View Full Version : My new hardware
Reverend
May 31st, 2003, 08:04 AM
My new hardware has arrived. :bblob:
Will be installing it later on. :)
Pics: All hardware (http://www.techzonez.com/images/screenies/hardware.jpg) | Motherboard (http://www.techzonez.com/images/screenies/mobo.jpg) | GF4 Ti4200 (http://www.techzonez.com/images/screenies/ti4200.jpg) | psu (http://www.techzonez.com/images/screenies/enermax.jpg)
Abit KD7-S mobo
MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 128mb 8xAGP DVI,VIVO,TV-OUT
AthlonXP 2600+ (333FSB)
2 X 512MB PC2700
431W Enermax PSU. (Fan adjustable)
zipp51
May 31st, 2003, 08:30 AM
Nice Rev,Abit's are very dependable mobos.I just broke down and bought an AMD XP 2800+ Barton chip for my Asus A7N8X D board.Went with a Zalman flower heatsink and fan setup.What are you cooling your's with?
Reverend
May 31st, 2003, 08:48 AM
A Coolermaster with copper base.
Rated up to 3000+,so it should be plenty good enough for my 2600 as i don't intend on overclocking.
Right,i'm off to install this lot.
To quote the famous last words of Captain Oates.(Scott Expedition).
"...I may be gone some time"
Conan
May 31st, 2003, 10:11 AM
Good luck!
FastGame
May 31st, 2003, 11:27 AM
That should be a very nice setup :D
When you get it all going maybe you could show Lynch how to really ride a bike in MotoGP2 ;)
Good Luck !
Big Booger
May 31st, 2003, 15:04 PM
Let's see the benchmarks :D
lynchknot
May 31st, 2003, 15:46 PM
Originally posted by FastGame
That should be a very nice setup :D
When you get it all going maybe you could show Lynch how to really ride a bike in MotoGP2 ;)
Good Luck !
lol- i just installed this game yesterday - i'm at 2:04 (edit) at Suzuka - i'll probably need to be under 2:00 to give him a good race - by next week - :D
Reverend
May 31st, 2003, 16:39 PM
OK guys just an update.
All the hardware is installed and I am currently doing a reformat.(typing this on my laptop). ;)
I was hoping to do a repair on my original XP installation and force it to recognize the new hardware,but unfortunately it wouldn't have it. :(
Gonna be busy all night reinstalling all my software. :msncry:
Thor
May 31st, 2003, 17:10 PM
Have fun. Rev. As soon as you get all the software installed as you want, back it up so the next install will be complete.
Reverend
May 31st, 2003, 17:54 PM
At last,the reformat is done and all drivers installed. ;) Originally posted by Thor
As soon as you get all the software installed as you want, back it up so the next install will be complete. Yep will do Thor,gonna buy another HDD just for backups.
The annoying thing is i had a partition on my HDD with all my backup stuff on.About 30 gigs worth.But i had to completely wipe the Hard drive so that XP would install.(when i added all the new hardware and booted up it wouldn't recognize the other partition.) :(
Big Booger
June 1st, 2003, 01:40 AM
Well muchacho,
How's that new rig? How does it perform compared to the other machine you had? I am sure with that chip/mobo/gpu combination, you've noticed an improvement in the performance of daily operations.
:D
Conan
June 1st, 2003, 06:23 AM
So what made you decide to go with the VIA KT400 chipset instead of NFORCE 2?
Dehcbad25
June 3rd, 2003, 02:41 AM
Nice Set up.
Do you want me to send you my PSU?? Probably is the only high tech in mY pC compared to what is listed in this site.
Antec 550 Wats with bay (which can hold an 3 1/2 drive) with controls for Fan Speed and 3.3 v, 5v and 12 v
TrueControl 550 (http://209.235.219.174/pro_details_powerSupply.php?ProdID=20552) . Changing the PSU alone decreased the Noise level in my PC so much that now the neon light won't activate unless I talk :p
Conan
June 8th, 2003, 14:08 PM
So Rev, is it much faster than the P4 setup?
Reverend
June 8th, 2003, 18:16 PM
Originally posted by Conan
So Rev, is it much faster than the P4 setup?
Yeah definately a big speed increase.Very impressed with the MSI card.It produces rich,vibrant colours and has a lot of tweaks on offer.Although i'm currently running it at default clock settings.No need to overclock it as it is plenty fast enough at default. :)
Sandra benchmarks are good.Here's my 3DMark 2001SE & 2003 scores,both at default options.(using Det's 44.03).
Not sure how good they are as i haven't run the online browser comparisons.
Conan
June 8th, 2003, 18:57 PM
Not bad!:thumbup:
Thor
June 8th, 2003, 19:10 PM
Originally posted by Reverend
The annoying thing is i had a partition on my HDD with all my backup stuff on.About 30 gigs worth.But i had to completely wipe the Hard drive so that XP would install.(when i added all the new hardware and booted up it wouldn't recognize the other partition.) :(
That sucks!
Jackpot
June 9th, 2003, 02:35 AM
Got in late as usual...congrats Rev sounds like a nice combo for
a great upgrade..!
Hope it works out great for you... http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/r/hair.gif
Regards,
JP
|
|
