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  2. Posted

    Thanks. Yeah its the ballistix at that price.

     

     

    I don't think i've ever seen a spec like that with such an expensive PSU and you are unlikely to ever use it to its full potential

     

    What do you mean by that? Do you mean that for that you have seen better psu's for that price?

     

    Yeah I read that review. I have also read other reviews though, where they have managed to get the FSB up to 500 Mhz and over, which to me seems really good ( I've been out of the loop since core duo 2 came out, so am not sure of whats good these days ).

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    OK so I am going to post a list of what I am thinking of now.

     

    CPU: Core 2 Duo E4400

    MOBO:Gigabyte GA P35C-DS3R, iP35 Express

    HDD:500 Gb Samsung HD501LJ Spinpoint T, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB

    Case :Antec 900

    PSU :720W Enermax Infinity EIN720AWT Modular Quad SLi Quad Core

    DVD Drive:Asus DRW-1814BLT, DVD±R x18, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM

     

    And I'm looking at Either getting the OC UK branded 8800 320 GTS or the Leadtek 8800 320 GTS. They are both the same price so I dont know which I want to go for.

     

    Also I am looking at getting either teh ballistix that was pointed out earlier , or this G skill,

     

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

     

    Although it will probably have gone up in price by the time I get everything in order to buy the pc.

     

    Do you think that the ballistix would be able to take the E4400 up to 3 Ghz?

     

    Also is there any point in going for pc 8500 over pc 6400?

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    OK cool, it looks like I may be getting an X300 for €20 , so I will probably use that untill the nvidia 9800's come out which should be this year. Hopefully the 8800 gtx's should plummet in price then and I might be able to get a cheap one in the new year sales :D.

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    Well I have a 19" Crt , that is not widescreen. So the max res it does is 1600x1200 , although I will probably be running it at 1280X1024 so that my crt does not blow up!! lol . I can barely afford teh 320 ( infact I am not sure I can ) so it looks like thats the card for me to go for ( if I can ) .

     

    I just checked toms hardware VGA hardware chart and the 320 varient is supposedly faster then the 640 at 1280X1024 !!!!

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    Yeah I think I will stick with the PSU, I may however drop and Q6600 and go for an e6750 instead and hopefully get a cheap 8800gts if I can stretch that far. And yes gaming is a priority , infact it is the main focus of this PC.

     

    Are the 630 MB cards alot better then a 320MB cards?

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    I've heard the Q6000 G0's are slower than the normal ones and they only take up a extra 10w so...

     

    Hmm interesting, taht shouldnt be the case if they have the same modle munber/letter.

     

    I am building this predominatly for gaming . I feel 2 Gb of ram is grand atm. It has 4 DDR2 slots and 2 DDR3 slots. Yeah the GPU is quite underpowered , but I will probably get a new one in a year or so.

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    Ok so i am going to do my first build from teh ground up and I was hoping some of you guys could go over what I have specced out and suggest alternative , better price/ performance components. I'd also like any comments you have about the different components.

     

     

    CPU:Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 G0

    RAM: 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800)

    MOBO:Gigabyte GA P35C-DS3R, iP35 Express

    HDD:500 Gb Samsung HD501LJ Spinpoint T, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB

    Case :Antec 900

    PSU :720W Enermax Infinity EIN720AWT Modular Quad SLi Quad Core

    DVD Drive:Asus DRW-1814BLT, DVD±R x18, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM

    GPU:256MB Power Color RX1950Pro Arctic Cooling

    CPU HSF:Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

     

    Does anyone know the ram will limit the max ( stock) clock of the CPU?

     

     

    All oppinoins and suggestions are much appreciated. This all comes to just over €1100 including p+p

     

    Cheers

    Chris

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    45nm CPU's. Intel just brung out a new Chipset. DDR3. DX10.1 65nm cards in January.

     

     

    Thanks , these are the kind of things I am talking about. The New 45 nm CPU's are still LGA 775 arent they? So I would be able to upgrade to them if I felt it was needed. Whats the new chipset you are talking about? P35 or X38? i didnt realise X38 is out already if thats what you are talking about. The Mobo I am looking at supports DDR 2 and 3 so I should be set there. I'm not going for a DX10 card yet, I will probably go for an x1950 pro or xt.

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    Hey guys, I am about to do my first ground up build and I was wondering are there any new significant technoloy's coming out between now and the start of febuary? I would prefer to build now, but if there is anything that warrents waiting I would not mind waiting till febuary at the latest. I know PCI-E 2 is supposed to be coming out, is that within the time frame? I want this build to last for as long as possible. I know its impossible to future proof in the world of pc's but I am going to give it my best shot.

     

    Also does anyone know if there are going to be any big price drops?? When are the AMD quad core phenoms comeing out? They should trigger an intel price drop.

     

    All help and oppinions are much appreciated.

     

    Cheers

    Chris.

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    ;481219]I presume so. Hes writing/has written it. He has contacted Rockstar to see if he can post it earlier' date=' all things considering but not heard anything.

     

    Dont want to say too much, don't want to get Wildo in trouble.[/quote']

     

     

    Thanks for that man , I shall ask no more . I am sated now :) .

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    So you guys in Britain supposedly have no chance of getting this game as your censors have said they will not look at another version of teh game. However our(Ireland) board have said that if there was to be another version introduced that is less brutal etc then they will look at the game again and may permit its sale here.

     

    ;481069]But yeah as Flink said' date=' he is under an NDA at present.[/quote']

     

    will he be able to post the preview/review after the NDA period if the game gets banned? I really want to find out what has caused the ban. Did he play through the whole game?

     

    I'm sure you will agree that, while adults should have a certain amount of freedom and choice, a line has to be drawn somewhere in regard to content in entertainment media. Where would you draw it? Rape? Torture? Child abuse? Racism? Are these acceptable?

     

     

    No I personnally dont agree that any line has to be drawn. I beleive in a game they should be allowed to do anything they want, no matter how interactive it is and how graphically it is depicted.

     

     

    EDIT: I really like this automerge doublepost feature! All sites should have it!!

  16. Posted

    Aparently you can still preorder it opn Amazon.co.uk .

     

    Also there is still a chance this will come out in Ireland . I hope it does :) .

     

    Edit : The IFCO have just released a press statement.

     

    A prohibition order has been made by IFCO in relation to the video game Manhunt 2. The Order was made on 18th June 2007 under Sec 7 (1) (b) of the Video Recordings Act 1989 which refers to ‘acts of gross violence or cruelty (including mutilation and torture)’.

     

    IFCO recognizes that in certain films, DVDs and video games, strong graphic violence may be a justifiable element within the overall context of the work. However, in the case of Manhunt 2, IFCO believes that there is no such context, and the level of gross, unrelenting and gratuitous violence is unacceptable. [/Quote]

     

    And I bet they did not play the game, they just followed the UK.

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    I got the email on the 15th June and was asked to check the privacy policy as soon as I logged in...

     

    same with me.

     

    Does anyone know if there will be a way to change star points to Wii points without actually having a Wii? I will probably eventually get a Wii, alhtouhg it may never happen. I would still like to be able to change my stars for Wii points.

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