Palit is making a 2GB version of the 285. The 285 has the highest memory bus currently available, meaning it can really take advantage of all the memory. Something that would let me turn AA back up on my monitor, if only I could afford it.

Link

At 2/25/09 06:41 AM, ThoseSneakyFrench wrote: Palit is making a 2GB version of the 285. The 285 has the highest memory bus currently available, meaning it can really take advantage of all the memory. Something that would let me turn AA back up on my monitor, if only I could afford it.

Link

I told you Palit > EVGA

At 2/24/09 06:08 PM, PolishMatt wrote:

At 2/24/09 03:04 PM, TacoFreak wrote: I'm getting some guy at a store to fix it

Soft. You're banned from the club.

Just kidding. ;)

I go on a computer forum and even no one there knew what to do and what was causing it. Besides I tried nearly everything.

The guy tells me today that he doesn't see anything wrong and that I should come and show him. I can't be assed with it really, I might just take the computer back and try to live with it, I mean it's not like a stuttering that gives me 5fps but it's sometimes annoying.

At 2/25/09 06:41 AM, ThoseSneakyFrench wrote: Something that would let me turn AA back up on my monitor, if only I could afford it.

A 150$ 9800GTX would give you the pleasure of turning AA on virtually almost any game. You don't need a 400$ card to do such prehistorical stuff. The rest of your computer probably wouldn't be able to handle so much power, to top it off.

At 2/25/09 03:04 PM, PolishMatt wrote: A 150$ 9800GTX would give you the pleasure of turning AA on virtually almost any game. You don't need a 400$ card to do such prehistorical stuff. The rest of your computer probably wouldn't be able to handle so much power, to top it off.

At 2560x1600, nothing is overkill.

At 2/25/09 03:52 PM, ThoseSneakyFrench wrote: At 2560x1600, nothing is overkill.

That makes me even look good. And by my definition, that's a over kill.

Sexy pics:

http://www.overclock.net/computer-cases/
294838-official-cooler-master-690-club-2 91.html#post5671849

Ok guys, I've been wanting to buy the 9800GTX for a while now, but my power supply is only 250W, so I'll have to dish out another 100 for that as well. But my problem is that I don't know where my onboard graphics card is. I can't see one (and yes, I know what they look like). Here's a pic of my motherboard, if you can point it out I'd be much obliged.

Also, what kind of PSU should I get for the 9800GTX? And should I buy them it online or at BestBuy? They cost the same at both places...

At 2/26/09 07:21 PM, TheWolfe wrote: I don't know where my onboard graphics card is.

A. Why do you need to know.
B. You can't/don't have to remove it, you just disable it in Device Manager when you install your 9800.
C. It's just a small chip on the board, pointless to point out but it typically has a small heat sink on it.
D. Try to clean up a bit when you take pictures, hard to see anything on it.

Also, what kind of PSU should I get for the 9800GTX? And should I buy them it online or at BestBuy? They cost the same at both places...

Don't got to BestBuy. They're going to charge you 180$ for a PSU that is more than what you need and there are plenty of sites that are offering PSUs that are the perfect 600Watts that you need, and for no more then 90$ to top it off. So to answer your question, 600+ watts to be on the safe side.

Best buy is horrible. $80 for an 8 gig microSD card I just payed 20 for at radioshack.

Related, I bought a USB cable so I could hook my phone up to my computer. Installed drivers, bought a MicroSD card. I'd assumed it would show up as a removable disk, but it does not. Why do operating systems have to be so cryptic?

Where better to spend my 1337 than CCC?

zing

http://www.overclock.net/computer-cases/
468339-my-cm690-done.html

At 2/27/09 06:24 PM, TacoFreak wrote: zing

It's alright, I just don't get what's with the wiring on the back metal panel that the mobo is attached to, looks unnecessary.

At 2/26/09 07:21 PM, TheWolfe wrote: Ok guys, I've been wanting to buy the 9800GTX for a while now, but my power supply is only 250W, so I'll have to dish out another 100 for that as well. But my problem is that I don't know where my onboard graphics card is. I can't see one (and yes, I know what they look like). Here's a pic of my motherboard, if you can point it out I'd be much obliged.

