newguy5
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yeah, there is nothing. i am going to call ecs. perhaps there is just a built in speaker, or maybe the onboard sound serves as the internal speaker also. is that possible?
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yeah, there is nothing. i am going to call ecs. perhaps there is just a built in speaker, or maybe the onboard sound serves as the internal speaker also. is that possible?
The supply is your main problem there. You should have a 24 or 20+4pin main power connector seen on it along with an additional 12v power feed. It sounds like iyou are running an older type atx supply with the 20pin main and only have an auxillery feed not the cpu supplier seen from Socker 939 boards on. This also includes Intel as well as AMD boards. I had to shelf an older 430w Antec model when dumping the old Socket A board.
If you ever bother to read fully you would have known I didn't specify any AM2 boards! I stated "asked to look at two boards". That was two brand new boards in a row that were defective. The third being a different model worked. The idea of a defect board there was one thing to consider until the mention of what sounds like a smaller and older style supply. Just about all boards now count on the extra 12v feed in order to run.
newguy5
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that makes perfect sense. i do believe the problem is likely what you mention now that i think about the circumstance. i will go to fry's and buy another 400W+ PSU to hopefully fix this issue. i am going to be rebuilding tonight.
but, what do you think about this strange deal with no internal speaker? i certainly would like to resolve that issue before i turn the computer on once i finish building it today.
The first thing to do is look over specifications on different makes and model supplies to note the 20+4 and 24pin models. Most are above the 450w size. The smaller 350w to 430w models are often 20pin while some newer ones will see the correct 20+4 and additional cpu plug. When trying the old 430w supply on the Socket 939 board in use now nothing happened.
The full use of 24pins as well as the four wire cpu plug saw need. On the 20+4pin plug four of those are on a smaller slid off plug for using the newer style supply on older boards with 20pin sockets on the board for the power. OCZ is one brand that has their universal connectors even for server boards(BTX type). Take a look at the connectors on your's when making the comparison.
The full use of 24pins as well as the four wire cpu plug saw need. On the 20+4pin plug four of those are on a smaller slid off plug for using the newer style supply on older boards with 20pin sockets on the board for the power. OCZ is one brand that has their universal connectors even for server boards(BTX type). Take a look at the connectors on your's when making the comparison.
Jet
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I've never heard that ECS is made by Fry's. That would be interesting. You have any articles I can read?
newguy5
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That's a good one for the night here!I never heard of a vendor manufacturing their own boards while some offer assembly of custom cases "after" you first select the hardwares to go in it. Frys is nothing more then a vendor there.
i've been using ecs motherboards for a long time and never had many problems with them. they aren't made by fry's either.
fyi, i got the mobo and a 3500+ athlon 64 for $100 brand new from fry's.
and btw, i bought a new PSU that has 430 watts and now the computer runs fine.
I put them in about the same categorie as PCchips and Asrock. Better brands are Gigabyte, Asus and DFI
newguy5
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yeah, i knew they weren't the best. but it's hard to turn down a mobo/cpu combo for $100 when fry's sells the processor BY ITSELF for $105.
but when i turned my computer on for the first time, after i updated a few things, i started to play Far Cry at "very high" video detail. for the first few minutes there were very brief lagging moments where if i was turning side to side the screen would freeze for an extremely short time, but i could notice it.
i played some other games and didn't notice that problem, and as i kept playing Far Cry i didn't notice the problem anymore. any ideas what could have caused that initially? i just don't know if that's a sign of a lagging processor altogether or if that's easily explainable.
Thats not to bad of a deal, as far as the lag goes, if it just did it one time I would not worry about it. Might have been the first time the game loaded or a program kicked in in the background for a minute.
ECS has worked out better for several over complaints heard on other lesser quality makes like Asrock and accessories like Rosewill. blahhhh!
! The top three found here for specifications are actuall Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI when going to look over varying models. DFI and Abit while good brands in their own rights lag behind in many ways. The best online support and easiest to use however is limited to Asus. You can find bios updates and drivers easily enough for any of them but something like user manuals? I'm still trying to locate one for an MSI ms-7150! The product and support sites don't list the micro atx model there!