[ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

Sun Dec 23 19:45:12 GMT 2007

On 23/12/2007, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 23/12/2007, Farran <fazzy.baboon at ntlworld.com> wrote:
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> >  this was one I was looking at too,
> > https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8600GT+512MB+DDR2+PCI-E+?productId=27199,
> > but someone said that it is not SLI. Do I even need to worry about SLI at
> > all?
> >
> > Farran
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:53 +0000, Kris Douglas wrote:
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> >  On 23/12/2007, *Farran* < fazzy.baboon at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >
> >  how about this?
> > https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8500GT+Super%2B1G+PCI-E+
> > Looks ugly as hell, but seems quite good.
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> > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:46 +0000, Farran wrote:
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> > thanks to you both
> > just looking at the motherboard and Graphic card...
> > What's the SLI bit mean? Should I aim to have it on the card or not, and
> > if I do, will it help?
> >
> > Cheers [image: :P] Farran
> >
> > PS I like shiny cases, they make the world brighter [image: :D]
> >
> > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:34 +0000, Kris Douglas wrote:
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> > On 23/12/2007, *LeeGroups* < mailgroups at varga.co.uk> wrote:
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> > Can't comment on the rest, but don't *ever* buy any gear from ECS...
> >
> > I've built quite a few PCs and ECS motherboards have been nothing but
> > trouble...
> >
> > Cheap they may be, with cheap chipsets, cheap components, and poor
> > bioses... urgh....
> >
> > The K7S5A motherboard springs to mind, try googling it, I honestly ended
> > up soldering resistors to several of these motherboards to make them
> > more stable (they still weren't perfect) or they else they just forgot
> > the time, how much memory they had, that they had USB ports, etc...
> >
> > Horrid, nasty, cheap bits of junk...
> >
> > Lee
> >
> >
> > Farran wrote:
> > > right, back again. Been to Aria, come back with a much cheaper range
> > > of products than Novatech.
> > > I'd appreciate someone older and wiser (I'm only 15 :P) to look over
> > > the components just to check they are compatible with each other and
> > > with Linux:
> > >
> > > ECS 650iSLIT-A nForce 650 LGA Socket 775 Motherboard
> > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+775+%28Intel%29/ECS+650iSLIT-A+nForce+650+LGA+Socket+775+Motherboard+?productId=26899
> > >
> > > OCZ 4GB PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI Approved (2X2GB)
> > > <
> > https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+800+%28PC6400%29/OCZ+4GB+PC2-6400+nVIDIA+SLI+Approved+%282X2GB%29+?productId=28923
> > >
> > > Samsung SH-S203B 20X DVDRW - SATA - Black
> > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/DVD-R%2FRW+Writer/Samsung+SH-S203B+20X+DVDRW+-+SATA+-+Black+?productId=29919
> > >
> > > Corsair 550W VX Series PSU
> > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Corsair+550W+VX+Series+PSU+?productId=29383
> > >
> > > 320GB Hitachi Deskstar SATA2 16MB
> > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/320GB+Hitachi+Deskstar+SATA2+16MB+?productId=24793
> > >
> > > Gigabyte Poseidon Silver
> > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Gigabyte+Poseidon+Silver+?productId=24865
> > >
> > > Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 95W G0 Stepping (Retail 775)
> > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Quad+Q6600+2.4GHz+95W+G0+Stepping+%28Retail+775%29+?productId=28356
> > >
> > > nVidia GeForce 8400GS 512MB PCI-E
> > > <
> > https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/nVidia+GeForce+8400GS+512MB+PCI-E+?productId=29843
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> >
> >
> >  ECS 650iSLIT-A nForce 650 LGA Socket 775 Motherboard<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+775+%28Intel%29/ECS+650iSLIT-A+nForce+650+LGA+Socket+775+Motherboard+?productId=26899>
> > Fine
> >  OCZ 4GB PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI Approved (2X2GB)<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+800+%28PC6400%29/OCZ+4GB+PC2-6400+nVIDIA+SLI+Approved+%282X2GB%29+?productId=28923>
> > Thats fine.
> >  Samsung SH-S203B 20X DVDRW - SATA - Black<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/DVD-R%2FRW+Writer/Samsung+SH-S203B+20X+DVDRW+-+SATA+-+Black+?productId=29919>
> > Thats fine
> >  Corsair 550W VX Series PSU<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Corsair+550W+VX+Series+PSU+?productId=29383>
> > Thats fine
> >  320GB Hitachi Deskstar SATA2 16MB<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/320GB+Hitachi+Deskstar+SATA2+16MB+?productId=24793>
> > Thats fine
> >  Gigabyte Poseidon Silver<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Gigabyte+Poseidon+Silver+?productId=24865>
> > Ooh shiny
> >  Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 95W G0 Stepping (Retail 775)<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Quad+Q6600+2.4GHz+95W+G0+Stepping+%28Retail+775%29+?productId=28356>
> > Thats alright
> > nVidia GeForce 8400GS 512MB PCI-E
> > <https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/nVidia+GeForce+8400GS+512MB+PCI-E+?productId=29843>
> > Acts a bit funny in Ubuntu from me experience, try a 256/320 8600GT/GS
> >
> > --
> > Kris Douglas
> >       Softdel Limited Hosting Services
> >
> >       Web: www.softdel.net
> >       Mail: kris at softdel.net
> >
> >
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> > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> >
> >
> > They get more ugly as they get bigger.. But unless you intend to play
> > games...meh. Your choice, 84,85,= all trouble for me for some reason, the
> > 86, 88 = fine.
> >
> > --
> > Kris Douglas
> >       Softdel Limited Hosting Services
> >
> >       Web: www.softdel.net
> >       Mail: kris at softdel.net
> >
> >
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> > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> >
> >
> They are all SLi, that I'm aware. That will run fine.
>
> --
> Kris Douglas
>       Softdel Limited Hosting Services
>
>       Web: www.softdel.net
>       Mail: kris at softdel.net
>

Maybe its not *shrug*

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Kris Douglas
      Softdel Limited Hosting Services

      Web: www.softdel.net
      Mail: kris at softdel.net
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