Also, what kind of PSU should I get for the 9800GTX? And should I buy them it online or at BestBuy? They cost the same at both places...

Judging by that pic it looks like each of those sticks is 256MB. If that's the case, a much more worthwhile upgrade would be to 2(or 4) gigs of Ram. You still won't be able to game, but you'll see a huge performance game in general usage.

9800 GTX, and the memory (and likely processor) will horribly bottleneck the potential, and add up to a lot of wasted money.

So, back last June when I got my 9800GTX+, it use to stay a stable and cool 43 degrees Celsius with a fan at 40%. Now, it's at 65 degrees Celsius with the same fan speed. It's not effecting my computing or gaming but it's a bit chaotic and unreasonable. I just pushed the fan to 100% for lulz and it's at 40 degrees Celsius.

Dust. I have to deal with mine soon too. Used to load at 60 in Cod4 overclocked. Now hits 80s at stock settings.

My 9600 GT is at 35'C Idle with 40% fan speed.

At 2/28/09 05:55 PM, TacoFreak wrote: My 9600 GT is at 35'C Idle with 40% fan speed.

Update us in 6 months ;)

Alright, I'm my shitty computer with a budget of 300 euros, and I came here looking for advice.

Currect specs:
ASUS M3N78-EM mobo with AM2+ socket and 1x PCI-e 16x 2.0 (with integrated nVidia 8300)
2gb of DDR2 @ 800 MHz
AMD Sempron 3400+ @ 1.8 GHz

Upgraded specs:
Antec Sonata III (with a 500W EarthWatts PSU)
ATi HD 4830
AMD 64 X2 7750 @ 2.7GHz

Does it look alright to you? Or are there any better combinations at a 300e budget?

Umm, I'm gonna sound really dumb right now, so bear with me...

Do the AMD 64 X2 processors support basic 32-bit systems?

At 3/1/09 04:12 PM, Patonki wrote: Umm, I'm gonna sound really dumb right now, so bear with me...

Do the AMD 64 X2 processors support basic 32-bit systems?

32-bit x86 and x64 is hoohah from back in the day. All processors can map 32 and 64 bits of memory.

At 3/1/09 04:12 PM, Patonki wrote: Do the AMD 64 X2 processors support basic 32-bit systems?

Ugh.. AMD. Can't you get an Intel and make rainbows and unicorns appear?

At 3/1/09 04:21 PM, ThoseSneakyFrench wrote: 32-bit x86 and x64 is hoohah from back in the day. All processors can map 32 and 64 bits of memory.

Single cores don't support 64x, and you can't just excuse them from the equation because they haven't been manufactured for a 4 years now (Aside from the Intel Atom for Netbooks). Many people still use them because they still are capable of getting the job done for common tasks (Word processing, using the web, etc).

The sales and usage of operating system based on 64x have actually increased just recently to the point of relevance. And what point is that? The point where more than 30% of OSs bought last year and that have been given with purchased computers, were 64x.

People are moving on and finally realizing the beauty of 64x computing but it will still be a little bit of time till at least 90% of users are on it. And same with hardware. Lots of companies still use single cores in their work stations and for good reasoning too. They simply don't need more. Not everyone plays Crysis.

At 3/1/09 05:58 AM, Patonki wrote:

Does it look alright to you? Or are there any better combinations at a 300e budget?

If your mobo can support am3 get one of those new am3 tri cores.

I've been thinking about getting a new case to embark on an awesome modding project with. Price isn't really an object, since I don't even know when I'll be able to buy the case, and I'd want to be able to go water with it.

Ideas?

At 3/1/09 07:17 PM, TacoFreak wrote: If your mobo can support am3 get one of those new am3 tri cores.

It's quad actually, with one disabled core. And depending on the motherboard, there is a walk-around in the BIOS to re-enable the one disabled core.

