Recent content by desert1701

So, if anybody is interested in the solution to this: After running DBAN on one of the Harddrives, I followed this guide to get windows 7 SP1 installed/able to get a system partition created. While the MoBo doesn't officially support Win7, it is installed and running as I write this (fingers...

Update: Replaced CMOS Battery, horrible beeping is now gone. Mobo was hence reset to factory defaults, or at least some time in 2008. Removed RAID-card, tried plugging the HDDs directly into the Mobo instead. Booting from USB now takes me all the way to the Setup. New Problem though: It won't...

Hy guys, so, I got myself a new PC for a while now and wanted to make my gf happy and give her my old workhorse, which, despite it's age (6) still boasts some power (at least more (2x) than her lifebook from 8 years ago) The config is: Supermicro C2SBX MoBo( heh.) Q9400 @ stock clock, stock...

Hey guys, So I recently managed to wreck the Ethernet Port on my MoBo by tripping over the cable. I am now looking for a Network card, be it PCI, PCIe or USB, to get a stable connection to the internetz again. The specialty here is, that I am looking for a card that has both Wifi and an...

Yeah, I did come to the conclusion that I'd go with the 980. Unless the new 300 series by AMD comes out before I build, I'll first take a look at that ^^

If I'd get 3x my current Monitor (Acer V243H) would it be a bit less overkill? Because I could get two of those on ebay for like 150 bucks...

wrong topic, edited out, sorry :)

:P Yeah, I am logged in and on PC... maybe my Account is just too new ;)

Thanks Proxi and Tyson, Proxi: I don't think I can make enough cuts to the budget to get a water cooling in, but thanks for the advice. Regarding the 240mm: are you talking about a Corsair H100i, or something like the Noctua NH-D15? Tyson: I might upgrade my monitor in the next few years, but...

That did help more, yes :D thanks :)

Hm, I've looked at some comparisons, and in the end it seems to all come down to preference, but thanks for the advice... Also, I don't know how they do it, but this site suggests, that the XFX R9 295X2 is "better": http://www.pc-erfahrung.de/grafikkarte/vga-grafikrangliste.html

Hey guys, General blabla I've been thinking about building a new PC since my old GPU broke (loved my HD 5850, after 4 years still playing many AAA titles on High...) and now that I know I'll have a bit of money to throw around in the near future, I went about to look at parts for the PC...