My PC specs - Some input.

mogster · August 1st, 2006

Intel PENTIUM D 930 - 2x3GHz/2x2MB/64Bit (800FSB LGA775 65Nm) Presler Dual Core, SSE/2/3/MMX
ECS 945G-M3 (Viiv 1.0b) PCIx16 - SouthBridge:Intel 82801GB (ICH7)
1024MB DDR2 PC4300 (512x2)
MSI 256MB Radeon X800XL (400MHz)
250GB SATAII (300MBs) Western Digital 2500JS-00MHB0
LG GSA-4163B 8x DVD-/+RW RAM DL
Sony CRX-320EE CD-RW/DVD
Mitsumi USB2 7in1 Card Reader and Floppy
Antec TruePower II 380watt PSU
Pifco 1002 45 Watt House Fan ^^
Vantec Stealth Fan (pile of... will be replaced by 2xAntec 3MultiColour LED Tricool)
Basic black case, with silver strips, drive covers, unclippable side, front I/O...
+HDD Cooler coming soon and removing huge house fan ^^

Can you quote and comment?

Oh and one question. Standby
Does anything got hot? Can it hurt my PC?
It sucks power. What happens if I turn it off at the plug?
How does it work anyway?

mogster · August 7th, 2006

*bump*

industrian · August 7th, 2006

*and grind*

Xtreme2damax · August 8th, 2006

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Originally Posted by mogster

*bump*

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Originally Posted by industrian

*and grind*

lol industrian, that gave me a good laugh

You need input mogster the moogleboi, I'd say those specs are great compared to mine, you should get way better FPS in games than me. Now you made me jealeous of your specs, wishing I had a better computer now

Although, some things could be better, if you had the ($_$) to spend on it

Looks like I'll have to work! work! work!, to buy my new comp:guitar:

james.miller · August 8th, 2006

well balanced, that would be my input. x800xl's are no longer concidered up there with the best, but you should be able to play pretty much everything if you keep the res and detail down a notch

**refraction** · August 8th, 2006

indeed, things i would change

X800XL - i would say a bare minimum of an X850XT here, preferalbly an x1800 or a geforce 7600 minimum.

Antec TruePower II 380watt PSU - you might want to consider one over 400 watts, altho 380 "might" be enough, its kinda pushing it a bit, id recommend being more towards 450-500watts

oh and nobody answered your questions

Oh and one question. Standby
Does anything got hot? Can it hurt my PC?
Nope infact quiet the opposite, things go into power saving mode, it all runs cooler, infact i think on a proper PC it turns it off and pages the current memory do disc, but this is made more for laptops.
It sucks power. What happens if I turn it off at the plug?
Well, some motherboards dont save the bios settings correctly, but it shouldnt be a problem, but the amount of power it uses when off is neglegable, id leave it on
How does it work anyway?
ive said above all i know about standby :P

mogster · August 8th, 2006

Thanks

So everything is fine, but the graphics card choice was dumb : /

Well my Dad will kill me if he finds he got £100 ripped off, but then again, the same PC at Dell was like £1000+ (we paid £700). Plus we did buy it from a retailer, so the price wasn't bad I suppose.

If I wasn't dumb about where I bought it from I could have got a D960, and X1900 for the price

The HDD has heat "issues", so I think seagate would have been better..

ECS motherboard... Can't say I have any knowledge of the company, the onboard sound is ****e (as usual) but the price was right at £70.
Also the memory is a "Nanya brand"

.
I stole the sound blaster from my old PC, overall it's okay...
It would be perfect if I hadn't been dumb and chose somewhere else to buy from...

Thanks for answering the questions

I'm just gonna get on and use it once the fan is installed.
Correction, I just wasted two weeks on it...
Oh well, it's a shock to the system...

**refraction** · August 8th, 2006

well you made the ultimate number 1 mistake.

NEVER buy a prebuilt machine! i presumed you were building it.

