Whats your pc got under its hood? - Page 2

Rix · 13-08-2009, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ky_88

No Rix I think you're just classed as a "hardcore gamer nerd" and I mean that in the nicest way possible

You're the opposite to my boyfriend. He did up his old box looking shi**y computer so that if he ever gets robbed they won't bother stealing it lol. It runs just like a new computer.

It's pretty much a Holden. S**t to look at but can go hard if it wants!

*Sorry if I offend any secret Holden lovers* Funny thing is, Paul owns a Holden

Ky u do realise we are taking about computers and not your boyfriends genitals:P

lol i'm never play pc games though so how can i be a gamer nerd? i can't even run half the new games as my graphics can't run them

marcs_sp20 · 13-08-2009, 01:57 PM

Looking at the photo you put up, its obvious why Ky_88 said that

Ice88 · 13-08-2009, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batty

At home now just checked mobo it's MSI P965 neo, 2 ms 7231 ver 2.1
I'll have to check the support page at MSI then.

yup takes a 65nm E8500

Thatd be fine if the e8500s where 65nm

Will need a BIOS update to support it i thinks too

Batty · 13-08-2009, 06:03 PM

I was looking at 65 in the watts column thought it was the nm column but there wasn't a nm column DOH, yup bios upgrade needed too. Gotta love the internet hey.

Ice88 · 13-08-2009, 06:16 PM

Indeed

Oh and in regards to your question Rix, yes it can be installed on a AMD machine. or leoard can, i havnt seen any patched kernels around for snow leopard for AMD yet.

Just google leopard + AMD, should return some results/guides

People release entire DVDs that dont need any modifying that are as easy as installing windows now a days

Cosmo Dude · 13-08-2009, 06:23 PM

My work Lappie is a 3+ year old 'LG-E' S1 Express dual and the only problem I've had is with the connection to the screen which began failing about a month ago

Oh and it doesn't have a serial port.
Finding a replacement is gonna be a bitch, most of the HPs that have been tried have gone FUBAR after 18 months and cheap ASUS etc... don't have the body streangth. Oh and LG-E don't do lappies any more and LG-N (who would have spares) are a long way away.

michael0008 · 13-08-2009, 07:44 PM

this is my pc spec

CPU: Intel E8400
Cooler: asus silent night 2
Mobo: Asus P5E deluxe x48(latest BIOS)
RAM: kingston 2gb 800mhz
GFX:ATi Radeon HD4850 1gb
DVD: asus dvd
Case: cooler master 690 black
PSU: gigabyte 720w

zappy65 · 13-08-2009, 08:55 PM

Im looking at building 1 atm, yep still...bought the case though...

Case: Thermaltake Armour+ VH6000+ Black ATX
Cooling: Ha have you seen the case....its a bloody WMD...
CPU: Intel i7 Quad Core 920
MB: Intel X58 ATX
PSU: Thermaltake 850W
GPU: Nvidia 275GTX x 2 (SLi) (Looking at 9800GTX in SLi as well)
RAM: Corsair 4GB 1600Mhz DDR3 (2 x 2GB)
HD: 1 x 120GB 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB (WD)
DD: 1 x LG DVD 1 x LG DVD Burner

Also lookin at an ACER 23" LCD Screen....should have the rest up by the end of the month...

phildough · 13-08-2009, 11:38 PM

My PC
Case: Thermaltake Armor JR Aluminium
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 6400 Black Edition 3.2 GHz
Cooling: Asus Artic Square
Mobo: Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
RAM: 4x1gb 800mhz @4-4-4-10
GPU: Asus GTX 260 896mb
Audio: Asus Xonar D2-PM
PSU: AC Bel 800w
HDD: 2x320 GB + 3x500GB
ODD: 2xAsus
Monitor: 22" Asus LCD

Media Center
Case: Antec Fusion HTPC with display
CPU: AMD Phenom 9500
Cooling: AMD Fan + 3 X 120mm Fans
Ram: 2X 1 gb 800MHz@3-3-3-10
Mobo: Asus M3N78-VM
GPU: Integrated 8200 512Mb HDMI
Audio: Asus Xonar D2-PM
PSU: Zalman Silent 450W
HDD: 500 GB
ODD: BLU RAY
Monitor: 32" HD LCD TV

Server:
Case Thermaltake Armour Full Tower ATX
HDD: 9 Hard Drives = 4+ TB
CPU: Intel P4 3.2 GHz
Mobo: Asus P5LD2 Deluxe
RAM: 2 gb DDR2
PSU: Coolermaster 650W
Cooling: 3 X 120 Fans
Monitor: 17" CRT- Does it matter?? I remote into it.

