Hardware and Software Discussion, For bragging about your PC, or if your 'puter is misbehaving. Options

[Thomas Kaira]

Due to some recent hardware woes being experienced here, I've decided it might be time to open a thread dedicated to PC Hardware. If you have questions about what to buy, are having system problems, or just want to brag about your PC, all that is most welcome here.

To begin, a response to mALX's recent BSOD issues:

PFN_LIST_CORRUPT means that something (usually a hardware driver) is screwing around with the Page Frame Database (which in layman's terms is how Windows keeps track of paged memory, or memory being used by applications, drivers, etc.). Given your experiences, it sounds like perhaps your GPU drivers are what's causing the breakdowns.

Problem is, the drivers you have are completely compatible with your card, so I am inclined to believe that this may be a warning sign that your GPU is dying.

Have you been having any other problems related to your GPU, like overheating?

[haute ecole rider]

Well, it's done. Most of it anyway.

It took me longer to blow out the dust out of my box than it did to install the actual components themselves. The hard drives are ridiculously easy to put in. The new RAM booted up without a peep.

So now I have the original 320 GB HD, two 1 TB HD's, and one more empty drive bay. Gee, wonder what I could put in there? A Linux OS?

I've also upgraded from 4 to 8 GB of RAM.

Windows 7 was almost as expensive as the RAM, but also ridiculously easy to install thanks to Boot Camp. So now I have a HD dedicated to just Windows (one of the new 1TB's) that will be running Oblivion. Skyrim? I'm not so sure. We'll see . . .

I've just got back from the game store with my Oblivion GOTY PC disc. After supper I plan on installing that sucker on my MAC and firing it up!

Then it's modding time (loading 'em, not coding 'em!)!