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The Official PC building thread!
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27. October 2006 @ 09:25 |
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COOL...Thanks
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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humzaSM
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27. October 2006 @ 13:12 |
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ok thankyou everyone for all your posts i think ill just get onboard graphics and wait for the dx10 graphics cards to come out and then ask you gus which one to get. thanks again!!
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27. October 2006 @ 14:31 |
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You do realise that onboard graphics means you can't run a few games at all, right?
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Razaille
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27. October 2006 @ 15:11 |
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Hi guys I dont know much about computers but I want to upgrade it by getting a new GPU, CPU and a new motherboard, what bothers me tho is that, what do I have to consider when upgrading? Can I just get a new mother board, graphics card and CPU and plug the rest of the parts I have back in?
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28. October 2006 @ 02:44 |
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Usualy yes, but it depends what sort of board you get. You need to make sure your memory is compatible, and that the new parts you buy are compatible with each other.
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28. October 2006 @ 04:05 |
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You'll be surprised what people pay for crap on ebay, 7600GT or X1900 you'll make most of your money back once DX10 Games are actually out for DX10 cards :D I'm an AMD fan, but a Core2Duo around 3.0ghz will smoke anything from AMD. Most C2Ds are going even higher too.
P.S. Keep on mind that it looks like you'll only get 10 activations for Windows Vista, making some people think twice about actually buying it.
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28. October 2006 @ 04:36 |
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id read it was 2 after the first install, but unlimited if it was down to faults. so if you tell them that your mobo(or whatever youve changed) was broke or faulty then it wont count. i tell you m$ just want peeps to lie to them.
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28. October 2006 @ 04:41 |
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I know what you mean,
Iv'e seen people buy 2nd hand fx55's off ebay for $200 Australian more than what you buy them new!!!
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28. October 2006 @ 05:24 |
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thers an idiot in ever village, and most of em love ebay.
my previous card was a 256mb gf fx5500 i paid £28 new, mail order, from dabs.
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28. October 2006 @ 10:39 |
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@sam
Now that I've downloaded the amd driver program how do I use it?
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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28. October 2006 @ 10:41 |
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It should be an installer that you just run...
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28. October 2006 @ 10:44 |
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@sam
I did that. It required a restart for changes to take effect. Now I don't see anything different. No new program in start menu no new desktop icons. Looking on amd website for instructions no readme file with that paticular download.
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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28. October 2006 @ 10:45 |
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It's not a program, it's a driver, it's all automated.
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28. October 2006 @ 10:48 |
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@sam
ok thank you, but how do you know it's actually doing anything?
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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28. October 2006 @ 10:50 |
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Er, if you installed it, then it's working...
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30. October 2006 @ 05:29 |
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is this any good?
Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W
would like to know soon as this psu iv got now seems to have the power all over the place
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30. October 2006 @ 07:33 |
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yes thats a very good power supply , one of the best
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30. October 2006 @ 07:37 |
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I use it. it owns. Only thing is, if you have a very quiet PC and use it at its full load, it may seem a bit loud compared to your other components. As PSUs go, it's still good on the noise front, but when I've been gaming for a bit I guess mine's somewhere between 26 and 30dB. not bad, but way in excess of the 18dB it's supposed to be.
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30. October 2006 @ 07:39 |
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marsey99 ,Antec/True Power PS are top notch also
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30. October 2006 @ 07:56 |
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Yeah, and while we're at it, Corsair, Tagan, Enermax and Seasonic are worth a look.
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30. October 2006 @ 10:31 |
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good. im glad you all aprove as iv got one. love fact i dont need to use cables i dont need(and the black case and cables are nice too). doesnt seem to make any more noise than my last one, but i havent pushed it yet. i can hear the 120mm asaka amber in the front of my case more than anything as its not ment to fit there(mounts for 2 80mm) but i made it.
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30. October 2006 @ 10:35 |
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Yeah, if you're concerned, get some Acousti products Anti-vibration fan mounts, they're supposed to be excellent. I'm going to buy some soon so i'll tell you what they're like. As it happens I use all the modular cables, but that's not why I bought it lol. I do to be fair have a molex or two still left I think, but as daisy chains from fans.
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30. October 2006 @ 10:56 |
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iv only got 2 sata hdd, 2 dvd drives(molex/ide) and i used the longest molex one for the cpu fan controller at the bottom of my case, my 2 case fans are both running to the one mobo header, i stripped the wire on one removed the plug on the other and soldered them together, bit of insolation tape and job done. i only did as i wanted to solder somthing, an adapter is only £2 but thats not the point is it.
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3. November 2006 @ 13:25 |
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m$ do a u-turn
m$ product manager Nick White in his Windows Vista blog.
'Our intention behind the original terms was genuinely geared toward combating piracy; however, it's become clear to us that those original terms were perceived as adversely affecting an important group of customers: PC and hardware enthusiasts,' he writes.
'You who comprise the enthusiast market are vital to us for several reasons, not least of all because of the support you've provided us throughout the development of Windows Vista. We respect the time and expense you go to in customizing, building and rebuilding your hardware and we heard you that the previous terms were seen as an impediment to that - it's for that reason we've made this change.'
so it looks like we can istall v**ta as many times as we like.
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8. November 2006 @ 14:09 |
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well they are out.
scan has the 8800's @ £350 and £450
and the qaud cores are shipping on the 24th of this month.
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