Post your system specs!

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 04 Oct 2006, 15:33

All parts you get are outdated the moment you buy them.. :< That's just the way it is.

Dual core processors are a great investment, try getting one.

Jopuma · Post by **Jopuma** » 04 Oct 2006, 16:06

I would need to update my motherboard if I were to get a dual core.

StreekG · Post by **StreekG** » 06 Oct 2006, 04:24

weedman173 wrote:Stop thinking and give Vista a try, Im using it right now and it runs nicely. Just make sure you save the stuff you want before switching to the new OS.

I don't know much about Vista but to me it just looks like eye candy to use up half your ram. I don't think i will upgrade.

X-voltZ · Post by **X-voltZ** » 06 Oct 2006, 18:23

i'said i was buying an amd but seeing things better i'm going to buy a conroe...

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 08 Oct 2006, 04:54

Alright...I am proud...for once.... to post my new system specs...

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 ( OC: 3.2 ghz)
MB Intel DG965RY
2GB corsair DDR II 800 Mhz Ram
7900GTX 512 Mb
80GB SATA + 80GB Ide hard disk
550W psu

....and other peripherals

The only thing left to do now is install windows.....

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 08 Oct 2006, 10:48

Impressive, I guess you don't need much storage space though, 80+80 isn't much these days. But if one doesn't need more why get more...

StreekG · Post by **StreekG** » 08 Oct 2006, 15:45

vellu wrote:Impressive, I guess you don't need much storage space though, 80+80 isn't much these days. But if one doesn't need more why get more...

Yeah true, i bought a 250GB Sata for my comp a few weeks ago, dunno if i will use it all, i probably will. I've been living with a 40GB for a number of years.

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 08 Oct 2006, 18:01

The problem is...well to use my new Pc..i have to format the old hard disk or make
another partition...both of which I am not willing to do..
So the only solution was to buy another hard disk..and make it the master and the other one slave..Then I thought y not go for the SATA hard disk...and later realized
that 80Gb was the smallest SATA hard disk I could find ..

What I am really proud of is the 1GHz OC'ed core2duo processor...which is really amazing...

All this stuff was really cheap...all together it costed about 1200$...all from newegg
Shipped all the way to the UAE.

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 08 Oct 2006, 18:03

@ t3ice how did you overclock your CPU, i would really like to raise my CPU's clock from 2.0 ghz to like 2.5 ghz, i know you have to go into the BIOS but i dont know how to get in

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 08 Oct 2006, 18:20

First of all lemme warn u...IF U WANNA OVERCLOCK ANYTHING ..GET A BIGGER BETTER HEAT SINK/FAN...

trust me..its from experience..otherwise ur CPU chip will sizzle like a fried egg..

Before you begin the overclocking process, determine if your motherboard can overclock processors. Look in the CPU installation section in your PC's manual. If you're lucky, you'll find either a BIOS setup menu or a set of switches or jumpers on the motherboard that controls the FSB, voltage, clock, PCI/AGP, and memory bus multipliers. The only real necessity is the FSB adjustment, but without the others, your options decline significantly.

Next check ur power supply...if it can handle the punch...again it depends on a lot of things ..like M/b , gpx card..., processor etc

Then u gotta do the bios thingy..which I really suck at..so i asked a guy at some computer shop to do it..

use this site for more info : http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-3370 ... D81E-prod6

Also ..remember, google knows all

BTW u can get into the bios using the F8 key during the start up
or also try using F2 or del

Good luck mate..!!

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 08 Oct 2006, 18:28

thanks alot, yea i figured out last night that my cpu is the pentium 4 northwood family which i hear loves to be overclocked, ive seen some that went from 2.4 ghz to 3.8 ghz

and running awesome, like i said i just want a 500 mhz boost

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 08 Oct 2006, 18:29

REMEMBER...U have to cool it properly...I lost my 3ghz processor ..just cuz i over clocked it 200Mhz more..but with a default heat sink

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 08 Oct 2006, 18:31

o rly, hmmm i guess i will have to open it up and attach a old heat sink to the one that is already there, done that befroe with gfx card gpu's and it works

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 08 Oct 2006, 18:40

Well I dunno about that...but i would suggest u remove the old heatsink/fan clean off any thermal paste if any, get a new bigger one...ADD thermal paste (very important )
And fix it back...

