I am making a custom built pc but I am unsure which motherboard to choose What are the differences / advantages / disadvantages I'm looking to get a i7 3.4ghz quad
8 or 16gb of ram and again unsure what sound card and graphics card but at the main time I'm mainly looking for people's advice on the motherboard so I would be grateful to hear back from you experts
I recently built a new computer for my brother, and as of yesterday, the system will only power on, and the only way to power it off is by either turning off the PSU or unplugging the power cable, neither of which I feel particularly comfortable doing.
When the computer's power is off, the power can be turned on by pressing the power button. However, when the computer is on, pressing or holding in the power button does nothing. If the shutdown option is chosen from the start menu, the computer will go through the standard shutdown sequence, and the monitor will go to sleep, but the fans in the computer will continue to run. If the power button is pressed at this point, the computer will act as if it is turning on normally and boot into Windows properly.
This problem started late last night. Prior to then, the computer would shut down and power off normally. No hardware changes were made to the system between the last successful power down and the time in which this issue started.
System hardware:
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
RAM: 4GB DDR3 (Two 2GB sticks)
Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 560 Black Edition (3.3 GHz Dual Core)
PSU: Cooler Master RS-460-PSAR-J3
Motherboard: ASUS msq-m4n68t-mv2(b)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ES.2 500GB
GPU: NVidia GT250
As the Title indicates my computer will randomly freeze. Sometimes there are days when it wont then some that will. I can also make the PC freeze at will by opening photoshop and messing around with gaussian blur untill it freezes.
I am using windows 64bit Ultimate SP1. Attached are Screens of CPUZ and the CPUZ HTML Report of my hardware.
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Where can I buy the cheapest version of windows 7 home edition 64 bit?
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Here are my specs:
Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.4ghz
8gb 1333mhz ram
Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium
Gainward GTX 660ti
Asus P8Z77-V LX Motherboard
600w Xigmatek PSU
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BFG GTS 250 1GB PCI-Express Video Card
PNY GTS 250 1GB PCI-Express Video Card
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I put in the windows 7 installation disk, and go through the first few screens. Once it gets to the screen where I choose "where" to install windows 7, the only HD it lets me choose is the old HDD with windows xp on it. The SSD shows up, but I can't choose it!
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