Ordered new gaming pc

[Eddd]

I've just ordered:
Antec 900 Case
520W Corsair HX Series Modular PSU
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse, 2000dpi mouse
512MB Gainward 8800GTS, Bliss Graphics Card
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 RAM
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium OS
Toshiba/Samsung TS-H653, 20x DVD±R Optical Disk Drive
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 SLACR CPU
22" Daewoo L2200MD ,Black , Widescreen Monitor
Edimax EW-7728In 802.11n PCI Network Card
250 GB Western Digital WD2500AAKS Caviar SE16, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 9 ms HDD
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, iP35 Express, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 1066/667/800, SATA II, ATX Mobo.
TOTAL - Around £850ish

Hopefully I (with the help of some forum members) made some good choices.

[Link97]

Oooh, that looks yummy - very nice buy

[Logitech]

Nice nice

Hope to see some pics upon completion

[-iceblade^]

Looks to me like you did, enjoy the build, and post if you have any issues

oh, and give us pics, too

[hse180]

Looks like a nice build hope you enjoy it.

[TAKTAK]

aww, i was hoping to make some changes, and suggestions but that spec looks perfect

have fun with your new toy

[Eddd]

The items came to today and it took me around 2 hours to build.
The only problem I've found is that both (keyboard & mouse) of the PS/2 sockets from the motherboard don't work. hmmm... anybody know why?

Thanks & I'll post some pictures up shortly.

[aidanjt]

Because PS/2 should die and stay away forever, along with PATA, and floppy

[Eddd]

Also, the resolution is very low on my monitor although on the control panel it says it's the highest setting 1000xsomething. but in expertool (came with the 8800GTS graphics card) it says it's 800xsomething and won't let me change it from there. any help?

[Thorsson]

Surely that Monitor is 1680x1050 native?

[Whiternoise]

The monitor problem is likely to be driver related, make sure you've got the latest GeForce drivers etc.

[Eddd]

I installed the driver CD which can with the graphics card and it was working fine till i restarted it. =// I'm downloading this: GeForce Release 175 as we speak and i'll install it

[Eddd]

Surely that Monitor is 1680x1050 native?

it's currently set at 1680x1050 through the windows vista control panel, but it definitely isn't displaying that and in expertool the resolution is 825xsomething and it won't let me change that!

[Eddd]

I've installed the driver, but no luck. the resolution says 1680x1050 through the windows vista control panel but on expertool it still says it's 800x600 =//

[mediaboy]

ah.. the fun of teething problems...

drivers, hardware or vista is my guess. Or - all three of them combined to piss you off... Download the latest drivers, make sure Vista isn't playing with your mind (make sure the settings are SAVED.. I had this problem on a friends computer where he set settings quit, the settings remained set, but didn't apply themselves o.O) and if all that fails ring the people who provided the monitor and have a chat with them about native res and actual res. Maybe talk to the suppliers of GPU as well.

[Dreaming]

That's so bizarre!

A tip when setting up a new system:
install os
install motherboard drivers
install graphics drivers
install any other drivers

before doing anything else whatsoever. Always best to install the latest of each by downloading them on another PC, onto USB, then just run the installers. I have no idea why your monitor wouldn't be displaying at native res when you have just installed the graphics drivers.

Also according to a very quick google search there may be compatibility issues with ExperTool and Windows Vista which could be at the crux of the problem. Try removing it and just installing bog standard drivers first..

NVIDIA Forums > Geforce 8800 + DVI + Vista x64 = max res 1024x768 Vista / Nvidia driver incompatibility (strange though that I've never heard of it from anyone else)