DaRkS|d3
07-05-2001, 11:44 AM
Current System:
AMD Athlon 600mhz (with 2 small fans)
256 meg of Ram
Creative Labs Annihilator Pro 32meg DDR
Soundblaster Live Platinum Sound Card
linksys ethernet card
8x DVD Rom
Plexwriter 8/4/32
In-Win Full size tower case
Gigabyte Ga-7ix mobo
30gig 7200rpm hd
250watt power supply
I have some issues with rebooting and lockups..whether playing intense 3d games or just surfing/multitasking apps. This would happen with ANY Operating System. After installing every OS out there, i decided to take the side of the case off (which has a fan on it). After taking it off, the reboots and lockups stopped. Therefore is must be a heat issue.
I was gonna purchase an Enermax 430 watt power supply and the Millisec Gpack III Xtreme Cu video card cooling kit for my geforce. Should i just skip buying a bigger power supply and concentrate on cooling the case? I figure the Athlon and Geforce consume quite a bit of power and the larger power supply would help.
I was considering purchasing a new ATX Motherboard. I was gonna use my current Ram and CPU, hardware, etc.. My mobo now only support up to 2x AGP for the vid card. My card goes to 4x i believe, therefore i'm not using my vid card to its full potential. Any recommendations on a mobo (decently priced)? If it were inexpensive i could purchase a Mobo/CPU combo. Any input would be great.
Also, as my case only has that one fan extracting air out of the side (when the side is on), is there a card cooler or something i can purchase (that requires minimal to no work) to get my case cooler?
Please feel free to offer any ideas/suggestions!
AMD Athlon 600mhz (with 2 small fans)
256 meg of Ram
Creative Labs Annihilator Pro 32meg DDR
Soundblaster Live Platinum Sound Card
linksys ethernet card
8x DVD Rom
Plexwriter 8/4/32
In-Win Full size tower case
Gigabyte Ga-7ix mobo
30gig 7200rpm hd
250watt power supply
I have some issues with rebooting and lockups..whether playing intense 3d games or just surfing/multitasking apps. This would happen with ANY Operating System. After installing every OS out there, i decided to take the side of the case off (which has a fan on it). After taking it off, the reboots and lockups stopped. Therefore is must be a heat issue.
I was gonna purchase an Enermax 430 watt power supply and the Millisec Gpack III Xtreme Cu video card cooling kit for my geforce. Should i just skip buying a bigger power supply and concentrate on cooling the case? I figure the Athlon and Geforce consume quite a bit of power and the larger power supply would help.
I was considering purchasing a new ATX Motherboard. I was gonna use my current Ram and CPU, hardware, etc.. My mobo now only support up to 2x AGP for the vid card. My card goes to 4x i believe, therefore i'm not using my vid card to its full potential. Any recommendations on a mobo (decently priced)? If it were inexpensive i could purchase a Mobo/CPU combo. Any input would be great.
Also, as my case only has that one fan extracting air out of the side (when the side is on), is there a card cooler or something i can purchase (that requires minimal to no work) to get my case cooler?
Please feel free to offer any ideas/suggestions!