Simon Pieman
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« Reply #255 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 13:27:00 » |
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Looking at yours it's only the cache size that is slowing it down. Are you sure it's sata 150 because the description suggests it's sata 300? Is there a jumper your can remove?
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« Reply #256 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 13:31:12 » |
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Has this thing still not been bloody built yet? 
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« Reply #257 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 13:33:13 » |
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I think magic should have bought a Dell.
Is yours still working well Sussex?
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« Reply #258 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 13:34:21 » |
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No problems so far. Touch Fred.
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« Reply #259 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 13:42:23 » |
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Looking at yours it's only the cache size that is slowing it down. Are you sure it's sata 150 because the description suggests it's sata 300? Is there a jumper your can remove? it's a sata300. i spotted that somewhere on my comp yesterday evening. so a larger cache size will obviously help? Has this thing still not been bloody built yet? quiet bitch 
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« Reply #260 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 13:52:56 » |
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You'll want as big a cache as possible. When you start copying and moving files etc, the bigger files are going to eat up the cache, so you won't get the full benefit of the faster speeds. That's my understanding of it anyway.
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« Reply #261 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 14:01:25 » |
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cool. i'll have a further look into it but it seems i'll obviously bennefit from changing it to a better one with more cache.
apart from that i think my new system is pretty spot on. i'm gonna have a proper read tonight about overclocking etc and see if i should venture into this or not.
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« Reply #263 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 20:31:37 » |
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You have speedstep enabled in the BIOS. It drops the multiplier when idle. Don't worry it's all good. Saves power and heat!
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« Reply #264 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 20:38:45 » |
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i did wonder. cheers SiPi (again)
if i ever make it down to swindon again i'll buy you a pint for helping out
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« Reply #265 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 20:44:00 » |
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haha no worries mate 
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« Reply #266 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 21:33:27 » |
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if I want to buy a already built pc, along with 19" monitor wheres the best place? Are dells any good considering they seem to be cheapest.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #267 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 21:46:55 » |
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budget?
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« Reply #268 on: Monday, February 11, 2008, 22:27:49 » |
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if I want to buy a already built pc, along with 19" monitor wheres the best place? Are dells any good considering they seem to be cheapest. build it yourself - it's a piece of piss. 
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I ain't gettin on no plane fool
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« Reply #269 on: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 08:10:09 » |
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budget? £500ish give or take. Not used for gaming or nowt. Basically internet and documents.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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