Oh and a EEEPC 901 and a few other PC's here and there..
My PC is getting to be a few yrs old but it still plays all games on max settings so im not upgrading yet.
My media centre is built to be silent as who wants noisy fans.
Server because I couldn't fit any thing more in my case.

Batty · 17-08-2009, 10:41 AM

Got some spare moolah, so looking at buying the E8500, asus P5Q3 mobo, 4Gb DDR3 1333, and a Nvidea GTX275 from MSY, thoughts please.....

chicaboo · 17-08-2009, 10:48 AM

If you want to run DDR3, compare the price of an AMD Phenom II quad & AM3 board for the cost of the E8500 and the P5Q3. Otherwise DDR2 is fine for the E8500, unless you want to run a rediculously wide FSB speed overclocked.

Gav.

Batty · 17-08-2009, 11:19 AM

would a q9400 be better

chicaboo · 17-08-2009, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batty

would a q9400 be better

Depends what you want to do with the computer. Bang for buck, the E8400-8600 with DDR2 RAM are very good for most things, including gaming. Also, the Phenom II quads are very well priced, and would cost much the same as a balanced E8600 system. Intel quads are great for CPU intensive software, but tend to be not as good for gaming unless you get something with a higher core speed, like the new i7 core chips. That's why I suggested to look at Phenom II quads as they are roughly the same price range as what you've mentioned (even with the higher bus speed). AM3 boards are really cheap too.

Gav.

Batty · 17-08-2009, 12:00 PM

My PC is used maily for games and internet, so, Im going to add some RAM today, stick with my mobo and think some more. If I stick with intel I can get away with just a bios upgrade for the E or Q series cpus.

Batty · 20-08-2009, 09:30 AM

Added 2 Gb more RAM and found that the RAM clock was set to 667 not 800MHz, seems a bit quicker, but that could be my imagination.

chicaboo · 20-08-2009, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batty

Added 2 Gb more RAM and found that the RAM clock was set to 667 not 800MHz, seems a bit quicker, but that could be my imagination.

The thing you will notice most with more RAM is the HDD won't thrash as much.

You won't see any difference with clock speed on RAM unless you are overclocking, etc...

Gav.

Batty · 20-08-2009, 01:33 PM

Picking up an E8500 on the way home, will have to flash my bios though

Ended up with a Q9550 and getting new mobo today, sticking with DDR2 tho' so choice is limited P43 or P45 based card i think should be around $150 mark.

DVS · 20-08-2009, 06:17 PM

Case: Antec nine hundred
Mobo: Gigabyte ex58 extreme
CPU: Intel I7 920
Ram: Corsair DDR3 6GB 1600mhz
GPU: Ati raedon 4890
PSU: Corsair 850w
Monitor: Samsung 22"
Extras: e-sata, leadtek dig. tv card
HDD: 1TB seagate, 500GB samsung, 80GB western digital, 320GB seagate(ide)
DVD: LG something

soon to be overclocked

michael0008 · 21-08-2009, 04:31 PM

Intel E8400 is nice for gaming and can overclock easy lol 3.6ghz, did not have to touch voltages and ran at 44 max and 39 idle. When not overclocked it rans at 39max and idle 35 lol love it

I might try and overclock it to 4ghz later.

RustyKaos · 21-08-2009, 04:48 PM

Suppose I better put mine up

Case: Thermaltake Armor Black Aluminium
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 4600 2.4 GHz
Cooling: Lots of green case fans
Mobo: Asus Crosshair
RAM: 2x 1GB 800Mhz
GPU: Leadtek Nvidia 7950GX2 (SLi on the one board)
Audio: Onboard high definition
PSU: OCZ 750W
HDD: 500GB, 400GB, 300GB
ODD: 1x Pioneer Black DVD Burner, 1x Liteon DVD Burner
Monitor: 20" BenQ
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition (Build 7100)

Just be aware that I have 2 of those graphics running quad normally but have taken one out due to windows 7 not liking it very well (or possibly a faulty card) and that other than the 500GB hard drive this computer is now 3 years old with no major upgrades.

