MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Here is the run - down on what I have Tried:
Ultimate Edition 2.8
liteOZ Unity --- kinda bummed about this one...
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Ubuntu 10.10
Ubuntu 9.10
and I even dug out my old Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Alternate text-line install i386 CD...that did install, and even dual-booted properly with the XP install, but after selecting to start Feisty, it runs into the same wall as the Live DVD attempts in all flavors....and will also freeze up trying to go into the repair mode before any menus pop up.
All attempts Froze at the Splash ("countdown") Screen, as all other attempts. Except for the Feisty Fawn, all ISOs were freshly DLed, and MD5 sums were all matched with corresponding DL. All were burned, and attempted, with the new Lite-On DVD MULTI Recorder, using MD5 checksum verification with K3B....
I have yet to reset the BIOS, and go through the memory settings, as suggested by Cell, frankly, because I FORGOT it....! But will get on that sometime tomorrow afternoon/evening....So what I need is a decent lower priced socket AM2 board for an Athlon x2 64 bit proc. that uses an AGP 8x vid card...That is the only other option open in the "free" processor department...it is laying around the house, here...I suppose I should have started with that one, and saved myself such a run-around.
Would this be a wise choice:
ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA Socket AM2+ Mainboard w/ AGP 8x, nForce3 250, SATA RAID, 5 PCI – Refurbished
(Available here:
http://3btech.net/asamsoammawa.html)
I know, I know...it's an Nvidia Chipset...but I have always had good results with them, honestly. As I said, my personal system always ran quick and smooth, and I played a lot of Alien Arena (made my way almost up to the top 100 within about 2 and a half Months, even). And we must not forget...there are budget restraints, here, as well. And I also happen to have 2 1gig mem sticks laying around, too, lol... So...let me know what you think...
I made a mistake, but I only had a Week to do a straight return, then all sales final, but I'm hoping they might have a little of the Christmas Spirit and do an even trade after 7
BUSINESS Days....? Got my fingers crossed. they have a 30-Day store Warranty, but the MB is in good working order, so I really can't try to use that as leverage.
OS: Ultimate Edition 4.6 gamers x64; Windows 7 x64 custom Nvidia Black edition; Linux Mint 17.3 MATE x64
MB: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P
CPU: AMD FX6300 Black (6x 3.5GHz)
CPU cooler: OCZ Vedetta with replacement Nanoxia Deep Silence 92mm 1400 RPM fan
MEM: 8GB (2x4GB) Ballistix Sport DDRIII 1600; PC3-12800
GPU: XFX Double Dispersion Radeon R7 360P-F22M 1050MHz 2GB GDDR5
OS SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
NO Storage drive (yet)
Optical Drive: LG Super-multi with MODISC capabilities(Model# hidden in new build, not gonna remove it now...lol)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-5183
PS: XFX 650W XXX Edition Grey Modular