Who has a rock solid system with XP??

[Spike2000]

If you have a rock soild system using Win XP, Please post your components. Thanks!!


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[Mitzi]

My secondary machine (Athlon 750@1000Mhz, 128Mb ram, Matrox G400) is running 100% stable with WinXP. I'm so impressed with it I am considering upgrading main machine from 2K to Windows XP.

 

[xtreme2k]

ROCK stable

AXP1700+@1628/147
768MB DDR SDRAM (2*256 Crucial 2100 + 1*256 KingMax 2400)
Epox 8KHA+
2* IBM 40GB 60GXP, 1* Maxtor 40GB Ultra133 7200
Leadtek GF3TI200 @ 240/510
Promise Ultra133 Controller
SB Audigy DE
Sony 32/8/4 CDRW
Pioneer DVD 16x
SPI 350w

Usually 1-2 weeks per restart(installed some crap usually/configurations). Only forced restart during trial overclocking at beginning. Then rarely forced restart/BSOD.

 

[hausdave]

I have it running on one of my home machines and on my old-school toshiba celeron 500 laptop. It is basically win2K with eye candy. I do not recommend XP home though. I you have win2k there is no hurry to upgrade. I fyou have win 9x I would recommend getting yourself a copy of XP Pro ASAP.

 

[NeonFlak]

I have not been able to get winxp pro stable on any of my systems. The main one being in my sig.

 

[NTB]

No problems here, except for my goofy motherboard. Once I figured out what was wrong though, it was easy to fix, and this system has been the most stable one I've owned. Check the first link in my sig for the specs.

Nate

 

[Yonux]

Rock solid,. as the song goes.

Windows XP Pro and Office Pro
Iwill KD266
AMD 1200@1400 (133@10.5) 46C Full Load 1.825V Case Temp 28C
Swiftech BIG Brass 2ton HS (cant rememebr the model #, but was the big one that sounds like a jet)
1024 PC133 Atlas Ram (2 512 sticks)
Seagate 30 Gig 7200RPM Barrecuda
Xtasy Ti200 64 Meg
Sony 3.5 Floppy
3COM 905b-TX
SB Audigy Gamer
SB Inspire 5100 Speakers 5.1 <-- DOH!! Mistake Creative Labs Inspire 5.1 Speaker System ? 5300 not 5100 =)
16x DVD Lite-On
24x CDRW Lite-On
(All IDE with 36" Rounded Cables, Floppy 18" Rounded Cable)
ChiefTec DX-01BD-300W With Approved AMD PS with 4 internal Case fans


Please forgive me for any spelling mistakes,.

Yonux

Edited for stupidity

 

[Viper22]

My system is rock solid as well. Running XP Pro since its release and no problems at all. Main system is in my Sig.

Viper22

 

[Spike2000]

I have been running XP Pro with my ASus k7m/Gforce/Athlon 600 system/640 mg Ram...With serious problems. From what I've gathered it is an "Infinite Loop Problem" that is associated with my Gforce & Invidia Drivers...It looks as it some of you have a Gforce...So that confuses me even more?? Any recommendation where I look next? My MB ? I believe that I have good ram(But my Asus MB has always been finicky)....???????????????????????????????????
Thx,
Ross

 

[Raspewtin]

rock solid on my system below (spaceheater)

 

[madthumbs]

Causes of instability for me;

Halt tweak
running ddr at HSTCLK
OC'ing

Seems stable now.

 

[Nelmster]

No problems ever w/ XP Pro

KK266R
Duron 750 -> 875-950 (depends on my mood)
FSB 145-150
Radeon LE (7200)
512MB Kingmax Tiny BGA SDRAM (2x256)
Cheapo 10/100 NIC
Using onboard sound (Cmedia 4.1 channel)
Cheapo speakers

 

[Mem]

No problems here,use WinXP Pro for lots of gaming now as well,had the famous Nvidia loop error once but that`s not the fault of WinXP.

 

[bacillus]

hey Yonux, your sig says you have a set of SB Inspire 5100 Speakers!
I thought that the inspire only had the 5300 & 5700 models!

 

[Mustanggt]

rock solid for me running Win XP componets in my sig that what its there for.

 

[cbuchach]

I wouldn't consider it rock stable. The most stable system I ever had was my last running Win2000 on a FIC VA503+ and I am not quite there yet with my new system. However, my current setup, a 1200 Athlon, A7V133, Radeon on WinXP is getting there. I was having problems with my display and random lockups but fixed it by cleaning up my Radeon's drivers. Other than that I haven't had a blue screen since. Other than that, the only stange thing that I still have happen is that it locks up every so often right after booting. I think there may be something that I load on startup that is causing some problems, but I haven't tracked it down yet. So I'd place my system around eight out of ten on a "stability scale."

 

[Hulk]

Rock solid.

