This is great stuff guys - it’s what clans should be all about.

My only comment is that I had a shit load of trouble 6-8 months ago using an Nvidia card with 64bit OS (yes it was Vista so it may have changed now).  I tried 10 driver versions that were “64 bit” and nothing worked. In the end I bought an ATI card after I read a post titled (Nvidia FAIL with 64 bit) and have had no issues since.

All that said, there are people in the clan now with Nvidia cards and 64 bit systems I think.

^ This man i love.

After today i will only need a case and psu, but hopefully will get them ordered in

Danny’s comp is fucked with Xp 32bit cant update anymore must be a reformat thing though (8800GT SLi)

Alright, I’ve got all my parts bar the Case sitting in my room. Case should be good for pick-up tomorrow if they have Stock.

Here is my Rig:

MOBO: Intel i7 Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5
CPU: Intel Quad Core i7-920 (2,66Ghz/8M/D0/4.80 GT45nm) LGA1336
GPU: PCI-e 5870 1GB Gigabyte GV-R587D5-1GD-B (750/4800MHz)
RAM: DDR3 6GB Tri-Kit (3x2048MB) PC12800 1600MHz Patriot
PSU: Antec Quattro 1000W
HDD: Western Digital 1TB Black Caviar

OPS: Win7 Ultimate 64Bit
Case Thermaltake XaserVI
OP Drive: 5.25” DVD Burner/Rw SATA Samsung DVD-SH-S223C 22x (Oem with Nero 8) Black
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2

Total Price: $2480

Got a great price on the PSU and hopefully i can still smear $30 off the price when i bargain for the Case.

PS. Yeah Mazza i have these:

Monitor: Samsung 22”
Mouse: G9
Keyboard: G15

good on ya mate! you’ll be back fragging in no time!

Arthur Dent - 30 January 2010 06:48 AM

This is great stuff guys - it’s what clans should be all about.

My only comment is that I had a shit load of trouble 6-8 months ago using an Nvidia card with 64bit OS (yes it was Vista so it may have changed now).  I tried 10 driver versions that were “64 bit” and nothing worked. In the end I bought an ATI card after I read a post titled (Nvidia FAIL with 64 bit) and have had no issues since.

All that said, there are people in the clan now with Nvidia cards and 64 bit systems I think.

Yep, it’s great to see every one help each other out. My 295 with vista 64bit has never had any probs that I know of. That was a real c__t of a thing AD

hello all i mite as jion this ban wagon of downs then ups i just found out my pc sux, i no what a shock. this is what i have not what i thought i had :(

cpu: intel pentium 4 3.00GHz O/ at 3.07 (not duo which thought i bought bad me 4 takin it for granted)
mobo: asustek p5l-vm 1394
ram 2x2gig kingston ddr2
gp/c: nvidia geforce 9500 gt 1gig
power: 510watt atx(or something)

now i no why bc2’s fps are at 8-10 now i went to local shop and they tell me that this will work i believe it will do with the lack (i mean none) funds i have:

cpu: quad core 28400 (or something not sure if that helps he just jotted shit down for me)
mobo: asrock
and he is puttin in a 320g hard drive (better then the 75 gig i have now)
all for $450.00 with install(drivers etc) and if i trade in me old hard drive and mobo he’ll do it for $300
could any1 tell me will this new set-up help for awhile im sick of puttin money into this pc everytime a game comes out i have kids to feed also is this a good price and could i (being av. with puttin pc compents together) put into together myself/drives etc?

cheers

Coupla things - “throwing money at your PC” - P3 3GHz is about 3 years old, You are a business owner - It’s a business expense

I’d be concerned why a guy would discount you $150 or 25% of the total if you throw in your old HD - maybe data recovery of passwords and sensitive material (dont do it purely for security)

I feel your pain but you have 2 options - get a console where you’ll rarely have to upgrade and if you do it’s so long between purchases it don’t matter OR buy a competent machine made out of the not-so-latest bits every 3 years.

Either way dont be overly concerned with graphics - the experience between full 8X AA Vs 4X Vs None is there but negligible - get used to playing on medium and be happy. I remember BF2 was actually better playing most everything on low made rego and sighting the NME much easier.

Lok do not give him your old HDD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t care what he says, thats a blatent attempt to steal information. List the parts you are getting for us to have a look at I’m sure the boys here can find better deals. Also if ya can buy the parts and do the upgrading yourself, if your not sure what your doing then half the guys here can walk you through it.

Hell I’ll do it over the phone if needed. Just don’t give that dude your HDD thats just pure dodgy.

BTW Nut what resolution does your 22 inch lcd support ?? if its that 1680x1050 one then try and get a trade in deal for a 22 inch with 1920x1080, it just makes things look better and all ya movies look awesome.

I must admit i was a bit ansure about hdd, and i have a ps3 but im av. on pc with a mouse in 1st person shooters i sux with controller . i like my shooters on pc and final fantasy/rpg games on console (whole reason i got a ps3). Im not sure if im worried though about this shop being dodgy but how can you tell thanks for the heads up.

^ It’s dodgy because a 74GB HD BRAND NEW is worth about $1.23 - why would anyone give you $150 for something that is worth $1.23 ?

DONT DO IT!

WiggWham - 31 January 2010 08:09 AM

^ It’s dodgy because a 74GB HD BRAND NEW is worth about $1.23 - why would anyone give you $150 for something that is worth $1.23 ?

DONT DO IT!

Listen to this man bro he knows. Plus from a purely business view its not a smart move to give away your HDD that may have sensitive material on it, even if you think its rubbish chances are the person will be able to recover data even if you format the thing.

My brother worked for a small company that refurbished pcs for banks and the information left behind on the HDD’s was scary, they would format the HDD’s like 10 times before selling them again purely because of the info you could easily recover using everyday cracking tools.

wow, well theres no prob there not havin it thats for sure even though i dont have any sensitive info on here but it was my shops pc for awhile till i brought it home for a gamein pc but yeh just dont what could be left behind. So is the gear that they are wonting to sell me is worth gettin with my limited budget i cant the new of news so is it worth gettin?
cheers

Omg…

This Case is impossible to find…(XaserVI)

Ugly but you could fit a car inside of it

i also have an update these are what im lookin to get:
cpu:intel core 2 quad q8400
mobo: was goin 2 get asrock g4tl-bf but foun out that the asus is only $10 dearer so goin for this: asus p5qtl-am

goin to cost about $350. i can get it cheaper in ipswich but it only $20 cheaper and i would use that in fuel the old mazda b2600 loves a drink. not only that the place that is closer i have an account (only thing is wife wont let me put it on it because my pc not the shops).

So any ideas or better prices would be great but then still i cant afford a six pack of rum so im just pricein for the time i get some loose change

cheers
shawn

Nutoi - 02 February 2010 10:03 AM

Omg…

This Case is impossible to find…(XaserVI)

Ugly but you could fit a car inside of it

Get another case then… or better yet have it run on top of your mobo box for the next month till you find it. (use the static bag too)