PC Parts - opinions please ?

Evzy · Post by **Evzy** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:32 pm

AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Gigabyte ga-k8n pro-sli
xfx Geforce 6600gt pci-e (sli ready)

Thinking of a rebuild with the above parts, got 1g ram ready to go in , sata 160gb hard drive as well. Might even spring for 2nd GFX card...

anyone use / used any of the above - advice / opinions appreciated !!

Evzy · Post by **Evzy** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:04 pm

Ah well...please don't say the gfx card explodes or the motherboard only works underwater now as I have ordered the bits...so still gonna be offline from DAOC proper until at least the weekend as not getting the parts til Friday..and then have to bribe my mate to glue em together and perform teh pc witchcraft!

Post by **Fingoniel** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:46 pm

nah I'd not say that

it's the graphics card that only works underwater!

Evzy · Post by **Evzy** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:52 pm

Just as well I got one of those Goldfish Bowl case-mods as well then!!! - You tie the mobo on the top and dangle the GFX cards in it.... Been a good boy as well and only ordered 1 gfx card for now (though missus is away next week in New Yoik so maybe will dip into the wedding fund and order the other one as well

)

Anyone using dual GFX cards ? are they much better or not that different - e.g mine is costing about £100 a card, so will they just be comparable to a £200 standard card or will it r0xor that bit more ? - More for games like Counter Strike and UT etc where frames means prizes !!

Collegien · Post by **Collegien** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:36 pm

Ahh teh Goldfish thang

.... where are u gonna put the hamster ????

...and is it trained to use scuba gear ??

On a more serious note ..... Pineapple !!!!

Evzy · Post by **Evzy** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:27 pm

The hamster is obviously an integral part of the cooling system - how else would teh fans spin???

I did look at a pineapple mod as well but felt it too fruity to use just yet, will stick the other parts in first and see how stable it is !

On a serious note I think I have defo managed to persuade me mate to have it built ready for Sunday - my missus leaves Sun am , so by Sun afternoon the Isle of Agramon (or whatever it is) should finally quake with fear itself when I go on me first tour!!!

farewell · Post by **farewell** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:08 am

I recently rebuilt my PC and I found the most important thing I added was 3gig memory ,you wouldnt believe the difference it make when duallogging .I can dual log with both accounts on max everything grfx wise.
Ive got 3gig P4,3gig memory and ATI radeon X800.
I can also /stick with bb ,which I could never do with the AMD 3000+,1gig memory I had before .

Evzy · Post by **Evzy** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:46 pm

Got 2 pc's that are capable of running a BB so don't need to worry on that front, just they aint great for actually playing on in RvR.

Think a memory upgrade to 2mb might be on the cards, tho gonna benchmark it first and see if its good enough to just leave it alone for awhile before embarking on further spending....want a new case as well now.....and that 2nd gfx card......and one of those saitek eclipse keyboards....and erm...anything else that I see in the meantime that I think "oooo well I am spending cash on getting the PC rebuilt anyways, whats another £***** gonna hurt" hmmm by the time missus gets back I am gonna have a fan cooled room with a 10 foot mobo, 17gfx cards and a talking clock !!

Collegien · Post by **Collegien** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:58 pm

lol ... always enjoy reading your posts

....... givf piccy of ure 10 foot mobo

Slightly off-topic but ..... marmite ?

Byronis · Post by **Byronis** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:06 pm

Evzy wrote:Just as well I got one of those Goldfish Bowl case-mods as well then!!! - You tie the mobo on the top and dangle the GFX cards in it.... Been a good boy as well and only ordered 1 gfx card for now (though missus is away next week in New Yoik so maybe will dip into the wedding fund and order the other one as well )

Anyone using dual GFX cards ? are they much better or not that different - e.g mine is costing about £100 a card, so will they just be comparable to a £200 standard card or will it r0xor that bit more ? - More for games like Counter Strike and UT etc where frames means prizes !!

Have a pair of 6800GT in mine, very nice

farewell · Post by **farewell** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:43 pm

Collegien wrote:lol ... always enjoy reading your posts ....... givf piccy of ure 10 foot mobo

Slightly off-topic but ..... marmite ?

marmite sux .......vegimite 4tw

Evzy · Post by **Evzy** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:30 pm

I may smear marmite on the gfx card - should deter teh sharks in my goldfish bowl hopefully and also act as a heat insulator - really need to keep the card cooking at all times to get the best underwater smoke effects imo....