P4 1.5
Intel mobo
Matrox g450 eTV
M-Audio Delta 66 sound
Pyro Pro Firewire
HP 9900ci

 

[MCS]

So stable and reliable that three out of my four systems run it, with the fourth being Linux.

I see no reason to run Win98 or even Win2K anymore.

 

[Amused]

Rock solid on my P4 rig AFTER sorting out driver issues on a few parts. My Rig is in my Sig

 

[imgod2u]

P3 650@1001Mhz (154 MHz FSB)
Asus CUSL2 (i815 chipset)
384MB Mushkin 2:2:2 Rev3 PC133 SDRAM
SBLive! Mp3+
Cambridge FPS2000 4.1 speakers
Coolermaster ATC-201 aluminum case with 4x Pabst 80mm fans
Lite-On LTD-163 16x DVD-ROM
Plextor 12/10/32A CDRW
Sony SDM-N80 18.1" LCD Flat Panel
Hercules 3D Prophet 2 GTS 64MB
Adaptec 29160 U160 SCSI Controller
IBM 36LZX U160 10k rpm HD
Seagate Cheetah 18GB U160 10k rpm HD
Enermax Whisper 350 W PSU with adjustable fan speed
ATI TV-Wonder PCI

Rock solid stability, no problems yet.

 

[Wolfsraider]

ok but i also answered in motherboard forum so here:
I do 2

win xp pro/ 98 dual boot
p-4 1.5ghz
msi mobo
256 rdram
46 gb 7200 rpm maxtor
ati aiw radeon
sblive value
matsumiti dvd
matsu /pioneer cdrw
intel ethernet
lucient modem
21 inch ncd cad monitor
off of an older ncd cad computer

win xp pro/ 98 dual boot
p-3 866 mhz
cusl2-c mobo
512 sdram
40 gb 7200 rpm maxtor
ati 128 rage pro
sblive
raite dvd
3 com ether net

win xp pro/ 98 dual boot
p-3 500 mhz <dead till new mobo but my fault not xp
p3bf mobo
340 mb sdram
40 gb 7200 rpm maxtor
ati 128 aiw video
daytona t.b. sound
raite dvd
diamond supra modem
intel ethernet
17 in no name monitor


by stable does that mean not restoring after norton 1 time on p-4 machine reformated after
trying to load certain drivers to get best results oh that was end of nov or earlier

p-3 866 no reformat but 1 restore after daughter loaded a dos game same time frame

p-3 500 bad agp/motherboard slot but ran stable almost 2 months was in 98 when died lol

spike have you tried another videocard to see if thats your problem? at least try one it may get you thru until they get a working driver if it is your drivers

hate to see ya get different processor and mobo without trying at least a different solution
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looking for the perfect 10......

will settle for a stable 8 lol

 

[Jgtdragon]

Rock stable here. My Intel rig in my sig.

 

[CraigRT]

Rock stable here, Tech Support system - P3 866 with 384MB and an Asus TUSL2-C mainboard. runs VERY well.

 

[Sid03]

all three rigs running xp... p4 and tualatin systems are 100% stable, athlon is about 85% stable.

 

[Workin']

I have 3 systems running Win XP Pro with perfect stability.

AMD 1.4GHz tbird @ 1465
CoolerMaster $8 HSF
Shuttle AK31A (NB fan unplugged)
4x256MB DDR
Gainward Geforce3 Ti200/450 @ 240/500
Diamond MX300 Aureal Vortex2 (8830) sound card
Adaptec 2930 SCSI card
Linksys LNE100TX NIC
Maxtor 60GB 7200RPM ATA100 in Lian-Li RH40 drive rack
Pioneer DVD-115 16x DVD-ROM
NEC 100MB internal SCSI Zip drive
Yamaha 2100S external SCSI CDRW
Iomega Jaz 2GB external SCSI drive
Enermax 465VE-FC 430W PSU
Chieftec Workstation case
Sony 21" Trinitron, 1600x1200x32 @ 85Hz

AMD 1.0GHz tbird
CoolerMaster $8 HSF
Shuttle AK31A
2x256MB DDR
Leadtek Geforce2 Pro
Iwill 2930 SCSI card
Realtek 8139C NIC
on-board sound
Western Digital 40GB 7200RPM ATA100
Lite-on 16x12x40 CDRW
Codegen 350W PSU
Lite-on case
NEC E750 17", 1024x768x32 @ 85Hz

AMD 1.0GHz tbird
CoolerMaster $8 HSF
Shuttle AK31A
1x256MB DDR
ATI Radeon VE
Realtek 8139C NIC
on-board sound
No-name Intel chipset Winmodem
Seagate Barracuda IV 40GB 7200RPM ATA100
Lite-on 16x12x40 CDRW
Lite-on 16x DVD-ROM
Codegen 350W PSU
Lite-on case
Samsung 760v 17" LCD, 1280x1024x32