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The (new) Official PC building thread!
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28. May 2008 @ 21:00 |
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I'd like to do that too. Trouble is, I'm not sure how to get started.
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28. May 2008 @ 21:03 |
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Drugs man, that's the way to do it.
Honestly though, what I do is based on pure luck lol. I just get lucky a lot. Lucky in finding good contacts and stuff who supply me with cheap crack... ahhhmm I mean monitors.
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28. May 2008 @ 21:11 |
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lol...
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28. May 2008 @ 21:21 |
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IMO the 1200 is the finshed article, to whatthe 900 could have been.
strudy. well built. FULLY black. cable management whore. etc etc etc.
its amazing, and its the next component im buying after a nice 24/26 inch screen.
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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28. May 2008 @ 21:28 |
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Yeah, I kind of prefer its looks to the 900. As for the monitor, Dell 2408? Samsung SM245?
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28. May 2008 @ 21:37 |
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Talking about monitors huh?
I could hook you up.
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28. May 2008 @ 21:40 |
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We're both english, Abuzar, it might be a bit difficult!
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28. May 2008 @ 21:49 |
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Mort81,
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umm, the CM 690 is not aluminum. it's steel/SECC.
I know it's steel! LOL!! I was just thinking about this case I had one time and it wobbled all over the map until everything was screwed down and installed. As you know, I really like my Cooler Master Cavalier, which incidentally has been returned to CM's product list!
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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28. May 2008 @ 21:52 |
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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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28. May 2008 @ 21:55 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
Talking about monitors huh?
I could hook you up.
Shipping would be cheaper to me boozer.
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28. May 2008 @ 22:18 |
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boozer how much woudl they be inc postage to uk?
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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28. May 2008 @ 22:43 |
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I'm selling them for 800 plus shipping. I think they might be refurbished. All they come with is the monitor and power cables. I checked and they are all under warranty by HP. This is the link at newegg(except I have the newer revision). Not talking about 24 or 26 inches, these are 30 Inches!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176071
Shipping to US: $ 96.15 with 800 dollar in insurance(at least that's what it cost me to send to Stanford, California)
Shipping to UK: I'm gonna need your zip code and town
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29. May 2008 @ 01:46 |
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Cooler Master HAF 932 - Asus Maximus II Forumula - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.00GHz - 2x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2/8500 1066 Mhz - Corsair HX1000W PSU - Asus EAH5870 Graphics Card - Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1001FALS HDD - LG CH10LS20 Blu-ray Drive - Asus Xonar D2X Sound Card - Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Speakers - Samsung P2370HD Monitor
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29. May 2008 @ 02:09 |
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NO stupid questions just stupid answers. lol.
I personally think if you're gonna go with a 64 bit OS (Windows) you should go with Vista as you're doing. ;) I like the idea of having SP1 already there. Saves one step and is worth the extra $10 to me. jm2c.... isn't worth much but hey... ;)
You're still gonna have to run the Windows update utility but having SP1 as I said should shave some time there. ;)
....gm
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29. May 2008 @ 03:18 |
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Originally posted by greensman:
I personally think if you're gonna go with a 64 bit OS (Windows) you should go with Vista as you're doing. ;) I like the idea of having SP1 already there. Saves one step and is worth the extra $10 to me. jm2c.... isn't worth much but hey... ;)
And here I am thinking that all current Vista users have to pay for the SP1 update....stupid me.
Anyway, what's the advantage over 32bit? It's faster n supports 4GB ram, but I'm worried about the driver compatability.
Cooler Master HAF 932 - Asus Maximus II Forumula - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.00GHz - 2x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2/8500 1066 Mhz - Corsair HX1000W PSU - Asus EAH5870 Graphics Card - Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1001FALS HDD - LG CH10LS20 Blu-ray Drive - Asus Xonar D2X Sound Card - Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Speakers - Samsung P2370HD Monitor
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29. May 2008 @ 03:32 |
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Just my opinion, but Vista in any form sucks! I've had to deal with Vista "Home" and Vista "Home Premiere"! First off, it's slow and nothing looks familiar in the system folder of the control panel! Not even the Icons! One I had here for repair, would sit there idling and crash. 3 times in 15 minutes. I installed a new 500GB hard drive in one and had to go through all sorts of crap calling M$ to authenticate the new drive. Bill Gates can keep his version of "Big Brother". I don't like being told what hardware, software or operating system I'm "allowed" to use. It's my computer, not Bill Gates's!
