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Subject: Want to build a PC? PC Building Guide and FAQ of The Flood

I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: PMC Fluffy
If you have the key, you can reuse it.
I didn't think you could for OEM versions, which I'm assuming he bought.

  • 10.07.2012 7:48 PM PDT

Even if its an OEM?
Posted by: PMC Fluffy
If you have the key, you can reuse it.

  • 10.07.2012 7:49 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....

I don't believe so.

  • 10.07.2012 8:05 PM PDT
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Why do you need a new CD key?

  • 10.08.2012 3:40 AM PDT

Posted by: ThirstyAvenge
Why do you need a new CD key?


OEM is generally attached to the motherboard. So before I RMA this thing here's what I've tried thus far, let me know if there's anything else I can do:

-Plugging and unplugging all of the connections (heck, I even did the fans for crying out loud)
-Running the motherboard with 1 stick of RAM, CPU, HSF, motherboard, and PSU.
-Tried clearing the BIOS multiple times
-Examining the pins for defects
-Taking the GPU out and using the motherboard's onboard video (still no display)

Things I have not done:
+Tried the GPU in another computer
+Taking out or replacing the CMOS's battery

  • 10.08.2012 4:56 AM PDT
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Guess what? More price drops for AMD cards.

Now they may win in the price per performance category.

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Why not you try forums on Anandtech or Tom's Hardware. They should know.

[Edited on 10.08.2012 5:32 AM PDT]

  • 10.08.2012 5:18 AM PDT
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I hate messing around with the molex plugs.

3 of my 4 leds on one fan are lit, I push in the molex plug to make it light up, but in about 2 days it goes back to flickering then comes off again.

They're a really dodgy fan power method

[Edited on 10.08.2012 5:42 AM PDT]

  • 10.08.2012 5:42 AM PDT
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Posted by: ThirstyAvenge
Guess what? More price drops for AMD cards.

Now they may win in the price per performance category.

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Why not you try forums on Anandtech or Tom's Hardware. They should know.


oh snap son

  • 10.08.2012 5:45 AM PDT

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Sapphire just got even more awesome.

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Updated drivers come out for a reason, otherwise the manufacturers wouldn't make them; they can increase stability, performance, or give new features. Just because the driver CD's "work" does not mean that you can not do better. That's like telling me to use the stock GPU drivers on the disk instead of downloading the online ones. I have a Z68 board myself, and installing newer USB3 drivers have increased my read/write performance with my external HDD, and updating my BIOS has allowed me to overclock another extra 0.2 GHz.

If you're building a computer for another person, of course it's a different story because CD's are slightly more convenient, but if it's your computer, I'd just rather have the most up-to-date software on my computer. Besides, you're not just "installing every driver you see;" You're installing drivers on an official page. If you don't trust the brand to put the correct drivers on the page (which I have never seen happen ever), then don't buy their products and condone that sort of behavior.
I'm not saying the updated drivers aren't better... I use them myself, and on probably 85% of the machines I set up. You're just missing my point. =/

Salty told the guy to install all the drivers on the page, which is what I was referring to, and doing so is not really a good idea. Plenty of big-name brands get their "official page" mixed up with the wrong software from time to time. Just because it's official, doesn't mean there's a guarantee for everything to be perfect. People make mistakes, it's a fact of life.

I'm sure a vast majority, if not all computer brands and manufacturers have incorrect drivers on their sites. There's just so many different products they have, and so many drivers they have to make compatible with many other products on different operating systems... there's a lot of room for error. Keep it in mind. :P
Like I said, the CD is the safest option, not the best one.

  • 10.08.2012 6:38 AM PDT
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I like Cheese


Posted by: randomrosso
I would like to build a PC.

Do you have a budget?
What purposes is your Desktop gonna be, gaming?
Music/Video editing?
Or just surfing the web and playing flash games?

  • 10.08.2012 6:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: Vadam930
I'm sure a vast majority, if not all computer brands and manufacturers have incorrect drivers on their sites.


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  • 10.08.2012 7:03 AM PDT
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Posted by: Vadam930
I'm sure a vast majority, if not all computer brands and manufacturers have incorrect drivers on their sites.


