After deciding to wait a little while before upgrading the missus's PC=20 (Duron 750)to see if the parts prices come down, mine started acting=20 flaky and freezing again. Last time I pressed reset, nothing happened. Powered it down and=20 restarted it, nothing happened, no video output. Thought video card had=20 popped as PC appeared to be booting but with no video output.
F*ck i thought, graphics card has popped, might as well work out what 2=20 upgrades will cost, so I check Ebuyer
2 Athlon 3000+ with HSF, and Foxconn socket 939 boards.
2 PNY Nvidia 128meg PCI-E 6600GT
4x512meg 400DDR (1 gig for each machine)
2x hiper modular 425watt PSU about =A3550.
Then I thought of something. I had frozen while trying to burn a CD-RW,=20 and time before while trying to erase a DVD-RW.
So I disconnect the IDE channel for the DVD and suddenly everything is=20 very cool again. It boots and runs, and is very nice. but no DVD=20 writing. Bugger.
The HDD on the same ATA133 extension card is fine. So the card hasn't=20 packed up.
Still, all of the above, and a DL DVD writer(might as well do it right=20 with the writer this time) comes to just a smidge over =A3600.
Just don't fancy waiting for Ebuyer to get the order right, maybe go=20 through their RMA process, and spend Xmas day building PCs.
--=20 Carl Robson Car PC Build starts again.