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fantd   08-25-2008 at 03:19:57 AM

I am looking to update my system, and have a few questions.

I have an Antec LifeStyle SONATA II w/ a Truepower II 380w power supply.

Will the below system work with this?

BIOSTAR GF8100 M2+ SE AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813138119

AMD Athlon X2 4050e 2.1GHz Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor Model ADH4050DOBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103257

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231145

Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148335

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit English 1pk for System Builders DSP OEI DVD - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116485


Also will the onboard graphics be ok for an office machine? Or should I get a Video Card?

Its been 8 years since I built my last system with only a processor upgrade about 3 years ago.

Trying to do this as cheap as possible, but would like a motherboard that can take a better processor later on if needed.

thanks in advance.

David

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   08-25-2008 at 05:54:00 AM
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I don't know about the PSU... the EA380W would work, I'm unsure on that one. Probably OK, unless it's really old.... they do wear out.

The graphics will be OK for office apps.

Vista 32 will not be able to access all 4Gb of memory. It will see it, but some addresses will not be available to the system. I suspect you will have access to well over 3Gb in this system however, so keep the RAM. (it's a great price.)

At 640GB WD is usually better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] d%20Drives

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cueballgeek   01-20-2009 at 10:36:40 PM
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I'm building a similar system on the same board. I have a 375W PSU and I'm not able to get the system to POST. It powers up for a couple seconds and shuts back down. I'm searching for clues and trying to troubleshoot it - Don't know for sure it's the PS or not, I may have connected something up wrong. :o I used the AMD64X2 5000+ processor, I also have 2 DVD drives, and the old PATA drive connected to copy it.
I built 2 other systems on similar ASUS boards, one a X2 4600 and one an X2 4800+; both dual DVD's AND dual HD's, exact same case/PSU's, and no trouble.
I have had many, many problems with both WD and Maxtor HDs. After 4 RMAs on one Maxtor, I'm not touching another. I've been using Seagate with pretty good luck, but now they are made in China I'm wary, especially since they cut the warranty. I have a couple Samsungs and had some in the past that have never given me trouble. Just my 2 cents worth.

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cueballgeek   01-27-2009 at 04:35:01 PM
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I found the problem after I took the whole thing apart - There must be a tiny short in the case power switch or wire; The board thinks the switch is always on. I tested it with a 3V continuity tester and it isn't even enough to light that up. but if I put the reset switch on the power sw pins, it works perfectly...and connecting the power switch to the reset pins immediately resets it.

Maybe this will help someone else!
Also looks like I mis-typed...My configuration is:
Biostar GF8100 board
AMD 64X2 6000+
2 Gb Corsair RAM
Soundblaster 24 PCI
2x DVD-RW
1x Samsung 500G S-ATA
1x Seagate 250G P-ATA (temporary)
1x Mitsumi floppy/USB card reader combo
Apevia X-QPack case

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