I just purchased this PC the other day from tigerdirect… i bought a new power supply 630 watt , a new video card sparkle 8500GT 1gb , and 4 sticks of ram (OCZ PC2 6400 1gbram x 4 800mhz) 4-4-4 @2.1v.
I installed everything and it didn’t work, so i took the ram out and put the stock ram back in ( PC2 5400 1gbram x 2 667mhz + PC2 5400 512mb x 2 667mhz ) and everything ran fine.
is there something i have too do too my BIOS? Im really not computer savvy more of a tinkering around hobby.
here is my motherboard specs , and then the whole stock PC.
Form Factor
* µATX Form Factor
* 24.4 x 24.4 cm
CPU Support
* Socket AM2 (940 pins)
* AMD Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core and Sempron processors
* 2 GHz HyperTransport interface speed
Chipset
* NVIDIA nForce 430 Northbridge with Integrated Graphics Processor
* NVIDIA nForce 405 Southbridge
System Memory
* DDR2 800/667/533, 4 banks with Dual Channel support
* Support for up to 4 GB system memory
Integrated Video
* NVIDIA Geforce 6150SE
Expansion Slots
* 1x PCI Express 16X
* 1x PCI Express 1X
* 2x PCI
Ethernet Controller
* LAN 10/100 (Marvell 88E8039)
Audio
* High Definition Audio subsystem using the Realtek ALC 888 audio codec
IDE (HDD, ODD)
* 4 SATA II connectors
PC stock spec:
Specifications
Condition: Factory Refurbished
Operating Systems: Genuine Windows® Vista™ Home Premium 32-bit
Platform: PC
Orientations Allowed: Vertical
Form Factor: Tower
Bays: 2 - 5.25" Drive Bays
1 - 3.5" Drive Bays
Internal Bays: 3 - 3.5" Drive Bays
Available 3.5" Drive Bays: 1
Available 5.25" Drive Bays: 1
PCI Slots (Total): 2
PCI Slots (Available): 1
PCI Express X1 Slots (Total): 1
PCI Express X1 Slots (Available): 1
PCI Express X16 Slots (Total): 1
PCI Express X16 Slots (Available): 1
PCI Express Slots (Total): 2
PCI Express Slots (Available): 2
Expansion Slots: 4
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: 1
PS/2 Mouse Connectors: 1
Serial Communication Ports: 1
Parallel Ports: 1
USB Ports: 6
FireWire Ports: 2
LAN Ports: 1
Audio Out Jacks: 2
Line In Jacks: 1
Microphone Jacks: 2
VGA Ports: 1
Processor Brand: AMD
Processor Class: Athlon 64 X2
Processor Number: 5000
Processor Speed: 2.60GHz
Processor Interface: AM2
Processors Supported: 1
Processors Onboard: 1
Additional Technologies: HyperTransport Technology
Dual-Core Technology
Memory Type: Dual Channel
DDR2
Memory Size: 2x512MB & 2x1GB
Total Memory: 3.0GB
Memory Speed: DDR2 667 (PC2-5300)
Memory Slots (Total): 4
Memory Slots (Available): 0
Maximum Memory Supported: 4.0GB
Interface: SATA II
Capacity: 400GB
Speed: 7,200RPM
Optical Drive Type: DVD±RW Dual Layer
Interface: EIDE
Type: Media Reader
Capacity: 15-in-1
Media Types: Compact Flash
MicroDrive
SecureDigital
Memory Stick
Multimedia Card
Memory Stick PRO
xD
Audio Description: Integrated Audio
Audio Chipset: High Definition
Channels: 7.1
Graphics Description: Integrated Graphics
GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
Video Memory: up to 128MB Shared Memory
Video Interface: VGA (15-Pin D-Sub)
Communications Description: Integrated LAN Support
Interface Type: RJ-45 - Ethernet Connector
Data Transfer Rate: 10Mbps
100Mbps
Communications Description: 56Kbps PCI Modem
Interface Type: RJ-11 - Phone Connector
Data Transfer Rate: up to 56Kbps
Power: 300 Watt
Mouse Type: Wheel
Buttons: 3
Scrolling Capability: Vertical
Connection Type: PS/2
Keyboard Type: Multimedia
Connection Type: PS/2
Front Speakers: 2
Height: 15.5"
Width: 7.25"
Depth: 16.5"
any input would be appreciated , I hope i put everything that is needed.
Thank you very much,