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21. January 2008 @ 12:34 |
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thanks guys... youve been helpful as always.
Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-
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21. January 2008 @ 17:40 |
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dang the boycot must be on..... and i was jst getting into this stuff too......... :(~
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21. January 2008 @ 17:46 |
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I'm still bumbling my way around the site, but I'm not getting too into the big debates at the moment, I seem to be upsetting people...
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21. January 2008 @ 18:29 |
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Well as of now Russ and Mort are still gone.
Other than that everyone else is still here.
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21. January 2008 @ 19:20 |
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Check this out:
http://h20435.www2.hp.com/
A damn 5500 dollar PC and it uses two 2900XT cards! Can you believe that?! Who the hell would buy that?
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21. January 2008 @ 19:31 |
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People who pay HP to build their PCs for them I suppose...
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21. January 2008 @ 20:12 |
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Yeah but they have cheaper configurations with better cards like the 8800GT.
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21. January 2008 @ 20:41 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
Check this out:
http://h20435.www2.hp.com/
A damn 5500 dollar PC and it uses two 2900XT cards! Can you believe that?! Who the hell would buy that?
I remember seeing that in my PC Gamer magazine a few months ago - and I agree with you abuzar, who the hell would pay that much money?? I mean, it does have the potential to break the 3dmark06 world record - only if you add some LN2 and a few sponsors.
EDIT: and btw, that watercooling in it looks kinda cheap. Those hoses are super small - and I haven't ever seen that type of CPU block before either.
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21. January 2008 @ 21:54 |
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Small tubing for watercooling just depends on the region typically. UK plumbing uses small tubes (which is much better if your PC contains any fan cooled components, and allows for good pressure off a lightweight pump). The block looks like it's from Asetek, who know how to make WC parts, and make them well.
On the whole there's nothing to mark the system down. The watercooling setup looks far better than any kit you can buy, the chipset whilst largely passive has its own fan (which will probably be loud but get the job done), the case is large and spacious, the power supply is good (but ludicrous) and it generally seems well built and designed, especially if Voodoo were involved. You can't criticise it's build at all really, only the absurd price tag it will undoubtedly carry.
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21. January 2008 @ 21:57 |
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sam, what happen to your sig?
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21. January 2008 @ 21:59 |
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Looks like he didn't wanna brag lol.
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21. January 2008 @ 22:00 |
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I removed it temporarily. It was a bit cluttery if I posted dozens of times on the same page, is there an option not to use it for subsequent posts in a thread, so I can use it say, once per page?
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21. January 2008 @ 22:03 |
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Only if you select to use it in the first post and keep with the default of not using it later on.
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22. January 2008 @ 00:24 |
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I've been doing some research, however mislead it may be. lol. Anyway looking at some of the OLDER ATi video cards I stumbled across these little jewels. Take into account that I haven't owned an ATi card since the AGP 9250 was introduced. LONG time isn't it?? lol. Here's a very short list that follows and I welcome ALL advice/help if you will in my decision. I looked at the HD3850's and I'd love to get one right now but with "restricted" finances and NO real need for something that GOOD atm I can settle for one of these or something similar. ;)
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I'm still bumbling my way around the site, but I'm not getting too into the big debates at the moment, I seem to be upsetting people...
I think that's a great idea and good policy for everyone to follow. It honestly does NO good and it normally causes more grief than happiness. If we have facts and TRUSTED info then present it and go on. If someone wants a battle then just let it go....more respect and friendship will follow that formula than almost any other in situations like these. ;) I wish good luck to you sam in life and growth during that life. I hope you understand that. :D ...c
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Well as of now Russ and Mort are still gone.
Let's hope NOT for good. I think they were GREAT assets to the PC building thread and the AD community. ;)
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22. January 2008 @ 01:15 |
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@Greenie
Go with the 2600xt...they are much better then the 2600pro...If you can swing it...Go with the 512mb version...The extra memory will help in games...
