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Right! After much thinking, reading reviews and getting advice I've ordered the following: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ 2.40GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail Asrock ALiveSATA2-GLAN (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Team Elite 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel Kit Hitachi...

There is a reason why they've been featured on Watchdog a few times ;)

I read your post last night but it made my head hurt trying to understand what you are asking / trying to do. Could you try explaining again, a bit clearer?

I can't even see what they are! What's the extension?

If you want your monies worth of troubles then you're well on your way ;) Why wait for a virus to mess things up when norton will do it quicker lol

bah it's all so confusing. Just read a good review on the 8600GT. Simply for the sake of cost, I'll have to go AMD X2. For £360 ish inc VAT + shipping would get me: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail Abit KN9 nForce Ultra (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard...

Done some research and apparently anyone buying the Nvidia 8600GT and wanting to do gaming needs their head looking at. The guys on overclockers recommend either the 7600GT or jump to the 8800 range. The 8800 bumps the price up to far for me and I doubt I'll be playing anything that would need...

Hang up. Uninstall Norton. Install something decent!

If you have NAT then any machines connected to it are basically invisible. I haven't used a software firewall for years.

Seb, the voice of reason ;)

You haven't mentioned how you connect to the net so it's worth noting that if you use a router that has NAT then you don't need a firewall.

From what I've read, the X2 5600+ out performs the E6300?

It's all about balancing the figures though, the above inc shipping + vat is about £360 give or take. If I go down the E6600 route then it's £415 give or take. I only wanted to spend £350 ish. I'll have to have a think!

OK, opinions on this lot please! AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail MSI K9N Neo-F nForce 550 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC) Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB...

Why? UT2004 works + looks just fine without DX, why should the next UT be any different?

Sorry, I'd keep it. Having a spare pc is always handy. I think my Mrs wants it to replace hers anyway lol

What kind of power do you think I would need for the above + hard drive, DVD RW + sound card? Is it worth forking out a few extra quid for an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 instead of the AMD? Edit: Just done the CPU comparison on Toms Hardware, using Ut2004 as a benchmaek, which I play a lot and...

ok, this is what I've come up with so far: Abit KN9, Nvidia NF4 Ultra, Skt AM2, 2000FSB, PCI-E, SATA 3G RAID, 8ch Audio, GB LAN, USB2, ATX Motherboard @ £44.06 2x ELIXIR 1024MB DDR2 800 PC6400 @ £51.68 AMD CPU AM2 Athlon 64 Dual Core 5600 Retail Box inc Fan Socket AM2, 940 PIN (3yr...

Can I just point out that using Linux, DX10 means nothing to me anyway ;)

Is this card any good? Seems cheap? http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=17262 It's a Asus Extreme 8500GT 256MB DDR2, PCI-E, DVI, HDTV Out, Retail

Just taking a look at microdirect now Seb, cheers. Looking at the price of SATA drives, I'd probably replace my 2 ageing drives with one SATA as well.

I've seen this: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/.%5Cspecpage.html?MBB-M2422+ # AMD Dual Core 4200 AM2 # 2048Mb DDR2 667MHz # Nvida Nforce4 Chipset # ASUS AM2 Motherboard £210.32 inc VAT and http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/.%5Cspecpage.html?NOV-76GT++ GeForce 7600GT PCI-E 256MB DDR3...

I have a bit of money to spare at the moment (which is rare lol) and I'm thinking about an upgrade. Not having upgraded for a few years has left me out of the loop a bit, so I'm after some advice. I have about £350 give or take, although I want to spend as little as possible and would need...

They shouldn't do! It must be your fault :rasp: Speaking of which, I installed Ubuntu 7.04 yesterday, as a dual boot for my better half's dad at HIS request! I'm impressed at how quickly Ubuntu is moving. I've got everything working on it, including the built in multiformat card reader, in...

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Depends on how many fans and type of fans. My 7 are quieter than the 6 my mrs has. Hers are bloody loud, you really notice it when she turns her machine off.

What payment method do you have set up?

Sounds to me like you have a problem with the temperature in the room, not in your pc case. I'd suggest an air conditioning unit for the room, might even work out cheaper than water cooling.

I guess you either have no funds in your paypal account or have it attached to your bank account. As far as I know, they're the only reasons an e-cheque would be used. If you have a debit or credit card on your paypal account then the funds should be pretty much instant.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gizmodo-lunch-special/the-real-mouse-mouse-255928.php this would go very nicely with the beaver case mod I posted about a while ago: http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/13/compubeaver-case-mod-the-pc-stuffed-beaver/