That should keep ur heat problems part of OC, under control

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 08 Oct 2006, 19:04

t3ice wrote:and later realized that 80Gb was the smallest SATA hard disk I could find....

You're lucky, my problem is the exact opposite: what's the biggest available (cost effectively). Part of what I do for living involves dv-editing, so the more the merrier is the case for me.

At the moment I have160GB (for system and software including games and what not) + 160GB+200GB which are basically nothing but video storage room. And I'm constantly swapping between DVDR backups and HDD material due to lack of space.

Luckily the price of external harddrives has gone down rapidly, which is perfect for me. I don't need super fast data access; all I need is space and lots of it. So I ordered a Lacie Big Disk Extreme USB2/Firewire 600GB external drive which should keep me in business for a while.

Like this: http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10117

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 08 Oct 2006, 19:23

600Gb..whoa damn, thats tight...how much did it cost??

But thats the kind of stuff that is required for video editing, i heard
I also saw an ad' at a shop that was ay 1000GB hard disk..but didnt ask for the price..or details...

BTW when it gets full ..please post it here..thanx

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 08 Oct 2006, 20:04

I think dell is offering a 1.5 TB HDD for their performance systems

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 08 Oct 2006, 21:45

t3ice wrote:600Gb..whoa damn, thats tight...how much did it cost??

BTW when it gets full ..please post it here..thanx

379 euros shipped and delivered to where I live (northern Finland). Which is more then reasonable imo.

The biggest one available from Lacie is 2TB (that is, 2000GB) that is still a single enclosure usb/firewire drive; bigger than that are no longer called external hard drives. They turn into RAID-systems and SAN/NAS solutions (storage area network/network attached storage).

When the time comes, and if I remember, I might post a pic of that eventful moment

StreekG · Post by **StreekG** » 09 Oct 2006, 00:33

My old celeron was OC'd 50mhz, i didn't wanna destroy that thing in any hurry at the time so i only did 50, made no difference what so ever, but then again i was pretty bored on that day.

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 09 Oct 2006, 01:05

Mine does a 900MHz overclock..

And that's a sick one considering it's a AMD64.

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 09 Oct 2006, 01:33

i read somewhere that if you have a comp system like a dell, compaq, emachine, etc that you cannot overclock it, im trying to figure out how to overclock my pentium 4 northwood but how do i get into the part where i edit how fast the cpu runs

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 09 Oct 2006, 03:24

Since external hard drives are usually cheap, I buy those then take the case off of them and mount them inside. Currently I have 2 250GB hard drives, I try to keep important things on the one without the operating system so if something happens im not screwed.

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 09 Oct 2006, 07:04

darknight788 wrote:i read somewhere that if you have a comp system like a dell, compaq, emachine, etc that you cannot overclock it, im trying to figure out how to overclock my pentium 4 northwood but how do i get into the part where i edit how fast the cpu runs

Dell and others use their own designed BIOS, that's why. They disable a couple of things.

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 09 Oct 2006, 11:20

@ Darknight : All processors are different..

The best I heard for overclocking is the core2duo ..thats y I bought one of those
U can almost overclock it like 1.5Ghz

WonkaVW · Post by **WonkaVW** » 10 Oct 2006, 00:19

Finally upgraded my old rig

Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.93Ghz (stock cooler)
ASUS P5WDH Deluxe
2GB Corsair DDR800
EVGA 7900GTX 512
2x 250GB SATA2 Seagate's
X-Fi Xtrememusic
19" Samsung lcd
550W Antec NeoHE
Antec P160 case w/a couple of 120mm's and such

That cost me way too much, but its so good.