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22. January 2008 @ 01:23 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
Check this out:
http://h20435.www2.hp.com/
A damn 5500 dollar PC and it uses two 2900XT cards! Can you believe that?! Who the hell would buy that?
Dude you me tell this thing got all that stuff in it..That's crazy that's 6 or more computers in 1..that's 2 much..
http://h20435.www2.hp.com/#/tech-specs/
Done out of Here!
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22. January 2008 @ 02:22 |
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Originally posted by Lp531:
@Greenie
Go with the 2600xt...they are much better then the 2600pro...If you can swing it...Go with the 512mb version...The extra memory will help in games...
Thanks Lp. ;) link to 2600XT So you like this one? I would take any suggestions on a similar card but please try to keep it at the $80 or less after MIR. I would like to stay with ATi because my mobo supports CROSS-FIRE and that may happen someday even tho I don't need it. :)
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22. January 2008 @ 02:31 |
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The XT is good at HD/Blueray DVD playback...I have the MSI 2600XT 256mb version in my HTPC build...
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22. January 2008 @ 05:21 |
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The 2600XT's a good card. it's not stormingly fast, but if you're not a hardcore gamer, it's a pretty respectable performer, and is supposed to be very good at HDMI etc.
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GregI6
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22. January 2008 @ 08:09 |
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Rejoice!!!!!!
I got all my parts!!!!!!!!
I had to go with a WD 320GB drive(gets 5.9 on Vista) and OCZ 800Mhz ram but it's all good in the hood.
Final price was about £689
It's safe to say that you could bargain hunt more and config a similar system for under £650.
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22. January 2008 @ 09:12 |
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You could probably swing a 8600GT for the same price. They tend to be faster.
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Random5
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22. January 2008 @ 11:18 |
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I am looking to build a PC. I have a few questions I'm hoping you could answer for me.
Here is the list of items.
Dabs Value Gaming Case 520W - Black
In stock now
?78.44
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz 6M Cache S775 1333MHZ
None in stock
?182.27
Samsung 20x dvd writer SATA BLACK LIGHTSCRIBE
In stock now
?28.24
Samsung SpinPoint 320GB 7200RPM S300 16MB
In stock now
?68.95
OCZ Technology 2x2GB 240DIMM PC2-6400 Gold
In stock now
?89.99
Gigabyte S775 Intel P35 ATX Audio Lan DDRII FSB1333
In stock now
?85.64
Microsoft Win XP Home SP2B OEM
In stock now
?74.92
XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 PCIE Dual DVI XT ED
In stock now
?249.44
delivery
(11.622kg) ?22.09
total (inc VAT) ?879.68
I tried to make sure all of these items are compatible with each other, but I'm not 100% sure, I was wondering if you can see any reason why I should not be able to assemble these items without any hardware issues or otherwise?
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22. January 2008 @ 12:14 |
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22. January 2008 @ 13:01 |
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Originally posted by Random5:
I am looking to build a PC. I have a few questions I'm hoping you could answer for me.
Here is the list of items.
Dabs Value Gaming Case 520W - Black
In stock now
?78.44
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz 6M Cache S775 1333MHZ
None in stock
?182.27
Samsung 20x dvd writer SATA BLACK LIGHTSCRIBE
In stock now
?28.24
Samsung SpinPoint 320GB 7200RPM S300 16MB
In stock now
?68.95
OCZ Technology 2x2GB 240DIMM PC2-6400 Gold
In stock now
?89.99
Gigabyte S775 Intel P35 ATX Audio Lan DDRII FSB1333
In stock now
?85.64
Microsoft Win XP Home SP2B OEM
In stock now
?74.92
XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 PCIE Dual DVI XT ED
In stock now
?249.44
delivery
(11.622kg) ?22.09
total (inc VAT) ?879.68
I tried to make sure all of these items are compatible with each other, but I'm not 100% sure, I was wondering if you can see any reason why I should not be able to assemble these items without any hardware issues or otherwise?
