The (new) Official PC building thread!

whats the difference between ES.2 and normal 7200.11?

 

thats my question..lol i mean they look identical other than the ES.2

 

As I Said, I believe one has server grade reliability ratings.

 

rob you're scaring me!! hehehe. rob got it pretty close but I only have 3 x 320GB Seagate HDD's and 5 ODD's (/me likes testing different ODD's). lol. He (rob) likes to exaggerate a bit.

@GTR,
NP with the questions. lol. The cooler is a Thermalright Ultra 120 Rev. A. I put an AeroCool Xtreme Turbine 120 on the cooler but haven't tested it yet. I expect it to be loud on full tilt but I don't plan to run it there for normal cooling, just for the Xtreme need.

rob listed the other stuff except for the "changes" that I made above. lol.

I like the CM RC-690 case, it's fairly quiet for an "open" case but I do have "quiet" fans installed atm. Those 140 AeroCools are impressively quiet and push plenty of air. lol. I was messing with them and set an envelope on top of the case and it will hover about an inch above the case before falling off. Kinda cool really, pun intended.

I'll get some more pics for those that want to see them later tonight. Got to do the work thing whether I want to or not right now.

...gm

 

sammy you have to expand on that. lol. Server grade reliability means that it can survive the constant beating that a server takes which is FAR more than most of our needs. Well unless you're running a server like sammy does. ;0

rob the $120 Seagate will meet your needs with NO problems.....

...gm

 

what is the difference between nForce and Geforce chipsets?

 

Even so, my server's usually shut down overnight, a proper server has to run 24/7 for months on end, somewhat different to mine..
GTR: nforce are specifically chipsets. Geforce is graphics - if you have a geforce chipset, it typically has integrated graphics, nforces don't.

 

ok gonna show some ignorance here. again.

just what is a server for? what are you serveing?lol

 

It's a fileserver, hosts most of my hard disks so I don't have to have them running in my main PC and clogging it up with heat, cables etc. Gigabit LAN is much faster than external hard disks, I can tell you!

 

some bargins here:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-071-OK
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£131.59 inc VAT

- GeForce 8800 GT core running at 600MHz
- Shader Clock Speed of 1500MHz
- 512MB GDDR3 Memory running at 1800MHz
- 256-Bit Memory Interface
- 112 Stream Processors
- Shader Model 4.0
- Memory Bandwidth: 57.6GB/s
- Designed For Extreme HD Gaming
- Nvidia Pure Video Technology
- Dedicated Video processors free the GPU Shaders to run 3D applications
- Dual dual-link DVI supports two 2560 x 1600 resolution displays
- HDCP Enabled!!
- SLI ready – Upto 2x the performance of a single GPU (Available on with future driver release)
- True High Dynamic Range Rendering Support – Based on Open EXR technology
- World's first unified architecture supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10
- Built for Microsoft® Windows® Vista™
______________________________________________________________

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-013-SK
Sparkle GeForce 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£109.26 inc VAT
- GeForce 9600 GT core running at 650MHz
- Shader Clock Speed of 1625MHz
- 512MB GDDR3 Memory running at 1800MHz
- 256-Bit Memory Interface
- 64 Stream Processors
- Shader Model 4.0
- Memory Bandwidth: 57.6GB/s
- Designed For Extreme HD Gaming
- Nvidia Pure Video Technology
- Dedicated Video processors free the GPU Shaders to run 3D applications
- Dual dual-link DVI supports two 2560 x 1600 resolution displays
- HDCP Enabled!!
- SLI ready – Upto 2x the performance of a single GPU (Available on with future driver release)
- True High Dynamic Range Rendering Support – Based on Open EXR technology
- World's first unified architecture supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10
- Built for Microsoft® Windows® Vista™
- 2yr Warranty with OcUK/Sparkle (support@sparkle-europe.com)
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and one for sam
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-014-SK
Sparkle GeForce 9600 GT "Cool Pipe 3" 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£117.49 inc VAT
- GeForce 9600 GT core running at 650MHz
- Shader Clock Speed of 1625MHz
- Silent Heatpipe Cooling Solution
- 512MB GDDR3 Memory running at 1800MHz
- 256-Bit Memory Interface
- 64 Stream Processors
- Shader Model 4.0
- Memory Bandwidth: 57.6GB/s
- Designed For Extreme HD Gaming
- Nvidia Pure Video Technology
- Dedicated Video processors free the GPU Shaders to run 3D applications
- Dual dual-link DVI supports two 2560 x 1600 resolution displays
- HDCP Enabled!!
- SLI ready – Upto 2x the performance of a single GPU (Available on with future driver release)
- True High Dynamic Range Rendering Support – Based on Open EXR technology
- World's first unified architecture supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10
- Built for Microsoft® Windows® Vista™
- 2yr Warranty with OcUK/Sparkle (support@sparkle-europe.com)

 

I pray that's a decent fanless cooler, most of them are crap and the cards overheat. Of those three I'd take the fanned 9600GT, rip off the cooler and put an HR-03GT on it, probably with a nexus 92mm fan for added cooling.

 

ok now i know this is the computer building thread but i feel that this would be the best place to ask my question seeing as how people here have routers and more than one computer.

i have two computers that are hard wired to each other by a router and i was wondering if there is a free program that will allow me to share files between them or access them?

 

Redice---What router and what OS are on both your machines?

 

Deadrum33

its a linksys router and both of them are running windows xp pro.

 

Redice - If both PCs are using Windows then you can just use file sharing (which is built in).

 

ok well Pepp77 do you know of a guide that will tell me how to do it?

 

abuzar1,

Please don't take this wrong but that's called the impatience of youth! You don't have a clue in hell as far as having been there and done that! Build 250+ computers over a span of 18 years and then you will have some idea! No offense, but you're a typical young person who wants it "Right Now"! You remind me of this young friend of mine who bitches about the Quality he gets with DVD Shrink, but when I tell him to use DVDRB/CCE and set it all up for him, he complains that DVDRB/CCE takes too long! He wants the quality, but he won't take the time to do it right! The solution is staring him right in the face, and all he can see is how much time he is "wasting" with RB! Doesn't stop him from whining about it though! He's still looking for the easy way out!

What happens when you don't "get lucky" and things don't work? What do you do then? What computers can do and what they will do, are many times two entirely different things! When you want to build it once and do it right, you take your time! There are just so many variables to take into account. That's why I burn in all my builds for a few hours at stock speeds, just to make sure everything is working properly! Back in the day, when you had tons of jumpers on the motherboard, you could very easily burn things out if you made a mistake. It's a little easier today, but you should still take it slow and test a lot! I don't mean 20 minute Orthos runs, either! When I build a new computer, it doesn't go out the door till it's passed 12 hours of Orthos after I'm done with it, with no errors! I try to avoid warranty work! There's no substitute for the time spent doing it, no "Easy" button! I want to do it right the first time, and I don't want to be giving my time away for nothing! Since I only average about 1 to 2 warranty jobs a year, I must be doing something right!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Give these a try:-

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/ht/sharewinxpfiles.htm

When I set my home network up I found it was basically just a case of choosing the drive/folders you want to share and then right clicking choosing properties, going to the sharing tab, then ticking the box under the Network sharing and security section.

I didnt need to change anything on my DLink Router.

 

I haven't messed up yet have I

 

redice: Windows file sharing is easy to setup and use, I highly recommend it.