Pwolf wrote:well you probably wont fry anything unless you make a careless mistake. i'm not even sure why my mobo fried. i was just testing it outside of the case on it's antistatic bag and pop... i was very carfully also, so that just boggled my mind. the thing i've learn, building a computer can be very expensive... i don't want to discourage but if you really don't feel comfortable building it yourself cuase of the money and fear of screwing up, buy a prebuilt one. but if you are new to it, it's a great learning experiance, and i've learned a lot from building this computer, even though i've spent a lot of money and time getting it to work (mostly from the bad motherboards).
Pwolf
NicholasDWolfwood wrote:Get the 9200...there's little difference between for example the 9200 or 9600 Pro, or 9700 and 9800 Pro...talking about a 3-4fps difference here (in gaming)
Hitori wrote:P4
Does the same as the XP and more money in their pockets. (cha-ching)
Runs everything just like an XP. (cha-ching)
madmag9999 wrote:ok well since u guys seem to know so much about this i have sorta a big problem and maybe someone can help. i got my mobo and cpu and ram and everything i need to build my comp and i put it all togeather and then when i turn it on the screen is just blank. the vid card works couse i tested it on my other comp. the thing is getting power couse the fans spin and so does the hd and cd roms and stuff. the cpu is in correctly becouse i made sure i knew what i was doing when i put it in i even watched the movies on the amd site. the ram is in the correct slot and is in all the way. the only thing i can think of is the ram stick is bad or maybe the mobo itself has some issues. so what do u guys think?
then why doesn't the AthlonXP in my second comp run Premiere Pro, yet my friend's P4 can?
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