Thanks for the suggestions. They seem better priced than the Noctua fans that I always hear people raving about. I found the following details on the fans: S-Flex D: 8.7dBA S-Flex E: 20.1dBA Noctua NF-P12:12.6-19.8dBA Noctua NF-S12B FLX: 6.2-10.6dBA Noctua NF-S12B ULN: 5-6.8dBA In my country, all th...
UPDATE: So I bought everything on the list and have it all built and running for the last week or so. Comments... Gaming rig: I have to say that the Antec case is brilliant and is exteremly quiet (on the floor right next to me). All fans set to low with no additional fans bought for the system. The ...
Thanks very much guys. I did wonder if the newegg calc was a bit of a ploy to get people to spend more $$. I'll probably go for option 1# then. Get a 400W (or lower) PSU for the server and re-use the 600W PSU by putting it in my new gaming rig. Thanks again, I can sleep peacefully now :D I'm gonna h...
okay, so I've made my purchases :D I've never ordered so many things in one go :o I've basically kept everything exactly the same as in my lists at the top of the thread. As per Airmantharp, I stuck with the i7 860 (the following article also helped me stick with the 860). I stuck with the Antec NSK...
Thanks for your thoughts Airmantharp . You confirmed one of my thoughts on the logic of the i7 860 over the i7 920, which is no need for the extra PCI-E lanes. I would never (yes, I'm prepared to say 'never') intend on buying two new graphics cards to use together. One reasonably powerful card every...
Hi everyone, Here are the new parts lists for a new gaming rig , non-gaming rig and home server . If you have any adivce or opinions then please let me know because I'm planning on ordering everything this week. Thanks very much . Gaming rig (playing @ 1920x1200): Case : Antec P182 CPU : Core i7 860...
Great, thanks Dirge for the md5 hash. If the version that I download doesn't work then I'll think about getting that trial version - thanks for the link. I will almost definitely get Windows 7 when it comes out and for the moment, I'm happy to have it for free, for 6 months, with all the bells and w...
So, Microsoft have closed their site for the downloading of Windows7 RC (the one that runs out in June2010) but I was wondering if there are other, trustworthy places, that we can download it from? Would you trust downloading it from a torrent site for example??? I have another legitimate key that I...
Thanks very much for your feedback guys! I managed to fix the problem but only temporarily by cleaning out a temp folder that was waaaaay too big. I'll follow your advice and remap the temp folders for the moment (I had no idea how to do that or even that it was possible). Thanks for your suggestion...
Thanks for your suggestion Nitrodist . I had thought about that but I'm using XP and haven't heard of any freeware that allows you to repartition. Even using partition magic, which is one of the famous progs, isn't guaranteed to leave data uncorrupted. If anyone does know of a really good partition ...
Here's hoping that someone can help... I'm currently trying to install a patch for a game (file is 1.9GB) however the install shield wizard never actually begins the process due to 'too little space'. It says that I require another 1600MB of space. This is probably due to my stupid PC setup, which i...
Thanks for the feedback. I might just go with that suggestion eric93se . The new gaming PC should be fine with the 600W PSU. I'll do some double checking before I go for it but a 300W PSU for the home server is probably just right - cheers. I'm not sure if everyone noticed but my X2 4200+ is the qui...
Hi everyone. I will be building myself a new home server soon and would appreciate any thoughts/ advice etc. - thanks :) My current server is a Pentium 4 based system, which has a MB that will only support one HDD, hence the reason for a new server... Home server needs: - stream media (vids/ music) ...
Hey tsoulier. I'm wondering if you're having the same problem as me. Has it been resolved yet? Did your PC really 'shutdown' completely that first time or could you still hear it running but lost the signal to the monitor? My current problem (see thread from me, posted today) is that the monitor sud...
Hi everyone, I really hope that someone here can help me with my current PC problem. Problem: Whilst the PC is on and everything appears to be fine, the monitor goes black. Occasionaly the picture/ signal will come back but often it won't. - The problem started randomly ie. I haven't just recently a...
Thanks :) I just had a more detailed look within the 'filesystem' and found the other partition that I was looking for. I understand that Samba is the program that people use to aid in sharing between the, in my case, 'linux server' and the PC (XP) and laptop (XP). I had a look through my applicatio...
Thanks guys! I've ended up installing the Ubuntu server version on my server and also create a / partition and a /home parition, as well as a 'swap' partition. Once installed, the command line threw me coz I had no idea what to do from there. I then installed the GUI and have had a look through ther...
Thanks notfred . Since my desktop and laptop will not been on at specific times, I think it is probably best that they run the backup to the server. I am probably going to go for Ubuntu because, like you said, it appears to be easier for a completely new Linux user (me) and space isn't exactly a pro...
Hi everyone... I am going to get a new SATA HDD for my mediaserver tomorrow and have a couple questions: 1) Should I go for a 5400rpm or 7200rpm HDD? I don't want it to be loud but I don't want to sacrifice performance (my uses of the mediaserver are below) 2) Is it best to get one of those 24/7 HDD...
Thanks for your reply. I just had a quick read-up of LBA on the web: From what I read on this site here, SATA technology is newer relative to 48-bit LBA. 48-bit LBA, from what I understand, simply means that a capacity of over 137Gb is supported [edit] up to aprox 2.2Tb. Is the theory behind your re...
I've bought an old PC that I can't find online (Dell). I was hoping to be able to buy a 1TB HDD and install it however I am now wondering whether the PC would support a 1TB drive. Do all MBs support 1TB drives or can it depend and if so what does it depend on? The PC takes SATA. It will only fit one...
Hi everyone... Can anyone recommend what exactly the best option is for my situation below: I have a spare PC (called 'storage PC' from now on) that I want to hook up to my router and leave on 24/7. I want to use it as a media server (so I can watch movies etc on PS3 without needing to turn my main ...
Thanks for all the input guys. I guess the general advice is not to buy more RAM and to simply up the GPU to an 8800GT. As far as a fan goes....I already bought a BEAST of a fan that I only just managed to get on the MB (the passive cooling got in the way). It's the Zalmann CNPS9700 :D So you all th...
Thanks for your advice SNM . The only worry I have is that some of the big new games e.g. FarCry2, might be CPU heavy and then I think I might have problems if I don't OC. Also 2Gb was rather necessary for Battlefield 2, which came out about 3yrs ago. So I'm worried that future games might run smoot...
Hi everyone I would really appreciate some opinions on my choices for upgrading my current system. Reason to upgrade: - My system is still based on the old DDR RAM, which is starting to dissapear from shelves. - I like to game and I have a feeling that Far Cry 2 and all the other new games that are ...
Thanks for all your responses! I don't think that I already had the infection. I run regular scans with Kaspersky and this was the first time it happened. I guess it is probably one of those false positives that some of you mentioned. I will do as Lucas1985 mentioned and let Kaspersky know - see wha...
