PC Upgrading Discussion

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

@ Knut - nah, it just blew and wouldn't restart. everything else was unharmed

@ Simon - it was a Corsair..it was like $100 at the time (about 2 years ago). thing about it was it only had 2 12v rails and they were just a tad under the recommended amps, so i was playing with fire anyway. my new one is only 630W but it has 4 rails at 80 amps...which is plenty for my setup.

OK. Thats good to hear I won't ruin the whole thing. I checked the specs:http://www.corsairmicro.com/products/vx/default.aspx
It says a single 12V power rail. Is that something to be worried about? They say the 620W is triple power rail.

I'm pretty sure I'll go with 550W though. Since the website probably sold several of these kits I assume it's good enough.

 

[Matt Alpeter]

Nowadays that's unheard of. On the website it states it's mainly for home theater PCs and energy star PCs. I found some more specs on another site that state that rail is rated for 41amps. For reference, my graphics card alone demands 36amps. You can give it a try, it may very well work just fine.

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

Alright

I think maybe I should suspend my driving until I get my new computer. Using the temperature monitor posted on RD the M1330 which I use just said the GPU is at 108 degree C. I can boil water with that! That can't be good.

Searched the web and found out it has a special cooling problem for the GPU

 

[Matt Alpeter]

yeah mate, those XPS laptops are notorious for overheating. no time to suspend driving, build now!

 

[Simon Trendell]

I've got the larger M1530 and I don't have any overheating issues at all. But I have the larger battery lifting up the rear allowing more air underneath >_>

 

[Ollie Flint]

Why not get yourself a little laptop cooler. I have one for my laptop (not for gaming) and it really cools it well.

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

yeah mate, those XPS laptops are notorious for overheating. no time to suspend driving, build now!

:beer:

I'm about to order now. Here's the shopping list:

Kit:
364178 - APLUS Case Seenium, ATX, Black, (Without PSU)
340649 - Corsair Powersupply 550W Bulk, black, ATX/EPS, 120mm fan, 4xSATA, SLI
361819 - Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L, P45, Socket-775, ATX, GbLAN, DDR2, PCI-Ex(2.0)x16
366000 - Intel Core™ 2 Quad Q8200 2,33GHz, Socket 775, 4MB, 1333MHz, Boxed w/Fan
338074 - Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 4096MB CL5, Kit w/two matched CM2X2048-6400 Dimm's
422878 - GEVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB PhysX CUDA, PCI-Express 2.0, 2xDVI, HDCP, Core 216, Graphics Plus, 3D Stereo, 55nm
343054 - Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA2 32MB 7200RPM
344272 - Sony NEC Optiarc DVD±RW burner AD-5200A, DVD+R/+RW/DVD-R/-RW, OEM, IDE, Black
100425 - Power kabel PC 2m Straight plug
424547 - Mirror's Edge PC (Voucher)

CPU cooler:
Xigmatek Red Scorpion S1283 CPU Cooler

Screen:
Samsung 22" Wide Syncmaster T220

Keyboard:
Labtec Ultra Flat Keyboard

Can I get a go-ahead?:highfive:

 

[Tim Ling]

Sounds good to me Knut

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

Good:good: Thanks for all the help guys! Will let you know how it works.

 

[Matt Alpeter]

mate if your comp is faster than mine we're going to have a problem LOL. looks great, build build build!

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

Lol. Thanks. Now I can't wait for it to be delivered!!

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

Looks like a great system i hope you have lots of fun with it.

 

[Abdul Al-Amry]

Asus P5N-T is absolutely the right choice. Board is great.

Thanks Damian.

 

[Sandis Roginskis]

I love GIGABYTE :in-love::in-love::in-love::in-love:
GA-EX58-EXTREME

Intel® X58 + ICH10R Chipset

1. Ultra Durable 3 Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
2. Supports the newest Intel® Core™ i7 processors in socket LGA1366 with QPI 6.4 GT/s
3. Revolution energy saving design with DES Advanced featuring hardware based Dynamic 6-Gear switching
4. Supports 3 channel DDR3 2100+ memory by 6 DIMMs
5. Scalable ability to both 3 way CrossFireX and 3 way SLI support for ultimate graphics performance
6. Advanced 12+2+2 power phase design with VRD 11.1 support
7. New Hybrid Silent-Pipe 2 design provides unequalled heat conductivity
8. Unique hardware control IC to provide more precision voltage control
9. 100% 50,000 hour lifespan Japanese solid capacitors design
10. Onboard Debug LED display simplifies motherboard troubleshooting
11. Patented DualBIOS with dual hardware BIOS protection
12. 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN with Teaming functionality
13. Supports Dolby Home Theater audio to create a stunning surround sound listening experience
14. Power/reset/Clr CMOS onboard button for easily operation on the workbench
15. Blu-ray playback outputs supported by high quality 106dB SNR ALC889A HD audio

GIGABYTE HOME PAGE

in a month price new GIGABYTE and CPU i7 extreme

 

[Lee Downham]

All looks very nice .... just curious though, why include the hard drive performance chart?
It doesn't seem to show much of a performance difference between them all TBH, and the q6600 on an MSI mobo is actually quicker (and I am guessing here but cheaper too??) ... or am I missing something here? :wink2:

 

[Sandis Roginskis]

The first was new Computer 1997 year
MB Gigabyte
video car Gigabyte
CPU maybe PIII 800 mhz

now All GIGABYTE already use 3 year new price 2006 year

 

[Sandis Roginskis]

I love monitor CRT

 

[Ben Tusting]

You should stop updating your pc and buy a new monitor

 

[Sandis Roginskis]

I want new.what monitor is more decent LCD.Gamer maybe 24 colla
some firm decent SAMSUNG,HP,SONY,DELL???
PLEASE HELP ME

 

[Ben Tusting]

I'm no pc expert but I have a Samsung lcd monitor/Tv and it's very good