New Build with thanks to all

moonstone-7 · 13-11-2004, 04:30 AM

Hi! Just wanted to thank everyone here who helped with advice for upgrading my system. I've now built the following : Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe Mobo, 1 GB PC3200 RAM, AMD Athlon XP3000+ Barton CPU, Antec TruePower 430 PSU, WD 160JD SATA HDD, Pioneer DVD-RW 106D, Atapi (??) 16x DVD-ROM. Had no probs installing Windows XP Home (SP1 & 2). I dont know whether I've just been lucky but I've now got the bug for building & maybe modding in future. Thanks again to everyone for advice - you're all stars!!

ninja fetus · 13-11-2004, 03:41 AM

glad you had a pleasant expierience

Addis · 13-11-2004, 10:14 AM

Isn't a real kick ass experience when you build and it works!

Nic · 13-11-2004, 11:08 AM

addis u wudnt know urs always fail

Big B · 13-11-2004, 12:36 PM

0wned.

Nice rig. Should serve you quite well.

Addis · 13-11-2004, 03:46 PM

My PC did work for a few good months. And it worked well flawlessly. But my PSU died. That wasn't my fault.

Nic · 13-11-2004, 06:15 PM

sure it wasnt............
and niether was ur hd
and my hd
and wateva u break next

Addis · 13-11-2004, 06:25 PM

Hey that was just your HD being too sensitive and old. Mine broke when i was doing normal things. Your broke cuz it must have exceeded its G rating.

Waffle · 13-11-2004, 06:48 PM

G as in G-Force? It spun so fast that it lost control and flew off in to the cruel, dark, empty void that is reality.

Oh - glad you got your system working, but what graphics card do you have, out of my own curiosity?

moonstone-7 · 14-11-2004, 02:35 AM

Hi Waffle, my graphics card is an A9200SE/TD 128MB which will be fine (hopefully) as I'm not into gaming :o just manipulation of digital photos/video etc.

Waffle · 14-11-2004, 12:50 PM

Yeah, it should be fine for that sorta thing.

Addis · 14-11-2004, 02:38 PM

Yep G force. The barracuda i have has a 350G limit. That sounds a lot but in actual fact if you drop a HD from 12" above a steel surface the drive experiences around 1100Gs. But if you put it into a Seashell (the protective cover by Seagate) it only takes 180Gs.

moonstone-7 · 15-11-2004, 03:26 AM

OK, I knew it wouldn't be too long before I had to pick your communal brains again!!
I'm about to attempt a build using bits n bobs so nothing outstanding. When it comes to installing an operating system can I simply use my existing Win XP Home SP1 CD + additional SP2 CD & key? Have read elsewhere that MS monitor keys for piracy etc.?? Mine is a genuine OEM which I purchased last year. Have also been informed that, by rights, my upgrade should've triggered alarm bells during activation. I've not heard anything from MS as yet ... Once again guys your advice is most welcome. Thanks for your time.

Addis · 15-11-2004, 05:26 PM

Well as long as you have an original XP cd and you havn't used it another computers (excluding upgrades) then you're legal.

moonstone-7 · 15-11-2004, 06:53 PM

Thanks Addis. I've got the original CD and have only used it on my existing computer (the one I've just upgraded) ... but .... can I also install it on the computer I'm about to build?? Or, do I have to buy another copy & line the pockets of Mr Gates (and I dont mean Gareth

)??

13-11-2004, 04:30 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
moonstone-7 Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 11 Status: Offline My Computer	New Build with thanks to all Hi! Just wanted to thank everyone here who helped with advice for upgrading my system. I've now built the following : Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe Mobo, 1 GB PC3200 RAM, AMD Athlon XP3000+ Barton CPU, Antec TruePower 430 PSU, WD 160JD SATA HDD, Pioneer DVD-RW 106D, Atapi (??) 16x DVD-ROM. Had no probs installing Windows XP Home (SP1 & 2). I dont know whether I've just been lucky but I've now got the bug for building & maybe modding in future. Thanks again to everyone for advice - you're all stars!!

13-11-2004, 10:14 AM	#3 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Isn't a real kick ass experience when you build and it works! __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

13-11-2004, 11:08 AM	#4 (permalink) Top
Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	addis u wudnt know urs always fail __________________

13-11-2004, 12:36 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	0wned. Nice rig. Should serve you quite well. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

13-11-2004, 03:46 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	My PC did work for a few good months. And it worked well flawlessly. But my PSU died. That wasn't my fault. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

13-11-2004, 03:41 AM	#2 (permalink) Top
ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 3,525 Times Helpful: 70 Status: Offline My Computer	glad you had a pleasant expierience

13-11-2004, 06:15 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	sure it wasnt............ and niether was ur hd and my hd and wateva u break next __________________

13-11-2004, 06:25 PM	#8 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Hey that was just your HD being too sensitive and old. Mine broke when i was doing normal things. Your broke cuz it must have exceeded its G rating. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

13-11-2004, 06:48 PM	#9 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	G as in G-Force? It spun so fast that it lost control and flew off in to the cruel, dark, empty void that is reality. Oh - glad you got your system working, but what graphics card do you have, out of my own curiosity?

14-11-2004, 02:35 AM	#10 (permalink) Top
moonstone-7 Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 11 Status: Offline My Computer	Hi Waffle, my graphics card is an A9200SE/TD 128MB which will be fine (hopefully) as I'm not into gaming :o just manipulation of digital photos/video etc.

14-11-2004, 12:50 PM	#11 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	Yeah, it should be fine for that sorta thing.

14-11-2004, 02:38 PM	#12 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Yep G force. The barracuda i have has a 350G limit. That sounds a lot but in actual fact if you drop a HD from 12" above a steel surface the drive experiences around 1100Gs. But if you put it into a Seashell (the protective cover by Seagate) it only takes 180Gs. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

15-11-2004, 03:26 AM	#13 (permalink) Top
moonstone-7 Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 11 Status: Offline My Computer	OK, I knew it wouldn't be too long before I had to pick your communal brains again!! I'm about to attempt a build using bits n bobs so nothing outstanding. When it comes to installing an operating system can I simply use my existing Win XP Home SP1 CD + additional SP2 CD & key? Have read elsewhere that MS monitor keys for piracy etc.?? Mine is a genuine OEM which I purchased last year. Have also been informed that, by rights, my upgrade should've triggered alarm bells during activation. I've not heard anything from MS as yet ... Once again guys your advice is most welcome. Thanks for your time.

15-11-2004, 05:26 PM	#14 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Well as long as you have an original XP cd and you havn't used it another computers (excluding upgrades) then you're legal. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

15-11-2004, 06:53 PM	#15 (permalink) Top
moonstone-7 Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 11 Status: Offline My Computer	Thanks Addis. I've got the original CD and have only used it on my existing computer (the one I've just upgraded) ... but .... can I also install it on the computer I'm about to build?? Or, do I have to buy another copy & line the pockets of Mr Gates (and I dont mean Gareth )??

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