I've just finished my first ever build and it works, except the sound.
I've got this:
Asus A8N 5X
AMD X2 3800
Corsair XMS2048 3200
PNY Quadro NVS 440 PCIEX 16
WD Caviar SE16 2500KS
Samsung 16X DVD+R DVD
Sony IDE DVD-ROM
Samsung 1.44 3.5 floppy
Cooler Master RS 450
Cooler Master Centurion 5CAC-T05
2 AGM 19" wide screen monitors
MS XP Pro
NOD 32
I'm rather proud of myself that I researched, selected, bought and assembled all of this and it works after only a few mis connections and corrections on my part. (I'm an old guy, gimme a break. Please)
It pretty much worked from the git go except I didn't have the power switch on the case front panel connected properly. I fixed that, I was off by one pin.
Then the monitors were not getting any signal. I had the Y connector to the wrong output on the graphics card. It's got 2 and will run 4 monitors from one card. Changed that and bingo, the blue light came on, the fans turned and it runs cool to the touch. No dead pixels.
Now no sound even from the headphone connection on the front panel or from the I/O plugs in the back. There's one connector left in the case from the front panel, but the instructions from the mobo book, the case book or the power supply books are not very clear to me about where to connect the last of those tiny little connectors and pins.
The mobo book didn't even tell me to use offsets to mount the board. I'm glad I had enough sense to do that on my own.
I have some old speakers that I might try, but am thinking of new speakers, so,......
Will some 2.1 speakers (2 speakers and a sub) run from the mobo connections in back or do I need to get a separate sound card? Recommedations for cheap 2.1 sound cards?
This computer is used for online stock trading, mostly 2 D, no games, but I do like music.
Thanks for your time and ideas.
I've got this:
Asus A8N 5X
AMD X2 3800
Corsair XMS2048 3200
PNY Quadro NVS 440 PCIEX 16
WD Caviar SE16 2500KS
Samsung 16X DVD+R DVD
Sony IDE DVD-ROM
Samsung 1.44 3.5 floppy
Cooler Master RS 450
Cooler Master Centurion 5CAC-T05
2 AGM 19" wide screen monitors
MS XP Pro
NOD 32
I'm rather proud of myself that I researched, selected, bought and assembled all of this and it works after only a few mis connections and corrections on my part. (I'm an old guy, gimme a break. Please)
It pretty much worked from the git go except I didn't have the power switch on the case front panel connected properly. I fixed that, I was off by one pin.
Then the monitors were not getting any signal. I had the Y connector to the wrong output on the graphics card. It's got 2 and will run 4 monitors from one card. Changed that and bingo, the blue light came on, the fans turned and it runs cool to the touch. No dead pixels.
Now no sound even from the headphone connection on the front panel or from the I/O plugs in the back. There's one connector left in the case from the front panel, but the instructions from the mobo book, the case book or the power supply books are not very clear to me about where to connect the last of those tiny little connectors and pins.
The mobo book didn't even tell me to use offsets to mount the board. I'm glad I had enough sense to do that on my own.
I have some old speakers that I might try, but am thinking of new speakers, so,......
Will some 2.1 speakers (2 speakers and a sub) run from the mobo connections in back or do I need to get a separate sound card? Recommedations for cheap 2.1 sound cards?
This computer is used for online stock trading, mostly 2 D, no games, but I do like music.
Thanks for your time and ideas.