August 1st, 2006	#1 (permalink)
mogster Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In your bed. Posts: 808	My PC specs - Some input. Intel PENTIUM D 930 - 2x3GHz/2x2MB/64Bit (800FSB LGA775 65Nm) Presler Dual Core, SSE/2/3/MMX ECS 945G-M3 (Viiv 1.0b) PCIx16 - SouthBridge:Intel 82801GB (ICH7) 1024MB DDR2 PC4300 (512x2) MSI 256MB Radeon X800XL (400MHz) 250GB SATAII (300MBs) Western Digital 2500JS-00MHB0 LG GSA-4163B 8x DVD-/+RW RAM DL Sony CRX-320EE CD-RW/DVD Mitsumi USB2 7in1 Card Reader and Floppy Antec TruePower II 380watt PSU Pifco 1002 45 Watt House Fan ^^ Vantec Stealth Fan (pile of... will be replaced by 2xAntec 3MultiColour LED Tricool) Basic black case, with silver strips, drive covers, unclippable side, front I/O... +HDD Cooler coming soon and removing huge house fan ^^ Can you quote and comment? Oh and one question. Standby Does anything got hot? Can it hurt my PC? It sucks power. What happens if I turn it off at the plug? How does it work anyway? Last edited by mogster; August 1st, 2006 at 23:15.

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james.miller Mr. Stupendous Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Here, There and Everywhere. Posts: 1,132	well balanced, that would be my input. x800xl's are no longer concidered up there with the best, but you should be able to play pretty much everything if you keep the res and detail down a notch __________________ The HTPC E2160 @ 3.1ghz \| Thermaltake The Orb cooler \| Abit ip35-pro \| 4Gb DDR-II pc6400\| 1.00Tb of WD AAKS storage \| Asus Xonar D2\| 360 HD-DVD drive Pioneer bd204 bluray sata drive \| Corsair HX620w PSU \| *BFG GeForce 8800GTX* \| Silverstone SST-LC17b \| 24" DGM TFT \| 40" 1080p SONY 40w2000 ONKYO TX-SR805 \| bi-amped mission m71i fronts \| eltax center & bipolar rears 2x 12" custom built subwoofers powered by a denon pma-100m \| PS3 with linux and a 250gb 3.5" internal drive \| Nintendo wii

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refraction PCSX2 Coder $refraction's Avatar$ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 9,801	indeed, things i would change X800XL - i would say a bare minimum of an X850XT here, preferalbly an x1800 or a geforce 7600 minimum. Antec TruePower II 380watt PSU - you might want to consider one over 400 watts, altho 380 "might" be enough, its kinda pushing it a bit, id recommend being more towards 450-500watts oh and nobody answered your questions Oh and one question. Standby Does anything got hot? Can it hurt my PC? Nope infact quiet the opposite, things go into power saving mode, it all runs cooler, infact i think on a proper PC it turns it off and pages the current memory do disc, but this is made more for laptops. It sucks power. What happens if I turn it off at the plug? Well, some motherboards dont save the bios settings correctly, but it shouldnt be a problem, but the amount of power it uses when off is neglegable, id leave it on How does it work anyway? ive said above all i know about standby :P __________________ http://www.generalemu.net/ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.4Ghz (425x8), Leadtek GTX 280 1Gb, 1.8Tb HDs, 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 @ DDR2-1020 5-5-5-18 Dual Channel, 14605 3dMark 06 Points CPU-Z Link 3dMark06 Score Link Dont PM me for help, use the forums, thats what its for!
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refraction PCSX2 Coder $refraction's Avatar$ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 9,801	well you made the ultimate number 1 mistake. NEVER buy a prebuilt machine! i presumed you were building it. __________________ http://www.generalemu.net/ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.4Ghz (425x8), Leadtek GTX 280 1Gb, 1.8Tb HDs, 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 @ DDR2-1020 5-5-5-18 Dual Channel, 14605 3dMark 06 Points CPU-Z Link 3dMark06 Score Link Dont PM me for help, use the forums, thats what its for!
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August 7th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
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mogster Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In your bed. Posts: 808	Thanks So everything is fine, but the graphics card choice was dumb : / Well my Dad will kill me if he finds he got £100 ripped off, but then again, the same PC at Dell was like £1000+ (we paid £700). Plus we did buy it from a retailer, so the price wasn't bad I suppose. If I wasn't dumb about where I bought it from I could have got a D960, and X1900 for the price The HDD has heat "issues", so I think seagate would have been better.. ECS motherboard... Can't say I have any knowledge of the company, the onboard sound is ****e (as usual) but the price was right at £70. Also the memory is a "Nanya brand" . I stole the sound blaster from my old PC, overall it's okay... It would be perfect if I hadn't been dumb and chose somewhere else to buy from... Thanks for answering the questions I'm just gonna get on and use it once the fan is installed. Correction, I just wasted two weeks on it... Oh well, it's a shock to the system...