was only saying, maybe its a point to work on? apart from that it was great, i subscribed to you on youtube as well btw
** Build an Intel Sandy Bridge Budget System at OcUK **
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was only saying, maybe its a point to work on? apart from that it was great, i subscribed to you on youtube as well btw
Quite a few have mentioned so maybe Gibbo can support this and we can do another series of videos for mid-range and then high-end. I'd certainly be up for doing it and it seems to be what people want
A basic one? What kind of level would you like to see it at?
Fair comment, I wasn't nervous - it can just be frustrating sometimes with doing takes etc
maybe that came across! Thanks for the sub mateOne that actually takes the time to address the all the places where the cables go and where all the ports belonged. Like the front IO ports.
Sounds like a plan. When I'm back from CeBIT I will see about arranging something - cheers for the feedback mate.
Sure, I'll add it to the database on the next case review I do - likely to be 2nd week of March... Thermaltake Level 10 GT (yes I am very excited!
). This is the latest one: http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/enermax_hoplite_review,10.html we now do comparisons instead of just the standalone thermal reporting as its much more useful to have them side-by-side to compare.
Caporegime
Perhaps you should be a bit more in depth? starting from the case stand-offs and onwards?
You could also make a whole page for choosing every component but this can be annoying.
My only critasism would be any build you do won't be the same bang-for-buck in say, 2 or 3 months down the line. Video was great, though, looked professional and would like to see more people taking interest in making their own builds.
That is the only down-side to doing buyer's guides/builds. But if we can do them frequently then they remain up to date. We're hoping that OcUK will support this going forward
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Mishima, just a quick question. I re-read the article again today and noticed you're placing some 4GB £55 RAM in the system. With some cheaper, seemingly equal perfomance RAM on offer here at the moment, why did you choose the RAM that you did? Does it offer significant perfomance advantages over the cheaper alternatives?
Hey mate, did you have a link for the RAM you are referring to? The kit that I recommended has some really good CAS timings that are quite a lot tighter than most of the 1600MHz kits around at the moment!
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Erm this maybe -
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-104-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
or this?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
Not a RAM expert so I apologise if I'm overlooking something obvious
Soldato
Surely in a system for internet and word, tight memory timings don't matter?
Great article and video though, shows how much PC World rip us off.
Those are good examples, but are slightly higher voltage and come with CAS 9 timings so overall are going to perform a little worse than a CAS 7 kit that I recommended. Lower CAS latencies (and tighter) are going to lead to better performance in a range of activities.Erm this maybe -
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-104-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
or this?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
Not a RAM expert so I apologise if I'm overlooking something obvious
The thing with a budget system is it could well be used for light graphic design, gaming, multi-tasking and memory dependant applications. Its a cost over performance thing really, sometimes you have to weigh up is it worth getting something that will be a little bit better for a few extra quid!