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ChrisBlair · 10-26-2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SPARTAN sui

However I would first measure everything just to be sure. I think it's a standard ATX PSU opening, but I'm most concerned about is the overall length of the Seasonic PSU fitting in your Dell. The Seasonic PSU is 6.3" long, if you measure from the rear of the computer to the back of the optical disc drive, how long is that?

ChrisBlair · 10-26-2013, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by nikos30

open the case and check every wire. if there is nothing wrong, switch the ram to the other slots (weird fix for many issues). if that doesnt work, then this could be a driver issue. Maybe your bios is messed up.

also, are you OC'd at all?

No overclock. Everything is stock except the extra RAM

Checked wires but didn't re-seat RAM yet

BIOS may have issue: I have had to restore the PC a few times, due to my desktop not loading. When this happens, sometimes a re-start will fix it. Other times, I need to restore.

I get a "preparing your desktop" message while booting and then a popup on my task bar: 'could not load your profile see system admin'. I've asked the system admin- that's me- and he doesn't recall restricting my access. So I assume this is a BIOS issue

SPARTAN sui · 10-28-2013, 11:17 AM

Your hard drive is failing. Make sure to backup what files you need and replace the hard drive. My recommendation is the Western Digital Black Series. You'll need a 3.5" hard drive. www.newegg.com

What's happening is files pertaining to your user profile are corrupted and can't load it properly. Your personal files are there, but it keeps loading a default windows profile since it can't load your profile. If you're not seeing your files, you can find them by navigating from Local Disk C: under My Computer, Users, than your profile.

It looks like the Seasonic PSU should fit just fine.

ChrisBlair · 10-28-2013, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SPARTAN sui

Your hard drive is failing. Make sure to backup what files you need and replace the hard drive. My recommendation is the Western Digital Black Series. You'll need a 3.5" hard drive. www.newegg.com

What's happening is files pertaining to your user profile are corrupted and can't load it properly. Your personal files are there, but it keeps loading a default windows profile since it can't load your profile. If you're not seeing your files, you can find them by navigating from Local Disk C: under My Computer, Users, than your profile.

It looks like the Seasonic PSU should fit just fine.

lol, hard drive failing

Oh wait, that's super bad

mikeyg36 · 10-28-2013, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisBlair

lol, hard drive failing

Oh wait, that's super bad

It's only super bad if you lose all your data

ChrisBlair · 10-28-2013, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyg36

It's on y s er bad i you lo e a l y ur dat

I couldn't quite make that out, I think I might have lost something

ChrisBlair · 10-28-2013, 04:22 PM

but seriously...a new HD, another copy of win7 64, a new PSU to support the GPU I want...oh, and the GPU.

mikeyg36 · 10-28-2013, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisBlair

but seriously...a new HD, another copy of win7 64, a new PSU to support the GPU I want...oh, and the GPU.

GTX 780 and 770 just got a $150 pricecut and you get 3 free games.

ChrisBlair · 10-28-2013, 04:54 PM

What about getting a SSD on my machine for my data? Not a realistic solution?

mikeyg36 · 10-28-2013, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisBlair

What about getting a SSD on my machine for my data? Not a realistic solution?

How much do you have?

SPARTAN sui · 10-28-2013, 05:10 PM

Going SSD is realistic and will pep up your system, but most people go with an SSD to run their OS & programs off and then store a majority of their files on a secondary HDD. If you don't have a lot of files and don't plan on installing a ton of program/games, you should be fine with 120GB or so SSD. If I were to get an SSD, I would get a HDD to go with it. That's just my personal preference though.

ChrisBlair · 10-28-2013, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyg36

How much do you have?

