OFFICIAL Computer Help Thread
 

Well I know this is the 1000001 Thread about this. But I wanna upgrade my MoBo and add another stick of 512 Memory Into my mini Monster here. But im clueless when it comes to computer parts. All I knows is that I got DDR Ram and thats about it. How can I find out whats going to work and whats not. Im also looking for a good Canadian Online Site to order from. I was looking at TigerDirect.ca, Thats about alls I know.

Help my useless soul out here.

Ok thats enough of this, if you have an upgrade question post it here.

Thats everyone, if you have any issues or questions with upgrading, place them in here...kthxbye

Good idea. biggrin:

ince sticky.

p.s. im drunk k

Re: OFFICIAL Computer upgrade thread
 

[quote="Scalping Chief":44368]Well I know this is the 1000001 Thread about this. But I wanna upgrade my MoBo and add another stick of 512 Memory Into my mini Monster here. But im clueless when it comes to computer parts. All I knows is that I got DDR Ram and thats about it. How can I find out whats going to work and whats not. Im also looking for a good Canadian Online Site to order from. I was looking at TigerDirect.ca, Thats about alls I know.

Help my useless soul out here.[/quote:44368]

Download this

[url="http://www.cpuid.org/download/cpu-z-130.zip"]http://www.cpuid.org/download/cpu-z-130.zip[/url]

Run the cpuz.exe then click on the "spd" tab. this will will show if your rams pc 3200 pc 2700 or whatever. Just order a stick of ram from whatever site that has the same rating as the ram you have and you should be fine.

better of havin a thread for this, tech forum is like a ghost town.

Re: OFFICIAL Computer upgrade thread
 

[quote="Scalping Chief":0021f]Im also looking for a good Canadian Online Site to order from[/quote:0021f]

[url="http://www.canadacomputers.com"]http://www.canadacomputers.com[/url]

Shouldnt this be in the tech questions section?

Meh, better of havin it here, most everyone whores offtopic anyway.

Just get PC3200 no matter what you have. Most of the time it's cheaper than 2700/2100 anyway and it will downclock itself.

[url:67054]http://www.dangeo.com/[/url:67054]

Which SLi MoBo
 

ABit AN8 SLi
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813127207

ASUS A8N-SLi
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131524

DFI SLI Infinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813136164

Im looking to pair this up with my current AMD64 3000+, and will be buying a 6800GT and 1Gig of PC3200.

All are within the same price range, ive had 3 ASUS boards, so im kind of biased in my opinion.

elo thar, im looking to buy a new computer(5 years with Windows ME is enough for me.....) and Im a total boon, therefore i do NOT want to build my own comp, but basically I need your guys opinions on a few setups ive been looking at. Please tell me right off the bat where im fucking up and which setup would do the best(I need this comp to be able to last awhile 3+ years)..

preliminary choices:
Dell XPS 400
Pentium D processor 820 with dual core technology(2.8 ghz, 800 fsb)
xp home(media center is a piece of crap, yes?)
1 gb dual channel ddr2 sdram
19 inch ultrasharp 1905fp digital flat panel
256mb PCI Express x16 nVidia geforce 6800
integrated 7.1 channel audio(sound card?)

Dell Dimension E510:
Intel Pentium 4 processor 630 w/HT technology(3.0 ghz, 800 fsb)
XP Home
512 MB Dual Channel DDR2 Sdram at 400mhz
80gb Seria ATA hard drive(7200 rpm)
17 Inch E773 Convential CRT monitor
video card: no clue

Dell XPS 600:
Pentium 4 Processor 630 with HT technology(3.0 ghz, 800 fsb)
1 gb dual channel ddr2 sdram at 533mhz
19 inch ultrasharp 1905fp digital flat panel
256mb PCI express x16 nvidia geforce 6800
250 gb serial ata hard drive
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS(D) card with dolby 5.1


Help.....plz.

Either the 400 or 600.

They are pretty much the same.

Re: Which SLi MoBo
 

I've got the Abit AN8-SLi board currently and have had no problems with it. I haven't pushed it very far in regards to OC'ing but my 3200+ is stable at 2.4 Ghz.

I've heard good things about the Asus as well however; folks do say the chipset fan goes out so maybe buy an aftermarket up front if you go with that. This one works: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835110103

I'm not sure about the DFI Infinity. Most folks opt for the Ultra SLi-D or DR's but they are pricy.

Something to think about both Asus and Abit will have "32x" versions of their SLi boards out soon (next week or two) which is 2 16x PCI-Express lanes in SLi mode as apposed to 1 16x PCI-Express lane split 2 ways. However I can't really imaging that you would find yourself wanting more bandwidth with 2 6800 GT's in SLi mode even if they were running at on 8x lanes.

Nother point in regards to your upgrade. I would go ahead and got with 2 GB's of RAM (2x1GB kit) as opposed to 1 GB. I ran into problems with all 4 slots populated on my Abit AN8 SLi (4x512) running at it's rated speed and timings (from what I've gathered it has more to do with my CPU than the motherboard as the memory controller doesn't handle all four banks being populated well. Heck it's in the friggin manual I just didn't read it). I did upgrade to a 2 GB kit (2x1GB sticks) of this stuff:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820220040

works well.

lol, this thread is like an inch away from the girly thread...

Oh yeah, maybe I should include a link, to make sure this isnt passed off as spam, like my previous post was....


http://www.intel.com

They're fast. rock: