Swimmer Posted July 15, 2004 CID Share Posted July 15, 2004 Well it is done... except for the fact that the maxtor hard drive was DOA... P.O.S. That is what you get when dont order Western Digial... Actually I have never had a problem with maxtor i guess this one is a quality control issue... Either way hard drive should be in tomorrow... Benchmarks up tomorrow around 7 to 8 pm central time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 17, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 17, 2004 Ok a little update... with the second MAXTOR hard drive it was still a no go... Something with the motherboard and the sata hard drive would not allow us to detect it... off to bestbuy to get a western digital... and presto chango we have a computer... Since we just got it finished tonight it is going to be atleast 2 day to get the benchmarks... and pics... Sorry guys but it will be worth the wait.. I promise it is a beautiful machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Swimmer Posted July 19, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 19, 2004 OK i have numbers and pics... This is my blue baby... Final specs: Asus A8V Deluxe (dont buy this) AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 939 Western Digital 160gb hard drive Saphire 9800 pro 128mb Sony DVDRW+/- Sony dvdrom (dont ask) Cosair 1024mb dual channel kit(2x512) This computer scored 19507 on 3dmark 2001se not to bad... BTW I didnt design this computer... it was designed by 2 people who have no idea what is going on... Hince why we had to send back the processor, the 754 3200+, and upgrade to the 939 so that it would fit in the motherboard... The hard drive was a P.O.S and I would never buy a Maxtor ever again! The motherboard was a disappointment... I would expect more from Asus... It just wasnt up to par with what i am use to... The maunal sucked and they got rid of the toll free tech support... I dont know if that would have solved any of my problems... Well there you have it.. We are still suffering heat problems but we will see what happens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted July 19, 2004 CID Share Posted July 19, 2004 Looks good, and I hope all your computer problems will be fixed soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 19, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 19, 2004 We are working on it as we speak... So far I have replaced the heatsink fan.... It was a pos... I am going to replace the case fans next... The damn thing is running at about 65*C during prime 95... And that is after the new fan... It was running low 70's before.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted July 19, 2004 CID Share Posted July 19, 2004 That is pretty pimp man ~~~ looks quite a bit like the new comp I built ceptI have UV lights and reactive round cables--- Damn it, I should have got the athlon 64 :-/ -- oh well I still got 15000 on Mad Onion 2001SE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 20, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 20, 2004 Be glad you didnt!! this thing is a money pit... I have had nothing but trouble so fat... I have replaced the heat sink fan, one of the exaust fan, the thermal compound and rewired it twice... We finally have it running normally but I will tell you what, this was the most frustrating build I have ever had! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted July 20, 2004 CID Share Posted July 20, 2004 The ends justify the means ~~ I had problems myself... my cpu was running cool at 105*F (40*C) idle --- but my system temp was running way hot at 124*F (50*C) - I got a new one, but I had to pick it up at another store which was 40 miles away because the other store was out of stock. Got it back and put 'er all back together and the system temp was running at 105*F (40*C) -- pretty good ~ but I still put another fan inside the case pointing at the board and now the system temp is down to 98*F (37*C) -- CPU is idle at 104* now also --- now I am happy with my temps ~~ time to overclock and screw it all up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 20, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 20, 2004 sounds like fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 20, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 20, 2004 sounds like fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WeLLingTON Posted August 8, 2004 CID Share Posted August 8, 2004 hey i like maxtor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICROWAVE Posted August 8, 2004 CID Share Posted August 8, 2004 Swimmer, Even with the problems...it sure is a killer puter:) Microwave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted August 9, 2004 Author CID Share Posted August 9, 2004 we got it taken care of... now were are trouble shooting fps slow downs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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