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The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition
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8. February 2010 @ 06:01 |
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Well...now I bite my nails for a few hours, then click the buy button LOL! Really leaning toward it too. I'm curious how the SSD will effect GTA IV. Can't wait to try it :D I figure I buy this one now, and Raid 0 another one, in a few months or so.
I stepped back the PSU, because I don't think I need a SUPER PSU yet, and the modular design I can live without for now. If it can handle sli/crossfire, and its 85% efficiency, I think I'll be safe for a while LOL!
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8. February 2010 @ 08:16 |
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Question or 2 here
1. does a guy that works for UPS still get charged UPS charges on deliveries??? lol
2. im trying to format my seagte 250gb hdd. windows wont let me do it just by clicking on the drive then right click and hit format. it says i need to close all windows useing that drive first. i dont have anything running off that drive. so i got out my seagate disc and am going to clone that drive with the one im useing now.. ive done this before with no problems,BUT this time it looks wrong. ive choosen the source drive and then the destination drive. but in the next step it shows the sorce drive as both. here is what im talking about.
then when i hit next it does show the steps a little better disc 3 is the source drive and disc4 is the destination. id say this is correct right?
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8. February 2010 @ 08:20 |
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Rob - haven't used that program before.But it looks to me that the first screenie is simply stating that the destination drive will be known as C: (reasonable, just disconcerting!). The second screenie seems to give confidence that drive 3 -> 4 is actually what is happening (as long as 3 is actually the source drive!).
I only trust Windows to format USB sticks and SD cards these days. For formatting a hard drive i prefer to use a linux live CD, or if the hard drive in question is on a multi-boot PC i'd boot into a linux partition and mount the Windows hard drive, format it and then go back into Windows. At least that way Windows hasn't 'got a gold' on the drive while you're trying to format it.
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8. February 2010 @ 08:35 |
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yea after looking at it a little bit more i agree with you it is going to do what i want it to do and clone my WD drive(disc 3) to my Seagate drive(disc 4).
I'm not gonna get my new WD3200AAKS until wed, and then prolly not get WIN7 loaded on it until this weekend. so i want to have both systems up and running so ill just clone the drives and go from there. once i get windows 7 installed and into the new rig i hope this is the last time i have to format in a long time.
i am anxious to get the E8400 back in here and fired up again.
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8. February 2010 @ 08:59 |
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up and running on the cloned seagate drive now. easy peasy...lol
well do i shut it back down and take the Q9550 and vendetta 2 of and put back on the E8400 and CM hyper TX2?? that might be this afternoons project..lol
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8. February 2010 @ 11:54 |
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" I haven't read any reviews stating that the HEC PSU fried other components. That is fairly rare when PSU's do that... *knocking on wood*"
not knocking on wood, lying. Very common that low quality PSUs do that. You just have to exceed their capability. Who knows what that might be?
Will: Coolmax PSUs are definitely in the 'destroy systems' bracket, as I know people that have had it happen. The system you use it in just happens to not use enough power to make the unit go pop. You're on borrowed time.
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8. February 2010 @ 12:18 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
" I haven't read any reviews stating that the HEC PSU fried other components. That is fairly rare when PSU's do that... *knocking on wood*"
not knocking on wood, lying. Very common that low quality PSUs do that. You just have to exceed their capability. Who knows what that might be?
Will: Coolmax PSUs are definitely in the 'destroy systems' bracket, as I know people that have had it happen. The system you use it in just happens to not use enough power to make the unit go pop. You're on borrowed time.
Well maybe someone will listen to that... LOL
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8. February 2010 @ 12:59 |
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Lying? Umm...no. LOL!
Actually, I'm probably just gonna end up shelving the HEC supply for a short term backup. If the seasonic lasts as long as I hope it does, I may never have to use the HEC supply :)
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8. February 2010 @ 14:40 |
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Oh yah. My equipment is on its way :D 80Gb SSD, Amd's flagship, etc. And now, $h!t is gonna hit the fan. As it always does when I spend absurd amounts of money LOL! My car will undoubtedly require something. It's my luck LOL!
Rob, UPS benefits won't allow us to save on shipping. I think once upon a time they did, but people took advantage. E.g. bringing in other peoples stuff to ship. I guess I can understand their reluctance to give us that benefit. It sucks, but I understand ;)
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8. February 2010 @ 14:59 |
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Then you're definitely ahead of me. No sign of the bursary I was promised... Will call them tomorrow and check they haven't suddenly decided I'm ineligible again...
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8. February 2010 @ 22:19 |
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Originally posted by Estuansis:
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Estuansis, Are you saying that any one machine, windows 7 serials can only be used 3 times before a red flag? Surely I misunderstood you LOL!
Surely you did ;P
I'm not sure about the full commercial version of Win 7. But my copy is a student version. I get to keep it even after I'm through with school, but it is only good for 3 reinstalls on one machine. I'm sure you can use it on other machines, but the idea is 3 installs period. You can only use one at once.
