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On July 07 2011 05:34 JingleHell wrote:
Also, being 8 years old, there's no guarantee of it's continued function. They do eventually die, and when they do, byebye data.
Definatly. I don't know of much of a difference in performance there is but I've had 2 HHDs go out of old age (~5 years old). Considering a new HDD isn't that expensive I would defiantly buy a new one rather than reuse an 8 year old.
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Yes it is. It's just a different heatspreader design which doesn't really matter unless you are anal about the looks of it.
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Hmm, quick question. Looking at two different Radeon HD 6970 graphic cards one costs about 20$ more than the other, and the only difference I can see is that on one it says that it has 800MHz. Other than that, they have the exact same description.
What's the difference between the two?
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On July 07 2011 10:05 Krikan wrote:
Hmm, quick question. Looking at two different Radeon HD 6970 graphic cards one costs about 20$ more than the other, and the only difference I can see is that on one it says that it has 800MHz. Other than that, they have the exact same description.
What's the difference between the two?
Some people do factory OC's on cards and charge you extra for what you can do in 30 seconds with free utilities. Not sure off the top of my head what reference speed on that card is though.
Only two things you should consider spending more on for a GPU. Non-reference cooling and support.
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On July 07 2011 10:05 Krikan wrote:
Hmm, quick question. Looking at two different Radeon HD 6970 graphic cards one costs about 20$ more than the other, and the only difference I can see is that on one it says that it has 800MHz. Other than that, they have the exact same description.
What's the difference between the two?
It's probably not a factory overclocked since the 6970 according to AMD's webpage
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/amd-radeon-hd-6000/hd-6970/Pages/amd-radeon-hd-6970-overview.aspx
should have up to an 880 mhz core clock.
Does it have a different cooler? 2gb/1gb of RAM? if there isn't any major difference like that, get the cheaper one.
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what graphic card about $100~$130 you recomend for a i3 2100? without MIR
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No. Radeon HD5770s are essentially the same, they just vary in terms of the cooling solution and clock speeds. Just get the least expensive one from a preferred brand.
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Hey
I want to be able to stream SC2 (i play on lowest setting's) in decent quality (720p).I do not want to overclock anything if possible and I will be having the parts shipped to Canada. I am on a very tight budget (poor university student) so i want to spend the bare minimum necessary to meet my goal ($200 or less). I am willing to wait for a good deal in order to save money but i am not very familiar with how many sales there are for computer parts. I have no plans for upgrading in the future.
My current setup is as below:
TR2-430W
ASUS P5K-E
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Intel Core 2 CPU 6420 2.13 GHz
2G Ram
1400 : 900 Monitor Resolution
Windows 7
My current thoughts were to replace my mobo, cpu and ram with something like this:
Mobo
CPU
RAM
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks a lot.
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Newegg.com does not ship to Canada and Newegg.ca is terrible. I suggest you look into purchasing from NCIX, Canada Computers, Memory Express, or another Canadian retailer.
Those components would be able to achieve what you're looking for but you're much better off just finding a used Core 2 Quad Q9200, Q9400, Q9550, etc.
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I've finally convinced my dad that letting me buy a computer isn't a stupid idea so I'm looking to order my parts pretty soon. My final budget is $1200 including a screen and operating system ($300) so I have around $900 to spend on the rest. I'll be using a 1920 x 1080 resolution and I do plan on overclocking.I want to be able to play games comfortably with good graphics and use Photoshop and some video editing software without problems. Could someone please suggest a build for me?
Edit: I'd like to order the parts on this website http://pccasegear.com/. I also like the look of this case http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_31&products_id=11207, is it any good?
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Hey
Thanks for the post skyR. I took your advice and found a used Core 2 Quad Q9550 for a $150.
I am little bit concerned about buying something like a processor used though. Should i make sure it has a warranty or something?
Thanks again
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hey guys, any advice on a good set of headphones for blocking out external noise? i dont really give a toss about the quality of sound coming out of them, i just want them to block as much noise out as possible.
can you get headphones that just block noise, similar to what kespa has the sc players wear over their earbud headphones? if they are better ill buy those coz ive got a pair of el cheapo earbud headphones. i live in australia and will probably buy from PCCG but anywhere in aus (or overseas if they export) should be fine
P.S how much can i expect for something like this of decent quality? im not the kind of guy that gives a fuck about peripherals so i dont really want to be forking out 200 dollars for some plastic shit over my ears
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On July 07 2011 16:55 Legatus Lanius wrote:
hey guys, any advice on a good set of headphones for blocking out external noise? i dont really give a toss about the quality of sound coming out of them, i just want them to block as much noise out as possible.
can you get headphones that just block noise, similar to what kespa has the sc players wear over their earbud headphones? if they are better ill buy those coz ive got a pair of el cheapo earbud headphones. i live in australia and will probably buy from PCCG but anywhere in aus (or overseas if they export) should be fine
P.S how much can i expect for something like this of decent quality? im not the kind of guy that gives a fuck about peripherals so i dont really want to be forking out 200 dollars for some plastic shit over my ears
Well if you listen to music on your PC, Good music headphones also double as good gaming headphones.
Headphonic is Australia's specialised headphone store. Chuck us a post in the forums and the staff and owner would be glad to give you a recommendation.
http://headphones.com.au/
If it were me, I'd give the SRH840's a look. http://headphones.com.au/psingle?productID=446
Even the SRH440's are a good pick http://headphones.com.au/psingle?productID=445
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On July 07 2011 17:58 HuggyBear wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 16:55 Legatus Lanius wrote:
hey guys, any advice on a good set of headphones for blocking out external noise? i dont really give a toss about the quality of sound coming out of them, i just want them to block as much noise out as possible.
can you get headphones that just block noise, similar to what kespa has the sc players wear over their earbud headphones? if they are better ill buy those coz ive got a pair of el cheapo earbud headphones. i live in australia and will probably buy from PCCG but anywhere in aus (or overseas if they export) should be fine
P.S how much can i expect for something like this of decent quality? im not the kind of guy that gives a fuck about peripherals so i dont really want to be forking out 200 dollars for some plastic shit over my ears Well if you listen to music on your PC, Good music headphones also double as good gaming headphones. Headphonic is Australia's specialised headphone store. Chuck us a post in the forums and the staff and owner would be glad to give you a recommendation. http://headphones.com.au/If it were me, I'd give the SRH840's a look. http://headphones.com.au/psingle?productID=446Even the SRH440's are a good pick http://headphones.com.au/psingle?productID=445
thanks bro, ill defo check it out
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On July 07 2011 16:32 Dyth wrote:
Hey
Thanks for the post skyR. I took your advice and found a used Core 2 Quad Q9550 for a $150.
I am little bit concerned about buying something like a processor used though. Should i make sure it has a warranty or something?
Thanks again
Most manufacturers including Intel have non-transferable warranties. The Core 2 Quad line of processors is nearly four years old so even if the warranty was transferable, the three year warranty provided by Intel will have already expired or soon to be expired.
Use common sense when you are purchasing used. Don't buy from someone with no reputation and if it's too good to be true, it usually is.
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