Members,
Due to the varying nature of computer problems, one of the most important things you can provide when posting a problem is a list of your system specs. Keep in mind that the more info we have, the better we can help with the problem. Here is a list of the specs which will help us most.
- Power Supply – brand, model, size (watts) and, most importantly, number of amps on +12V rail(s).
- Motherboard – brand, model and socket type.
- CPU – brand, model, socket type and speed/frequency (GHz).
- RAM – brand, type (SD/DDR/DDR2/etc.), speed/frequency (MHz) and size (Mb/Gb).
- Video Card(s) – brand, model, type (PCI/AGP/PCI-Express), size (Mb/Gb), SLI/Crossfire.
- Hard Drive(s) – brand, type (IDE/SATA/etc.) and size (Gb).
- Operating System - eg: Windows XP Pro
If anything is overclocked, please include that information too.
Although not all of this information will necessarily be needed for each problem, please try to cover as many of the above aspects as possible, to ensure that we have the information we need to accurately help you.
There are several programs which you can use to determine all of the above specs, except for the power supply. They are available for free download here:
For a brief tutorial on how to use each program, see these threads:
All the info for the power supply can (in most cases) be found on the side of the power supply itself.
You can save yourself the trouble of posting these specs each time you post a problem: for instructions on how to fill out the "My System" drop-down box under your name, see
here.
Thankyou for helping us help you.