Originally posted by hopscotchFixed 😉
..........therefore we can conclude that Huckleberryhound is a *** uber-n00b **** gamer.
Huck...go sign up to the forum of a clan (or several) in whatever online game you are playing/planning to play....ask them.. many of them (and no pun intended here) virtually live online gaming....by and large, they'll confirm what Hopscotch is saying...sure, you'll find loudly voiced preference regarding NVidia or ATI and similar, but you'll get good overall advice, and honest experience of the components you are considering...
...and as hopscotch also says....certainly better and more relevant advice than can be found here.
Originally posted by ZadadkaI'm not a noob gamer broseph, just a noob home PC builder. I used to make them for a living, but it was 6 years ago (i worked in factories for Dell, IBM, Compac, and Tiny).
Fixed 😉
Huck...go sign up to the forum of a clan (or several) in whatever online game you are playing/planning to play....ask them.. many of them (and no pun intended here) virtually live online gaming....by and large, they'll confirm what Hopscotch is saying...sure, you'll find loudly voiced preference regarding NVidia or ATI and similar, but you'll ge ...[text shortened]... d as hopscotch also says....certainly better and more relevant advice than can be found here.
sic burn 😛
Originally posted by huckleberryhound'twas only a jest Huck...
I'm not a noob gamer broseph, just a noob home PC builder. I used to make them for a living, but it was 6 years ago (i worked in factories for Dell, IBM, Compac, and Tiny).
sic burn 😛
And sorry to do the spelling police thing on you, but they were called Compaq.
Originally posted by ZadadkaTo be honest, the building is the easy bit, just like leggo, and i have the specs now......it's the bit after i switch it on that is going to be a headache. For this reason i plan not to farm any pieces from my current PC, so i can get help when all those yellow question marks appear 😞
lol 🙂
Wasn't it HAL?
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundI asked a gaming builder buddy who knows far more than me on todays components; he said :
Quick question.....
I am looking to order a BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB graphics card, but i've heard a lot about running two cards at the one time.
Can someone give me an idea of the normal pairing, and is two cards really that necessary ?
"One card will be fine on it’s own, that card is really nice.
Two cards will require an SLi capable motherboard (ASUS Striker Extreme is a great board) with two 16x PCI-e slots, and the NVidia bridge connector between the two.. Both cards should be the same model/manufacturer. SLi mode can be ‘quirky’ although a correctly set up system can average around 700 F.P.S in something like Call of Duty 2. On a more modern game like say, Call of Duty 4, expect around 250 ish…
SLi is for gamers and those that have a need for high end graphics capability. Are they necessary? Depends on what you want. I want max performance from my games and ‘puter, therefore yes, I consider it necessary…."
Hope that helps Huck.
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Originally posted by huckleberryhoundall commercially-built PCs have to comply with certain standards to they can be monitored at a distance by the government if required. i guess if you built yours with extra shielding no-one would know😛
I plan to build my own PC around a quad extreme QX6800
Can anyone post some helpful sites for helpful hints, or cheap components ?
Thanks in advance.......Huck 🙂
er...just kidding, in case there are any CIA or ASIO agents on this site😲
Just ordered the first parts for my new PC
EVGA nForce 680i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2
Getting more stuff in a couple of weeks.
Just so you know, the order i bought has nothing to do with the order i picked the parts.
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