I tried a first build based on the recommendations for the $500 machine in Tom's
.
We used an MB Asrock 939 Dual-SATA M1695
An Athalon 64 3200+
EVGA GF 6600LE AGP
A Rosewill case/power supply 400 W
This never worked--got a blue screen while booting. We RMA'd the video card, and meanwhile tried an ATI 700 PCIe. This booted, but crashed within minutes. We tried replacing the power supply--no difference.
When the new EVGA arrived, the same thing happened. We've tried everything, new drivers, new Window WP--starting over again and again, but no luck. Any advice?
We are considering going for an upgraded system, considering an ASUS mobo and a EVGA 7900 PCIe card.
We can't decide which mobo to go for,
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
or the ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard +$10
or the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard - +70
We would appreciate any advice.
Thanks!
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We used an MB Asrock 939 Dual-SATA M1695
An Athalon 64 3200+
EVGA GF 6600LE AGP
A Rosewill case/power supply 400 W
This never worked--got a blue screen while booting. We RMA'd the video card, and meanwhile tried an ATI 700 PCIe. This booted, but crashed within minutes. We tried replacing the power supply--no difference.
When the new EVGA arrived, the same thing happened. We've tried everything, new drivers, new Window WP--starting over again and again, but no luck. Any advice?
We are considering going for an upgraded system, considering an ASUS mobo and a EVGA 7900 PCIe card.
We can't decide which mobo to go for,
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
or the ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard +$10
or the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard - +70
We would appreciate any advice.
Thanks!