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I use drivers from the ASUS site and they worked fine.

  • 10.08.2012 8:38 AM PDT

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Posted by: Vadam930
I'm sure a vast majority, if not all computer brands and manufacturers have incorrect drivers on their sites.


No they don't?

  • 10.08.2012 9:22 AM PDT

Flood Kids? Lol.


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Posted by: randomrosso
I would like to build a PC.

Do you have a budget?
What purposes is your Desktop gonna be, gaming?
Music/Video editing?
Or just surfing the web and playing flash games?

  • 10.08.2012 10:07 AM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?


Posted by: Vadam930
I'm sure a vast majority, if not all computer brands and manufacturers have incorrect drivers on their sites.
No they don't. That's like saying a company that makes power supplies puts in random parts and capacitors when they make them because there's so many parts they can't keep track of what they put in them. And if it breaks your computer? Oh well.

  • 10.08.2012 12:25 PM PDT

MLP: FiM Master Moderator: | Homepage | My Steam Profile | My Computer |

Sales inbound!

128GB Samsung SSD for $90.
SeaSonic 650W fully modular gold efficiency, $90.
BF3, $10.

  • 10.08.2012 12:58 PM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?

I thought you said the SSD's don't go on sale, specifically that brand.

  • 10.08.2012 1:02 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Sales inbound!

128GB Samsung SSD for $90.
SeaSonic 650W fully modular gold efficiency, $90.
BF3, $10.
I think I only have enough money for the game... God damn, that PSU deal is really nice. I'll try to get some money somehow.

How long do you think the deal on the PSU will go for?

  • 10.08.2012 1:07 PM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?


Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Sales inbound!

128GB Samsung SSD for $90.
SeaSonic 650W fully modular gold efficiency, $90.
BF3, $10.
I think I only have enough money for the game... God damn, that PSU deal is really nice. I'll try to get some money somehow.

How long do you think the deal on the PSU will go for?
It says the promo code only lasts 24 hours.

  • 10.08.2012 1:10 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP

Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Sales inbound!

128GB Samsung SSD for $90.
SeaSonic 650W fully modular gold efficiency, $90.
BF3, $10.
I think I only have enough money for the game... God damn, that PSU deal is really nice. I'll try to get some money somehow.

How long do you think the deal on the PSU will go for?
It says the promo code only lasts 24 hours.
-blam!-, unless I can convince my mom to buy it for me as an early birthday gift...

  • 10.08.2012 1:14 PM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?


Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP

Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Sales inbound!

128GB Samsung SSD for $90.
SeaSonic 650W fully modular gold efficiency, $90.
BF3, $10.
I think I only have enough money for the game... God damn, that PSU deal is really nice. I'll try to get some money somehow.

How long do you think the deal on the PSU will go for?
It says the promo code only lasts 24 hours.
-blam!-, unless I can convince my mom to buy it for me as an early birthday gift...
Just explain to her the deal and she'll probably be reasonable.

  • 10.08.2012 1:18 PM PDT

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Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP
I thought you said the SSD's don't go on sale, specifically that brand.
You're literally the worst person at picking up sarcasm.

What a great deal! Lol.

[Edited on 10.08.2012 1:19 PM PDT]

  • 10.08.2012 1:19 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP

Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP

Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
I think I only have enough money for the game... God damn, that PSU deal is really nice. I'll try to get some money somehow.

How long do you think the deal on the PSU will go for?
It says the promo code only lasts 24 hours.
-blam!-, unless I can convince my mom to buy it for me as an early birthday gift...
Just explain to her the deal and she'll probably be reasonable.
Yeah, I guess, but we're gonna be moving in a few weeks, so she doesn't have much money to spend. You think it would be worth it to get a $60ish PSU, and put the other $30 towards a GPU?

  • 10.08.2012 1:25 PM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?

seriously bro

seriously

And it depends, splatter, how many watts would you be getting for it?

[Edited on 10.08.2012 1:27 PM PDT]

  • 10.08.2012 1:26 PM PDT