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2. August 2006 @ 01:11 |
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The PSU is a 'Orion XP400'. I think you should stick to buing a new PSU. Better safe than Sorry. Has anyone even herd of Orion.
Dave
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2. August 2006 @ 02:54 |
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Nope. I normally recommend PSUs even more expensive than that Tagan, but for a budget PC, it dominates most of the other components cost-wise.
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PvtJoker
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2. August 2006 @ 14:33 |
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What is the difference between socket 939, 940 and AM2?
I want a new AMD dual core, does it matter which socket I get?
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2. August 2006 @ 14:39 |
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939 is the cheaper, older but better established platform. Good if you won't be upgrading for a year or so, since it's cheaper and you can get more stuff for it.
AM2 is the later platform, less experience and products for it, but it's the newest design and supports DDR2, not that that's anything to shout about.
940 is the server-specific opteron-only platform, very specialised for a new build and not really recommended.
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Kfra315
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4. August 2006 @ 08:34 |
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4. August 2006 @ 09:21 |
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you should be fine with that one you might consider the Antec-True Power 480 watt but its more money but a better PS
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Kfra315
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4. August 2006 @ 13:31 |
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Any thoughts on the system folks?
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4. August 2006 @ 13:34 |
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Yeah I still don't recommend lower cost PSUs but that's just because I'm a bit biased after having one destroy half my PC. Also don't forget you need a Graphics card. The rest is fine.
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4. August 2006 @ 19:06 |
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5. August 2006 @ 00:48 |
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Yeah, the M2V's interesting. Good CPU, good drives, like it.
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5. August 2006 @ 00:56 |
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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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5. August 2006 @ 01:18 |
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you wont notice that big of a difference between a 30 dollar sound card and a 300 dollar sound card . so if it were me i wont spend that much on one 75 bucks at the most will get you a great sound card
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5. August 2006 @ 01:29 |
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5. August 2006 @ 06:28 |
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Asus A7N8x-E Deluxe board
Amd 2800+ Barton (Unlocked)
2x 512 md pc3200. Starteck nvr heard of.
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5. August 2006 @ 07:07 |
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herrick: The difference is quite marginal really, my Audigy 4SE for £17 does me fine.
burksdb: Looks fine to me mate, you know where it's at with parts! However, you must get a different power supply. The one that comes with the case will be rubbish.
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The_OGS
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6. August 2006 @ 07:50 |
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Hi guys,
New rig! (In sig.)
I have been gathering this stuff for weeks now, scheming and laying my plans... LoL :^)
No Sandra yet, not even CPU-Z because I'm all ready to go once my Conroe shows up (ETA Wednesday 9th).
But hey, I was running SocketA, same basic rig since ~2003... I've fixed a whole lot of other rigs newer/better than my own for quite a while now - so I deserve this.
Nobody likes the E6400 but me it seems, but it will be good! It was very reasonably priced (my memory cost more).
L8R
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6. August 2006 @ 10:38 |
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That's not really true, nobody can like the E6400 since nobody's been able to get hold of one yet!
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6. August 2006 @ 11:12 |
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Hi Sammorris,
You know what I mean, everyone is hot for an E6700 (or - the Extreme!) and others are attracted by the E6300's price and availability as it is in stock 'as we speak'.
But true true, we will see...
It is a nice single-vidcard rig, a tiny fraction of the cost of motorcycles I have owned over the years. I still want a new bike too, LoL
But I'm very lucky to have never (seriously) injured myself...
Regards
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2GB OCZ PC2-6400 Platinum XTC R2
ATI Radeon X1900XT 512MB
Enermax Liberty 620W
320GB/16MB WD, 150GB/16MB Raptor
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PvtJoker
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6. August 2006 @ 15:52 |
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ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe, AMD 4200 X2, ATI All-In Wonder X1900, Corsair 2GB PC6400, Seagate 80 gig SATA, Maxtor 200 gig SATA, WD 200 gig PATA.
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7. August 2006 @ 01:45 |
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Sort of, depends on what you're using it for. The X1900XL All In Wonder is a very video-work based card. An X1900GT might be a better option if you don't do loads of video work. Geil RAM is good, but others prefer Corsair. PSU is good as is CPU. I have a 580W Hiper and it's great. They work all the way up to 630W. The Gigabyte board is OK, but I doubt you'll find better for that little.
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PvtJoker
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7. August 2006 @ 03:31 |
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I want to play some games with this PC, but it won't be it's primary focus. I saw the X1900 card for $200 so I thought that was a good deal. I like the All-In-Wonder Cards and would like to get another one with my new PC.
Is there another MB that you would recommend?
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe, AMD 4200 X2, ATI All-In Wonder X1900, Corsair 2GB PC6400, Seagate 80 gig SATA, Maxtor 200 gig SATA, WD 200 gig PATA.
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7. August 2006 @ 03:36 |
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7. August 2006 @ 05:20 |
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I think PvtJoker wanted 2 IDE Ports. Thats why he went for the nForce4 based Mober over a nForce5 based Mobo. I would go with nForce5 and buy a cheap PCI Controller Card.
Maybe it might be cheaper if you get a X1900 Based card and a seperate TV Tuner.
Dave
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7. August 2006 @ 05:24 |
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Well no because the All In Wonder cards are the lowest end of the range performance-wise, so they are cheaper than other X1900s. The X1900 All in wonder is an X1900XL.
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7. August 2006 @ 05:37 |
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