Collegien · Post by **Collegien** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:52 pm

Yeah the gfx card idea should work well ... rather like teh old toast/pussy contraption.

I feel a little emabarassed to remind you but ....... Popeye! ... and the cat is full of trapped wind.

Evzy · Post by **Evzy** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:02 pm

Popeye......ah how is teh old one eyed freaky forearmed dude? Is he still seeing Brutus on the sly?

Sad to see postman pats cat may be on the way out as well but i guess the gas build up is what happens when he goes and throws them in a bin bag full of bricks into the river - I watch CSI - I know all about bloated corpses - print the bag imo and we may be able to send Pat down for Animal Cruelty !! Can see teh headlines now - "Fallen TV Star Postman in Bloated Pussy Shocker !! "

Collegien · Post by **Collegien** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:28 pm

BAH! now you have told everyone ;/

OK OK its true Postman Pat has got a wet pussy

Also Tom and Jerry are a little pissed off wIth Popeye atm tbh. Summat about a ratings drop after Brutus got all 'Loved Up' [or was it 'lubed'?]

Lets get back on topic now. I hope you get teh new peecee up and going nice and smoothly and the Scuba Hamster Pro wheel works well with the dual 6600 GT Marmite array. You might wanna use Olive Oil and get teh Missus to give you a hand installing teh Pineapple mod as i hear it can be hard to get in.

Also, so she knows where the "Wedding fund" is goin why not surprise her with a new GI Joe with a Kung Fu grip.

No doubt youre gonna tell us about the "unusual smell"

Evzy · Post by **Evzy** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:39 pm

Hmmmm never thought about getting the GI-Joe with Kung-Fu grip, I was considering the Action Man with Eagle Eye movement originally...
The smell from the pc wasnt as bad as I first feared - the flames seem to have burned most of the smelly bits off ....and first impressions are that the pineapple mod is working safe n sound... I would post pictures but I hate to brag !!

Gribz0r · Post by **Gribz0r** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 2:23 pm

Farewell, is your 3gig P4 hyperthreading able or not? Because that could make a difference as well. It's not as good as dual core but it does show the system as having 2 cpu's (altho one is a logical cpu) and some applications make good use of it. That said daoc is a real memoryhog especially after running for a wee few hours.

farewell · Post by **farewell** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:13 pm

yes it is

Collegien · Post by **Collegien** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:25 pm

OK have been advised to take it easy and make some kinda sense when i post stuff :/ ....nerf !!

So with that in mind I thought I would post the spec for the PC I got a few months ago

Processor Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 560 with Hyperthreading
technology
3.6GHz Level 2 cache 1MB 800MHz bus speed
Intel® 915P express chipset

Memory 1GB DDR2-SDRAM
4 DIMM sockets

Storage 500GB (2x250GB) Serial ATA hard drive (7200rpm)
incl. 5GB partition for system recovery
DVD drive 16x max.
DVD writer double layer ±R/ ±RW 16x max supporting
LightScribe technology
Create silkscreen-quality disc labels direct from your PC
with LightScribe: Just burn, flip, burn.

9in1 memory card reader
Communication High speed 56K modem < UBA FAST !!!!

10/100BT network interface
Wireless 802.11b/g with Software Access Point

Video NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600 (VGA port, TV-out, DVI port)
256MB video memory
TV and FM radio tuner card with remote control (Front
video ports)

Sound Intel® High Definition Audio 7.1
3 front audio ports, 6 rear analog audio ports & 2 rear
digital audio ports

Ports & Expandability 1 PCI-Express 16x
3 PCI
7 USB 2.0 ports (3 in front)
2 FireWire-IEEE-1394 ports (1 in front)
1 parallel port

I doubled the memory to 2 GiG and it runs real well .. i can even play solitare and freecell ...at teh same time !!!

Not as OOObarr as teh one u havin made but hey I havent got a "wedding fund"

..and the goldfish was assassinated

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PC Parts - opinions please ?

PC Parts - opinions please ?

Fallen TV Star Postman in Bloated Pussy Shocker!!