13-08-2009, 01:57 PM	#22
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13-08-2009, 06:23 PM	#26
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	My work Lappie is a 3+ year old 'LG-E' S1 Express dual and the only problem I've had is with the connection to the screen which began failing about a month ago Oh and it doesn't have a serial port. Finding a replacement is gonna be a bitch, most of the HPs that have been tried have gone FUBAR after 18 months and cheap ASUS etc... don't have the body streangth. Oh and LG-E don't do lappies any more and LG-N (who would have spares) are a long way away. __________________ My 'stina Hatch

13-08-2009, 07:44 PM	#27
michael0008 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Zealand Car: 1989 Astina GLX Posts: 288 View Photos By: michael0008	this is my pc spec CPU: Intel E8400 Cooler: asus silent night 2 Mobo: Asus P5E deluxe x48(latest BIOS) RAM: kingston 2gb 800mhz GFX:ATi Radeon HD4850 1gb DVD: asus dvd Case: cooler master 690 black PSU: gigabyte 720w __________________ crazy ant Last edited by michael0008; 13-08-2009 at 09:01 PM.

13-08-2009, 08:55 PM	#28
zappy65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Brissy Car: Old: 1989 DOHC Mazda 323 New: Nissan 180SX Type X Posts: 2,135 View Photos By: zappy65	Im looking at building 1 atm, yep still...bought the case though... Case: Thermaltake Armour+ VH6000+ Black ATX Cooling: Ha have you seen the case....its a bloody WMD... CPU: Intel i7 Quad Core 920 MB: Intel X58 ATX PSU: Thermaltake 850W GPU: Nvidia 275GTX x 2 (SLi) (Looking at 9800GTX in SLi as well) RAM: Corsair 4GB 1600Mhz DDR3 (2 x 2GB) HD: 1 x 120GB 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB (WD) DD: 1 x LG DVD 1 x LG DVD Burner Also lookin at an ACER 23" LCD Screen....should have the rest up by the end of the month... __________________ Today you will die and then you will know what it feels like to live... Straights Are For Fast Cars, Corners Are For Fast Drivers: Colin McRae Visit My Ride: http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpic...?do=view&g=319 Come see my deviantness....hehe http://dawnblade.deviantart.com/ Last edited by zappy65; 14-08-2009 at 06:45 AM.

13-08-2009, 11:38 PM	#29
phildough Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brisneyland, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Frankenstina Posts: 2,868 View Photos By: phildough	My PC Case: Thermaltake Armor JR Aluminium CPU: AMD Athlon X2 6400 Black Edition 3.2 GHz Cooling: Asus Artic Square Mobo: Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe RAM: 4x1gb 800mhz @4-4-4-10 GPU: Asus GTX 260 896mb Audio: Asus Xonar D2-PM PSU: AC Bel 800w HDD: 2x320 GB + 3x500GB ODD: 2xAsus Monitor: 22" Asus LCD Media Center Case: Antec Fusion HTPC with display CPU: AMD Phenom 9500 Cooling: AMD Fan + 3 X 120mm Fans Ram: 2X 1 gb 800MHz@3-3-3-10 Mobo: Asus M3N78-VM GPU: Integrated 8200 512Mb HDMI Audio: Asus Xonar D2-PM PSU: Zalman Silent 450W HDD: 500 GB ODD: BLU RAY Monitor: 32" HD LCD TV Server: Case Thermaltake Armour Full Tower ATX HDD: 9 Hard Drives = 4+ TB CPU: Intel P4 3.2 GHz Mobo: Asus P5LD2 Deluxe RAM: 2 gb DDR2 PSU: Coolermaster 650W Cooling: 3 X 120 Fans Monitor: 17" CRT- Does it matter?? I remote into it. Oh and a EEEPC 901 and a few other PC's here and there.. My PC is getting to be a few yrs old but it still plays all games on max settings so im not upgrading yet. My media centre is built to be silent as who wants noisy fans. Server because I couldn't fit any thing more in my case. Last edited by phildough; 13-08-2009 at 11:44 PM.

13-08-2009, 06:03 PM	#24
Batty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Adelaide Car: Mazzie 3 Posts: 94	I was looking at 65 in the watts column thought it was the nm column but there wasn't a nm column DOH, yup bios upgrade needed too. Gotta love the internet hey.

