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M9ilesFoxe   04-03-2009 at 08:56:21 PM

My System Specs Are as Follows :

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 8GB PC2 6400
EVGA 8800GTS
GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3HP AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G
3 SATA HDDs
1 IDE Drive
600 Watt Rosewill PSU
Monitor: 40inch Samsung 1080p LCD 5 Series

So there I was playing CoD4 all happy and running fine then blackscreen no signal. I turn off the power to my PC and turn it back on. I notice that my Tracers arent lighting up and im still not getting a signal to the monitor, I try to turn it off by holding the power button but that doesnt work, so i flip the switch. I try to turn it back on but i get no signal to the monitor and the RAM still isnt lighting up. I hear the HDDs and the fans turn on but nothing comes up on the monitor.

This happened once before and i replaced the motherboard and CPU and it worked until now. My Current CPU, Motherboard, and RAM are new. My 8800GTS is a little older never had problems. Im leaning to the PSU and im going to buy one at a local store today. I would like input/advice from people here if anyone has any ideas.

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pont   04-03-2009 at 09:17:28 PM
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600 Watt Rosewill PSU would be my guess

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M9ilesFoxe   04-06-2009 at 05:21:17 PM
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Went down to the local Store and bought a Antec 850, slammed it in and everything is running fine for now. I wont Cheap out on a PSU again, just not worth the headache.

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aevm   04-06-2009 at 05:30:52 PM
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I'm glad you fixed it :)

Mind you, an Antec 500W would have been enough there. Still, with that 1080p monitor you might eventually want a new MB and two video cards and then that 850W PSU will be perfect.

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M9ilesFoxe   04-06-2009 at 07:45:36 PM
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I always like to leave room for expansion.

Quote :

you might eventually want a new MB



Which one would you recommend for the upgrade?


Message edited by M9ilesFoxe on 04-06-2009 at 07:57:00 PM
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aevm   04-06-2009 at 08:10:26 PM
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I like this one, for example:

GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128387

It supports your current CPU and RAM, but it also supports the latest i.e. Phenom II 940. It even promises to support future CPUs like the Phenom 955.

http://tw.giga-byte.com/Support/Mo [...] #anchor_os

The best thing is, with a board like that and your new Antec 850W you can have two HD 4890 cards there and then you'd get over 60 fps at 1920x1080 in any game.

However, I wouldn't bother upgrading the motherboard alone. Wait until you decide you want a new CPU. If you're not playing Flight Simulator X or GTA 4 and you're not compressing videos a lot, then your current CPU is still fine IMO.

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M9ilesFoxe   04-06-2009 at 08:39:21 PM
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Sounds cool. What would be a good brand to go with. I see alot these days, Sapphire, HIS, XFX, MSI, and so on... I am just so used to EVGA.

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aevm   04-06-2009 at 09:10:22 PM
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I've had excellent results with Sapphire myself, and their reviews are usually good too.

HIS tends to make custom cooling solutions that allow for quieter or higher-clocked cards, and AFAIK they can be trusted too.

XFX used to be one of the best manufacturers of nVidia cards. Now that they are making ATI cards I expect they'll be one of the best there too.

MSI - some times they do good work, for example when they include Zalman coolers. Still, I trust them less than others.

Visiontek is also a good brand for ATI-based cards.

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