I guess so.
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I guess so.
ZecMurphy
Community Assistant
Seeing as there is still useful discussion in this, I really do not see any need for the thread to be closed. 
We generally don't close threads when the issue/etc is solved, as other discussions may occur in the thread as well (as are shown in some of the recent posts).
Regards
We generally don't close threads when the issue/etc is solved, as other discussions may occur in the thread as well (as are shown in some of the recent posts).
Regards
Seeing as there is still useful discussion in this, I really do not see any need for the thread to be closed.
We generally don't close threads when the issue/etc is solved, as other discussions may occur in the thread as well (as are shown in some of the recent posts).
Regards
I agree Zec. I think we provided some useful information and hopefully cleared up some misconceptions concerning power consumption by a device vs the ability to provide power to that device.
cascaderailroad
New member
What did you do ? Did you mess with it, an' bust it ?
You really need a @ $800+, full size tower, PC (2.7Ghz or greater, not including Turbo Blech boost)... NOT a slim tower, NOT an all in one touch screen PC, NOT a MAC, Nothing Apple, NOT a DELL product either.
Make sure it has a at least a 300watt PS (preferably 450watt or more) ... or get a tech to put in a high wattage PS, and install a @ $100+ video card ... technicly canabalizing and rebuilding your own machine.
Cost ... less than $1000
Ferget' about laptops completely.
You really need a @ $800+, full size tower, PC (2.7Ghz or greater, not including Turbo Blech boost)... NOT a slim tower, NOT an all in one touch screen PC, NOT a MAC, Nothing Apple, NOT a DELL product either.
Make sure it has a at least a 300watt PS (preferably 450watt or more) ... or get a tech to put in a high wattage PS, and install a @ $100+ video card ... technicly canabalizing and rebuilding your own machine.
Cost ... less than $1000
Ferget' about laptops completely.
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VGA Cable and now something's wrong with my power supply and motherboard. Both won't read anything so I press power button and doesn't shut on. And the gsphics card keeps wanting to wiggle around. No point in getting a DVI Cable. A waste of my $46. Oh well, Dell can suck my left nut anyways. Can't stand them!! I guess from here on out I'll be using www.powernotebooks.com and using customized labtops. Even if I have to spend $1500+. It'll be worth it.
SantaFebuff
That's So Trainz Forum
Did you actually touch your motherboard and graphics card? Did you make sure you were grounded? If not, touching the computer parts fries them unless you discharge yourself.
I recommend a decent full sized tower. I can recommend you some good computers if you want. You wouldn't have to spend even $1,500 for a great computer nowadays Kris. If you wanted something very high powered, maybe.
Just let me know if your interested, and it's not another Dell. XD
Well, instead of trying to act like a salesman, I'll just post the link. The base model is just at the $1,000 mark and has great stats right off the bat. It's the HP Pavilion HPE H9-1100z Phoenix:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...V?HP-Pavilion-HPE-h9-1100z-Phoenix-Desktop-PC
Cheers,
Joshua
I recommend a decent full sized tower. I can recommend you some good computers if you want. You wouldn't have to spend even $1,500 for a great computer nowadays Kris. If you wanted something very high powered, maybe.
Just let me know if your interested, and it's not another Dell. XD
Well, instead of trying to act like a salesman, I'll just post the link. The base model is just at the $1,000 mark and has great stats right off the bat. It's the HP Pavilion HPE H9-1100z Phoenix:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...V?HP-Pavilion-HPE-h9-1100z-Phoenix-Desktop-PC
Cheers,
Joshua
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Hey Kris,
By your description of your problem, it sounds like either your connector is broken on your video card, or your video card is not seated properly. If your video card is not seated properly then your computer won't start up. There are probably some beep codes when this happens.
You might want to take your cover off and ensure your card is inserted into the motherboard all the way. With PCIe cards there a little clip to hold them in place as well as the edge connector and screws. Please ensure that the card is screwed into the chassis. This will keep the card from falling loose and shorting out the components on the card and worse on the motherboard.
Remember to touch metal and disconnect the power cable from your PC prior to touching any components.
John
Well I might get a DVI Cable and see how that works out. And the card wiggles around somewhat even locking everything up. So it's in all the way but I can still jiggle it. Maybe the VGA socket is defective or the chord or maybe both. Since I've taken it apart so many times over the past couple of weeks.
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The system is locking up because the jiggling is messing up the signals to and from the video card. Computer boards and circuits talk to each other through interrupts and a signal buss that contains many connections including the interrupts, memory connections, controller connections, etc. If the card is jiggled, this will cause a wrong signal to go out on the buss, causing the rest of the system to lock-up. There are also multiple power connections as well which can cause a short if the card is wiggled. This can damage your computer completely so be careful.
I used to repair circuit boards decades ago and fixed many problems like this. Unfortunately the boards today have parts that are too small to work on.
John
Well there's a Office Depot not too far from my house. I'll buy a DVI Cable and see if that changes anything.
cascaderailroad
New member
I hear that Intel is better than AMD.
A CPU speed greater than 2.3 (3.0Ghz-3.2Ghz is awesome).
RAM better than 2Gb (3Gb or more).
A HD greater than 320Gb (Preferably a 500Gb HD or greater).
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Some new PC's have 6Gb RAM, 1TB HD, and a raw CPU speed of 2.8Ghz (not including turdo' boost), and a 1Gb-2Gb video card.
If one buys a PC from the QVC-HSN (Home Shopping Network) you probably paid far too much ... and got much less ... or got a DELL (Apple with a worm in it).
A CPU speed greater than 2.3 (3.0Ghz-3.2Ghz is awesome).
RAM better than 2Gb (3Gb or more).
A HD greater than 320Gb (Preferably a 500Gb HD or greater).
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Some new PC's have 6Gb RAM, 1TB HD, and a raw CPU speed of 2.8Ghz (not including turdo' boost), and a 1Gb-2Gb video card.
If one buys a PC from the QVC-HSN (Home Shopping Network) you probably paid far too much ... and got much less ... or got a DELL (Apple with a worm in it).
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Depends.
Intel may offer better performance however it is far more expensive than AMD, and if Cpu speed is a core factor then an AMD will offer a higher clock speed with a lower price. May not necessarily offer better performance, but is cheaper and generally higher clock speed.
I shouldn't need to mention bottlenecking like I did in your other thread Kris.
Kris94 said:
The speed is good but what processor is it: i3, i5, Core 2 duo, FX 8150, Athlon 2, Piledriver (Real Processor),...?
A name for your processor would be nice
Regards
Johan
Depends.
Intel may offer better performance however it is far more expensive than AMD, and if Cpu speed is a core factor then an AMD will offer a higher clock speed with a lower price. May not necessarily offer better performance, but is cheaper and generally higher clock speed.
I shouldn't need to mention bottlenecking like I did in your other thread Kris.
The speed is good but what processor is it: i3, i5, Core 2 duo, FX 8150, Athlon 2, Piledriver (Real Processor),...?
A name for your processor would be nice
Regards
Johan
AMD. Plus TS12 needs 3.4 GHz per second.