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endlesszeal
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nvidia makes some awesomely crappy chipsets. they were the stuff back in the nforce2 to nforce 4 days. but after the 5xx series, they just kind of went down hill and now all but extinct from the chipset market. especially stay away from the 6xx series; huge problems such data corruption, general drivers and BSODS. Most were sorted out, but intel chipsets were just easier and usually clocked better than nvidia chips.
Now they have a handful like ion and some 8200/8300, but right now the recommendation is:
intel = intel chipset
amd = amd/ati chipset
Now they have a handful like ion and some 8200/8300, but right now the recommendation is:
intel = intel chipset
amd = amd/ati chipset
You said you wanted SLI right here?
True now- buying today I'd run an Intel chipset. A few years ago the nVidia chipsets were the only ones to get if you wanted good performance and SLI compatibility. I'm on an 680 board and it's actually very stable and extremely fast.
Err have you tried to simply pull the cmos jumper pin out for 10 seconds and then replace it back or put in on the other pins, like if its on pins 1 and 2, put it on pins 2 and 3 for 10 seconds,(power cord unplugged) and then place it back on pins 1 and 2
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where is this indicated...he said he pulled teh cmos battery.....i don't see a metion of the jumper
Battle Pope
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While we're on the subject of motherboards, going to start a new thread and see if any of you folks that work in the field have any experience with my problem.
well wtf. got it in.
my case front panel pins don't work. i can't get the board to turn on at all.
the led/indicator/hdd activity pin on my board is 2 pin. my case and last board has a 3-pin connector.
ok, no big deal, i left that one unplugged as the power switch and speaker are really the only 2 items necessary at this point.
it still won't turn on. board doesn't have any lights on it, so it must not be getting any power. checked the power connections again, everything looks right.
i'm so fucking frustrated at this thing right now, im pretty much about to just go order something from dell and call it a day.
non-standards piss me the fuck off.
my case front panel pins don't work. i can't get the board to turn on at all.
the led/indicator/hdd activity pin on my board is 2 pin. my case and last board has a 3-pin connector.
ok, no big deal, i left that one unplugged as the power switch and speaker are really the only 2 items necessary at this point.
it still won't turn on. board doesn't have any lights on it, so it must not be getting any power. checked the power connections again, everything looks right.
i'm so fucking frustrated at this thing right now, im pretty much about to just go order something from dell and call it a day.
non-standards piss me the fuck off.
Battle Pope
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did you check the master switch on your power supply? (if yours has one)
I've pulled my hair out after an upgrade cause of that bastard too
I've pulled my hair out after an upgrade cause of that bastard too
Battle Pope
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Was just about to say, make sure the 24-pin main and the 8-pin secondary are both connected...
forgot to mention, you can install just a single 4 pin connector (if you dont have an 8 pin), just make sure the black wires on the connector are on the left side of the board and the yellow connectors are on the right (toward the processor).
if you're only using 2 sticks of ram, make sure there is a space between each stick (meaning slots 1/3 or slots 2/4)
if you're only using 2 sticks of ram, make sure there is a space between each stick (meaning slots 1/3 or slots 2/4)
endlesszeal
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after you have all the psu wires plugged in, try 1 stick of ram along with video card. short the 2 pins on the motherboard with a regular pen that corresponds to pwr on the front panel hook up. just to make sure the power button isnt messed up or the wires.
