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« Reply #165 on: Monday, January 28, 2008, 01:15:14 » |
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« Reply #166 on: Monday, January 28, 2008, 12:36:59 » |
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PROBLEM!!!!
Apparently the connectors inside an XPS case are 'propiatry?' (specific to Dell) and thus updating just the mobo wont work.
so looks like a new case is needed and just swap all the drives over.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo
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« Reply #167 on: Monday, January 28, 2008, 12:42:11 » |
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SiPi (or any other comp buffs) can you take a look at my XPS Mobo to see if anything is different to a normal ATX mobo. http://xps-dell.com/photo/album.php?id=2the bottom 3 pictures are the XPS 600 board. will all the new connectors fit ok etc? |
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« Reply #168 on: Monday, January 28, 2008, 21:03:33 » |
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What connectors do you have and what do they look like?
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« Reply #169 on: Monday, January 28, 2008, 21:27:54 » |
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Looked at the manual. I don't know who told you that or where you read it but looks like a load of bollocks to me
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« Reply #170 on: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 09:59:32 » |
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Looked at the manual. I don't know who told you that or where you read it but looks like a load of bollocks to me yeah i'm reading various reports. some saying thet're specific for Dell and others saying the XPS 600 onwards aren't. as for connectors i've no idea what each one is but they don't look any different to whats shown on the mobo (which has gone up in price!!! :evil: ) |
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« Reply #171 on: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 16:28:50 » |
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i've got my price down by nearlly £25 by buying the processor and fan from Ebuyer and the motherboard from Overclockers  |
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« Reply #172 on: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 16:43:22 » |
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anyone got any voucher codes for Ebuyer or Overclockers before i hit the buy now button?
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« Reply #173 on: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 19:15:39 » |
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all ordered. should be here by end of next week.
opted for the cheap free delivery options.
mobo will be here friday though.
si, i noticed on the mobo it states it'll only run 1066mhz once OC. is that overclocked
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« Reply #174 on: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 19:18:18 » |
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« Reply #175 on: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 19:24:04 » |
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means you will have to change the setting in the bios, by either changing the FSB speed and linking the memory to that (which will be linked by default) or unlinking the memory from the FSB and running it that way (if the mobo lets you unlink).
If not you can increase the FSB and drop the CPU multiplier, or change the ratio of FSB to memeory clock speed (5:4 would probably do it).
Best to read the manual or a forum when you get it.
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« Reply #176 on: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 19:28:49 » |
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coolio.
looking forward to setting it all up.
hope it's as easy as people make out
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« Reply #177 on: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 19:49:39 » |
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Just follow the instructions in your manual and it's easy. If it doesn't boot don't panic either. Mine didn't boot for ages and it turned out the memory wasn't seated properly
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« Reply #178 on: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 20:06:56 » |
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That OCZ is pretty good.
Running it at 4-4-4-12 1T timings @800mghz. If my cpu is up to it I may clock the memory higher
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« Reply #179 on: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 21:10:47 » |
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That OCZ is pretty good.
Running it at 4-4-4-12 1T timings @800mghz. If my cpu is up to it I may clock the memory higher no idea what the best timmings are or what they mean. i'm gonna hold back on the memory till next month as mine isn't too bad for now |
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