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28. May 2006 @ 14:10 |
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No. X1800GTO is better, just as cheap and supports SM3.0.
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29. May 2006 @ 01:42 |
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29. May 2006 @ 02:35 |
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Do you want Crossfire in the future? I doubt it, and hence you'll probably be better off with a board like an Asus A8N-E or A8N-SLi SE (Yes that does SLi and its nvidia but that doesn't matter, trust me, it's a great value board anyway).
A UDMA-100 hard disk?
Why?
Go S-ATA, better, faster and all that. IDE drives use old technology which although this isn't directly a fault of the bus they use, means they're slower and noisier.
RAM and CPU are good though.
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29. May 2006 @ 02:37 |
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forgot too look for a SATA drive. It's lot to take in at first, duly noted!
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29. May 2006 @ 02:39 |
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No don't worry, but it's just the norm these days. Generally UDMA-100 drives are marketed for the mininal cost savings (so why system builders use them) or for very old systems that don't have S-ATA ports. You're neither so use S-ATA.
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29. May 2006 @ 02:43 |
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Asustek A8N-E S939 nForce4 Ultra ATX
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3RWG&SearchType=1&...
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 200GB S150 (SATA)
Thermaltake VA7000BWA Shark Case - Black with Window No PSU
NEC DVD+-RW/RAM 16x IDE Black LabelFlash Dual Layer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ S939 512KB
Antec SP-500PGB
Quick opinion on this? (especially the motherboard, the other one wasn't in stock) Hopefully the final setup...
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29. May 2006 @ 02:45 |
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Yeah it's pretty good. Always best to price hunt though, see if there are any bargains.
Have a quick look through these and see which comes out cheapest (and in stock!) for you.
www.ebuyer.com
www.savastore.com
www.misco.co.uk
www.aria.co.uk
www.overclockers.co.uk
www.komplett.co.uk
www.pcnextday.co.uk
www.scan.co.uk
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29. May 2006 @ 02:47 |
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I'm using the sites buy now pay later option, so I can afford the parts ;)
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29. May 2006 @ 03:29 |
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A fair few places do those, so dw about it. Aria certainly do at least.
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29. May 2006 @ 10:01 |
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If i live in the US, can i still order a case from www.xcase.co.uk ?
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29. May 2006 @ 15:51 |
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Ah. Tbh I'd recommend XCase for browsing. In the Uk, buy from em. In the US, buy from newegg.
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29. May 2006 @ 16:07 |
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@sammorris: When you say Quote:
Where are you finding a 4000+ for 939?
I am assuming you are talking about a 939 socket; if thats correct, lets make sure were both thinking of a AMD Athlon 64 4000+. According to AMD, the all of the 4000+ processors are 939 socket types. I got my information at: http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/SideBySide.aspx?opn=ADA40...
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29. May 2006 @ 16:10 |
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Yes that is correct the AMD 4000+ is a 939 socket
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29. May 2006 @ 17:01 |
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Main System- Amd/64 3800x2 currently@ 2.5ghz. Asus A8N-E,win.xp-pro.4x1gb.Ocz platnium ddr 400,Maxtor 40gb.& 250gb.ide & 2x W.D.250 sata,Benq 1650V dvd Reader & Benq DW-1655 Writer,EVGA Geforce 7600gs,Creative Audigy-LS,Antec 750w psu. Vizio 37"hdtv monitor 1360x768@75hz.
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30. May 2006 @ 01:24 |
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The 4000+ Single core is available for 939 and in a mobile version for 754. That's how its on 754, for laptops, hence the (62W) designation. 4000s use a lot more than that normally.
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30. May 2006 @ 05:11 |
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Today, I bought the following...
NEC DVD+-RW/RAM 16x IDE Black LabelFlash Dual Layer
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 200GB S150
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ S939 512KB
Thermaltake VA7000BWA Shark Case
Antec SP-500PGB
All good?
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30. May 2006 @ 05:18 |
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Cool, Thermaltake Shark, that's a fine case. Well done!
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30. May 2006 @ 05:22 |
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...finally got something right, haha cheers
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30. May 2006 @ 11:53 |
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Lol, cool, enjoy it!
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30. May 2006 @ 17:47 |
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Quick question...should i go with the ASUS A8N-SLI Premium or the ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe??? The deluxe has 2 PCI Express x16 slots and the premium only has one! Also, do i have to buy a NIC card or does the mobo have that covered?
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30. May 2006 @ 23:30 |
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i would go with the Deluxe nicer board all the way around and its def. a better borad to OC with. NIC card is with the board yes
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31. May 2006 @ 01:24 |
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No, out of those choices go Premium, it's far better.
I think aabbccdd you're thinking of the A8N32-SLI Deluxe, not just the A8N-SLi. The 32x Deluxe is an utter nutter of a board, but the best oen overall unless you crave SLi is the Premium.
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31. May 2006 @ 22:10 |
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So it doesnt matter that the Deluxe has 2 PCI Express x16 slots and the Premium only has 1? What makes the Premium so much better?
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31. May 2006 @ 23:44 |
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I think you only need two PCI-E slots if you wanna run dual graphics (not 100% though)
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1. June 2006 @ 01:37 |
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The A8N-SLi Premium has two 16x slots for SLI just like any other SLI board.
Look, here's the rundown of the models.
A8N-SLi SE. Basic board, still supports SLI fine.
A8N-SLI Deluxe. Slightly more advanced, supports SLI.
A8N-SLi Premium. Has even more features and a fanless chipset cooler, supports SLI.
A8N32-SLI Deluxe. Notice the 32, this also runs sli, but can run it marginally faster because it supports two 16x lanes, most boards with 2 16x slots pass them through a single 16x controller, so the end result is two lots of 8x. As of yet, however, there's no great advantage in getting a 32x SLI board.
I'd recommend the third, the SLI Premium. The 32-Deluxe is also fanless, but in order for that to give you 32x SLI, it uses two nForce 4 chipsets (basically small processors) that put whopping amounts of heat into your case. The Premium only needs 1 and it has pretty much all the features that the 32Deluxe has.
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