Just upgraded my mobo, ram, processor and i booted up The Witcher 2 and it can't run it on high specs which is very dispointing considering i have a pretty good video card already. Can someone help me optimize my pc? I hear talk of overclocking but have no idea what that means.

Turns out it was the power supply. I tested it using the paperclip and it worked but when plugged into the mobo it didn't. Anyways thanks guys.

Redo all the headers, make sure you put them on right. If that doesn't work try switching the PWR and RESET headers so that the reset button on the case becomes the power button. Your case may have a short that's the causing the power button to not work. If you have another case you could also try hooking up its power button to your mobo and see if that works. I had this same problem happen before and I checked and replugged my headers like three times. Then switching them fixed the problem although oddly enough when I tried switching them back it still worked. Anyway, as long as you put the standoffs in and made sure to discharge yourself before working on the parts, you shouldn't have fried anything so don't freak out.gameguy6700

Shouldn't the light on the mobo atleast turn on?

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Did you put the standoffs in the case prior to installing the motherboard?

Does the power light on the motherboard turn on?

JohnF111

Yes, the standoffs are in. and No the light doesn't turn off..

Sorry, no lights turn on. I tested the power supply using the paper clip trick and the fan turned on. When its plugged into the mobo, nothing turns on...not even the power supply fan

Did you put the standoffs in the case prior to installing the motherboard?

Does the power light on the motherboard turn on?

whitey_rolls

Yes, the standoffs are in. and No the light doesn't turn off..

Just finished building my new rig. Bought a new power supply, motherboard, ram, and processor. Hooked it all up and turned it on...nothing. Tested my power supply and it works fine. Which means my problem lies elsewhere. Any suggestions? Please help..

And here I thought id get ripped apart for only spending $500. $350 sounds pretty good to me. Thanks guys!

4GB RAM

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New CPU and motherboard

Imo start by upping your RAM to 4GB. That will help out a lot.

Tezcatlipoca666

Can you recommend a decent motherboard and cpu? I mostly use my pc to play rpg's and the odd mmo. I'm looking to spend around $500 on both combined.

I posted this about a month ago because i'm constantly freezing/getting booted while playing games and watching videos. I brought it too my local store but they couldnt find what was wrong. Can someone tell me what parts I need to upgrade on my pc. I have listed everything below, let me know if I'm missing something...its getting very frustrating. I'm playing The Witcher 2 on the lowest settings and its still freezing.

Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1

System Model: P5K-E

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz

Memory: 2048MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 2048MB RAM

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series

Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.

Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x6739)

Driver Version: 8.850.0.0

DDI Version: 11

Driver Model: WDDM 1.1

Let me know if you need anything else

I had my HDTV and recieved connected via HDMI and my xbox hooked to my recieved via HDMI. In ordered to get my skullcandy headset to work i have to use my Xbox 360 HD component cables. Is it possible to have the reciever and TV connected via HDMI and the reciever and Xbox connected via HD component cables?