The (new) Official PC building thread!

Hmm, it looks like it uses a pretty low spec Zalman cooler. I personally would rather stick with the reference design, or go with a proper-cooler like an HR-03GT.

 

Yo Sam, my Corsair PSU came from Amazon today. Not bad for free delivery.

 

Not bad considering my mate's still waiting for an order to arrive he placed two weeks ago...

 

How long did it take? I like newegg because they process orders in about a day and their three day shipping(sometimes free) usually only takes about two days for me.

I know you guys don't have that option in the UK but shouldn't there be comparable websites?

 

Ebuyer and Scan are effectively the two comparable sites - huge warehouse-based stores. Neither of them have customer service as good as newegg by the sound of things though.

 

Just had time to open my PSU. Looks all good. I also came across a weird wire though. On 1 end were 2 cables labelled "fan only" and on the other was "fan only" it's like wtf.

 

It's just power for case fans. Nice feature really if you don't want to use your other power cables. btw which P/S did you get?? Can't remember... I got CRS syndrome. lol.

....gm

 

Lol you could always read the last few posts on the page greensman!
Corsair HX 520W I believe.

 

I've done a little checking with Everest 4.20 Corporate Edition and found it doesn't seem to give GPU readings with AMD machines. Not a total surprise as 4.20 was optimized for the P-series Intel chipsets. I guess it depends on which bios is used and what the sensor is for it.

Another thing I found out about it is that just because it not there, doesn't mean it's not there! LOL!! I went ahead and plugged my side fan into the Chassis header on the motherboard, and it now shows 4 fans instead of 3!



It just doesn't show unless there's a fan plugged in. What's puzzling me is that the chassis fan speed starts much lower than 800 rpm but gets faster as the day goes buy and the temps get a little warmer. According to the MB manual, only the CPU fan is supposed to be under bios control!

Oh well, I'll try it like this and see what happens. It's not like anything gets hot enough to worry about! LOL!!

Russ

 

Hey I just read the reviews for the 8800GT 256MB. I have to say, what a steaming pile of crap! Much less keep up with the 3870, the 3850 256MB version beats it out with 10-15 FPS. It's prices about 20 dollars higher than the 3850 512MB, that's right not 256 but higher than 512MB!

 

abuzar1,

I don't think I would go quite that far! It's an economy version, so what do you expect. It's still better than what a lot of people here own, and the price will go down!

It's a bit like the Tforce-6100-939/4000+ I gave to a friends Son and his new Wife for a Wedding present and then having him come back and tell me what a dog it is, when all the while "his" Anti-Virus sucks! LOL!! I should also point out that he had a P-III before that!

How about a link for that 8800GT review, please!

Russ

 

The thing is the HD 3850 that is about 40 dollars cheaper has LOWER power consumption, HIGHER image quality, and HIGHER framerates.

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/607/1/

 

Indeed, if you're going to go cheap, get the 256MB of the HD3850 - it's £20 cheaper than the 256MB 8800GT, and as Abuzar points out, it's faster and produces a better picture.

 

Yes it was.
I am very pleased with the packaging more than anything,

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m5/BruceleeJKD/DCFN0002.jpg

Sorry for bad pic, ill use my bro's new camera phone for other stuff i get.

I did not realise how short the pin connectors are lol.

 

Yeah I agree the packaging is VERY good. Of course so is the Stuff inside lol.

Can you edit the picture please? It's screwing up my screen. I only use 1024x768. I can't use the other resolutions as everything gets smaller!

 

I'll just hyperlink it.
If all goes to plan, im ordering most stuff tonight and my quad should be here on Saturday.

Edit - What 3870?

This HIS(better cooler) -

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-089-HT

Or Sapphire -

http://www.shop.bt.com/productview....istix&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All


Oh and set my sights on a good deal with ram,(x 2)

http://www.shop.bt.com/productview....istix&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All

 

@ greenie & he-man

If it is a small 3pin connector...quote is from antec's site...

If it is a (2) wire...to a (4) pin molex connector...then fans plugged into it are controlled by the P/S thermal controller...and receive there power...straight from the P/S...

 

Lp531,
Check your PMs!

Russ

 

The HIS coolers are very good, I can confirm that. However, the stock cooler for the 3870 is based off that design if I rememeber rightly, just a slightly cheaper version of. It's certainly much better than ATI's stock coolers ever used to be.
For a good deal, I recommend
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=708677
The RAM is mega cheap, I must remember the BT shop next time!

 

Heman, I would go with the HIS cooler. Their quality is just as good and they always have better coolers. It's only like one pound more, the HIS is definitely the better choice.