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Building a new PC
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28. December 2004 @ 13:11 |
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You will be WELL sorted with what you have ordered! Fans have much the same specs, unless they are high RPM, but you will get too much noise. Your fans will be nice & quiet (pretty too!) & do the job. You just don't need high CFM or RPM due to your requirements.
Quite honestly you have done a really good job in your research. Your PC will knock the spots off anything you could buy in a shop. And you still have the ability to upgrade. Not that you need too for quite a while yet!
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Biglad
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28. December 2004 @ 13:14 |
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Thanks mate, I am about sorted then :-)
What leads will I need when building the PC ??
I know I will need IDE cables which I have some of, will I need any leads for the fans at the rear ??
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28. December 2004 @ 13:29 |
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Just had a look at you case. She looks very nice for the price. I've lots of coloured fans and a UV lamp for good measure.
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28. December 2004 @ 13:33 |
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No leads needed for your fans mate, they come with it, complete with adapter leads for universal compatibility. Job sounds like a good one have you checked these out in Overclockers? here is the link;
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_IDE_151.html
I've got these ones fitted - Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE Cable (0.45m) - Blue Neon String (CB-035-GE)
Regards
Pulsar
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28. December 2004 @ 13:34 |
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You'll need a lead for your floppy too!!
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28. December 2004 @ 13:45 |
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A UV lamp would finish the job off, 2 would be better! LOL
It's easy spending other peoples' money!
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Biglad
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28. December 2004 @ 13:47 |
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Mate, your an absolute gem :-)
Where is the best place to get a UV lamp ?
All sorted now, just need to sell my laptop on ebay and I can start building my new one.
Cheers dude
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28. December 2004 @ 13:52 |
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There you go,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Cathode___Neon_Lights.html
Akasa Dual UV Cold Cathodes 1 Inverter (CA-008-AK)
To be honest, I bought mine locally. If you trawl google for PC mods sites you will see loads about!
Kind regards,
pulsar.
I tried to watch the Simpsons that I recorded earlier this evening. I now have to rewind the tape & try again!! LOL
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28. December 2004 @ 13:57 |
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Biglad
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28. December 2004 @ 14:15 |
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Sorry you have to watch it again mate but it's all in a good cause ;-)
All the best
I will let you know when I start building
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28. December 2004 @ 14:18 |
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No worries, I've tried to watch it again whilst editing a Metropolis print with Adobe CS!!
Some day, some way!! ;)
Pulsar
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28. December 2004 @ 18:19 |
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I'd agree with Pulsar here, this computer is really going to kick ass.
Good luck with your build. I hope you're a grizzled FBI Bomb squad veteran when you try to hook those damn LED connectors and power switch lines up. I have quite large hands and it can get pretty hairy sometimes, lol.
Let us know when you've finished building it and tell us how it worked out.
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Biglad
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29. December 2004 @ 00:46 |
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lol, I have big hands myself so it should be fun.
Thanks again for all the help lads, will let you know once I get it all sorted (which knowing my luck will be ages)
All the best for the New Year
STEVE
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Biglad
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7. January 2005 @ 23:59 |
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Well thanks for all your help lads, I am now sat here with my lovely new pc :-)
Works like a dream.
The only thing I am having trouble with is the floppy drive of all things, I thought you just plugged it in and that was it but no, lol.
When windows starts and I go into My Computer it names it as a 5 1/4 Floppy which it isn't, it's a 3 1/2 floppy but I couldn't get it to boot from a floppy when it starts up either.
I went into the bios and changed the floppy settings and sometimes I got errors saying floppy failed, I have it at 3.5 floppy 720k which is the only setting where it doesn't error.
The little green light is always on which isn't like my old one, it only came on when it was reading a floppy disk, any idea's ??
Thanks big time lads
STEVE
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8. January 2005 @ 01:56 |
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I have my floppy disabled on start up, not many people use a floppy, its' uses are very limited. I'm not sure why it reads it as a 5". is that not the old "A" drive from years gone by?
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8. January 2005 @ 02:05 |
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There could be a fault with the drive, the first one I got did not work at all, so much for Sony! I ended up getting one from PC world (AAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!) for a tenner.
Nice to see you got it built, guess you sold your laptop fairly quickly.
You are quite correct, the light should only be on when it is reading a disc. I have suspicions of the quality of your floppy, especially as is is trying to read all the time. Have you got another to try, or is it possible to exchange it? If not, I would not worry too much about it.
I take you have XP installed? I have never needed my floppy, hence it is disabled in the BIOS. This also helps it boot up a lot quicker. Make your first boot device HDD0, then the rest CDROM.
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Biglad
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8. January 2005 @ 02:26 |
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Cheers mate, yeah I do have XP installed.
I will disable the floppy then and probably take it out. It only cost about £3.50 so not lost much.
Thanks again lads
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8. January 2005 @ 02:38 |
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We aim to please!
Cheers for letting us know that you got it built.
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Biglad
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8. January 2005 @ 02:41 |
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I was just really grateful that people like you lads helped me out.
I put my laptop on ebay and it went in two days, somebody paid the buy it now price and even drove over to pick it up so that was great.
It's flying along like s*** of a shovel :-)
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Ralph777
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8. January 2005 @ 03:37 |
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if you paid £30 for a case inc psu, i doubt that psu will be much cop
you might want to buy a better one
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8. January 2005 @ 04:41 |
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Way to try & pi** someone off dude!, My PSU was £20 from PC world (goddammitt), she works a treat! Cheap doesn't always mean s**t!
PS, Biglad, way to go with the speed. Your PSU should work just fine!
:)
Pulsar
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Biglad
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8. January 2005 @ 06:29 |
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lol, cheers mate.
Ralph777, it's all I could afford mate at the minute, it looks a really nice case. I will see how it goes and if I need to replace the psu at some point I will do, I will have more money to spend on it then.
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8. January 2005 @ 07:18 |
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That was after my £90 antec trupower 550W blew up after 6 months too!
Waste of time trying to replace, company ignored all of my E-mails!!
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