Lazarus 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 and fried me motherboard at such short notice ive now got a socket462 1.2ghz system (no laughing at the back please). Can anyone reccomend a new motherboard and processor. have been hearing good things aboot the asus k8n32sli deluxe (socket 939) board and the athlon 64 3700. or should i consider something else ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 and fried me motherboard at such short notice ive now got a socket462 1.2ghz system (no laughing at the back please). Can anyone reccomend a new motherboard and processor. have been hearing good things aboot the asus k8n32sli deluxe (socket 939) board and the athlon 64 3700. or should i consider something else ? 141850[/snapback] I've got a router which I'm trying to sell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I upgraded in January and for my new build I got the following: Clicky for Motherboard Clicky for processor and of course now are a fair bit cheaper than I paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 I upgraded in January and for my new build I got the following: Clicky for Motherboard Clicky for processor and of course now are a fair bit cheaper than I paid. 141876[/snapback] i was looking at that processor ! its 2.4ghz 1mb but the 2.2ghz 1mb version is £100 cheaper so i think i'll go with that one. motherboards a bit trickier. i dont need any of the sli gubbins and i'm not interested in gaming on my pc (other than fm2006). so an onboard video card will do me fine. was looking at this un - http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/102903 ive already got 1gb of 333mhz ram so that should be compatible until i can afford to upgrade to 2x1gb 400mhz ram ive got 10000rpm sata raptor drive to use as my OS drive so this proposed system should be blisteringly fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I upgraded in January and for my new build I got the following: Clicky for Motherboard Clicky for processor and of course now are a fair bit cheaper than I paid. 141876[/snapback] ive got 10000rpm sata raptor drive to use as my OS drive so this proposed system should be blisteringly fast 141879[/snapback] I've got a pair of those in a RAID configuration, they run like lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 How long does it take you to boot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 How long does it take you to boot ? 141883[/snapback] its quick, I'll time it next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 How long does it take you to boot ? 141883[/snapback] its quick, I'll time it next time. 141889[/snapback] 34 seconds to boot up Windows XP Pro, thats with the memory count turned on too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7169 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Mine is super duper cos the bloke at pc world said so. Its got a mouse, keyboard, flat screen monitor and it can run the internet. anything other than that is more than i need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 How long does it take you to boot ? 141883[/snapback] its quick, I'll time it next time. 141889[/snapback] 34 seconds to boot up Windows XP Pro, thats with the memory count turned on too. 141894[/snapback] thats pretty good - but you may be able to get it down to around 20 seconds with a few tweaks and a following wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 How long does it take you to boot ? 141883[/snapback] its quick, I'll time it next time. 141889[/snapback] 34 seconds to boot up Windows XP Pro, thats with the memory count turned on too. 141894[/snapback] thats pretty good - but you may be able to get it down to around 20 seconds with a few tweaks and a following wind. 141898[/snapback] Yep, there is a 4 second pause to enter raid boot options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Mine is super duper cos the bloke at pc world said so. Its got a mouse, keyboard, flat screen monitor and it can run the internet. anything other than that is more than i need! 141897[/snapback] the man at pc world always says that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Id go for Bcfj-7000FT, if you can get one. or maybe a more common GHV/irt. 5666HTY (CLY) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Id go for Bcfj-7000FT, if you can get one. or maybe a more common GHV/irt. 5666HTY (CLY) 142139[/snapback] Or any other randomly entered characters ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Id go for Bcfj-7000FT, if you can get one. or maybe a more common GHV/irt. 5666HTY (CLY) 142139[/snapback] Or any other randomly entered characters ? 142140[/snapback] I prefer a sjodgajrjas349875 akseyr9q38jfDFHOSU3057 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Id go for Bcfj-7000FT, if you can get one. or maybe a more common GHV/irt. 5666HTY (CLY) 142139[/snapback] Or any other randomly entered characters ? 142140[/snapback] Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 How long does it take you to boot ? 141883[/snapback] its quick, I'll time it next time. 141889[/snapback] Ive just timed it for me, 16 hole doc Martens took 45 secs to put on and lace up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 I prefer a sjodgajrjas349875 akseyr9q38jfDFHOSU3057 142141[/snapback] dorty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 I upgraded in January and for my new build I got the following: Clicky for Motherboard Clicky for processor and of course now are a fair bit cheaper than I paid. 141876[/snapback] i was looking at that processor ! its 2.4ghz 1mb but the 2.2ghz 1mb version is £100 cheaper so i think i'll go with that one. motherboards a bit trickier. i dont need any of the sli gubbins and i'm not interested in gaming on my pc (other than fm2006). so an onboard video card will do me fine. was looking at this un - http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/102903 ive already got 1gb of 333mhz ram so that should be compatible until i can afford to upgrade to 2x1gb 400mhz ram ive got 10000rpm sata raptor drive to use as my OS drive so this proposed system should be blisteringly fast 141879[/snapback] ok - ive just bought the processor and motherboard i mentioned above. they were cheaper on another site. ive also bought 2x1gb ddr400 ram from ebay. total cost - £255. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I upgraded in January and for my new build I got the following: Clicky for Motherboard Clicky for processor and of course now are a fair bit cheaper than I paid. 141876[/snapback] i was looking at that processor ! its 2.4ghz 1mb but the 2.2ghz 1mb version is £100 cheaper so i think i'll go with that one. motherboards a bit trickier. i dont need any of the sli gubbins and i'm not interested in gaming on my pc (other than fm2006). so an onboard video card will do me fine. was looking at this un - http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/102903 ive already got 1gb of 333mhz ram so that should be compatible until i can afford to upgrade to 2x1gb 400mhz ram ive got 10000rpm sata raptor drive to use as my OS drive so this proposed system should be blisteringly fast 141879[/snapback] ok - ive just bought the processor and motherboard i mentioned above. they were cheaper on another site. ive also bought 2x1gb ddr400 ram from ebay. total cost - £255. 144339[/snapback] Cool, hope it does the job for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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