still one better than you :P

Intel e8500 @3.16hz
HD4870 512MB
4GB RAM DDR2 1066
700W Coolmaster PSU 
1TB HD
160 GB HD
Antec 920
The seller bought it custom made in 2009 but I think it play recent games at a decent level . What do you guys think ?

7MZ000

For a hundred quid, I'd certainly go for it.

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[QUOTE="jcknapier711"]Could it be you don't have the right drivers installed? Check your BIOS to make sure everything is sane. I have had an OEM Win7 install, so that shouldn't be a problem. So long as you have the product key. Your freezing problems do not have anything to do with that. If you suspect RAM, try the built in RAM tester. Although, I tend to doubt that it is a hardware issue, but I wouldn't rule it out. >>>>It's late, gonna see how I can wipe my SSD and HDD clean via the bios and see if that fixes the problem. I really think you have not set up your hard drives correctly. Google for a tutorial about how to go through the install process. And follow the steps carefully.GummiRaccoon

There's no drivers installed when you're doing a clean install of Windows.

When there's RAM issues, the PC usually gets stuck in a reboot loop, while yours just freezes in the same spot.  Maybe it's an update issue?  try installing with the PC disconnected from the net.

Then nothing would work ever.

Now what kind of stupid remark is that?

A fresh install means the hard drive is empty.  You install your OS and *then* your drivers, i.e. what comes with the mobo, sound card, GPU, etc. ...

Could it be you don't have the right drivers installed? Check your BIOS to make sure everything is sane. I have had an OEM Win7 install, so that shouldn't be a problem. So long as you have the product key. Your freezing problems do not have anything to do with that. If you suspect RAM, try the built in RAM tester. Although, I tend to doubt that it is a hardware issue, but I wouldn't rule it out. >>>>It's late, gonna see how I can wipe my SSD and HDD clean via the bios and see if that fixes the problem. I really think you have not set up your hard drives correctly. Google for a tutorial about how to go through the install process. And follow the steps carefully.jcknapier711

There's no drivers installed when you're doing a clean install of Windows.

When there's RAM issues, the PC usually gets stuck in a reboot loop, while yours just freezes in the same spot.  Maybe it's an update issue?  try installing with the PC disconnected from the net.

Hello everyone,

I'm going to upgrade my PC soon, and I need some advice.

Specs:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 Ghz

MSI Geforce GT 640 2GB

4GB of RAM

Windows 7 Ultimate edition 32-bit

CoolerMaster GX 550W Bronze power supply

ASUS P5QL SE motherboard

SATA 2 Hard drive

 

I need this new PC primarily for gaming, but also for programming and for a bit of video editing. I don't what university will have in store for me (I'm going for Computer Science)

I have a few things I know for certain need upgrading. Firstly, I want to get an i5 or i7 Ivy Bridge or Haswell to replace my Q8300. I just don't know whether Haswell is worth it at the moment and whether I'll be needing the hyperthreading from the i7. Secondly, I need a good recommendation for a motherboard. It will need to have good gaming features as well as overclocking capabilities.

I would also like to know whether my SATA 2 hard drive would work on a SATA 3 port, and whether it is worth it to transfer my files to a SATA 3 drive and use it as my primary drive. I also know that my RAM needs upgrading. I will probably put 8 GB or 16GB of RAM, and will reinstall Windows 7 and put it into 64-bit.

I do live in Europe (Greece, more specificaly). Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

 

darksider7

Sata speeds are interchangeable.  SATA-3 HDD on a SATA-2 connector will obviously only reach SATA-2 speeds, since the mobo lacks the bandwidth. All SATA cables will acommodate any speed, so, there's no such thing as SATA-1, -2, or -3 cables.

Again, when editing, Hyperthreading will come-in handy.  Wether you'll take an Ivy Bridge or Haswell, I'll leave that to others as I'm a tad out of touch with the latest developments.

Whatever mobo you get, see to it you buy one which has SAS connectors.  SAS is SATA compatible (SAS is simply a 'better' protocol, but that also means you cannot connect a SAS drive to a SATA-only connector). Mainboards with SAS connectors have better drivers for multiple hard drives.

Nothing you can do about it, as those leaks are on the inside.

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The E8400 was the best of the 'E' series Core Duo CPUs and paired with a beefier GPU it would still kick some lilly-white in a lot of games.  A surfacing problemo could be your power supply.

When adding, say, an HD7870 or GTX670, you're going to need a PSU of around 550/600 watt...

Adding more RAM will only help when running on a 64-bits operating system since 32-bits is limited to 4GB overall (including video card RAM).

hartsickdiscipl

Did you forget about the E8500 and E8600?

There was even an E8700, but that didn't reach mass production stage.  I must have had a very good E8400 (still have it) cuz it overclocked super and outdid the 8500/8600...