Upgrade Time

[Eagle101]

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wait wait, so u are upgrading from an 88GTX?

And Quads i heard are better at multi tasking rather than gaming.

[The_Eliminator]

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Well i upgrded yesteray:

Intel 8400
Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 Motherboard
ATi 4870 1024 Card
2Gb 667 Ram
650w power supply

Thanks for your help guys, all i got to do now is get it running :/

One question, the HD4870 GFX card needs to be plugged into the powersupply unlike my last card. However the card seems to have 2 sources of output to connect to the supply, however i was only given one cable.

Now the card asks for at LEAST 550w supply and mine is 350 but going to get the new 600w today. When i turn my machine on the screen says "you have not connected one or more of the power supply connectors to the GFX card". Now im not sure if its not picking up because i have too little power or if im missing a connector thats not been put into the box.

EDIT: I realised that my 350w supply only had one PCI connector and now that i have the 650 everything is fine, plugging it in now and ready to go

[Busby, Paul (Bicci)]

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good good, enjoy :)

[Jazzman]

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why did you get 667 ram?

[The_Eliminator]

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The guy there explained to me that having 4gb of 1066 was actually slower than 2gb of 667 which was also cheaper. Something to do with 1066 not being divisible by 333 and so the ram would automatically cancel down to 667 slowing the machine down.

I wasnt too sure about it at first either but the logic and maths played out so i went for it, and tbh RAM is so cheap if im not happy i can just upgrade in the future fairly easily.

[Jazzman]

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you should have taken 800 mhz ram

btw im done with your request

[Flt. Sgt. Powderhound]

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The guy there explained to me that having 4gb of 1066 was actually slower than 2gb of 667 which was also cheaper. Something to do with 1066 not being divisible by 333 and so the ram would automatically cancel down to 667 slowing the machine down.

I wasnt too sure about it at first either but the logic and maths played out so i went for it, and tbh RAM is so cheap if im not happy i can just upgrade in the future fairly easily.

Unfortunately, that guy was talking complete crap. The speed of the RAM doesn't make a huge difference at default, but that RAM will mean that you've got absolutely no overclocking headroom, and 4GB of RAM will almost always be faster than 2GB.

[=98=]

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Well, speed makes a slight difference, it's the timings that make nowt all change. The most important factor is that 667mhz RAM will limit a high FSB overclock.

As for downclocking to 667mhz, that is untrue, you just have to use a different memory strap to raise it.

[Busby, Paul (Bicci)]

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I hate computer shop salesmen, why are they always complete nabs? they tried charging my mate £50 quid for a new dvd drive the other day, and have previously ripped him off £170 for a reformat + a new stick of ram. Iv told him never to go back again, of course.

Take the ram back and tell him you want a refund as he gave you false information and buy some proper ram!

[The_Eliminator]

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Yea i wanted to go for the 4gb kit tbh but i will see how i go for now, as i said, its not expensive to upgrade the ram.

[Skaggy]

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What PSU did you get?

[The_Eliminator]

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I had a 350w and that was never going to do the job so i upgraded to a 650w which suits all my needs and is really quiet. Im actually amazed at how quiet my machine is now.

[Jazzman]

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yeah but which brand, corsair, antec?

[Flt. Sgt. Powderhound]

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yeah but which brand, corsair, antec?

Please don't say the guy in the shop let you get generic or a dodgy brand.

[The_Eliminator]

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Corsair