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Another new build advice thread

Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by LOCOENG, Oct 7, 2007.

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  1. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    Somebody just dropped it on my doorstep and ran away....

    Resinstalled XP today and got rid of the bastard partition and all seems well. I want to wait a bit to O.C. as I'm happy with it the way it is really. This is a big improvement over the machine it replaced so I'm still in awe.

    I'll fill it up in good time....I still need to get a monitor, maybe this summer for my birthday. I'll be getting some nice 5.1 speakers too.

     
    LOCOENG, Mar 20, 2008
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    Good to hear the parts are getting along now. lol.

    You won't have many problems filling that booger up. lol. Just buy the parts and there you have it. ;)

    I don't know if you've done any research for speakers but look at the 5300 or 5500 series from Logitech. Good stuff and sammyboy even approves!!! :D

    ....gm
     
    greensman, Mar 20, 2008
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  3. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    I'm not going all out for speakers, I'm looking at the x540 or something like that....5.1 for around $50.
     
    LOCOENG, Mar 21, 2008
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    Good choice, i'm still more than happy with the X-530's. My Quad has onboard 5.1 audio which seems to work real well. No overclocking here, am going run stock; the last time i overclocked anything was an old P3 600E which i overclocked to 800, ran it for years (as my main machine, i was poorer back then so that machine had to last a lot of years)
     
    creaky, Mar 21, 2008
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  6. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    Yeppers....

    just a tip for all you wee lads, if you reinstall winblows and you are wondering why everything looks like crap remember to install your GPU drivers. Just a friendly reminder. :)
     
    LOCOENG, Mar 22, 2008
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    I'm guessing that the wee lad that wrote that forgot his gpu drivers..... hehehe. :p It helps don't it??

    That's a pretty good deal on those speakers. FREE shipping always sweetens the pot I say.....

    ....gm
     
    greensman, Mar 22, 2008
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  8. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    You got that right boo boo...just a word from the wise and experienced now. :)

    I do like free shipping. I'm eyeballing that 24' Viewsonic ZoSoIV is selling too. It won't fit under the shelf on my desk, but I may be able to make it work.
     
    LOCOENG, Mar 22, 2008
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    Heh, what can I say, I own the Z-5500s, so I can't comment on sensible speakers. What I will say though is stick with Logitech. The Creative ones (Inspire T3000) weren't very well made, and the Trust Soundforge ones are even worse. This applies for 2.1s, but I see no reason why 5.1s would be any different. I've no major complaint with any Logitech speaker set. Every one they make has a design flaw (burning smell on the Z-2300s is irritating but normal, and the 5500s have no EMI shielding so pop if anyone within three houses uses a light switch!) but the overall build quality is usually sound.
    I've owned a 24" LCD, and a Viewsonic but not the combination. If it's cheap go for it, but personally the 24" Samsungs and Dells are the cream of the crop.
     
    sammorris, Mar 24, 2008
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    Im looking at get the x-540s - cannot justify nearly two hundred on speakers and the 540s are a great upgrade for me. One question I have though is can they accept a 5.1 and a 2.0 input at the same time do you know/think?
     
    Pepp77, Mar 24, 2008
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    I'm not sure. I don't recommend the z-5500s to anyone serious, because i'm well aware they're unnecessary for almost everyone. As for the 5.1/2.0 at the same time, you could always use a stereo splitter for the front speakers...
     
    sammorris, Mar 24, 2008
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  12. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    I don't need anything to rock the house, I have the Klipsch on my stereo to take care of that. It's just after 7 years with the same set of JBL's that came with my first PC I'm ready for something shiney and new.
     
    LOCOENG, Mar 25, 2008
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    The X-500 series seem pretty solid and are ample for most people.
     
    sammorris, Mar 25, 2008
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    The decision whether to get the X-540's or not was made easier today after I won £35 in our weekly football scores competition at work. First time Ive been top any week this season (still 4th overall though :))
     
    Pepp77, Mar 25, 2008
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    Nice one! lol
     
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    Order - £51.99 inc VAT. Could have had free 5 day delivery but opted to pay £9 for 2 day delivery as I am "working" from home on Thursday :D
     
    Pepp77, Mar 25, 2008
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  17. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    My special new boot screen....

    [​IMG]

    I'm tired of fighting for tonight, I'll check again in the morning as I'm giving up.
     
    LOCOENG, Mar 25, 2008
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    Oh that's nice!!! I don't want one or do I care to know how you got it..... hehehe. :p

    Looks like you got driver issues.... ;)

    ....gm
     
    greensman, Mar 25, 2008
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  19. tripplite

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    LOCOENG-ur the man! on any other site a mod would never really admit to having tech issues/ open a thread for help/opinions...i may self cant contribute here as sammorris seems to be dominating here and all my words have been taken LOL

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    it reads GRRRRR.....is it me or has karma caught up with you LOL

    -tripplite
     
    tripplite, Mar 25, 2008
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  20. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    Tripplite: Lol just because I post a lot doesn't mean you can't contribute.

    LOCO: Um... howdoodoodat? :S It's been a while since I've seen one of those...
     
    sammorris, Mar 26, 2008
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