soft beeping noise under load, possibly PSU?

[Deanodriver]

sweet, I'll get one, I can get them for $55AUD, which, IMO, is a bargain. I was expecting to pay $80-100 (paid $90 for my Antec)

I guess i'll stick the Antec in my server, then

[NooNoo]

make sure the cheaper version has the 24 pin atx plug!! I got caught out like that a couple of weeks back.

[Deanodriver]

the beeping has been fixed by moving the system to another case (fullatx one rather than microatx), however this other case is rubbish, so i'll be looking for a decent one soon.

Now just to get a nice midtower case with decent airflow for not much money.

[Deanodriver]

Update...

I've bought a new case, a nice CoolerMaster Elite RC331. The stability issues aren't as bad as they were (could also be in part due to the cooler weather). Still using the old PSU, though. However:

I still have a problem with my mouse, where it'll occasionally just die for no reason, and I'll have to unplug+plug it in again to get working, dunno if it's USB ports or the mouse itself, but I think it's USB ports, didn't happen with the old setup. This was intermittent, didn't happen for ages, then happened quite often.

I've done a memtest on the RAM, and it seems to be OK so far. However, the memory problem still persists (although not as bad) if the machine is restarted after being on for a long while. However, wait a couple of minutes, and it starts fine.

I haven't noticed the beeping, but then again, I haven't been running Folding@Home or anything to load the CPU at 100% for long periods of time.

My concern is whether the first two problems are motherboard related. I'm still thinking about buying a new board (I want something with a passively cooled chipset).

However, a mate of mine's after some Socket 939 bits for a new machine, and if my board's not the problem, I could offer him my board and RAM, sell the CPU on eBay or forums or similar, and go a cheap AM2 (dualcore) upgrade. Hopefully it's not my board.

[NooNoo]

On the usb issue, have you got the ports set not to turn off to save power?

[Deanodriver]

Well, I bit the bullet, and decided to upgrade instead. Firstly, I put the power supply that came with my case in it, which is nothing like as powerful as the Antec, and it makes a hell of a din, but it seems to work so far. Probably need to RMA the Antec, I reckon it could be the cause of the issues.

Also, I decided to upgrade, went and picked up:

Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Asus M2NPV-VM
512MB generic DDR2-667 (only temporary until I can afford a nice 2GB kit)

Pretty good for $216AUD (about $175USD at current exchange rates), I think

It's stable now, and it's fairly quick, although it needs more RAM!

[NooNoo]

You always need more ram!

[Deanodriver]

You always need more ram!

I do, and I'll hopefully be getting a nice 2GB kit in a couple of weeks (gotta sell my old mobo/RAM, a mate of mine wants it, so i'll get him to test the board and see if it's the problem). I'm trying to decide between 667 and 800, though. There's a ~$40 price difference (heard good reports about A-DATA RAM).

Soon after that, I'll have to get a new PSU, then a nice 12cm rear fan, and then, hopefully, I can leave this system alone for a while (put money towards stuff my car will need soon)