13-08-2009, 06:16 PM	#25
Ice88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auchenflower, Brisbane Car: Blue SP20 Posts: 2,782	Indeed Oh and in regards to your question Rix, yes it can be installed on a AMD machine. or leoard can, i havnt seen any patched kernels around for snow leopard for AMD yet. Just google leopard + AMD, should return some results/guides People release entire DVDs that dont need any modifying that are as easy as installing windows now a days

17-08-2009, 10:41 AM	#30
Batty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Adelaide Car: Mazzie 3 Posts: 94	Got some spare moolah, so looking at buying the E8500, asus P5Q3 mobo, 4Gb DDR3 1333, and a Nvidea GTX275 from MSY, thoughts please..... Last edited by Batty; 17-08-2009 at 10:55 AM.

17-08-2009, 10:48 AM	#31
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	If you want to run DDR3, compare the price of an AMD Phenom II quad & AM3 board for the cost of the E8500 and the P5Q3. Otherwise DDR2 is fine for the E8500, unless you want to run a rediculously wide FSB speed overclocked. Gav.

17-08-2009, 11:19 AM	#32
Batty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Adelaide Car: Mazzie 3 Posts: 94	would a q9400 be better

17-08-2009, 12:00 PM	#34
Batty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Adelaide Car: Mazzie 3 Posts: 94	My PC is used maily for games and internet, so, Im going to add some RAM today, stick with my mobo and think some more. If I stick with intel I can get away with just a bios upgrade for the E or Q series cpus.

20-08-2009, 09:30 AM	#35
Batty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Adelaide Car: Mazzie 3 Posts: 94	Added 2 Gb more RAM and found that the RAM clock was set to 667 not 800MHz, seems a bit quicker, but that could be my imagination.

20-08-2009, 01:33 PM	#37
Batty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Adelaide Car: Mazzie 3 Posts: 94	Picking up an E8500 on the way home, will have to flash my bios though Ended up with a Q9550 and getting new mobo today, sticking with DDR2 tho' so choice is limited P43 or P45 based card i think should be around $150 mark. Last edited by Batty; 21-08-2009 at 06:37 AM. Reason: Updated info

20-08-2009, 06:17 PM	#38
DVS AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Car: BJII sp20 Posts: 488 View Photos By: DVS	Case: Antec nine hundred Mobo: Gigabyte ex58 extreme CPU: Intel I7 920 Ram: Corsair DDR3 6GB 1600mhz GPU: Ati raedon 4890 PSU: Corsair 850w Monitor: Samsung 22" Extras: e-sata, leadtek dig. tv card HDD: 1TB seagate, 500GB samsung, 80GB western digital, 320GB seagate(ide) DVD: LG something soon to be overclocked __________________ 2002 Mazda Astina 323 SP20

21-08-2009, 04:31 PM	#39
michael0008 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Zealand Car: 1989 Astina GLX Posts: 288 View Photos By: michael0008	Intel E8400 is nice for gaming and can overclock easy lol 3.6ghz, did not have to touch voltages and ran at 44 max and 39 idle. When not overclocked it rans at 39max and idle 35 lol love it I might try and overclock it to 4ghz later. __________________ crazy ant Last edited by michael0008; 21-08-2009 at 05:05 PM.

21-08-2009, 04:48 PM	#40
RustyKaos Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Side Brisbane Car: 1998 BA 323 Astina Hardtop Posts: 1,414 View Photos By: RustyKaos	Suppose I better put mine up Case: Thermaltake Armor Black Aluminium CPU: AMD Athlon X2 4600 2.4 GHz Cooling: Lots of green case fans Mobo: Asus Crosshair RAM: 2x 1GB 800Mhz GPU: Leadtek Nvidia 7950GX2 (SLi on the one board) Audio: Onboard high definition PSU: OCZ 750W HDD: 500GB, 400GB, 300GB ODD: 1x Pioneer Black DVD Burner, 1x Liteon DVD Burner Monitor: 20" BenQ OS: Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition (Build 7100) Just be aware that I have 2 of those graphics running quad normally but have taken one out due to windows 7 not liking it very well (or possibly a faulty card) and that other than the 500GB hard drive this computer is now 3 years old with no major upgrades. __________________ Everytime an idiot dies, 20 more are born. Come challenge me. I dare ya.