Building a Computer

[Solution0]

Originally Posted by Nil

And besides, I had to do, um, research for the Nexus.

Yeah right ...

*caugh traitor caugh*

Joke set apart nice write up. Eager to built myself a whole new one this summer.

Smell of brand new electronics

[dirtymeat80]

does the coke can go into that goofy pop out thingy? something like DVD drive or something.....I don't know, I hit a button, and a cup holder pops out...I love it.



oops, hijacking.......sorry man - continue

[Herne]

Nice post. I like the bench, last time i built one 'out of the boxes' i had to use the lounge floor hehe....constant hoover use to keep the cat hairs down was a must Can i just say one thing for anyone looking to upgrade...As the gear is changing all the time if you are considering a home build keep your ear to the ground about all the new up and comming technologies so you don't but something that turns out to be un-upgradable in a few months...eg make sure the mo-bo socket type is not on its last legs or that the graphics option you choose will be upgradeable etc....i just think back to when i got the last AGP less mo-bo with a CPU socket they were just dumping :embarrassed:

[Aredhel]

Originally Posted by Solution0

Smell of brand new electronics

ahhhh, yes! The coveted Smoke Test!! Smell of burning resistors and capacitors and flux and all the freshly popped corn sitting on the MB just waiting for you....Just make sure you've wrapped the box tightly so the smoke doesn't get out. That happens, and...it's all over!

[dprundle]

Nice write up mate. I was wondering what benchmarks you run on a newly built machine?

[Nil]

Originally Posted by dprundle

Nice write up mate. I was wondering what benchmarks you run on a newly built machine?

I haven't benched it. Not sure that I will. I can say I'm now at 40-50fsp on high settings in VG.

[sherrjo]

Great write up there kudos Nil,

can I just say be careful when tying up your cables after. Overzealous cable tidying has been the downfall of many PC mechanic's forum posts saying it worked until I "tied" everything up. Quite a few of these components have loose connections and a faulty connection is hard to detect sometimes. If all fails check check and recheck everything is pluged and screwed down. (I had this recently with some memory which wasn't seated right).

I usually do my PC work in the bathroom as the floor is tiled and the radiator makes a good grounding spot

[deathrament]

i just had a questionwell a couple first off i have an older power supply now its made by codegen came with the computer when i got it.. its a 300w im upgrading my crapy radeon 9250 to a little better 6600 0r 6800gt oc agp card does this card plug into the power supply and if it does what kinda plug does it reguire(is it a regular4 hole plug) and if it is would the plug goin into my floppy drive work for it ..and finally will my 300w powe supple be enough for this card as im not sure that i coulp afford a new suply ,bare in mind ive had this supply for over 2 years and never had any problems yet...ok im done now

[sherrjo]

I had a 5900XT running on my 300W generic PSU for more than 2 years with no problems.

however, PSU are relatively cheap I would invest in a higher rated one for futureproofing.

AGP cards usually require power supplies.

A quick google shows that several people seem to be able to run using an AGP 6800 with 300w. That said you need to see what else is drawing power. HDD, sound card, video capture cards and usb devices all draw power as well.

[Bludtung]

This entire post sucks. It's taking away my "no one ever posted a way to make the thing" schtick. Nice one.