PC advice

[Simon Pieman]

If you're not going to overclock your memory or play with timings, I would get cheaper memory than what you're getting

[Lash_sumthin]

Right got all my bits and put the rig together today, need the gfx card after all though, my old ones agp and no slots so i was a little silly with that

not sure whether to spend upto £150 or just opt for a cheapy.

presumably that Asus GeForce EN8800 GT 256MB is pretty much the best about for that money Si?

If i was to go cheaper any decent options to consider?

[Simon Pieman]

The XFX one is better apparently
(model: PV-T88P-UDF4)

It's only £120 from scan as well.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=708007

Otherwise pick up a cheaper Ati card

[magicroundabout]

If you're not going to overclock your memory or play with timings, I would get cheaper memory than what you're getting

if it all helps with performance etc then i'll defo play with clocking the memory too.
but thats when i may need your help etc.

got to give me something to do when i have my operation!!!!!

[magicroundabout]

motherboard has just arrived.

now just waiting for my cpu and fan then i'll be bugging the hell out of you SiPi to help me set it up properly  

[magicroundabout]

fucking shit dell.

my motherboard wont fit in my case. it seems dell are proprietry(sp).

new case and psu needed on the cheap if anyone can help :evil:

[flammableBen]

Now we can't say the N-word, is it ok to say coloured instead?

[Samdy Gray]

Why won't it fit? From the link you posted on the last page your old mobo looks ATX to me.

Does it not fit in the case as in the case is too small? Or are the screw holes in the wrong place?

[Simon Pieman]

What's your budget Magic?
This Case has good reviews.

Buy a couple of 120mm case fans and a cheap psu for another £20 and you have a good combination.

[magicroundabout]

Why won't it fit? From the link you posted on the last page your old mobo looks ATX to me.

Does it not fit in the case as in the case is too small? Or are the screw holes in the wrong place?

i took the old motherboard out and there are no holes to fix the new mobo onto. the XPS has a mounting case for the motherboard and it doesn't fit as the holes don't match up. also where the bracket is for the sound/usb slots it's fixed onto the mounting bracket and can't be taken off.

What's your budget Magic?
This Case has good reviews.

Buy a couple of 120mm case fans and a cheap psu for another £20 and you have a good combination.

well i've just spent £250 on CPU,Arctic Fan and mobo so another £50 wont hurt.

i've spied this PSU for £20 which looks ok.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127866

[magicroundabout]

have now ordered these items from Ebuyer
will be here tuesday

Quickfind code
127584
119227
133003

should have a nice system once all built.
also got a friend over in china for a month who is sourcing some cheap ddr3 ram for me  

[Simon Pieman]

Finally got round to overclocking my graphics cards. They cam pre-overclocked at 650 MHz core speed and 800MHz memory.

Juiced them up to 705/895 and stable

 

[axs]

Can I tag on to this thread?

I want a new PC, no monitor, just need it to be able to wirelessly internet and play films without stuttering. Can you get HDMI ports on PCs nowadays? Any suggestion of what spec I might need?

[Samdy Gray]

Can you get HDMI ports on PCs nowadays?

Graphics cards ouput HD through DVI ports.

[Simon Pieman]

Can I tag on to this thread?

Yes

Can you get HDMI ports on PCs nowadays?

Yes, but only certain cards can do it.

If you're going to be displaying it on a large tv screen then just remember the picture will look a lot worse because the screen is bigger.

All recent modern graphics cards will output HD, as what Samdy said.

For surfing the net and watching videos you won't need to high a spec, although you might need a nice video card if you play videos through your telly for a decent enough picture.

Get a dual core processor. Avoid celeron like the plague. Get 2mb of RAM. You won't need any more.