VERY NICE. its the first person i have seen with a peryin chip. VERY GOOD. just make sure the mother board supports 45nm chips, give that exact make of the board, and as sam says, the psu will suck. id say go for a Hx50 Corsair PSU, and the GPU and CPU are fine.
Sam, the peryin cpu will do much better than the one you get.
MGR (Micro Gaming Rig) .|. Intel Q6600 @ 3.45GHz .|. Asus P35 P5K-E/WiFi .|. 4GB 1066MHz Geil Black Dragon RAM .|. Samsung F60 SSD .|. Corsair H50-1 Cooler .|. Sapphire 4870 512MB .|. Lian Li PC-A70B .|. Be Queit P7 Dark Power Pro 850W PSU .|. 24" 1920x1200 DGM (MVA Panel) .|. 24" 1920x1080 Dell (TN Panel) .|. |
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22. January 2008 @ 13:36 |
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Here's the specs of the board, looks like the the E8400 is supported.
The GA-P35-DS3L is GIGABYTE high performance platform based on the killer combination of the new Intel P35 chipset plus support for the latest multi-core processors up to FSB 1333MHz, including the upcoming 45nm platform.
Specifications
Audio Output
Audio Codec
Realtek ALC888
Compliant Standards
High Definition Audio
Sound Output Mode
7.1 channel surround
Type
Sound card
Cache Memory
Type
None
Header
Compatibility
PC
Model
GA-P35-DS3L
Product Line
Gigabyte
Key Information
Audio
High Definition Audio (8-channel)
Network
Gigabit Ethernet
Storage
ATA-133
Serial ATA-300
Storage Ports Configuration
1 x ATA, 4 x SATA
USB Ports Configuration
12 x USB
Mainboard
64-bit Processors Compatibility
Built-in
BIOS Type
Award
Chipset Type
Intel P35 Express
Compatible Processors
Celeron 400 sequence
Core 2 Duo
Core 2 Extreme
Core 2 Quad
Pentium 4
Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
Pentium D
Pentium Dual Core
Pentium Extreme Edition
Data Bus Speed
1333 MHz
Form Factor
ATX
I/O Controller
Intel ICH9
Multi-Core Support
Dual-Core / Quad-core
Power Connectors
24-pin main power connector
4-pin ATX12V connector
Processor Socket
LGA775 Socket
Supported RAM Speed
PC2-5300
PC2-6400
PC2-8500
Supported RAM Technology
DDR II SDRAM
Mainboard Features
Additional Connectors (Optional)
8 x Hi-Speed USB
BIOS Features
ACPI 1.0b support
DMI 2.0 support
SMBIOS 2.3 support
Hardware Features
All-Solid Capacitor motherboard Design
C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management)
Chassis intrusion detection
DualBIOS
Q-Flash
Ultra Durable 2
Hardware Monitoring
Chassis fan tachometer
Chassis temperature
CPU core temperature
CPU fan tachometer
CPU overheating protection
Power supply fan tachometer
System voltage
Manual Settings
Chipset voltage
CPU frequency
Memory bus frequency
Memory voltage
PCI Express x16 slot frequency
Processor core voltage
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards
RoHS
Modem
Type
None
Networking
Data Link Protocol
Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
Network Controller
Realtek RTL8111B
Type
Network adapter
Processor
Installed Qty
0
Max Supported Qty
1
RAM
Features
Two DDR channels
Installed Size
0 MB
Max Supported Size
8 GB
Storage Controller
Controller Interface Type
Serial ATA II/DMA/ATA-133/ATA-100(Ultra)
Video Output
Type
None
Windows Vista
Readiness
Certified for Windows Vista
I've taken your advice and changed the case and gotten a Dabs Value 650W PSU Black 12cm SATA. Should do the trick. I've also changed the GPU to the one suggested by sam, seems a lot cheaper and almost as fast.
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