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#1 JcBoyCool
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      The other day I downloaded and installed a program called Driver Genius which is a program that scans the whole computer to see if you have any
drivers that are out of date. Then it downloads and updates them for you. Before for I installed any of them it asked me if i wanted to make a restore point and I did. Then I installed a bunch of new drivers like one for the south bridge, one for my amd display, one for realtek audio, and a bunch more. To be honest with you I don't even know everything that was installed but I think it updated damn near everything I have. Which by the way I thought was good thing especially since I heard a lot of good things about Driver Genius. But once I restared my computer I started to have problems. The computer either randomly freezes or it goes to a blue screen that gives me a lot of info about the crash it just experienced. I tried to restore but once the restore was finished it was still doing the same thing. I am not sure how to fix it since the restore did not work so i ran ccleaner which did not work (I figured as much). Then I thought it might be a ram problem so I checked the net and found memtest. I just started running memtest and after 750% coverage it has over 8000 errors. I have no idea what that means or how to fix it or if it even has anything to due with the freezes and blue screen problem. On the blue error screen that comes up under technical information it says STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000006, 0x82E48F7C, 0x8C92FBB4, 0x8C92F790) I don't know what it means or if it is important or not so I wrote it down in case it is.

    I am running on a Toshiba labtop that has a 32 bit proccesor and has a windows 7 ultimate OS. If you need to know anything else please let me know.
Thanks for any help you can provide with this problem.


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#2 JcBoyCool
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[QUOTE="JcBoyCool"]

[QUOTE="spittis"]Get a Z77 chipset motherboard instead of that B75 since you got the unlocked CPU.spittis

Is MSI Z77MA-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS a good choice? Also if you see any other little conflicts like this one that a noob like me might of made please point them out. Thanks for your help.

Sure, I see nothing wrong with that motherboard, nor with the rest of your build.

Edit* Actually I'd get this HD 7870 GPU instead, same price, pretty much same performance and comes with 3 games.

Wow that does seem like a much better deal. The card seems to have slightly better performance, its cheaper, has 2 fans on it for better cooling, and comes with 3 games. Thanks a lot with your fixes. You got any others or does anyone else have some input?

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Get a Z77 chipset motherboard instead of that B75 since you got the unlocked CPU.spittis

Is MSI Z77MA-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS a good choice? Also if you see any other little conflicts like this one that a noob like me might of made please point them out. Thanks for your help.

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This is the first computer I have ever built and some input from people who are more experienced with this would be a great help. I already have a 1 TB HD and a 700 watt power supply so that is why they are not on the list. As for the monitor, if you know of one comparable to this one but better quality and/or cheaper please let me know. I am on a loose budget that needs to keep it around/below $1000 but lower without sacrificing to much quality would be helpful. If anyone knows of any current deals out there to get this stuff cheaper (or the deals that I see where they give you a game with a video card) please let me know.

RAIDMAX Seiran ATX-902WB Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

ASUS P8B75-V LGA 1155 Intel B75 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...

nMEDIAPC ZE-C198 All-in-one USB Card Reader with USB 3.0/IEEE 1394/e-SATA Port/HD Audio Port

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

LITE-ON Blu-ray Burner with 3D Playback SATA iHBS212-08 LightScribe Support

Dell ST2220L Glossy Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor

I appreciate any help given. Thanks.

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[QUOTE="General_X"][QUOTE="JcBoyCool"][QUOTE="General_X"]If you want to overclock your unlocked processor I recommend getting a motherboard with the Z77 chipset, (as opposed to the B75 chipset of your current pick). I currently have this motherboard and it works like a champ, but it's a little more expensive now then when I bought it. Other than that it looks pretty solid, obviously more expensive GPU's would net you better performance, but it's hard to say what changes to make (if any) since you didn't give a budget.

I am really new to this whole thing. Can you explain why the z77 chip set is better then the one I have for overclocking (which is something I intend on eventually doing). As for price I want around this level of quality for as cheap as possible. I am willing on going down a little on quality if it is a good improvement on price. Thank you very much for your input.

Well to back up a second, the motherboard is basically the director of operations that allows all your parts to communicate together, and regulates timings and voltages and such. The motherboard's chipset basically determines how much control the user has and ease of use when it comes to making changes to these operations. The difference between the B75 chipset and the Z77 chipset is the Z77 is more for enthusiasts who want to get the most out of their components instead of leaving everything at stock settings. From my experience overclocking on the Z77 is one of the easiest computer-related things I've done compared to the "old way" of doing things. Basically I just had to press a button at boot, go into a menu, punch in a higher number than the stock, and ta-da my processor was overclocked! From what I understand the B75 chipset was not designed with this much ease of use in mind, and is more for people who want to run at stock and leave well enough alone. If that is the case then getting the "k" version of your processor is fairly unnecessary, as they are designed with overclockers in mind. So if you only plan to run the CPU at stock settings forever than the non-"k" version of the processor you want would get you the same performance and save some cash. Other than that everything looks good.

Thanks a lot.
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Anyone else?
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[QUOTE="General_X"]If you want to overclock your unlocked processor I recommend getting a motherboard with the Z77 chipset, (as opposed to the B75 chipset of your current pick). I currently have this motherboard and it works like a champ, but it's a little more expensive now then when I bought it. Other than that it looks pretty solid, obviously more expensive GPU's would net you better performance, but it's hard to say what changes to make (if any) since you didn't give a budget.

I am really new to this whole thing. Can you explain why the z77 chip set is better then the one I have for overclocking (which is something I intend on eventually doing). As for price I want around this level of quality for as cheap as possible. I am willing on going down a little on quality if it is a good improvement on price. Thank you very much for your input.
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Can someone please give me input on my first computer.
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#9 JcBoyCool
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That graphics card is pretty weak for the amount you're spending on the other parts. If you're trying to have a decent gaming rig I recommend no less than a 7850 or GTX 660. Also 16GB of RAM is overkill, definitely drop down 8GB and put the the savings toward the GPU.General_X
I updated based on your input. What do you think? Also if you know of anything that is close in quality to the stuff on my list but a bit cheaper please let me know.
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#10 JcBoyCool
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Sorry, you will need to make your Newegg wishlist public, or list the parts out here, or take a screenshot of it.General_X
Wow sorry about that. I hit make it public but it didn't. Thanks for telling me.