At 3/1/09 08:34 PM, ThoseSneakyFrench wrote: Ideas?

Yes. I'm keeping in mind that money is not an object.

Here.

At 3/1/09 09:23 PM, PolishMatt wrote: Yes. I'm keeping in mind that money is not an object.

Here.

I don't think I could go watercooling with that. ^^

More along the lines of what I meant: I don't mind spending $400 on a case if it would make for a great project and be a pleasure to work on.

Hey guys, I'm new here lol

Anyway, I am thinking of setting up a new awesome gaming rig for a friend of mine.
A great (Dutch) site for computer tweakers, www.tweakers.net, has a Best Buy Guide, which is basically a guide to what kind of rig you want to set up, with recommendations on what to buy.

It also included an i7 build in its latest edition. Here's the parts:

Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe EU 226,81

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 EU 248,20

Cooling: Thermalright Ultra-120 1366 EU 58,49

RAM: Corsair 6GB 1600MHz ddr3-kit EU 204,-

HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB EU 82,95

DVD burner: Samsung SH-S202J EU 17,21

Casing: Cooler Master CM 690 EU 58,50

PSU: Cooler Master Real Power M700 EU 89,89

Graphics card: Asus EU 139

All bringing it to a price of around 1300 euro's (This isn't the current price, it's probably all a bit less right now)

And knowing me, NG probably messed up the make-up of the above list

At 3/2/09 06:56 AM, SuperFlonic wrote: Hey guys, I'm new here lol

Anyway, I am thinking of setting up a new awesome gaming rig for a friend of mine.
A great (Dutch) site for computer tweakers, www.tweakers.net, has a Best Buy Guide, which is basically a guide to what kind of rig you want to set up, with recommendations on what to buy.

It also included an i7 build in its latest edition. Here's the parts:

Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe EU 226,81

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 EU 248,20

Cooling: Thermalright Ultra-120 1366 EU 58,49

RAM: Corsair 6GB 1600MHz ddr3-kit EU 204,-

HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB EU 82,95

DVD burner: Samsung SH-S202J EU 17,21

Casing: Cooler Master CM 690 EU 58,50

PSU: Cooler Master Real Power M700 EU 89,89

Graphics card: Asus EU 139

All bringing it to a price of around 1300 euro's (This isn't the current price, it's probably all a bit less right now)

And knowing me, NG probably messed up the make-up of the above list

Looks like a solid build, thing is I'd stay away from Asus. They make shitty boards and customer support is non-existant. Tell him to go with an Gigabyte or EVGA x58.

Also, what the hell is an "Asus EU"?

At 3/2/09 08:11 AM, ThoseSneakyFrench wrote: Also, what the hell is an "Asus EU"?

Lulz, EU is what NG turns the euro mark into.

Also, I read the first few pages on this thread, and damn, people were nubs back then :)

At 3/2/09 08:11 AM, ThoseSneakyFrench wrote: Looks like a solid build, thing is I'd stay away from Asus. They make shitty boards and customer support is non-existant. Tell him to go with an Gigabyte or EVGA x58.

That might be true, but I've never had any problems with Asus before though. And this board has spare room for Crossfire. And my friend likes to invest in the future, so he took a liking to the board.

Sorry for double posting, I pressed Post it! to quickly.

At 3/1/09 09:23 PM, PolishMatt wrote:

At 3/1/09 07:17 PM, TacoFreak wrote: If your mobo can support am3 get one of those new am3 tri cores.

It's quad actually, with one disabled core. And depending on the motherboard, there is a walk-around in the BIOS to re-enable the one disabled core.

The core is disabled, so it's a tri-core. I'm aware of the glitch to enable the forth core but it doesn't work on all BIOS's and the cpu could be unstable.

At 3/2/09 11:12 AM, TacoFreak wrote: The core is disabled, so it's a tri-core. I'm aware of the glitch to enable the forth core but it doesn't work on all BIOS's and the cpu could be unstable.

It's capable of being done and enthusiasts would try it in a heart beat. Where's your pride, man!