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Computer upgrade help
wobblyheadedbob
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Hey guys. So recently I decided to upgrade my aging computer (specs below) and have splooged for a complete overhaul. Here's the numbers
Old hotness:
AMD 64 3000+ (Socket 754)
XFX 6600 GT 128 mb
512 DDR Ram
New hotness:
AMD 64 x2 3600+ (Socket AM2)
PNY 8800 GTS 320 mb PCIe
1.5 gigs DDR2 RAM (1 gig stick and 1 512 stick)
So it's a huge overhaul, and I have everything together. New motherboard, obviously. I discovered my power supply wasn't adequate, and went to a local parts store and picked up another one. It's installed. So the moment of truth comes, I power up and it does one of two things A) the processor and GPU fan start fine but then after 1/4 sec they stop. Also there's no "brrrrr" sound like usual or
it starts and I get video but it freezes during boot. "Brrrr" sound is there in option .
As far as I can tell, everything is hooked up fine. I can't figure out what's wrong.
Any help?
Ideas?
Bueller?
Old hotness:
AMD 64 3000+ (Socket 754)
XFX 6600 GT 128 mb
512 DDR Ram
New hotness:
AMD 64 x2 3600+ (Socket AM2)
PNY 8800 GTS 320 mb PCIe
1.5 gigs DDR2 RAM (1 gig stick and 1 512 stick)
So it's a huge overhaul, and I have everything together. New motherboard, obviously. I discovered my power supply wasn't adequate, and went to a local parts store and picked up another one. It's installed. So the moment of truth comes, I power up and it does one of two things A) the processor and GPU fan start fine but then after 1/4 sec they stop. Also there's no "brrrrr" sound like usual or
it starts and I get video but it freezes during boot. "Brrrr" sound is there in option .As far as I can tell, everything is hooked up fine. I can't figure out what's wrong.
Any help?
Ideas?
Bueller?
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More importantly, are you sure it has enough juice?
Are both of those memory sticks DDR2 or did you carry the 512 over from the first computer?
No ram carried over. I actually found out my 512 stick needs to be used with the other 512 stick. Stupid me.
But now windows won't start. It keeps kicking me back to the start before the loading bar even comes up.
But the scary hardware problems are over so there's that.