I know im parading this forum with questions, but better safe than sorry, right? Is there any reason why this system should NOT work other then a malfunctioning product? mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813131031 memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820145034 processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115003 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817371002 video: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130061 The reason behind all of this is about... 6 months ago I was ordered a high end computer for my 18th birthday, however the computer shortly after stopped working, starting getting the BIOS checksum errors and wouldn't reboot, requiring a boot disk, etc. After trying a number of things, running applications after reformatting, installing, changing the battery on the mobo, etc. I and some others came to the conclusion that my memory was running stable, my processor wasn't overheating, my video wasn't *really* tested, outside that it ran fine in high end graphic environments like BF2. I RMA'd the motherboard, got a new one back like 30 some days later (horrible service) and having to wait that time has prevented me from returning the computer to the company I purchased from (30 day, money back guarentee, blown off on waiting for the mobo). Plugged it in, installed everything fine, let my friend who loves computers tinker with it for a bit, let him run 2 movies at one time, with full graphic enhancements, running some anti virus programs, etc (ie, his own stress test) and it never faltered in the 7 continuous days he ran it under these conditions. I get the computer back and install mIRC, and World of Warcraft + World of Warcraft: TBC (expansion). I start playing WoW, its running great, I setup my user interface, etc. and about... 3 hours into the game, the computer crashes, no blue screen, nothing. I get the 'bad checksum error' again, inable to boot without the motherboard software to re-do the checksum. I get it running again, update all drivers that I may have missed, update the BIOS, etc. and go back to just watching a movie in WMP, crashes again. This time booting with the motherboard software does nothing, when it restarts, it just gets the same checksum error again. Is there anything BUT the motherboard that could be causing this? Xelink stated in a previous topic it could be a ----ty PSU that just wasn't capable of handling a load and causing the system to reboot, or the CPU sending incorrect information, or the motherboard is just ---- (which, it has been replaced, there is no excuse as to why the new motherboard should be ----). Basically trying to save myself the trouble in that if I could just buy a new part, and an updated graphics card (not stating the 7950GT isn't strong enough, but having an 8800GTS or GTX would be alot nicer at this point, and I would still be saving more than enough money).
the PSU looks like it would be enough my new rig will be 500W and same processor with a geforece 8600. RAM should work well with the mobo Of course im no computer genius but it should be able to run fine... lemme ask a few friends. Do you have a link to your older PSU/system specifications for your older system?
Those are the items in my new computer, and the rig I am on now (my older computer) would have NOTHING that could work in the new computer.
oh dont get me wrong i wasn't gonna suggest you put parts from your old system to whats gonna be your new system, i jsut wanted to know what the old psu was. I feel 550w should be plenty to handle your new system. Merged Post: just adding don't take my word for it wait for more opinions =p
Old PSU is a stock one that came with the case (It was an HP pre-built) like 350 or 400W, loud... yeah... lol
I would change the PSU, just borrow one from someone first to make sure that it is the PSU thats causing all that trouble. I don't think it can be anything else.
it could just be that the motherboard doesnt like the particular brand of ram. Or the firmware on the motherboard is a buggy one.
Already RMA'd the board twice, and the ram loaded up freshly after the first install and ran fine through whichever stress test Xelink gave me for memory / processor.
Well, how many ram sticks do you have? I kept getting errors like yours. But it would work fine sometimes. Turns out 1 stick was not functioning properly.. I also ran some stress test, it past, then i restarted PC and got errors.. Just a wild guess here, but who knows...
probably is the motherboard, ive seen and heard things like that happen, when all of the sudden it wont work.
