upgrade problem

[MrP]

all the latest driver, cpu cooler is a zalman 9700 which i have just bought, the previous cooler was the stock amd cooler, and the results were the same for both.

i also used driver cleaner to remove all the ati drivers and then downloaded the latest cats off the amd system

all the parts work fine in my shuttle, and the psu tests ok.

with the list that dfi reccomend it seems that they all want bigger PSU's
http://www.diy-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73137

[ibrien14]

i would think its the mobo then

[MrP]

right,

update on this. bought a corsair 620w PSU to replace my akasa 400w and the problems remain (i have even downloaded cat 7.7 this morning and installed them)

i need to reformat and clean install, but can anyone offer any other ideas, tweaks, hints for me to try??

many thanks

[Blitzen]

so i have now found out.

i was tempted to have a bitch at them as my shuttle runs the same chipset (and comps if i transplant them) and that runs fine off the 240w psu that it comes with.

is it worth me getting a different s939 board and hoping, or am i still best getting a better PSU then blitzen?

Ditch the mobo imho.
The DFI, like i said, are decent enough, but there are more trouble than they are worth

IIRC, DFI are 'in bed' with OCZ and all the OCZ range are spot on for the DFI's.
I would still personally ditch the board though.

right,

update on this. bought a corsair 620w PSU to replace my akasa 400w and the problems remain (i have even downloaded cat 7.7 this morning and installed them)

i need to reformat and clean install, but can anyone offer any other ideas, tweaks, hints for me to try??

many thanks

A good 620W PSU like the one you have bought (although poor value), would power a small town. What more proof do you need that these boards are 'bleeders'.

[MrP]

LOL, so come on then, as i have already busy the bank, would you care to reccomend a replacement S939 mobo?

[Blitzen]

LOL, so come on then, as i have already busy the bank, would you care to reccomend a replacement S939 mobo?

Someone else would be better at that i think..........i have never even seen a 939 board in real life (Intel man since my trusty 2600 XP)

[MrP]

would move to intel if i had some spare cash, but i dont.