Re: Time to fix my PC


I'm going to do some testing on the power supply. I think
there is a decent chance it could be the culprit.

Jim

Jerry Vrooman wrote:


Jim Anderson wrote:


I've had a PC for about 3 years that has never been stable.
Here is the description:

CPU: (754-pin) AMD ATHLON64 2800+ Processor [+0]
MOTHERBOARD: (754-pin Socket) GigaByte GA-K8NS Pro
nForce3 250 Chipset AGP8X w/LAN,USB2,IEEE,&Audio
VIDEO: nVidia GeForce FX 5700 256MB 8x AGP w/ TVO, & DVI
MEMORY: 1024 MB PC3200 400MHz DDR MEMORY
2ND_USB: STANDARD 2 USB PORT CONNECTORS
CAS: ALUMINUM Z-ALIEN CASE W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display 450WATT
CD: 56X CD-ROM
CDRW: SONY DWD-22A DUAL FORMAT 16X DVDR/RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 6in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS
FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE
HDD: IDE 40 Gigabyte
HDD2: IDE 40 Gigabyte
KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD
MOUSE: PS2 INTERNET MOUSE W/ WHEEL
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY - Linux installed by user
SOUND: Creative Labs SB LIVE 24.bit 7.1
PCI card: USB 1 and IEEE1394
PCI card: ethernet

It crashed during the installation of multiple versions of
Linux. I ran a CDROM version of Knoppix for about
2 years and it ran ok, but usually hung up every week or so.
In the spring, I managed to get a version of Kubuntu (Debian)
to install. I ran it for several months and the PC would hang
up every day or two. When I tried to upgrade the release, the
installation hung up about 30 times and I finally gave up.



Your problem could very easily be the power supply. Athlons use a lot of power, and most power supplies on the market are junk. I would recommend something like an Antec Truepower rated at 500W, or maybe even higher.
They are a little expensive but you get what you pay for.

Jerry Vrooman

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