I recently managed to (finally) resurrect my old EPoX 8RDA+ board (a few dodgy capacitors), and I've used it to build a PC for my flatmate, using some parts I've had kicking around for a while. Complete Spec:
EPox 8RDA+ rev 1.1 (nforce2 Ultra (NON 400))
XP1700+ @ 2Ghz (200x10), 1.45V
512Mb DDR 400 2-2-2-5 (corsair PC3200LL DC kit)
64Mb Geforce2 Ultra
old Seagate 30Gb HDD
Some old 200W PSU (Weak, but system appears to not have PSU-related problems)
Old ATX case
Windows XP Pro SP2.
Running latest mobo drivers from Epox (2.03+3.34, whatever that means?)
running forceware 5306 Drivers (Old card, so I thought I'd get older drivers as newer ones would be bloated out with stuff the old card simply won't use)
It's running a fairly crappy XP cooler, but my ol' 1700+ is a great chip, so the low Vcore means it doesn't need a beast of a cooler (I used to run it at 2Ghz/1.4V when I was using it, so I'll probably drop the Vcore a little soon, but was making sure to rule out problems).
The problem I have is that it appears to have weird intermittent sound problems while running Rainbow Six 3: Raven shield. I haven't gotten around to trying any other games as yet, so it could just be the game but it seems like a 'typical' soundstorm-type problem. Basically most of the sounds seem ok, but gunfire is intermittent and seems to lag behind what's displayed on screen. Basically my options are these:
1)It's just that game, so forget about it
2)Drivers are crappy, try another version
3)There is a hardware problem (maybe I broke something when replacing caps?)
4)Give Soundstorm the finger, and install a SB Live! card I have instead.
I'd rather not do option 4 if I could avoid it, as Soundstorm is superior (when working), but I'll do that one if I can't get it working in the next couple of days.
This is a clean install of XP, from an install with SP2 integrated, and has nothing on it apart from the drivers listed and the Raven Shield game.
Any thoughts people?
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<font color=red>"Life is <i>not</i> like a box of chocolates. It's more like a jar of jalapeńos - what you do today might burn your a<b></b>ss tommorrow."
EPox 8RDA+ rev 1.1 (nforce2 Ultra (NON 400))
XP1700+ @ 2Ghz (200x10), 1.45V
512Mb DDR 400 2-2-2-5 (corsair PC3200LL DC kit)
64Mb Geforce2 Ultra
old Seagate 30Gb HDD
Some old 200W PSU (Weak, but system appears to not have PSU-related problems)
Old ATX case
Windows XP Pro SP2.
Running latest mobo drivers from Epox (2.03+3.34, whatever that means?)
running forceware 5306 Drivers (Old card, so I thought I'd get older drivers as newer ones would be bloated out with stuff the old card simply won't use)
It's running a fairly crappy XP cooler, but my ol' 1700+ is a great chip, so the low Vcore means it doesn't need a beast of a cooler (I used to run it at 2Ghz/1.4V when I was using it, so I'll probably drop the Vcore a little soon, but was making sure to rule out problems).
The problem I have is that it appears to have weird intermittent sound problems while running Rainbow Six 3: Raven shield. I haven't gotten around to trying any other games as yet, so it could just be the game but it seems like a 'typical' soundstorm-type problem. Basically most of the sounds seem ok, but gunfire is intermittent and seems to lag behind what's displayed on screen. Basically my options are these:
1)It's just that game, so forget about it
2)Drivers are crappy, try another version
3)There is a hardware problem (maybe I broke something when replacing caps?)
4)Give Soundstorm the finger, and install a SB Live! card I have instead.
I'd rather not do option 4 if I could avoid it, as Soundstorm is superior (when working), but I'll do that one if I can't get it working in the next couple of days.
This is a clean install of XP, from an install with SP2 integrated, and has nothing on it apart from the drivers listed and the Raven Shield game.
Any thoughts people?
---
<font color=red>"Life is <i>not</i> like a box of chocolates. It's more like a jar of jalapeńos - what you do today might burn your a<b></b>ss tommorrow."
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