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  • Deleted user 12 February 2010 15:32:47
    Currently? Whatever it was that came out of a dead AMD64 packard bell.
  • Deleted user 12 February 2010 15:33:04
    Bremenacht wrote:
    Still, it's nice to get lots of good advice - after you've bought. :/
    :D
  • Deleted user 12 February 2010 15:37:35
    CrispyXUK wrote:
    Currently? Whatever it was that came out of a dead AMD64 packard bell.

    oic

    I thought you already had a decent socket 775 mobo so was going to recommend this.

    Ah well.
  • Deleted user 12 February 2010 15:39:50
    No, last week I had an Athlon mobile 2500+, which had the guts of an AMD64 packard bell put in. I was then given 4GB DDR2 RAM and an 8800GT, so with £200 to spend and my aversion to AMD I bought this after asking everywhere :D
  • grey_matters 12 Feb 2010 15:40:18 5,507 posts
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    CrispyXUK wrote:
    Bremenacht wrote:
    Still, it's nice to get lots of good advice - after you've bought. :/
    :D
    Hey, I tried!
  • Deleted user 12 February 2010 15:40:59
    I know, thanks! :)
  • grey_matters 12 Feb 2010 15:41:54 5,507 posts
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    :)
  • Deleted user 12 February 2010 15:41:59
    Blimey, given free ram and a 8800GT? Not bad!
  • Deleted user 12 February 2010 15:43:09
    Given is stretching it, found at work is more realistic. :)

    I'd have loved to have gone the i5 route, but it would raped my budget.
  • JediMasterMalik 12 Feb 2010 21:44:09 11,820 posts
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    JediMasterMalik wrote:
    Hey all, looking to get a new HDD, wanting a good performance one with about 1TB storage space, was looking at the seagate Barraccuda 7200 but if there are comparable ones which are cheaper, that would be great.

    I also need a new DVD drive, so a decent priced DVD drive with good performance would also be welcome. Any suggestions for either of these?

    Anyone else?
  • grey_matters 12 Feb 2010 21:57:59 5,507 posts
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  • grey_matters 12 Feb 2010 21:58:48 5,507 posts
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    Sorry, I've never really bought a high quality hard drive (in terms of speed) so I couldn't really advise you. If you can afford it, a lot more people are going the 'boot drive' route. That is, getting a small SSD drive for their operating system and maybe their main apps with a slower HDD for long term storage.
    I tend to pick up cheap-ish DVD drives too (about £20) so I can't help there much either. Sorry.
  • Deleted user 16 February 2010 11:34:26
    So, my stuff turned up, took about 20 minutes to install and get W7 back up and running (which was rather painless I might add).

    Nice and quick, spent most of the night playing Wind Waker in 1080p :D. Also gave Mass Effect a whirl, and it seemed to run slow at high resolutions. I then realised, I've been given an 8600GT, not an 8800GT, oh well.

    What sort of minimum should I be looking at for a new card? Preferably a quiet one?
  • Deleted user 16 February 2010 11:41:09
    Cheers man, looks like I'll have to save for that one.

    /plays MAME
  • grey_matters 16 Feb 2010 13:15:43 5,507 posts
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    The 5770 might come down in price in April once nVidia finally release something. Probably only £10-£20 but it'll all help. Have you tried overclocking yet?
  • Deleted user 16 February 2010 13:20:00
    Nah, tis fast enough as it is :)

    Had a quick look at the bios, which baked my noodle a little as there was a lot of pages. Hows it done these days anyway?
  • grey_matters 16 Feb 2010 13:27:08 5,507 posts
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    Raising the speed of the FSB probably. Check the net somewhere to confirm though. If the RAM that you salvaged isn't great you may well be hamstrung a bit.
  • Deleted user 16 February 2010 13:29:06
    Yeah, that's what I was thinking, I'll look into as and when I need to, cheers for the help guys.

    Any cheaper cards worth looking into? I'm not sure how low down the list this 8600GT is, but at least it's silent.
  • StarchildHypocrethes 16 Feb 2010 13:36:44 33,974 posts
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    I got a 5770 the other week and it is brilliant. I can run absolutely anything I throw at it, at 1080p with every option turned TO THE MAX.

    It's the first time I've ever owned a PC that is actually up to the current scratch. I like it :)
  • Deleted user 16 February 2010 13:39:39
    Hehe, not too fused about having everything at 1920x1200, but I'd like to have some AA without killing the framerate :)
  • StarchildHypocrethes 16 Feb 2010 13:41:17 33,974 posts
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    I'm using my TV.

    PC gaming on a 32" screen ftw!
  • Deleted user 16 February 2010 13:42:16
    My monitor is 27", which is rather immersive up close :D
  • Dougs 16 Feb 2010 13:49:02 100,414 posts
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    I also need a new monitor, 1280X1024 is the max for me! Next one needs to be a telly too, probably 22-26". Tesco had a Sammy 22" for £200 which looked quite nice indeed
  • Deleted user 16 February 2010 13:50:07
    Ah, that list was what I was looking for, thanks!
  • Deleted user 16 February 2010 13:50:44
    Dougs wrote:
    I also need a new monitor, 1280X1024 is the max for me! Next one needs to be a telly too, probably 22-26". Tesco had a Sammy 22" for £200 which looked quite nice indeed
    Why not buy a large monitor?
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