Hey all im just getting some upgrades and wondering if anyone has any input.
i was going to get maxtor 300 GB 40 pin idc's x2 = £133
a GeForce 7800Gs for 196 , i was thinking will this be powerfull enough or not powerfull enough, anyone got any recomendatoins?
4x512 memmory = £216
i was thinking of getting 4x1gig memmory but i thourght it might be overkill, what do people think?
any input would be great , its been a while scince ive done any upgrades and not quite sure whats overkill and wont be used and whats not powerfull enough.
thanks for any help.
Noz
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Posted 01 June 2006 - 08:16 PM
QUOTE(NoZ @ Jun 1 2006, 05:36 PM) 
Hey all im just getting some upgrades and wondering if anyone has any input.
i was going to get maxtor 300 GB 40 pin idc's x2 = £133
a GeForce 7800Gs for 196 , i was thinking will this be powerfull enough or not powerfull enough, anyone got any recomendatoins?
4x512 memmory = £216
i was thinking of getting 4x1gig memmory but i thourght it might be overkill, what do people think?
any input would be great , its been a while scince ive done any upgrades and not quite sure whats overkill and wont be used and whats not powerfull enough.
thanks for any help.
Noz
i was going to get maxtor 300 GB 40 pin idc's x2 = £133
a GeForce 7800Gs for 196 , i was thinking will this be powerfull enough or not powerfull enough, anyone got any recomendatoins?
4x512 memmory = £216
i was thinking of getting 4x1gig memmory but i thourght it might be overkill, what do people think?
any input would be great , its been a while scince ive done any upgrades and not quite sure whats overkill and wont be used and whats not powerfull enough.
thanks for any help.
Noz
It's never overkill to max out your memory capacity, but this is assuming your processor is 32 bit. Also assumes that your OS doesn't have any software extensions to provide 64-bit memory addressing on 32-bit systems. After all, if you've maxed it out, you won't have to pay for any more upgrades
All memory will be used, your work will expand to fill the memory you have. Don't worry too much about it. As for Maxtor, my external 300 (false) GB HD is still going strong, so I'm gonna have to say I like their products completely based on the one Maxtor product I have, haha.
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Posted 02 June 2006 - 09:51 AM
Windows XP only can handle 2 GB.
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Posted 02 June 2006 - 04:56 PM
QUOTE(Lougan @ Jun 2 2006, 11:51 AM)
Windows XP only can handle 2 GB.
BZZZZT! Wrong. Windows XP can handle 4GB of memory.
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Posted 03 June 2006 - 06:10 AM
ive decided to go with 2x1gig sticks at the mo, its nearly twice the recommendid but allows me to upgrade more later. i just dont want to spend £100 on something im not going to use. im going to do the same with the harddrive as well. ive always gone with maxtor and they seem pretty damm good.
also has anyone got any oppinoins on the Graphics card? you recon it will be able to play the latest game with maxed out optoins?
also has anyone got any oppinoins on the Graphics card? you recon it will be able to play the latest game with maxed out optoins?
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Posted 03 June 2006 - 10:27 AM
If you want more powerful graphics cards, I think you're going to have to wait until nVidia/ATI come out with new cards, because 7800 is about the best. Those things are pricey though.
Maxtors have a history of dieing. I suggest Western Digital or Seagate, I've never had a problem with any of them, but WD and Seagate have 3-5 year warranties.
Maxtors have a history of dieing. I suggest Western Digital or Seagate, I've never had a problem with any of them, but WD and Seagate have 3-5 year warranties.
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Posted 03 June 2006 - 12:59 PM
At the moment im thinking of the NVIDIA Geforce 7800GT 256MB DDR3 PCIE 2xDVI VIVO
http://www.savastore.com/productinfo/produ...pid=44&rstrat=0
but unfortnaly theres the GS editoin , GT and GX and they all pretty much have the same specs as far as i can tell. So i dont know why the big price differnces etc etc.
Anyone know the differnces etc?
thanks alot
Noz
http://www.savastore.com/productinfo/produ...pid=44&rstrat=0
but unfortnaly theres the GS editoin , GT and GX and they all pretty much have the same specs as far as i can tell. So i dont know why the big price differnces etc etc.
Anyone know the differnces etc?
thanks alot
Noz
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