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Things are NOT going smoothly in my new build. After multiple hours long sessions with Windows 7 updates, and hours long downloads of a few games from Gamersgate and STEAM, I am steamed! Then the BIG problems started! I am now getting lockups where sometimes the mouse won't move and others where it will move but clicking on any icon does nothing.
I am also encountering repeated messages where the screen goes blank and then a message pops up saying "Display driver has stopped responding and has recovered, Display driver AMD driver has stopped responding and has successfully recovered." (Yes, it says it twice with different wording). Sometimes it happens only once and then I can go on to use the PC for awhile. At other times, it keeps happening in quick succession with very little time between occurrences (e.g., less than 60 seconds). It does not seem to occur when the Windows start screen is on. It seems to happen when I try to use programs within Windows 7.
I am also having issues with Windows 7 Updates. I did a new install of Windows 7 and it said there were 91 updates available. I tried to install them all, but only 77 were successful. 12 of the 14 that failed were said to be "important". Over a few additional update attempts, 4 of the 12 were subsequently installed successfully. 8 have never been attempted since the first attempt and thus those 8 appear to be "not installed". Perhaps they have been addressed by subsequent updates that have different serial numbers. I don't know about that though. I have noticed that Windows Updates keep indicating that 2 updates are required, yet those two updates have already been installed three times successfully. I think the Windows update process is screwed up. I have now taken Windows recommendation to install updates automatically. Maybe that will help.
Another problem is with Winamp. It downloads, installs and gets the data off my NAS. However, it will not let me click on "audio" and create a "query" to create a "Smart View". It will also not let me select any of the individual sound files under audio and sometime will do strange things that I have not selected. HOWEVER, today I started Windows in SAFE MODE and then started Winamp. It allowed me to create a smart view. When I shut down and rebooted in normal mode, the new smart view (genre) was there, BUT it would not work and I could not play any of the files. So, it weorks in SAFE MODE but not regular mode. I don't know why.
So, those are the problems at this time. I am describing them all here so that you have a complete picture of the problems.
My current system is as follows:
Corsair Obsidian Series 800D, Intel Core i7 3930K, Corsair H100 CPU Cooler, ASUS Rampage IV Extreme MOBO, G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 8 stick set X 4gb = 32GB RAM, OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD, WD Caviar Black 2TB HDD, ASUS HD7970 DirectCu II TOP (DC2T), ASUS 12X Blu-ray drive, ASUS DVD-Writer 24X, CORSAIR AX1200 PSU, Corsair K90 Keyboard, Logitech G9x Mouse, 1Dell Ultrabright U2410 Monitor.
I have not installed all 3 monitors nor a PCIe sound card yet.
This new PC is a nightmare. I think it is the ASUS graphics card that is the culprit. Any thoughts?
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NEW SYSTEM: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme, Intel i7-3930K, ASUS Rampage IV Extreme, ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Corsair AX1200 PSU, Western Digital 2TB HDD, OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD, 3X Dell U2410, Corsair Obsidian 800D, Corsair H100 CPU cooler, Windows 7 Pro, Corsair Vengeance K90 keyboard, Logitech G9X mouse, 32 GB (8X4GB) G.Skill Ripjaws, ASUS DVD R/W & Blu-ray R/W, Thrustmaster T500RS Wheel & Pedals, Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog, Saitek Pro Flight Yoke & Instrument Panels, RailDriver
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