Time to upgrade some components - Page 3

Arclight · 03-12-11, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Recently while shopping for a new Mobo (just pricing, never bought), I found quite a few that had 4 SATA, and no IDE. Apparently it's becoming an option that you must request/search out, and not a standard option anymore.

Right you are, seems to be lacking from the LGA1155 boards.

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Originally Posted by Oberon

You could have done that anyway, I'd have just waited for our next ARMA2 mission and...accidentally...drop a load of M799 HEI on you.

As it is though, I think I'll just shoot Spud instead. Just because.

Are you kidding? I have peripheral vision now. You'll never catch me.

And otherwise I'm sure I can wrangle up another mortar shell somewhere...

Oberon · 03-12-11, 05:03 PM

It is a curious thing, but I suppose as many people are going over to SATA these days, that, like A: drives, they're being phased out on new machines.

Jan Kyster · 03-12-11, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gargamel

...quite a few had 4 SATA, and no IDE. Apparently it's becoming an option that you must request/search out, and not a standard option anymore.

Indeed! And I've suddenly realised that neither my own board is with IDE!

Glad you got it solved, Oberon!

Oberon · 03-13-11, 05:42 AM

The urge to kill Bill Gates is at an all time high.

Oberon · 03-13-11, 10:09 AM

Well, after a brief battle with Bill I've reactivated Windows and got back onto it. There's good and bad. Games run faster, Railworks 2 steam locomotives no longer make stuttering chuff noises when running at speed, IL-2 looks beautiful with higher graphics settings although I might knock hi-res clouds off because there's little difference. Dirt clouds from bullets hitting the ground do lag things up a bit though so still a little bit of tweaking to do.
Windows on the other hand doesn't seem much faster, if anything it seems slower in places, I ponder if it's recognising the Quad-core.

So, we're nearly there, it's just getting things to the way I like them.

Thanks to everyone for their support, I may yet be fielding questions for you as I continue, however my time on the main computer is fairly limited as I spend 6 to 8 hours here at work five days out of seven and don't get back till 11 pm, however tomorrow it's cake-day and I have Monday and Tuesday off so I'll have lots of time to tweak things and sort things out.

Oberon · 05-09-11, 12:31 PM

VEGETA, what does the scouter say about his power level?

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<<< System Summary >>>
> Manufacturer : Hewlett-Packard Company
> Mainboard : Asus P7H55-M/USB3
> Chipset : Intel P55
> Processor : Intel Core i7 860 @ 2800MHz
> Physical Memory : 4096MB (2 x 2048 DDR3-SDRAM )
> Video Card : ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
> Hard Disk : Seagate ST3250823AS (250GB)
> Hard Disk : Western Digital WD10EARS-003BB1 (1000GB)
> DVD-Rom Drive : Toshiba-Samsung CDDVDW SH-S223C
> Monitor Type : Hewlett Packard HP vs17 - 17 inches
> Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
> Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2 (32-bit)
> DirectX : Version 9.0c (May 2010)

Well, it's crammed of cables and boy is that 5870 is a monster in size, but I do think it's all working...well...until the next crash.

Arclight · 05-09-11, 12:37 PM

Solid setup.

Obligatory;

Oberon · 05-11-11, 11:26 AM

VEGETA! What does PCWizard say about his CPU and GPU temperature levels?

It's over 70 celsius!

So, back to the 3000 card and 450w CPU we go until I can get a bigger case and fans. At least the games I've got at the moment run pretty well with the old card so it's not so bad.

We'll get there one day.

Arclight · 05-11-11, 01:31 PM

That's normal for the card, but a little high for the CPU. You can pick up an adequate 3rd-party cooler for that for 10-20 quid I think.

Oberon · 05-11-11, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

That's normal for the card, but a little high for the CPU. You can pick up an adequate 3rd-party cooler for that for 10-20 quid I think.

Yeah, I've got World of Tanks running in the background here, and the CPU is at 66 degrees and the GPU at about 84 degrees, and that's with the old card. Still, at least I know that it's handled it alright up to now. I'll be looking around for a new cooler over the next month or so.

05-09-11, 12:37 PM	#37
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Solid setup. Obligatory; __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

05-11-11, 01:31 PM	#39
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	That's normal for the card, but a little high for the CPU. You can pick up an adequate 3rd-party cooler for that for 10-20 quid I think. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-12-11, 05:03 PM	#32
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	It is a curious thing, but I suppose as many people are going over to SATA these days, that, like A: drives, they're being phased out on new machines.

03-13-11, 05:42 AM	#34
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	The urge to kill Bill Gates is at an all time high.

03-13-11, 10:09 AM	#35
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Well, after a brief battle with Bill I've reactivated Windows and got back onto it. There's good and bad. Games run faster, Railworks 2 steam locomotives no longer make stuttering chuff noises when running at speed, IL-2 looks beautiful with higher graphics settings although I might knock hi-res clouds off because there's little difference. Dirt clouds from bullets hitting the ground do lag things up a bit though so still a little bit of tweaking to do. Windows on the other hand doesn't seem much faster, if anything it seems slower in places, I ponder if it's recognising the Quad-core. So, we're nearly there, it's just getting things to the way I like them. Thanks to everyone for their support, I may yet be fielding questions for you as I continue, however my time on the main computer is fairly limited as I spend 6 to 8 hours here at work five days out of seven and don't get back till 11 pm, however tomorrow it's cake-day and I have Monday and Tuesday off so I'll have lots of time to tweak things and sort things out.

05-11-11, 11:26 AM	#38
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	VEGETA! What does PCWizard say about his CPU and GPU temperature levels? It's over 70 celsius! So, back to the 3000 card and 450w CPU we go until I can get a bigger case and fans. At least the games I've got at the moment run pretty well with the old card so it's not so bad. We'll get there one day.