- Local time
- 5:42 PM
- Messages
- 544
It seems that my Windows 7 installation is getting worse by the day on my desktop (see specs linked to my account). It is just issue after issue it seems. Now my audio is not working on Windows 7, but on my Linux installation it is which leads me to think that a driver issue has arisen. Additionally, when I click on my SoundMAX icon, it just gives me an error saying No SoundMAX audio device detected. I do not have a dedicated sound card as my motherboard's integrated one does fine (until now, but still I think it is a software issue, not a hardware issue as it is working great with Ubuntu 10.04)
My Windows 7 Home Premium x64 installation is not a clean install. I used the upgrade option as I got Windows 7 Upgrade Option for free right before it came out when I bought my PC with the equivalent Vista. I've heard since that it was a mistake to do so and that a clean install is always better (is this true? :sarc
.
Also, another question. Would updating my BIOS (which is extremely easy with the P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard) help anything at all? I apologize if any of this post seems dumb. I'm kinda new to the extreme hardware. Sometime this month will be the 1 year mark for me upgrading from entry level (*cough* eMachines w3400
) to enthusiast hardware.
My Windows 7 Home Premium x64 installation is not a clean install. I used the upgrade option as I got Windows 7 Upgrade Option for free right before it came out when I bought my PC with the equivalent Vista. I've heard since that it was a mistake to do so and that a clean install is always better (is this true? :sarc
.Also, another question. Would updating my BIOS (which is extremely easy with the P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard) help anything at all? I apologize if any of this post seems dumb. I'm kinda new to the extreme hardware. Sometime this month will be the 1 year mark for me upgrading from entry level (*cough* eMachines w3400
) to enthusiast hardware.My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- iBuyPower Chimera X58
- OS
- Windows 8 Pro x64
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 920
- Motherboard
- Asus P6T Deluxe V2
- Memory
- 12GB (2GB x6) Triple Channel DDR3 1333 MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5
- Sound Card
- Integrated Digital HD 7.1 Surround Sound
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 24.6-inch ASUS VW246H 20000:1 Contrast, 2 ms response time,
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA II 3 GBps 16MB cache
- PSU
- NZXT 800W Gaming Series
- Case
- Guardian Inferno (Custom Painted NZXT Guardian 921)
- Cooling
- Thermaltake V1 Fan Cooling System OC Proof
- Keyboard
- Razer Lycosa
- Mouse
- iBuyPower Ergonomical Internet Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 11 MBps High-speed Cable
