Got My Rig Done..

Counter-Strike · 08-17-2005, 03:53 PM

So I just put together my low-budget gaming rig. Here is every single component in it:

Professional ATX Case w/ Blue Lighting
4 Rosewill Blue LED Fans, 3 in/1 Out
Gigabyte GA-K8SNC-939 ATX Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHZ FSB
1GB (2x512) PQI Turbo PC3200 DDR400 RAM
AOpen GeForce 6600GT 128MB AGP 8x
80GB Maxtor ATA/133 HD
LITE-ON 52x CD-ROM 16x DVD-ROM IDE
400W Antec PSU

Now I have everything up and running fine. Is there anything I should be checking, or updating before I decide to throw away the boxes? Everything looks good, I have the latest Nvidia drivers.

Trotter · 08-17-2005, 08:09 PM

Sounds good.

Save the boxes for a few weeks anyway... just in case.

Be sure to update the mobo drivers, BIOS (if out of date), check for firmware updates, and download all of the Windows updates.

Guess we'll see you in a month or so...

vaderpro · 08-17-2005, 08:21 PM

I guess make sure all your fans are ok and temps are ok.

Flanker · 08-17-2005, 10:49 PM

Change those fans. 3 out/1 in would be better.

vaderpro · 08-17-2005, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Flanker
Change those fans. 3 out/1 in would be better.

Ya duh....

Trifid · 08-18-2005, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Flanker
Change those fans. 3 out/1 in would be better.

2 in and 2 out would be better...

Nitestick · 08-18-2005, 07:02 AM

i'm with trifid. keep monitoring your temps etc and run a burn-in test to make sure the system is stable

Elbatrop1 · 08-18-2005, 07:09 AM

Aside from whatever everyone else has suggested, I would break out some 3DMark and benchmark

Counter-Strike · 08-18-2005, 07:51 AM

Ah I would, but if anyone saw my 6600GT problem post, I am having trouble w/ 3D Games.

Trifid · 08-18-2005, 02:36 PM

Have you installed all your drivers? GPU, chipset and CPU.

08-17-2005, 03:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Counter-Strike Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,112	Got My Rig Done.. So I just put together my low-budget gaming rig. Here is every single component in it: Professional ATX Case w/ Blue Lighting 4 Rosewill Blue LED Fans, 3 in/1 Out Gigabyte GA-K8SNC-939 ATX Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHZ FSB 1GB (2x512) PQI Turbo PC3200 DDR400 RAM AOpen GeForce 6600GT 128MB AGP 8x 80GB Maxtor ATA/133 HD LITE-ON 52x CD-ROM 16x DVD-ROM IDE 400W Antec PSU Now I have everything up and running fine. Is there anything I should be checking, or updating before I decide to throw away the boxes? Everything looks good, I have the latest Nvidia drivers. __________________ Check out www.advancedgeeks.com Great new forum!

08-17-2005, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trotter Admin Das BanHammer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 14,385	Sounds good. Save the boxes for a few weeks anyway... just in case. Be sure to update the mobo drivers, BIOS (if out of date), check for firmware updates, and download all of the Windows updates. Guess we'll see you in a month or so... __________________ *-Das Banhammer-* DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-D - AMD Athlon X2 4200+ w/ Zalman CNPS9500 2GB (2x1 GB) G.SKILL ZS Razer Lachesis - ATI 3850 w/Accelero S1

08-17-2005, 08:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
vaderpro Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,953	I guess make sure all your fans are ok and temps are ok. __________________ LIAN LI PC-7B PLUS II OCZ MODSTREAM 520W P4 3.2 2GB KINGSTON EVGA 6800GS PCI-E ASUS P5GD1 WD CAVIAR X2 LG DVD BURNER X2

08-18-2005, 07:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
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08-18-2005, 07:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
Elbatrop1 Memberbot Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,056	Aside from whatever everyone else has suggested, I would break out some 3DMark and benchmark __________________ Intel E6750...........PSN: ELBATROP XFX nForce 650i Ultra Kingston PC2-6400 2GB eVGA 6800GS 36GB WD Raptor 120GB SG 250GB WD Logitech X-530 Samsung SyncMaster 931c Samsung SyncMaster 750s

08-17-2005, 10:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Flanker Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,379	Change those fans. 3 out/1 in would be better.

08-18-2005, 07:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
Counter-Strike Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,112	Ah I would, but if anyone saw my 6600GT problem post, I am having trouble w/ 3D Games. __________________ Check out www.advancedgeeks.com Great new forum!

08-18-2005, 02:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
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