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1898   10-26-2009 at 08:09:29 PM
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marraco   11-01-2009 at 03:34:14 AM
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Proximon wrote :

It really all moves too fast for books any more.

It's even too fast for magazines, but I have found:

PC World
Maximum PC
CPU magazine

To be handy over the years.


Yes, CPU, and also Smart Computing Magazine.

Sadly, they are not in sale on my country. I just achieved to rapidyouknowwhat some older issues... :(

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jbakerlent   11-02-2009 at 04:54:52 AM
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Proximon wrote :

Intel P43
Much the same as the P45. These boards will have slightly less OC ability, no crossfire, no DDR3. If you will not overclock and just want a budget LGA 775 board, this is the line to look at.

 

Small note, but some P43 boards do support DDR3.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131395


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Proximon   11-02-2009 at 08:51:50 AM
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Well there you go, I trusted some reviewer instead of going to the source... wish I could remember which, was probably here or Anandtech.

Looks like the only real difference these days is the extra PCI-E lanes and virtualization support, and some vague reduction in overclocking ability due to reduced tweaking tools.

I just finished reviewing quite a bit of material on it, so I'll update in a day or two as I can. Thanks for the catch.

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Troubleshooting Guide w/links
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Proximon   11-03-2009 at 11:17:26 PM
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Revised and shortened and links added, also a complete reset was done by deleting most of the post and saving it.

Hopefully this will be easier to edit now.

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Troubleshooting Guide w/links
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tecmo34   11-03-2009 at 11:35:05 PM
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Proximon,

You have my "Recommended Builds by Usage" listed twice (Under Other General Guides and right above your Assembly section).

Also, check out this assembly guide created by DRIVERHEAVEN. It looks to be pretty current and informative.

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae127/Tecmo34/Other%20PC%20pics/top.jpg

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jbakerlent   11-03-2009 at 11:53:39 PM
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Under the AMD CPU Chipsets, maybe make it more clear that, in addition to the 790GX, the 780G and 785G boards have onboard graphics as well. Also, thanks for adding a link to my guide :)

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Proximon   11-04-2009 at 12:22:43 AM
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Thanks, fixes made and links changed. I'm thinking of starting a new comprehensive tiered PSU list, from scratch. 5 tiers, then an "unknown" list and finally a "probably trash" list... the last being the only place where I would mention entire brands rather than specific models.

If I started such a thread it would be a big commitment though... lot's of support would be needed *wink-wink*.

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jbakerlent   11-04-2009 at 12:31:23 AM
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Sounds like a good idea, here's a link Shadow703793 pointed out to me that you could check out for starters:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=589708

Seems to be along the same lines as what you're considering, but not as comprehensive.

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marraco   11-04-2009 at 04:18:53 AM
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Proximon wrote :

Thanks, fixes made and links changed. I'm thinking of starting a new comprehensive tiered PSU list, from scratch. 5 tiers, then an "unknown" list and finally a "probably trash" list... the last being the only place where I would mention entire brands rather than specific models.

If I started such a thread it would be a big commitment though... lot's of support would be needed *wink-wink*.



I found on some places, how to connect 2 cheap PSU to emulate one more powerfull, but was not brave enough to risk my system on it.

Basically, all you need to do is to join the green and all black cables on the power supply connector.

I would love to see tomshardware experiments (covering reliability and longevity of the hacked PSUs), but still did not achieved to convince some tomshardware/Anandtech dude :(

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AtomicDumpling   11-08-2009 at 11:03:20 AM
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marraco wrote :

I found on some places, how to connect 2 cheap PSU to emulate one more powerfull, but was not brave enough to risk my system on it.

Basically, all you need to do is to join the green and all black cables on the power supply connector.


Oh heck no he didn't just say that... Or did he? :ouch:

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rockyjohn   11-09-2009 at 01:04:17 AM
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I just noticed that your video card section links to the THG September Guide. While you did mention that it is updated every month, and if you are not going to update the link, you might want to provide a more specific suggestion for readers to go look for the update and maybe a link to the Graphics a page that normally includes a link to the latest article. Or maybe I am just nit picking here to much.

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Proximon   11-09-2009 at 01:43:17 AM
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There was no October article, so yes, I am 3 days late updating it ;) Thanks for the catch.

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Troubleshooting Guide w/links
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zakk21   11-10-2009 at 12:34:57 PM
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pls kindly take a look at my computer build..

processor: i7 920

mobo: asus rampage 2 gene

vcard: evga gtx 260

ram: OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel - 7342

powersupply: ocz stealth x stream 600w

chassis:thermaltake element g

hdd: seagate 500 gb sata

cd player: any dvd-r

monitor: 19'' samsung widescreen

cpu temp monitoring: thermaltake hardcano 6 7 II temp monitoring

avr: any 1000w


can someone pls tell me if all these parts are compatible with each other, especially with my psu.. pls reply! thanks a lot

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Proximon   11-10-2009 at 12:37:14 PM
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Please start your own thread, following the guidelines in the other sticky:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ild-advice

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