THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: bork on June 21, 2014, 11:45:56 AM
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Everything! :lol
:dead
Have never install new PC components before-- the desktop I got last year is the first Windows desktop PC I've ever owned. Had Apple or Win laptops before this. Decided to upgrade my graphics card and was told I'd need a new power supply. Got it all installed and did the cable management pretty nicely. Turned the PC on and got the following error:
File:\Boot\Bcd
Status:0xc00000e9
Info an unexpected I/O error has occured.
Created an Advanced Recovery app on a flash drive and tried fixing the bcd (http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/rebuild-bcd-store-windows.htm). No dice. It seems that the hard drive is dead. No idea if this happened from me possibly touching something that I shouldn't have, it getting fried from the new power supply, or that particular cable just not working. A friend is supposed to be coming over who is way more knowledgeable about this stuff. Hoping he has the tools to check the drive.
As a last resort, I put Linux on a flash drive and booted into that, hoping that the drive might show, but no dice. So I guess it's time to replace it. Was thinking I should go with an SSD for Windows and a regular ol' HD for games and shit. Not really all that concerned over what's on the drive since there's nothing important on it.
Thoughts or suggestions? I know, I know, I IS DUMB, but everyone has to start somewhere!
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What graphics card/Power supply did you get?
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Can't imagine what could have gone wrong, but the current best recommendation for SSDs is Crucial's MX100 line. Depending on how many games you have installed at a time it might even be enough for your purposes (they start at 265GB).
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Was thinking I should go with an SSD for Windows and a regular ol' HD for games and shit. Not really all that concerned over what's on the drive since there's nothing important on it.
Thoughts or suggestions? I know, I know, I IS DUMB, but everyone has to start somewhere!
yeah get both
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I'm sure I fucked something up. Expected something to go wrong since this popped my PC part-swappin' cherry.
What graphics card/Power supply did you get?
Graphics card: MSI Radeon R9 270.
Power supply: EVGA 600B. This was the Microcenter guy's recommendation. Was told by multiple people that the stock 400w power supply my PC came with wouldn't be a good idea with this card.
The PC I have is a budget gaming desktop that came with an AMD processor and ATI card.
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I'm sure I fucked something up. Expected something to go wrong since this popped my PC part-swappin' cherry.
What graphics card/Power supply did you get?
Graphics card: MSI Radeon R9 270.
Power supply: EVGA 600B. This was the Microcenter guy's recommendation. Was told by multiple people that the stock 400w power supply my PC came with wouldn't be a good idea with this card.
The PC I have is a budget gaming desktop that came with an AMD processor and ATI card.
don't blame yourself m8.. could be a faulty power supply maybe?
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having windows on an ssd is :noah
three blinks from a cold boot to desktop.
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So I popped back into Microcenter yesterday and picked up an SSD, SATA HDD, mounting brackets, a hard drive enclosure, and a copy of Windows 8.1 (wanted a copy on disc), which totaled out a but under $300. My wife was not pleased with this and I felt stupid, because I had now spent around $500. That's approaching new PC price territory. Hell, the PC was $700 when I got it last year!
Decided this wasn't worth it and took the graphics card/power supply out of the case and wrapped it all back up. Will be returning everything except the enclosure (tested the HDD, which I got out of the case finally -yay for incredibly well-hidden screws- and it's definitely fucked) to the store.
Tried putting all the old parts back in and found that there were now fucked-up/broken wires. :dizzy I was extremely careful when hooking up/removing stuff, too.
I could replace what's broken, but that's just more money spent and at this point I'd rather just buy a new computer. But I feel like I learned a LOT about hooking stuff up. I was able to put everything back in within several minutes with ease.
Could just get something cheap for media/browsing and forget about gaming, but I see I can buy Dell stuff on a financing plan. A 12 month plan would mean I could get a monster Alienware easily, assuming their plans aren't bullshit and have crazy interest.
don't blame yourself m8.. could be a faulty power supply maybe?
You know, it could have been. The HDD did at least get power when I put it into an enclosure and tried plugging it in via USB.
having windows on an ssd is :noah
three blinks from a cold boot to desktop.
It's not technically an SSD, but I get the same thing from my ASUS T100 Win 8.1 tablet. It really is :noah
That's what I'm stuck with for now as my primary PC. :lol It's not so bad, though- I have it hooked up to my monitor and have a USB splitter hooked into the KB dock for my mouse, KB, and two external HDDs. Can do everything I need to but I definitely want a new PC for more gaming.
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Attempted to order an Alienware X51. Get a screen that says the credit I applied for was approved and ordered the PC.
Then I get an Email saying the credit was not authorized and to call immediately or the order will be canceled.
I call and am told that "the numbers don't match up." Apparently this means the phone number. Give them the number and am told it's wrong.
Then I call back, get someone easier to understand, and am told the credit hasn't been approved yet and they'll be calling me back soon.
:dizzy