[ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

Sun Dec 23 19:52:20 GMT 2007

On 23/12/2007, Farran <fazzy.baboon at ntlworld.com> wrote:
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>  okay. Also (sorry [image: :P]) is DDR3 an issue? I know the m/b has to
> support DDR3 to run DDR3 ram (obviously), but does it matter if the graphics
> card is GDDR3 and the m/b isn't? I'm restricted from a lot of cards simply
> because I declined from DDR3.
>
> Farran
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> On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 19:45 +0000, Kris Douglas wrote:
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>  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?
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> Farran
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> 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:
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> 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]
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> 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....
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> 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...
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> Lee
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> 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
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> 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
>
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> Kris Douglas
>       Softdel Limited Hosting Services
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>       Mail: kris at softdel.net
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> 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.
>
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> Kris Douglas
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> They are all SLi, that I'm aware. That will run fine.
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> Kris Douglas
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> Maybe its not *shrug*
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Not at all, it's not associated. DDR3 on the card is good. DDR3 on the
motherboards is good if you can get one that supports it. But DDR3 will work
fine on a gfx card on any motherboard, it only talks to the GPU.

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Kris Douglas
      Softdel Limited Hosting Services

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      Mail: kris at softdel.net
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