Q: Here are my current specs prior to me trying to upgrade, before I anything.
Athlon 1964 3400 977 503 Asus K8N-E Deluxe
512 Horny PC3200
XFX GF 6800
Soundblaster Audigy Gamer
2 WD 80 gig Special Edition hds
I just built something more than setting up a 2 weeks ago, and this week I ordered more parts to upgrade with. I ordered half stick of RAM, a real new Antec 430 Watt PSU, and a pioneer 16x DVD-RW . After I have all new components in my system, everything starts up fine . but I went to load cpu-z and I all the weird blocks on the screen anywhere and programs scattered wouldnt charge me, then I rebooted and Windows itself wouldnt load, so I removed the new stick of ram to find out that was the problem and everything turned out okay . So I went to play UT2004 and I have the same problem, ut froze, I have a lot of blocks on screen, and crashed . So after this I thought it could be the new psu, so I go back to the old raidmax 420 W power supply used in the case on, and initially everything seemed fine, so I shut down and restarted a few times, and the third Then I get the funny lines and blocks across the screen . now im stumped . I have the ram it worked fine before I tried to upgrade, like the mobo and video card . What would be the reason? Windows loads fine, but I get visual corruption when I try to load a few programs . I really need help, I have no idea what I should do or what I should try to RMA .
Re:Haha, woops, forgot this little bit that was on the News section of Anandtech just a few days ago, hehe:
http://www.{$MySite}/news/shownews.aspx?i=22833
See if that solves your problem.
Re:here is something on sp2 i found… http://www.motherboards.org/fo…/viewtopic.php?t=53156 (http://www.motherboards.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=53156)
that might be my problem…
Re:Hmm, cooling seems plenty enough. If you can, try out your video card on another system. If not, then, first back up all of your important files, then uninstall SP2. If it still doesn't work, then insert your XP Pro CD and select Upgrade. All of the windows components will be reinstalled, but, if it loads fine, all of your files will be still there. If there was an error during the Upgrade, then I'd suggest getting new ideas from some of the more experienced posters on this site…
Re:i have a raidmax scorpio case, with 6 80 mm fans… 1 right near the agp slot, 2 on the back of the case, 2 on the front of the case near the hd bays, and 1 on the very top of the case
Re:what case do you have? and the number, types, and location of fans?
Re:my temps were around 40 for cpu and 35 for mobo..
my exact specs?
Athlon 64 3400+
Asus K8N-E Deluxe
512 Geil PC3200 Value Ram
XFX GF 6800
Soundblaster Audigy Gamer
2 WD Special Edition 80 gig hd's
samsung dvd rom
pioneer dvd-rw
antec true 430 w psu
win xp pro sp 2
need anything more than that?
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Originally posted by: guy
What video card do you have? SP2 is supposed to have some problems with the higher end video cards. Try booting up your computer in any stable way possible, and then uninstall SP2 and then see how everything works.
Links? I haven't heard of any issues with SP2 and high-end video cards.
Well, I'm not sure exactly where I read it (either on Anandtech or Cnet), but I remember SP2 messing with some drivers and such. Probably only an isolated incident, but it is a possibility…
guy, Can you give the exact system specs? That would greatly help figuring out the problem.
Re:Before you uninstall SP2 (which I can't believe is causing this), can you check your temperatures?
Re:Originally posted by: guy
What video card do you have? SP2 is supposed to have some problems with the higher end video cards. Try booting up your computer in any stable way possible, and then uninstall SP2 and then see how everything works.
Links? I haven't heard of any issues with SP2 and high-end video cards.
Re:thanks, ill try that when i get home from work… i really appreciate it…
Re:yeah, the 6800 can pass for a high end card
just go to add or remove programs via control panel and get rid of that stupid SP2. I recommend holding off on installing it for a few months. If you already have a third party firewall running, you really don't need SP2, but that's a whole different issue.Re:i have an XFX geforce 6800
ill try that, thanks
Re:What video card do you have? SP2 is supposed to have some problems with the higher end video cards. Try booting up your computer in any stable way possible, and then uninstall SP2 and then see how everything works.
Re:bump… anyone? please?
Re:anyone have any idea? at all?
Re:yup, latest drivers and win xp pro with sp 2, and now i tried to see if all this really did start with the new stick of ram… so i just put the new stick of ram in the system and the system wont even boot… im confused…
Re:Latest video drivers? Win XP?
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