The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

Will give the second review a read when I have less going on

You might have to try a different email Russ as my current ISP has basically stopped letting me check my spam entirely. Which is frustrating as several legit emails I have been waiting for seem to get filtered out. Like quite literally the webmail spam server has stopped updating and I usually would have a few dozen spam objects by now. I'll give you an update on our PM discussion in a little bit if it doesn't come through by then.

 

I have problems with Hotmail every once in a while, usually right after they do a mandatory upgrade! LOL!! You play, you pay! :0)

Russ

 

That second article was a very interesting read. They mention the Zalman ZM600-HP which I also remember from a different review. They show all 3 PSUs next to each other with the case open and the PCB is identical and they share many common parts. It seems the main difference between the Stealth 600 and the Game 700 is that it's rated for more on the +12v and that's it. The Zalman ZM600-HP seems like it's the same thing as the Stealth 600. I do remember the Zalman actually had Zalman copper cooling solutions and heatpipes though. They test the GameXStream up to 692W (DC Out iirc) But it apparently can go higher. I know there are limits on the parts but I'd almost say the GameXStream could reasonably approach 800W.

Oh yeah and Sam, the ripple was way within spec too, so I don't see why you think they're bad units at all. They seem very good to me. Never read a bad review.

 

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/18519/1/


€250 for 2x4GB sticks.... yes please lol.

 

1333mhz CAS9, and OCZ. I'll pass thanks.

 

I don't know about OCZ, but I sure have been waiting for a cheap kit of 2 X 4Gb Yes, I use that much ram

 

I want 8GB too, though if that's the best DDR3 can do so far, I'm getting 4x2GB.

 

nowt much wrong with OCZ and really can you tell a difference between 1600 and 1333mhz? even benchmarks arnt that diffferent.

 

If thats true, it should be noted when paying more for 1600Mhz

 

I'm pretty sure I've seen considerable differences between 1333 and 1600, but not much between 1600 and anything higher. Besides, 1333mhz is rarely much cheaper than 1600.

 

Mostly for crazy games. Windows 7 with web browsers in background uses between 1.5 and 2.7GB of memory. Add that some games use up to 5GB of memory for themselves, 8GB is going to be required.

 

basicalyl i want it for the lulz lol. i dont need it and hell my brother on vista uses 2GB and games, though at 1280x1024 with no problems, but itd be nice.

 

Vista 32-bit does not equal Vista 64-bit. 2GB isn't enough for the desktop in Vista 64-bit, let alone to play games (Google chrome, 20 tabs, measured RAM usage at 3.3GB)

 

true he is on 32 bit.

and creaky, LPG any day. its more important. wodner if the day will come when LPG is 1.20£/L and there will be a new tech. are there enough LPG stations around?

PS

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2792/1

though its for i7 not i5, nor AMD, it does show there isnt much difference at all, BUT if the pricesare the same then one might aswell get whats better at the time

 

I perceive LPG as very much a short-term. It won't be long before it's taxed just as much as normal fuel is. I'm somewhat baffled how it can improve efficiency from 20mpg to 60mpg though, that doesn't make any sense.

 

It does burn much cleaner than conventional petrol. I learned from my dad that the cleaner your fuel burns the more power it makes. The more power you make, the more efficient the entire engine is because it needs less force to rotate. I dunno if this explains the whole difference but:

hotter(cleaner) burning = More power = More efficiency