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WillC · Apr 29, 2008, 06:47 PM

Hey,
I was hoping to get some help with problems my brother has been having with his new PC.
He bought all new PC parts himself and he did not check if they would be completely compatible with each other. Basically they look like they would all work together but he is getting random Windows Update errors and it crashes randomly more than normally (for Windows XP). I have tried formatting and installing windows on it myself and it basically has the same update errors and random crashes as usual.
He thinks there is a problem with the hard drive he bought, but I will post the links to the sites below if you would like to see the parts.
So far he is able to boot up and has drivers installed. Also he can connect to the internet and he is able to start up Steam and Team Fortress 2 but it crashes randomly and is very unpredictable.

Case/PSU/CPU/Mobo/Ram
Asus M2A-VM-HDMI Socket AM2 Barebone Kit - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHz Retail, 1GB DDR2 PC4200, Ultra MicroFly Case, Clear Sides, 400 Watt Power Supply in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

Hard Drive
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 750GB Hard Drive - 7200RPM, 32MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM 0A35154 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

GPU Card
ATI Radeon X1650 Pro Video Card - 512MB GDDR2, PCI Express, CrossFire Ready, DVI, VGA, HDTV, Video Card 100-437808 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

DVD/CD Drive
Philips SPD2413BM Super-All-Write OEM DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD+R DL, 8x DVD±RW, 48x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, 16x DVD ROM, Black in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

CPU Fan
Masscool 5F9001B1H3 CPU Cooling Fan - Socket 939, 940, AM2 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

Sorry for the long links, don't know how to make the fancy click Here things.

Any help or suggestions for different parts is appreciated, thanks!

Apr 29, 2008, 06:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
WillC DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 49	New PC Hey, I was hoping to get some help with problems my brother has been having with his new PC. He bought all new PC parts himself and he did not check if they would be completely compatible with each other. Basically they look like they would all work together but he is getting random Windows Update errors and it crashes randomly more than normally (for Windows XP). I have tried formatting and installing windows on it myself and it basically has the same update errors and random crashes as usual. He thinks there is a problem with the hard drive he bought, but I will post the links to the sites below if you would like to see the parts. So far he is able to boot up and has drivers installed. Also he can connect to the internet and he is able to start up Steam and Team Fortress 2 but it crashes randomly and is very unpredictable. Case/PSU/CPU/Mobo/Ram Asus M2A-VM-HDMI Socket AM2 Barebone Kit - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHz Retail, 1GB DDR2 PC4200, Ultra MicroFly Case, Clear Sides, 400 Watt Power Supply in Canada at TigerDirect.ca Hard Drive Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 750GB Hard Drive - 7200RPM, 32MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM 0A35154 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca GPU Card ATI Radeon X1650 Pro Video Card - 512MB GDDR2, PCI Express, CrossFire Ready, DVI, VGA, HDTV, Video Card 100-437808 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca DVD/CD Drive Philips SPD2413BM Super-All-Write OEM DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD+R DL, 8x DVD±RW, 48x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, 16x DVD ROM, Black in Canada at TigerDirect.ca CPU Fan Masscool 5F9001B1H3 CPU Cooling Fan - Socket 939, 940, AM2 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca Sorry for the long links, don't know how to make the fancy click Here things. Any help or suggestions for different parts is appreciated, thanks!