Dollars? I'm 42, single, no kids, no credit card bill, not a killer job but good enough, 16K on the car which I plan to throw 8K at after the holidays, mainly because at that time I'll have a clearer picture of what the next year holds in store for my job. If things go south well, that 8K needs to stay close to me for longer than I thought

I can swing the SSD. Or did you mean data? Too much for ease I think. The historical skins for WWII aircraft I have is a pretty big file in itself, and then the PS templates are big

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Originally Posted by SPARTAN sui

Going SSD is realistic and will pep up your system, but most people go with an SSD to run their OS & programs off and then store a majority of their files on a secondary HDD. If you don't have a lot of files and don't plan on installing a ton of program/games, you should be fine with 120GB or so SSD. If I were to get an SSD, I would get a HDD to go with it. That's just my personal preference though.

but ultimately I'd really want to then set that up for the OS, right? and then another HD for data. Like you say, I'm sorta doing it backwards AND OH MY GOD lady, either take the kid inside and smack him or give him the friggin toy, I'm sick of hearing him scream. But back to our regular programming...I have some online hunting to do right now to look at what I'm looking at, overall. Thanks guys

mikeyg36 · 10-28-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisBlair

Dollars? I'm 42, single, no kids, no credit card bill, not a killer job but good enough, 16K on the car which I plan to throw 8K at after the holidays, mainly because at that time I'll have a clearer picture of what the next year holds in store for my job. If things go south well, that 8K needs to stay close to me for longer than I thought

I can swing the SSD. Or did you mean data? Too much for ease I think. The historical skins for WWII aircraft I have is a pretty big file in itself, and then the PS templates are big

but ultimately I'd really want to then set that up for the OS, right? and then another HD for data. Like you say, I'm sorta doing it backwards AND OH MY GOD lady, either take the kid inside and smack him or give him the friggin toy, I'm sick of hearing him scream. But back to our regular programming...I have some online hunting to do right now to look at what I'm looking at, overall. Thanks guys

Yeah I meant space. Get a 256 GB for your boot drive and buy a 1 TB HDD.

mikeyg36 · 10-30-2013, 09:48 PM

Just ordered my new PC.
-Thermaltake Chaser Series A41 case
-EVGA Superclocked Nvidia GTX 780 Holiday Bundle(May OC)
-Core i7 4770k Quad Core 3.5ghz (Will OC)
-MSI Z87-G45 Gaming LGA Motherboard
-TPLink Wifi PCI-e adapter
-CORSAIR CXM series CX600M 600W PSU
-CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 Quiet Edition Water CPU cooler
-CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
-Western Digital WD Black 1TB 7200RPM
-Asus VE248H Black 24" Full HD LED Monitor

Oh and thanks to Spartan for answering my questions.

10-28-2013, 11:17 AM	#157
SPARTAN sui PC Technician Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: North Dakota Posts: 2,161	Your hard drive is failing. Make sure to backup what files you need and replace the hard drive. My recommendation is the Western Digital Black Series. You'll need a 3.5" hard drive. www.newegg.com What's happening is files pertaining to your user profile are corrupted and can't load it properly. Your personal files are there, but it keeps loading a default windows profile since it can't load your profile. If you're not seeing your files, you can find them by navigating from Local Disk C: under My Computer, Users, than your profile. It looks like the Seasonic PSU should fit just fine. __________________

10-28-2013, 04:22 PM	#161
ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	but seriously...a new HD, another copy of win7 64, a new PSU to support the GPU I want...oh, and the GPU. __________________

10-28-2013, 04:54 PM	#163
ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	What about getting a SSD on my machine for my data? Not a realistic solution? __________________

10-28-2013, 05:10 PM	#165
SPARTAN sui PC Technician Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: North Dakota Posts: 2,161	Going SSD is realistic and will pep up your system, but most people go with an SSD to run their OS & programs off and then store a majority of their files on a secondary HDD. If you don't have a lot of files and don't plan on installing a ton of program/games, you should be fine with 120GB or so SSD. If I were to get an SSD, I would get a HDD to go with it. That's just my personal preference though. __________________

10-30-2013, 09:48 PM	#168
mikeyg36 Drives: 2015 Z/28 #533 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NY Posts: 6,732	Just ordered my new PC. -Thermaltake Chaser Series A41 case -EVGA Superclocked Nvidia GTX 780 Holiday Bundle(May OC) -Core i7 4770k Quad Core 3.5ghz (Will OC) -MSI Z87-G45 Gaming LGA Motherboard -TPLink Wifi PCI-e adapter -CORSAIR CXM series CX600M 600W PSU -CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 Quiet Edition Water CPU cooler -CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 -Western Digital WD Black 1TB 7200RPM -Asus VE248H Black 24" Full HD LED Monitor Oh and thanks to Spartan for answering my questions.