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m-singh
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12. June 2006 @ 09:43 |
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Thanks sammorris, i'll look into the X1800GTO, but after all the tests i've seen with ATI VS NVIDIA, in the games i wanna play, NVIDIA comes out on top. Especially in FEAR. Its recommended using an NVIDIA card, "NVIDIA- The way its meant to be played", lol wat a slogan. But thx for the info. Any idea on how to check my PSU's power, except for opening?
Thx in advance again.
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12. June 2006 @ 10:09 |
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Hey its me again lol!
Can someone if its not too mcuh bother spec me out the chapest yet something that will not slow down my computer harddrive around the 80gb- 120gb.
oooo and please i need an IDE hdd for now.
Sorry sammoris your last list was for a 160Gb which somewhat limited it so i am not reposting!
Cheers lecsiy
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12. June 2006 @ 10:19 |
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Trust me, other than in Quake 4, "the way it's meant to be played" is just an advertisement. In some TWIMTBP games ATi cards even come out on top. You can't really check a PSU's power unless you take the side off the case, but it'll be printed on a big label so you need only look and then close the case again. Installing a GPU is a little more advanced then opening the case! (Even if it is only slotting something in and doing another screw up, didn't want to make it sound trickier than it is with that remark). Trust me, the X1800GTO is a plenty good enough buy. Lol imho "The Ultimate Visual Experience" is a better slogan.
Sorry lecsiy, but you did post:
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Also could someone tell me were i could get a good cheapish hardrive around 160Gb for round the £50 mark cheers.
So what was I supposed to get!!!
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/97632
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/97514 (yes 160GB, but the 120s are more expensive) the same is true for WDs
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/47653
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12. June 2006 @ 10:40 |
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Sorry sammoris your right i am a stubborn Bas**** lol!!!
Also can you answer me a few questions.
Whats the real benefits of using SATA over IDE.
Also is it just like IDE as you just plug the cable in or is it very much different?
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12. June 2006 @ 11:03 |
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It's similar except the cable's smaller, and the drives often require a S-ATA power connector. If the PSU doesn't provde this, you can buy adaptors. They come free with some mobos, including Asus ones. Some drives like the WD Caviars even have molex connectors on them for you to use.
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12. June 2006 @ 12:02 |
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Also i just want to say thanks to sammoris i got the X1800Gto and it really is an awesome card to any body considering it.
really really really awesome!
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12. June 2006 @ 12:52 |
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Cheers, glad you like it! That's good to hear because I'm looking at getting an X1900GT, which means that'll be even better. Thank YOU sah for the review.
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12. June 2006 @ 12:55 |
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s'ok glad to be a help to someone thats always helped me :P
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12. June 2006 @ 12:55 |
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BuddyGood
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13. June 2006 @ 01:37 |
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I am wanting to build a new PC. I want to use the Intel Pentium D 805 for the processor, and I want to get a Geforce 7950GX2 for it as well. I would only want to overclock the processor up to around 3.5 ghz so what kind of cooler should I get for the processor. Is 1gb of ddr2 ram good enough for running most high end games or should I get more? What kind of motherboard can I get that is compatable with the processor and the video card I want? Around what kind of power supply wattage should I go for?
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13. June 2006 @ 01:51 |
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you ought to be able to swap agp ati for agp nvidia without much problems just be sure to uninstall the ati drivers
i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
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13. June 2006 @ 08:45 |
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Except of course that the 7950 isn't AGP, it's PCI express 16x. 1GB is ok, but I'd recommend two for that level of performance. Don't forget to use a beefy cooler like the Arctic Freezer 7 or the Zalman 7700/9500.
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13. June 2006 @ 13:49 |
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13. June 2006 @ 13:51 |
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See the other thread.
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13. June 2006 @ 14:07 |
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HUH?
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13. June 2006 @ 14:08 |
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See the P4 vs AMD thread. You posted the same there, and that's frowned upon.
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dougisjc
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13. June 2006 @ 18:41 |
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dougisjc
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13. June 2006 @ 19:24 |
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13. June 2006 @ 19:58 |
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All you'll need for the drive is an 80 wire IDE.
I think you'll enjoy your Athlon X2. I just built a new system using the 4200+ and I've been extremely happy with it :)
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14. June 2006 @ 00:15 |
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Excellent news nephilim, I'm looking forward to when I eventually get mine...
The mobo's fine, dougsjc it's a good purchase, especially at that price. The CPUs also good, but if you can afford it, try the X1800GTO over the X1600XT, it's a lot better performing. Other than that it's all good.
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14. June 2006 @ 00:44 |
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hi sammorris and everyone . well i pulled the trigger and ordered the AMD Opteron 175 Demark ,iam not waiting another 6 weeks for the price drop which probably isnt going to be much anyway on that CPU iam set on pretty much everything else (per my sig) other than iam going to run two harddrives one for the OS and one for my data plus i ordered the Zalman 9500 should have it up and running in about two weeks , CANT WAIT !!!!!!!
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14. June 2006 @ 01:12 |
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let us know what it's like!
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dougisjc
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14. June 2006 @ 03:51 |
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sammorris...
would this X1800GTO be sufficient?...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814241009
There are multiple different options...based on how makes it I guess?
You can also save like $20-$30 on newegg if you buy one with an "open box". Does that mean it's used, or has been returned or something? Would I have to buy cables for it?
Thanks for the advice.
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dougisjc
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14. June 2006 @ 03:55 |
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dougisjc
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14. June 2006 @ 03:59 |
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Sammorris,
You recommended this graphics card to me before...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131007
Do you still think that'd pretty solid? Or is the X1800GTO MUCH better? The one in the link in this post would save me 80 bucks or so. So the difference with the X1800GTO would ahve to be justified.
Keep in mind that I plan on using only 1 graphics card (not 2 in parallel). I don't do anything like using multiple graphics cards, multiple hard drives, or overclocking at all. I'm an old-school just buy hard drive, processor, mobo, ram, and graphics card and roll with it kind of guy. Nothing extreme.
Thanks!
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