well i managed to get vista installed after a few tries. updated the graphics drivers. still having unstability. computer shuts off at random, sometimes i still get that stupid error mentioned in my last post and sometimes i get a blank screen? what's going on
i used to get that when installign vista with 4GB of ram, only install with 2GBs and it shoudl be fine. use memtest on both sticks, AND reseat the NB with some of your TIM
been camping for a week but managed to figure it out before i left. adjusted the ram (instead of putting them side by side I put them in the same color coded slots) and also went into bios and set on 64 bit instead of default 32. no crashed yet. thanks alot everybody for your input and help. btw is it normal for the 4850 card to run around 65 degrees idle?
Ah right, yeah, using the same coloured slots is near essential these days, and yes the 4850 is meant to idle that hot, if not hotter.
Bigger fan. More heat but still. Mine Idled at 65 once I ramped up the speed. The noise didn't change.
now that everything works, how do i overclock this thing? Once again, this is my first time doing this so be gentle.
the cpu. here's my specs again -GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R INTEL P35 ATX Core 2 Duo -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 -Gigabyte Radeon HD 4850 625MHZ 512MB -Corsair CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX 12V 41A 24PIN ATX Power Supply -Corsair XMS2 Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF Matched Pairs 4GB Kit (2x2GB) PC8500 DDR2-1066 CL 5-5-5-15 240-pin Dual Channel DHX Memory w/ Fan -NZXT Tempest Crafted Series Enthusiast Steel Mid Tower Case -Scythe ULTRA KAZE 120 x 120 x 38 mm (3000rpm) Chassis Fan (DFS123812H-3000) -Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 Heatsink *Fan Not Included -Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache Ncq Hard Drive Oem -Pioneer dvr-115dbk dvd drive
Wow, that's one noisy fan! Overclocking your CPU should be pretty easy, make a post in the overclocking thread.
