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Update: Technician called me and left a message stating that he had updated my BIOS, stress tested my system a number of different ways, and then said that everything was ready for pick-up. About 20-30 minutes later he called and said that he had gotten his first BSOD. He said that he...

Thank you for all the replies and excellent advice. I've taken the computer to a technician for help. He believes that the issue may be because I haven't updated the BIOS on the mobo. I had actually thought of doing that when the BSOD's started, but I didn't want to lock-up during a flash...

My power supply is a 650W Antec NeoPower Blue. Since I only have one vid card as well as only one hard drive - I was thinking it would be enough. I just checked the CPU and system temps in BIOS right after two seperate BSOD's, and both had the CPU at 27-28 deg C and the system temp at 35 deg...

My new build just started giving me the BSOD. I powered it up a few hours ago, got through Windows Vista (32-bit) install, began installing things, showed my wife how to use, etc. ...... Then.... Internet Explorer stopped working. I reopened, it stopped working again - almost immediately...

Slight update: I switched out the bracket of the new card with my older AGP card, and the problem remains - so I'm pretty sure there is nothing wrong with the card. Just for fun, while the case was on its side, I installed the card without ANY bracket in the PCI-E slot, then I placed the...

Yes - everything is lined up perfectly on the I/O shield. As you can see from the pictures, I've also already connected all of the peripherals and power. I put the video card in as the last item because it's usually the easiest. I could try installing the card first, but I honestly...

Ok - I have some pictures to help go along with what I'm saying. First, here is the PCI-E Slot: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2806032060104236738fnTgEj Now, here I have placed the card just in the slot without pressing it into the slot. You can still see the copper of the leads...

Yes, I double-checked and all the stand-offs are placed correctly. I'm going to see if I can upload some pictures of this in a minute - this is driving me nuts. I can mostly seat the card - in that I can "submerge" all the copper portions of the connectors into the slot - it just seems like...

Hi all. Of all the problems I expected to encounter on this build, I never expected this: I'm near the end of a new build, and my video card will not line up with the back of the case properly. My build (pertinent parts): Antec 900 case Gigabyte EP45-UD3P mobo Asus EAH4850 TOP PCI-E vid...

I've only changed out a CPU once before - but when I did it, I used thermal grease/paste? Now I've just ordered components for a completely new build - and I've noticed that my CPU heat sink (Arctic Freezer Pro 7) has thermal tape pre-applied to the bottom of it. I'm a bit hesitant to use...

Well - I've ordered from NewEgg. I now officially have the tense "new-build" feeling that won't go away until I get a successful post and start-up approximately 3-4 days from now (this is only my second "ground-up" build). Thanks for all your help! I ended up going with the Giga board...

Ok - you guys have pretty much convinced me on the 4850 - after all the rebates, etc. - it takes my total down to a manageable level. Manageable enough, at least, to justify it. I put the ASUS vs. the Giga question in there mainly because I've been partial to Giga myself, but I've seen a...

Hi all - finally getting around to actually building my system. Since last time I was here, I've made some changes. I already have a case, power supply, and CPU cooler. I believe I'm ready to get the rest of the system all in one shot - maitaining a remaining budget of $650 to possibly $700...

Ah - my mistake. I must have gotten the 16 from another board. I've looked at so many in the past week or so that they're starting to run together. Thanks for your input, tho. I'll probably go with the G.Skill because it's so cheap. :)

I have a few questions on something that's been bugging me. I'm finishing up a build, and have pretty much decided on using a GA-X48-DS4 Gigabyte board - mainly because I'm going to get a HD4850, and I may Xfire 2 of them in the future (if it seems worth it). Anyway - I've got the case, the...