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The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition
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6. January 2009 @ 19:54 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Around $200 I expect, they aren't worth any more.
$160 for the 920 and $283 for the 940 are the last figures I've seen on the net! Whether it's worth it or nor remains to be seen!
Russ
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6. January 2009 @ 20:07 |
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in my opinion doesnt run that smooth
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I have never bought intel
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6. January 2009 @ 20:34 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
:D <------ AMD FANBOY as if you couldnt guess. 200$ SOLD!!! I'll consider intel when I have money to throw away, LOL :D I mean no offense, just havnt seen anything to warrant my spending more on a brand that just in my opinion doesnt run that smooth. I suppose Creaky's posts are enough for me to consider them though. His encode times sound INCREDIBLE!!! I have never bought intel, I have NO right to bash them. Pretty unimpressed with their single cores though :(
omegaman7,
The smooth you talk about is one of the things I like most about the AMDs. Things just happen on the desktop quicker, with very little delay unless it's something extremely large. Things like YouTube videos seem to be up and running a good bit faster on the 4800+ than they do on my E6750. Whether that has something to do with my Duff CPU I don't know, but I will find out shortly when the new chip arrives.
BTW, To All: Be aware that if you are shipping anything to Intel for RMA, you may have a problem shipping with UPS! They recently changed their database over to USPS's database. I could not ship from my office as the software wouldn't accept the address. I had to take it into a UPS store to get it shipped, at a cost of $4.50 more. Furthermore, if UPS offers you an alternative address, Intel may never get it!
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7. January 2009 @ 00:37 |
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Russ, got a question, remember I ordered some corsair ram for my hp and gateway, the hp rams came in, I got 2 1gb, now I see I have 4 slots, two of them are filled with 512's slot 1&2, now, how do I do this, should I fill slot 1&2 with the 2 1gb and 3&4 with the 512's.
I would think thats the way to go but I need to make sure before I do, please and thank you. Oh yeah, they both came with rebates, what a pain in the ass.
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7. January 2009 @ 01:09 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
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in my opinion doesnt run that smooth
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I have never bought intel
Lol
The reason I can say that, is because my mother, a friend, a brother have had them. They ALL bottlenecked! Says a lot in my opinion :)
Russ, Thats interesting about UPS. I work at UPS. Gonna have to look into that, and see whats up
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7. January 2009 @ 01:16 |
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Originally posted by FredBun:
Russ, got a question, remember I ordered some corsair ram for my hp and gateway, the hp rams came in, I got 2 1gb, now I see I have 4 slots, two of them are filled with 512's slot 1&2, now, how do I do this, should I fill slot 1&2 with the 2 1gb and 3&4 with the 512's.
I would think thats the way to go but I need to make sure before I do, please and thank you. Oh yeah, they both came with rebates, what a pain in the ass.
Fred,
What model is the MB? Check your PMs.
Russ
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7. January 2009 @ 01:17 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Originally posted by sammorris:
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in my opinion doesnt run that smooth
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I have never bought intel
Lol
The reason I can say that, is because my mother, a friend, a brother have had them. They ALL bottlenecked! Says a lot in my opinion :)
Russ, Thats interesting about UPS. I work at UPS. Gonna have to look into that, and see whats up
omegaman7,
Good for you. let me know what you find out. Would you like the address in question?
Russ
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7. January 2009 @ 02:35 |
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OK Russ, I sent you my pm reply, hope my info helps.
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7. January 2009 @ 04:45 |
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Hello guys,
been a while since i posted on here,
anyway i was wondering if any of you guys has a good recommendation for a good PCI wireless adapter card. My current Airlink Wireless N is pretty much useless, as connection keeps slowing waaaaay down every 5 minutes.
I found this d-link PCI-Express x1 adapter, but its pricey and i'm not sure if it works well.
If you guys have any good experience w/ a card, let me know!
Thanks
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7. January 2009 @ 06:36 |
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Everything I read about UPS in the US sounds terrible, and they're not much better in the UK either. By contrast I have been very impressed with USPS, I've had a number of international shipments, and every one arrived within a week of the send date.
Omegaman: Single cores and Multi-cores are worlds apart, that's where the difference is, not Intel vs AMD. For what it's worth, my X2 4200+ compared to my E4300 both stock, while still comparable processors, the 4200+ felt a lot quicker. However, I never ran any objective tests - the E4300 system now has a slower hard disk, and usually the E4300 was overclocked heavily and far surpassed the 4200+, so on the few rare occasions when I left it underclocked, I may have been over-exaggerating the difference. One thing's for sure, the 'snappiness' you get from a system really does have a lot to do with the hard disk you use. I had a standard 8MB cache WD2500AAJS as my OS drive for a while, the speed of my system then compared to when I put the Raptor back was alarming.
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7. January 2009 @ 06:37 |
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Sorry russ. Totally spaced it. We had other problems in are facility tonight. One of the hubs in our area had a roof colapse due to the weather, so we had to run their volume. One heck of a night, LOL. Shouldnt need the address. I dont think thats necessary for WHY? We'll see.
