PC Upgrading Discussion

[Damian Henderson]

Panasonic.

 

[Oliver Amos]

Samsung or LG around 3000:1 contrast ratio and under 5ms response. You should be set then

 

[Sandis Roginskis]

ok I price SAMSUNG what MODEL??

 

[Lee Downham]

Nahhhhh Samsung suck compared to Iiyama :nod:
... I currently have several monitors here from both manufacturers, and posted elsewhere in the support forum on this topic
Samsungs tend towards serious eye straining retinal burn, they do not graduate colours as well as the Iiyama, I have had to return one Samsung for a replacement screen (took 30 days) ... the replacement now seems to be developing dead and bright pixels, but not enough to allow me a warranty replacement ... yet!

Iiyama make wayyyyy better monitors without doubt in my mind, frames might not look so flash (which is actually better cos piano black on Samsung reflects ambient /background light and is kinda distracting), and the Iiyama screens give way more balanced colour, lighting and lighteningly quick and crisp results :thumb:


Go here and check out a better grade of monitor mate ... I urge you :wink2:
www.iiyama.com

 

[Oliver Amos]

iiyama lol? Sounds like a monitor I would buy at a supermarket

 

[Damian Henderson]

Nahhhhh Samsung suck compared to Iiyama :nod:
... I currently have several monitors here

Selling any of those mates? This 19" peace of crap is doing my nut in now

 

[Lee Downham]

iiyama lol? Sounds like a monitor I would buy at a supermarket

LOL ... true ... as I guess do Eizo, but standing the two monitors side by side and running em cloned off the same graphics cards was as good a review as I needed to see how much better the Iiyama is. :wink2:

Samsung's support sucks too BTW ... the old big corporation "what do I care about the average Joe!?" attitude, and some rediculous 2nd level support bloke pointing me to a dodgy russian web site for Samsung's official dead pixel warrenty information .... errr no mate, not acceptable :nono:

Selling any of those mates? This 19" peace of crap is doing my nut in now

'fraid not mate ... despite me FAR preferring the 22" Iiyama to the 2 x 22" Samsungs (running in SLi dual view - sorry, just had to throw that one in 'cos you are still way quicker than me on your poxy 19" screen :wink2: - LOL) ... the Samsungs do still do a pretty good job, and they are in daily use on my main rig ... plus I doubt I will be able to afford to replace them for quite some time to come :nod:

The Iiyama is used on my wife's Laptop BTW ... and as she is the one earning the dosh for us right now, so I need her retinas to stay intact

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

Predictably I fried the GPU on my laptop on saturday Just had a visit from DELL who replaced the motherboard+GPU. I got my computer yesterday and I'm planning on assembling it today!! I was just wondering if anyone had a little checklist of what to do and preferably the right order. I'm not sure how to set the BIOS on first boot.

I'm off to get on of them anti-static bracelets just to be sure I don't destroy any component.

 

[Abdul Al-Amry]

Predictably I fried the GPU on my laptop on saturday Just had a visit from DELL who replaced the motherboard+GPU. I got my computer yesterday and I'm planning on assembling it today!! I was just wondering if anyone had a little checklist of what to do and preferably the right order. I'm not sure how to set the BIOS on first boot.

I'm off to get on of them anti-static bracelets just to be sure I don't destroy any component.

Good luck m8

I am a newbie aswell and here is what I did.

-Put on anti-static wrist
-Connected CPU, CPU Cooler, RAM to motherboard
-Installed the PSU to the computer chassis. Tie unused cables with zippers and only leave the ones you are gonna use to kick start the build. EG. HDD power, MB power etc etc
-Place the MB in the computer chassis
-Connect cables to devices.
-Plug your VGA card.
-Tie lose cables with cable tie(I used zippers) to the chassis.
-Start the pc.
-Fingers crossed.

