woaw complicated :) Im not going to overclock my new rig, ill be happy the way it is.
I do home DVD encoding and Video Editing yeah, so I really think I should stick to the Quad Core. The ability to mulit task whilst gaming would be a real benefit!
Good to know that fan was underpowered as...
One final question.
Im not sure of the significance of this, but I thought it was sensible to ask!
If you look at the processr it says 95W:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products...75%29+?productId=33656
'Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.6GHz 95W (OEM 775)'
I matched this to the supported...
Thats great to hear, ive never done dual card, never had the need so I think ill stick with that motherboard, GA-EP45-DS3R, and stick with the GTX 260!
Excellent.
Oh, ive decided to stay with the Q6700 and drop down to 800MHz ram.
Ah right, interesting! So if ive got that right, crossfire is the ATi equivalent of Nvidias SLi?
Could you recommend a GA-EP45-DS3R equivalent that would allow SLi? Do motherboard only have Crossfire or SLi?... have these companys done a deal with ATi or Nvidia or do certain boards do both...
Thanks guys, this is exactly the advice I need!
I think ill stick with the p45 mobo, the Radeon 4870 1GB does seem to be very similar in price. Ive always had Geforce cards and my last card was EVGA... no problems at all. Personal preference I think ill stick with the Geforce, reading the...
Thanks for the reply.
The WD 640GB does appear to only be a few pounds more expensive, I think I will go with that:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144339 - £48.54
Yeah I tried to find the processor retail but the OEM appeared to be the better deal... however I will have another look...
Hopefully the right forum this time : ) After deciding that Dells XPS systems arnt that great value for money I have decided to build my new PC myself.
Here are the parts I hope to get:
Graphics Card -
EVGA GTX260 896MB @ £209
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147801
- RAM -
Corsair...
No opinions?
Im pretty pleased with the choices, however I am slightly unsure about the motherboard. People on this forum seem to like it, and at that level im sure they is very little difference between them.
Im keen to purchase as soon as possible, hopefully this weekend!
Update 2 : )
A friend recommended these parts, slightly different to the ones I choose but I think its a better PC:
- Graphics Card -
XFX nVidia GTX260 896MB @ £207.98
(from http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx as of 07/11/2008)
(product page...
Update:
Just found you can get the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.6GHz for about £15 more:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products...+775)+?productId=33656
With a fan of course...
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product....nk+Fan+PWM+Fan+%26+EBR
I have posted on the graphics card forum recently asking about card changes to the Dell XPS offer. However after phoning up Dell they gave me 2 options: Intel Q6600 Quad, 8800GT with decent everything else for £700, or Intel Q6600 Quad, dual 8800GT with decent everything else for nearer £900...
I am looking to purchase a new PC and I would very much appreicate some graphics card opinions.
The specs are... it is a Dell XPS Desktop...
- Intel® Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (2.40GHz, 1066MHz, 8MB cache)
- Vista Home Premium
either - 3072MB 1067 MHz DDR3 SDRAM... or... - 4096MB...
Thanks mpilchfamily, makes sense. I suppose I have to way up spending £50 on a new PSU which may fix my problems or use that £50 towards a new PC all together.
Im emailing a few PC repair shops in my local area, see if they might give me any free advice. It must be either the PSU and or the...
Thanks for the suggestion, stupid question... if it is my power supply why would it suddenly work after about 2 hrs of trying to turn it on? Then work without fault all day as long as I leave it on?
I would have thought if my PC wasnt getting enough power it would just... not work. As I said...
Thank you for the reply guys, and the suggestions.
My power supply is just a bog standard one. Its an ATX 12V JNP-500AP, ive had it for quite some time now. I was concerned it wouldnt have the juice to power my 3D card when I bought it last year but up until now ive had no problems.
It...
Recently my computer has been having real trouble powering on.
My computer is a AMD Althon 64 x2 DualCore 3800+, Asus A8N32-SLi mobo, 2GB of ram, EVGA 8800GT graphics card... Vista Home.
Please forgive my low key explanation : )
When my PC normally turns on, after the power button is...
Another piece of information has come my way, I have been told from another site that I can only use DDR Ram and that I should only get 2 x 1Gb rather than 4 x 1Gb as having more would impact performance.
Is this the case? I can not see how having more ram would be a negative. If the...
I would just like to amend my post, after abit more research I think im going to get a 8800GT card instead, cheaper.. seems better:
XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB
http://www.dabs.com/productvie...de=All&NavigationKey=0
I currently am undecided between a BFG and XFX card, they both seem fine...
I am looking to purchase a new 3D card and Ram to play Crysis. Processor wise I have an AMD Athlon 64 3800+. I am pretty confident in my 3D card choice... the XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640MB... but I would very much appreciate some help in the Ram department.
I have a A8N32-SLI DELUXE motherboard...
I am going to purchase new PC parts at the weekend and I am currently unsure as to what fan and heat sink combo to get.
I have had bad experiences in the past with fans; my current one makes a horrific noise when the PC is turned on from cold. My last PC also had the exact same problem...
Fantastic, thank you very much everyone! That?s great advice about the motherboard, I will defiantly look into others before I make and hasty decisions. The A8N32 is £130 on ebuyer but if I could save a good chunk of that money and spend it on other things, thats always a good thing :)
I did...
Bobthelosts reply has kind of put a hamper on my plans :)
Could someone please give me some advice on the A8n32 motherboard. Is this a suitable motherboard to get or is Bobthelosts comment personal opinion. You will never find a piece of hardware everyone likes.
Thank you for the reply.
I'm glad to know I do not have to buy another power supply :)
You say the A8n32 is not the best motherboard to purchase, I have read many reviews and have had quite a few people recommending it. Could you please tell me in more detail why this board isnt the best...
I posted a topic on this forum a few weeks ago regarding whether a new motherboard, graphics card, processor and ram I had decided to purchase would all work together and create a great PC. Also to ask if I had decided upon the best components.
From peoples feedback I have decided that the...
I have had an intellimouse explorer 4 for my pc for roughly 4 months. The mouse was fine. I reinstalled my PC (as I do every few months as a matter routine), and ever since then the mouse has been very unresponsive. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 clicks to register, i.e. I click the left mouse button...
I am looking into buying a new 3D card. My budget is around £130. I have narrowed the options down to these three:
http://www.dabs.com/uk/Search2/Product%...x=3K54&searchphrase=gv%20nx66t%20128vp
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products...cm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=83413...
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I have a Gigabyte SINXP1394 motherboard. On boot up from cold, the fan currently cooling the chipset (never been removed) makes an awful, awful noise. After a short time the noise stops, but I'm not very comfortable with a fan on my PC making such a noise at all.
So I need to...
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