[ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility
Farran
fazzy.baboon at ntlworld.com
Sun Dec 23 19:55:22 GMT 2007
On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 19:52 +0000, Kris Douglas wrote:
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> On 23/12/2007, Farran <fazzy.baboon at ntlworld.com> wrote:
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> okay. Also (sorry :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:
> >
> > 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:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:46 +0000,
> > > Farran wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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 :P Farran
> > > >
> > > > PS I like shiny cases, they make
> > > > the world brighter :D
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:34
> > > > +0000, Kris Douglas wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 23/12/2007, LeeGroups
> > > > > <mailgroups at varga.co.uk>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > 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
> > > > > Fine
> > > > > OCZ 4GB PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI
> > > > > Approved (2X2GB)
> > > > > Thats fine.
> > > > > Samsung SH-S203B 20X DVDRW -
> > > > > SATA - Black
> > > > > Thats fine
> > > > > Corsair 550W VX Series PSU
> > > > > Thats fine
> > > > > 320GB Hitachi Deskstar SATA2
> > > > > 16MB
> > > > > Thats fine
> > > > > Gigabyte Poseidon Silver
> > > > > Ooh shiny
> > > > > Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz
> > > > > 95W G0 Stepping (Retail 775)
> > > > > Thats alright
> > > > > nVidia GeForce 8400GS 512MB
> > > > > PCI-E
> > > > > 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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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
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> > > Mail: kris at softdel.net
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> >
> >
> >
> > They are all SLi, that I'm aware. That will run
> > fine.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kris Douglas
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> > Mail: kris at softdel.net
> >
> >
> > 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.
>
> --
> Kris Douglas
> Softdel Limited Hosting Services
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> Mail: kris at softdel.net
So just to confirm, I can have a DDR3 graphics card with a DDR2 m/b?
Thanks, that helps a lot.
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Farran Lee
I'm only 15 :P
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