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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29. May 2008 @ 05:06 |
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@Loco
Try this case...I have (2) of them...Nice Layout...It uses all 120mm fans...
Forget the Zalman...It is not worth the money...jm2c...
Black Cooler Master CM Media 280 HTPC / Desktop Computer Case, w/ VFD Display, 120mm Fan, Model: RC-280-KKN1-GP. $129
http://www.directron.com/rc280kkn1gp.html
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29. May 2008 @ 06:14 |
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sammorris,
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hehe, now you know that 'waste' is relative.. :)
Only when it comes to Relatives! :<}
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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29. May 2008 @ 08:26 |
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Originally posted by Lp531:
@Loco
Try this case...I have (2) of them...Nice Layout...It uses all 120mm fans...
Forget the Zalman...It is not worth the money...jm2c...
Black Cooler Master CM Media 280 HTPC / Desktop Computer Case, w/ VFD Display, 120mm Fan, Model: RC-280-KKN1-GP. $129
http://www.directron.com/rc280kkn1gp.html
That looks pretty good Lp, thanks for the heads up. It will be a while before I do anything, but I'll keep that one in mind.
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29. May 2008 @ 10:39 |
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got a question guys. about HDD's and boot order.
ive just cloned my 100gb from my 250gb. i have the 100gb pluged into the mobo now not hte pci-e card i got. i have my sata drive unpluged. the puter is up and running fine(other than this 100gb is 8mb cache and is slow) if i plug the sata drive back in. in the 01 slot instead of the 00 will it be seen as the secondary drive and boot up from the 100gb that i set the jumper pin in as master?
the reason for this is i want the 100gb to be the master for now. so i can do a complete format on the 250gb and then let windows see it as 250gb now that i have SP2 installed then i will clone the 100gb over to the 250gb....
oh yea. my temps seem to be going down the longer this thing seems to be running. im now when idleing my temps are in the mid to high 40's 46-49c and the cpu temp is in the high 20's 27-29c
right now im running orthos and the temp is only 56c been running about 22 mins
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29. May 2008 @ 10:50 |
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If you're using Arctic Silver that's normal as it has a set-in period during which temperatures will decrease.
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29. May 2008 @ 12:11 |
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ok . got my hdd situation worked out. i now have the 100gb(93 actually) is set as master. is kinda slow compaired to the 16mb cache of the 250gb. but thats ok and only temporary. the 250gb is set as slave and is showing 238gb which is normal after windows takes its 7% or so..lol
hdd's working right.
OS working fine now
temps are down. everything is great....
NOT:
ran sandra again. getting that unknown error again? not sure if its the mem or not thats causeing this like last time? i havent had any problems with BSOD or shut downs/reboots ect.
every other stress test i have. i ran and everything is fine. heck in orthos i just ran the test on mem only for 45 mins no problems. i think the sandra program dont like me..lol
kinda off topic here so i will post this link to my thread.
free dvds at officdepot.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_jump.cfm/540688/4067424
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29. May 2008 @ 12:15 |
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Which Sandra test is this? I'll run it.
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29. May 2008 @ 12:27 |
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Russ, i have had vista 32-bit from july last year. not one BSOD, not one incompatibilty, and i wouldnt go back to XP.
then last month i moved to 64-bit. i didnt go once a day w.o a minimum of 3 BSODS (mostly down to Nvidia). then last week i moved back to 32-bit. no problems, untill i installed Nvidia BETA drivers. the newest ones came out yesterday, where as the newest WHQLs came out LAST DECEMBER!
the next build i do (September/October) I will not get Nvidia, however good they are, unless they sort out thier Drivers.
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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29. May 2008 @ 12:30 |
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It's not that much better in the other camp I'm afraid...
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