Hope I can work work work, and save some money for my next build. Itching to build that quad system, maybe even octuplet, since supposedly gen2 phenoms address a past complication with pairing them up. Any thoughts on that? Could you imagine...8 Cores! :D :D
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7. January 2009 @ 06:40 |
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The Core i7 CPUs have hyperthreading, so they can technically appear as 8 core CPUs already... :P
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7. January 2009 @ 06:41 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
One thing's for sure, the 'snappiness' you get from a system really does have a lot to do with the hard disk you use. I had a standard 8MB cache WD2500AAJS as my OS drive for a while, the speed of my system then compared to when I put the Raptor back was alarming.
Couldnt agree with you more on that one. My 5000aaks is awesome, My raptor is awesome(Though Failing :( ), My FALS 1TB drive is FRIGGIN NUTS!!! :D
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7. January 2009 @ 06:43 |
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I was very tempted to get a FALS, but for now can't stomach the price. It could be an interesting replacement for one of my 750s though.
Which Raptor do you have that is failing? Is it a 150 by any chance?
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7. January 2009 @ 06:47 |
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120 Right now (LINKY) When they first arrived I payed 240. It was worth EVERY penny! Love that 32mb Cache. It actually averages quicker than my failing raptor, And Ive heard that it tries to keep up with the Veloci!!! :D
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7. January 2009 @ 06:50 |
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Heh, $120 is all well and good, it's £89 here. Believe it or not, only one of my dozen HDDs has ever cost me more than that, a Samsung HD400LJ back in 2006.
Also, see my edit above.
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7. January 2009 @ 06:59 |
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Originally posted by mrk44:
Hello guys,
been a while since i posted on here,
anyway i was wondering if any of you guys has a good recommendation for a good PCI wireless adapter card. My current Airlink Wireless N is pretty much useless, as connection keeps slowing waaaaay down every 5 minutes.
I found this d-link PCI-Express x1 adapter, but its pricey and i'm not sure if it works well.
If you guys have any good experience w/ a card, let me know!
Thanks
I've had good succes with USB wireless adapters, but mostly Linksys and Netgear. However, there is a ENCORE ENUWI-G2 IEEE 802.11b/g USB 2.0 802.11G Wireless Adapter Up to 54Mbps for $14.99. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180017
Never heard of an Encore, but the price is certainly good.
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7. January 2009 @ 06:59 |
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No, I wish it was, however at the same time I wouldnt want it failing LOL. Model (WD740) Bought it off ebay. For some comparisons. Windows started getting errors though. Not entirely convinced it was the drive though! But s.m.a.r.t. does yield a few bad sectors, sooo....
Im afraid I havnt worked with wireless cards, YET. And I use the word YET, VERY stongly LOL. I love playing with new technologies :D
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7. January 2009 @ 07:01 |
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Bad sectors aren't necessarily curtains for a drive if they can be reallocated. If all the sectors have been reallocated, then it's pretty much a goner. What's the date of manufacture? If it's in 2005 or later you're in with a chance of an RMA, though they may want the original proof of purchase if it's before JAN 2006. The reason I say you can do it before is that I bought my WD360GD in June 2006 and yet its manufacture date is in 2004!
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7. January 2009 @ 07:04 |
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Jan 25th 2006. But as I said, ebay. Its all good. I picked it up for 40 dollars I think.
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7. January 2009 @ 07:05 |
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Try replacing it, and be damn quick about it, it's legitimately covered under warranty for another 18 days. When I RMA'ed a drive I wasn't asked for proof of purchase from WD. Get it done!
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7. January 2009 @ 07:08 |
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@mrk44 - i think you're only after Draft N but just in case 54g will do, i can't recommend Linksys WMP54G (olde worlde PCI) cards highly enough. There's 2 or 3 chipsets, RT2500, RT61 and if there's another it escapes me, basically they are excellent (and cheap) cards and more importantly they are very well supported in Linux if that's your bag.
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7. January 2009 @ 07:11 |
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Try and stick with 54g if you can, it seems a lot more stable than N. There are a lot of solid 54g wireless adapters out there.
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7. January 2009 @ 07:12 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Try replacing it, and be damn quick about it, it's legitimately covered under warranty for another 18 days. When I RMA'ed a drive I wasn't asked for proof of purchase from WD. Get it done!
Yah think so huh? Ehh... I'll think about it. I have an 80gb hard drive thats pushing 8yrs old thats holding 90% fitness 90% performance (WD). I will never buy anything else. I bought a seagate a few months back for the first time, and it started failing inside a week. My current WD drives may quite possibly be the last mechanical drives I buy. REALLY wanna look in to Solid State! Heard pretty good things about a paticular model. :D
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7. January 2009 @ 07:15 |
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I still don't feel confident in Draft N yet, though i'm a regular over at the DD-WRT forums and always have my ears open for decent Draft N routers. Am completely happy with the four 54g router setup i have currently, but am always looking out for success stories on cheap Draft N routers that are DD-WRT compatible.
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4 node (v23 sp2) WDS network over WPA2 comprising 2x Buffalo WHR-G54S's, a WRT54G v5 and a WRT54G v2 - All 100% stable for over a year so far; also i have a spare dd-wrt router WRT54GS v6 using v23 sp2 too. Plus i use a Buffalo WHR-G54S with (you guessed it) the same version of DD-WRT at g/f's place.
Always on the lookout for more routers though, it's rude not to.
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