Search:

Well, spend half the time wrestling it away from my son who will be pushing the hardware to the max with the latest games. Then it will be my turn for some gaming. I also do software...

I agree; that they mention only support for WinXP and Vista is probably the telling point.

BTW ... I only use the win98 to get the disk formated and os installed so the computer boots. Then I use...

I got my superPC running! :D

Looking back, I never had any hardware issues (aside from first mobo dying and getting an RMA replacement). But with proper research so that the mobo/cpu were...

Specific THANK YOU to Chunky for pointing out the obvious that I was overlooking. I had "hardware problem" on the brain and didn't consider the disk itself.

Well, good news ... my QUAD is working! YEAH!!! :D

I have to blush and say all along my issue has been my bloody Windows98 boot cd. Looking back, I never had any hardware issues. The Win98 boot...

yeah, well, shelling out $90 just to see of that is the problem, is a problem.

My Windows98 is an original installation CD. Also, the other is a functioning WinNT boot cd. Are we thinking that a...

Well ... yes, that is true. Getting a new Windows install boot disk means going out and buying a new copy. I would have to borrow one first, to make sure it does indeed boot. I guess that is worth a...

Hello,

Last week I was wresting with the problem of no cdrom driver being found when trying to boot from a Windows install/bootable disk. During the course of working on the problem the mobo...

Well ... not have any joy. Cannot get any sign of life from it.

Took out cmos battery, unplug everything, plug back in just 24 plug power plus the ATX 12v, plus the reset sw and power sw and vid...

Just to throw this out there, but the CPU fan may power down (not spin) based on bios/temperature settings. If bios is controlling the fan and its not hot enough, it won't spin. Maybe even too for...

Ok, I will pull the cmos battery tonight when I get home from work. I should say that I tried the cmos clear jumper last night with a screw driver; may I didn't do it well/long enough. The battery...

So I was dealing with how to get the OS installed; at least the computer would post, bios access, boot floppy ... ok.

Then doing multiple ctrl-alt-del's for reboots to try and get os to start...

Nope, not trying to boot from hard drive. I want to do a clean boot from the CD disk.

In the bios, I have the CD set as the first boot device, yes. It does boot from it, just not cleanly.

In...

Hi all,

I posted a list of my componets in the Build section. Here's a link: http://forums.mysuperpc.com/showthread.php?t=1337

Everything went together well and the computer starts, single...

Yes, I already have a 19" wide lcd and the 512mb PCI Express vid card. They'll do nicely.

As for the G.Skill, this link shows it, however I got the 2Gb set, not the 4Gb....

ha ha ... you got that right!

Both closing the CPU lever and screwing down the Zalman were move extertion than I was expect. Of course, this being my first build, I had nothing to compare to.
...

Hi,

Putting on my intel quad Q6600 cpu onto my Gigabyte P35 DS3L mobo. I notice that after laying the chip into place and moving the load plate (cover) back over the cpu, that it does not fall...

A couple of you may remember my recent questions on mb, cpu and case. In particular I wanted to trim a few pennies off the $150 board I had in mind; also wanted a comparision of the Q6600 quad as...

Yes, the Abit IP35 and the ASUS P5KC are my two top contenders. The ddr2 and ddr3 support of the p5kc is a nice option, not sure if I'll use it. I am a bit leary though because of some of the...

Interesting. :confused:

I'm not savvy on cryptic workings of a CPU, but from the bold type I would assume the Q6600 Quad core would be chosen over a E8400 Duo???

Your right, the E8400 does...

The regular Abit IP35 is a few dollars cheaper than the IP35 Pro. I'm building my first computer for fast gaming. Do I need the Pro?

I'm pretty set on the IP35 and Q6600 combo.

Amazon has the...

Hello,

I'm really turned on with the intentions to get a Abit IP35 motherboard and drive it with the Q6600 cpu.

Problem is, that cpu is a couple pennies above my budget, so I need to look were...

Thanks Ricky,

From the hour or so I posted that, to now, I have seen more preference to the p35 chipset. I'm fine with switching, no particular loyality, yet. I haven't bought anyones hardware yet...

Hello,

I am loving this site and attempting to gather all info I need to buy and build my first computer. I am wanting a gaming oriented machine.

I got this ad from the new CompUSA.com site....