What happens when you try to install for the fourth time? Technically I can't reinstall my "upgrade" version but it will accept the cd key again if you change a value in the registry.
Originally posted by omegaman7:
Can't seem to get puppy to work. Not sure if it was a bad disc, or whether my hardware isn't supported or not. People with similar boards run it though. And my manual doesn't mention anything about booting from USB drive. I'll figure it out though. I don't usually give up easily :p
If the problem is it won't boot from the USB try the other MBR's. The one the author suggests is the one that worked for me.
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9. February 2010 @ 02:32 |
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What happens when you try to install for the fourth time? Technically I can't reinstall my "upgrade" version but it will accept the cd key again if you change a value in the registry.
Well I don't know as I'm only on the first install. But I would assume it tells me that my key is expired and to call MS to pay for a new one. At which point I obtain another copy from an "alternative" resource ;P
Oh yeah saw this a few pages back and must have completely missed it.
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Oh yeah did a new mod today. Put Dual Shock 3 joysticks on my corded 360 pad. Can be changed out easily too if I want to switch back. Very cool :P
mpre about this please!
http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=925
The site is just awesome. I also got my X-Clamp repair kit from there and saved an otherwise dead Xbox. Been playing it a couple hours a day for the past few weeks and it runs great. Also bought the updated cooler from there + the 12v fans so my Xbox runs ultra cool now :)
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9. February 2010 @ 08:26 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Oh yah. My equipment is on its way :D 80Gb SSD, Amd's flagship, etc.
You will like the SSD. I compare standard HDD vs. SSD to running Windows XP with 256mb vs. 2GB RAM.
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9. February 2010 @ 10:22 |
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well if i may quote David Lee Roth "well guess whos back in circulation?"
went in like a jewl, came up a swinging like a champ
out side of bumping the mem volts to 2.1v and setting the mem strap to 2.00D all is in auto. back to the 36c temps..lol but not to bad with me paste on it and all. artic silver 5. gonna get me some OCZ Freeze for the Q9550 again. i think it like that better then AS 5.
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9. February 2010 @ 10:31 |
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oman, im sooo jelous that you have the SSD! congrats!
remember when you install, dont intall chipset drivers, let windows 7 do that as the chipset drivers wont allow trim to work, but win7 drivers will, AND update to intels latest FW for a big speed boost and trim support. plus if you raid0 trim wont work unfortunately
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9. February 2010 @ 12:26 |
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well with all the snow we have goten so far.5-7in and more to come down until it stops around 10:00pm tonight i dont know if i will get my stuff today or not??? :(
here is what it looks like out my front window.
SNOWED IN
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9. February 2010 @ 12:29 |
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Yikes, that reminds me of a few weeks ago here :S
A small amount of snow was forecasted here overnight, but all we really got was a tiny bit of frost. Not so further south though from what I hear.
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9. February 2010 @ 12:34 |
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Originally posted by shaffaaf:
oman, im sooo ejkous that you have the SSD! congrats!
remember when you install, dont intall chipset drivers, let windows 7 do that as the chipset drivers wont allow trim to work, but win7 drivers will, AND update to intels latest FW for a big speed boost and trim support. plus if you raid0 trim wont work unfortunately
I read about that before I bought it. One day, I will Raid 0, but not yet. Trim and firmware is something I will be watching and reading about regularly! ;)
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9. February 2010 @ 12:37 |
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down in the bend by the yellow arrow sign. there is now a wreck there and the police or right in the middle of that bend..LMAO it happens there everytime it snows. i bet they put up guard rails there 15 times a year..lol.. sorry to get off topic all. thought it was some good entertainment.. ill take that pic down and put up a link to it.
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9. February 2010 @ 12:45 |
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The TRIM firmware argument is also something that makes me glad I'm still waiting on purchasing an SSD. I still think the Intels are the best performers, but would like it that when I buy one, it comes with the TRIM firmware as standard.
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9. February 2010 @ 12:57 |
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300$ is a lot of money to spend on a technology still in its infancy. I got impatient LOL! Nah, Its close enough for me for now. I've been reading reviews and ways of optimizing them, and decided I can baby it. Essentially, minimize the writes the disk incurs.
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9. February 2010 @ 13:34 |
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peopel spend $300 on other components every day, that wont make much difference, where are for your computer life the SSD will probably be the biggest upgrade you can have.
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9. February 2010 @ 13:46 |
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I think you're overplaying the role of the SSD a bit...
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9. February 2010 @ 13:51 |
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i doubt it. eeryday use one will notice a much snappier computer moving to an SSD rather than gettign more ram or a new mobo or overclocking a CPU or even a new CPU (well unless one is going from a P4 :P)
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9. February 2010 @ 13:53 |
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Considering how well Windows 7 runs with just a 7200rpm drive, I don't think it's as stellar an improvement as you think. If you have any less than 2GB of RAM, I would say upgrading memory would be a priority for most people. Of course, systems with less than 2GB aren't that common these days.
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