Computer gone pop :(

Solari · 27 Dec 2006 at 19:02

PC just died again - I replaced the PSU last night and the spare I had has blown too, so I'm guessing there's something foobared inside.

Taking the whole lot apart leaving just the HDD and Mobo attached makes no difference so I think it's definitely screwed.

I need something to tide me over so was looking at this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-028-OK

I'm way out of touch with current hardware so will this play the latest games ok or is the video card not all that?

I looked at a few other places but tbh haven't seen anything I like for the price range (I'm a bit stuffed after Christmas

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Advice appreciated... while I'd love to stretch the budget I need to buy a car too in January

Solari · 27 Dec 2006 at 19:29

Well I could re-use the Asus DVD-RW drive I have but to be honest the rig is a bit old now. I'm toying with the idea of getting a barebones or ready built system because I simply can't be bothered putting something together from scratch again

Solari · 27 Dec 2006 at 19:34

thefishdude said:
Shipping : £8.95
Vat : £78.73
Total : £528.63

if you got *** hdd,and optical drive and a case ytou can get above for same price and that will plat all latest games at a high level if on a 17 or 19inch screen.

Nice... I'd probably get a new HDD and obviously a PSU to be honest - This case is pretty pants as well so that'd be on the cards. Are HSFs still a nightmare to fit? Last time I built a machine it was an AMD T-Bird on a KT7A-RAID board with a Thermoengine cooler I think... Thanks to the clips and a screwdriver I ended up doing a bit of mobo-personalising (ie: blood on the board!) :eek:

Cheers!

Solari · 27 Dec 2006 at 20:58

thefishdude said:
nah very easy to put em in now most conroe coolers just have 4 pins you push down one in each corner and thats it. i used to have nightmares with the old version like you mentioned lol

OK cool, any recommendations on a case, HDD and PSU then? I'll go the extra hundred quid or so and maybe drop the memory down to 1GB?

Ta muchly... why do things always go wrong at times like this eh?

Solari · 28 Dec 2006 at 15:59

Hi chaps,

Last night I found a Lian-Li aluminium case upstairs in the "storage" room (midi tower.. not sure what the model is just yet - I'll check when I get home). Would this have problems with the PSU and HSF being able to fit as I remember a friend complaining of having to get a low profile HSF for one of these? Or is the mobo layout of the one recommended above not a problem?

Ta muchly

Solari · 28 Dec 2006 at 17:26

Nice one

Ta muchly for your time...!

Got to work out the finances now but will have to use the girlfriend's machine until I get paid if Xmas has hurt too much

Cheers!

Solari · 28 Dec 2006 at 20:28

thefishdude said:
oh have you got a copy of windows if not thats another 60

I still have my Windows 2000 Pro CD (I refuse to use that piece of XP bloatware, especially as I can get the whole W2K OS to use around 110MB of memory for when I'm gaming.) - so that's cool

EDIT: Found that the spare case upstairs is a Lian Li PC50. Will this be ok or is the PSU bay going to obstruct the cooler if I choose to opt for the Freezer ?

Solari · 28 Dec 2006 at 20:59

Nope, it has a flap at the bottom for USB ports etc.. "PC-50 Aluminium Mini"

Hrm, the "mini" part has me concerned that it may be Mini-ATX - I'm pretty sure it isn't though. :S

Doesn't matter anyhow - can always get another case if this will restrict me. Will just flog this to a mate

Any case recommendations?

One Q - will that corsair memory be ok if I want to overclock a bit seeing as this processor seems to clock up quite nicely with that mobo (from what I read)?