Ok. I have a new (and first time) build that was 'completed' roughly three weeks ago. I didn't mess up anything in the building process, thankfully. I have searched extensively, and the more I search the more confused I become. In following blind suggestions about things I dont know, I mess with BIOS and other stuff and now have a buggy system.
So here is the list of components I have, followed by some things I have tried to do and the bugs or deficiencies I now have:
CASE ROSEWILL|CHALLENGER
MB ASROCK M3A770DE 770+SB710
VGA MSI|R5850-PM2D1G OC HD5850
MSI 626 913 0828
ADD CARD ROSEWILL RC-501 1394A
PSU ROSEWILL| RG630-S12 630W
CPU AMD|PH II X4 955 3.2G AM3
MEM 2Gx2|ADATA AX3U1600GB2G9-AG
HD 640G|WD 32M SATA2 WD6400AADS
150GB SATA 10000 Rpm 16MB Cache Drive
BLU-COMBO SAMSUNG | SH-B083L/BSBP
WIN HOME PREM 7 64-BIT ENG 1PK DSP
Synchmaster 2233rz Monitor
!.) I have attempted to overclock the card and cpu- both of which I also have tried to roll back because of weird things happening and my general fear of not knowing what the hell I'm doing.
2.) I have attempted to get the right settings for the RAM- not sure if it is right- changed to 9-9-9-24 in one place, and set to ddr3 1600 instead of the 1333 the BIOS originally set at.
I have played with other things, but seems nothing is right.
Now the bugs:
1.) Sometimes gets hung in booting, or even just while running on the internet. Everything is stuck, only can shut off power completely to reboot.
2.) constant damned flickering- somehow related to 5850. I dont know what the hell it is- looked at a million postings and have found nothing helpful.
3.) I have basically reset bios to factory settings as of now, so I dont knnow what needs to be adjusted for even the performance I have paid for (appropriate stock settings vs. what mobo/bios tells me- like 1333 RAM)
ANY help at all- any advice for settings, adjusting up- ANYTHING will be helpful. I am discouraged from trying to tune up stuff just to get more bugs. I was even trying to bump up the 5850 yesterday, following directions I found (using furmarks and clocktools and afterburners and whatever).... only seems to make things worse.
I am a total noob that prob has no business trying to build.... but there is no better way to learn than diy!!!
ANy help most appreciated, and thanks for reading!!!!
So here is the list of components I have, followed by some things I have tried to do and the bugs or deficiencies I now have:
CASE ROSEWILL|CHALLENGER
MB ASROCK M3A770DE 770+SB710
VGA MSI|R5850-PM2D1G OC HD5850
MSI 626 913 0828
ADD CARD ROSEWILL RC-501 1394A
PSU ROSEWILL| RG630-S12 630W
CPU AMD|PH II X4 955 3.2G AM3
MEM 2Gx2|ADATA AX3U1600GB2G9-AG
HD 640G|WD 32M SATA2 WD6400AADS
150GB SATA 10000 Rpm 16MB Cache Drive
BLU-COMBO SAMSUNG | SH-B083L/BSBP
WIN HOME PREM 7 64-BIT ENG 1PK DSP
Synchmaster 2233rz Monitor
!.) I have attempted to overclock the card and cpu- both of which I also have tried to roll back because of weird things happening and my general fear of not knowing what the hell I'm doing.
2.) I have attempted to get the right settings for the RAM- not sure if it is right- changed to 9-9-9-24 in one place, and set to ddr3 1600 instead of the 1333 the BIOS originally set at.
I have played with other things, but seems nothing is right.
Now the bugs:
1.) Sometimes gets hung in booting, or even just while running on the internet. Everything is stuck, only can shut off power completely to reboot.
2.) constant damned flickering- somehow related to 5850. I dont know what the hell it is- looked at a million postings and have found nothing helpful.
3.) I have basically reset bios to factory settings as of now, so I dont knnow what needs to be adjusted for even the performance I have paid for (appropriate stock settings vs. what mobo/bios tells me- like 1333 RAM)
ANY help at all- any advice for settings, adjusting up- ANYTHING will be helpful. I am discouraged from trying to tune up stuff just to get more bugs. I was even trying to bump up the 5850 yesterday, following directions I found (using furmarks and clocktools and afterburners and whatever).... only seems to make things worse.
I am a total noob that prob has no business trying to build.... but there is no better way to learn than diy!!!
ANy help most appreciated, and thanks for reading!!!!