Tip: I used the right side of the pc to hide the cables from PSU all the way to front side of pc and connected the cables from there. Much cleaner with space for air to enjoy life in the pc.
:good:

 

[Kimber Jansen]

Putting together a new system can just go on and on. By the time you get it all together, It's out of date. LOL. I hate even thinking about it.
Good luck to you bro. It sounds like your on the right track with this.
:laugh2:

 

[Matt Alpeter]

yeah, just put everything together like a puzzle then fire it up, don't mess with the BIOS at all until well after you get an OS installed and running well. after you get booted into windows, start the endless process of updating the drivers for all your components.

 

[Simon Trendell]

start the endless process of updating the drivers for all your components.

My first build took 2 hours to put together. Took another 6 or so to get drivers & software all downloaded and installed.

Tweak the BIOS after everything else, the major thing to do though is just to set the RAM timing & voltage manually to the manufacturer settings on the sticks.

 

[Abdul Al-Amry]

My first build took 2 hours to put together. Took another 6 or so to get drivers & software all downloaded and installed.

Tweak the BIOS after everything else, the major thing to do though is just to set the RAM timing & voltage manually to the manufacturer settings on the sticks.

Mhhhhh, I'll be trying this out tonight. Question though, I have 6gb RAM installed. 4GB of that is from one brand(2x2) and another stick is another brand 2GB from kingston. Will changing the settings for the RAM have a negative effect?

 

[Simon Trendell]

Mhhhhh, I'll be trying this out tonight. Question though, I have 6gb RAM installed. 4GB of that is from one brand(2x2) and another stick is another brand 2GB from kingston. Will changing the settings for the RAM have a negative effect?

No idea, since they may have different timings & voltages.

Someone else may know more, but unless you need all 6Gb, just leave the 4Gb and set them up

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

Thanks for the tips guys

I now have a working computer!!!!!! I must admit I was nervous and pessimistic when I pushed the button... but it worked. I basically did exactly what you said Abdul and it worked. I'm so happy right now. Feels really good having built it myself and I learned a lot doing so. This is the fastest computer I've ever sat infront

Only issue I had was with the CPU cooler. I had to use quite a lot of force to get the bolts to "pop". I was worried I was gonna break the board...

Anyways, thanks a lot for the help. Will upload some pics tomorrow

 

[Tim Ling]

Thanks for the tips guys

I now have a working computer!!!!!! I must admit I was nervous and pessimistic when I pushed the button... but it worked. I basically did exactly what you said Abdul and it worked. I'm so happy right now. Feels really good having built it myself and I learned a lot doing so. This is the fastest computer I've ever sat infront

Only issue I had was with the CPU cooler. I had to use quite a lot of force to get the bolts to "pop". I was worried I was gonna break the board...

Anyways, thanks a lot for the help. Will upload some pics tomorrow

Yep, I think most of us feel that way Knut Well done on your first build mate. Buying a pc just won't feel right from now on unless you build it

I have to say though, the static band isn't really necessary unless you have a bad static problem (i.e. you keep getting static shocks). Having built more pc's at work than I care to remember, I've found as long as you have grounded yourself before, there's no problem. The best thing to do is install the psu first and connect the power lead. This should ensure the whole chassis is then grounded, so you won't have a problem.

 

[Steven Palmer]

There's no better feeling than pushing that power button and seeing your creation come to life. Enjoy your new PC. Now you've built one you'll probably never buy a "factory" built one again.

 

[Abdul Al-Amry]

Tim I am the worst when it comes to static. Almost anything will stick to me clothes. I even get to hear the static discharging when I undress.

Knut congrates m8. Glad I could assist.

 

[Matt Alpeter]

Mhhhhh, I'll be trying this out tonight. Question though, I have 6gb RAM installed. 4GB of that is from one brand(2x2) and another stick is another brand 2GB from kingston. Will changing the settings for the RAM have a negative effect?

sounds like you got it figured out..but you will need to use the highest of the two voltage settings and the highest (slowest) timings.

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

A little before and after

Running max settings in GTRevo now... beautiful!