Recent content by mwhlr

Looking for someone to clarify this: I've been talking to various people who have said that this isn't a workstation - It's a server, which is designed for a completely different purpose to what I am looking for. It could well do what I want it to, but the main board might not be what I'm...

Hi there. I’m looking for some opinions on a PC I have been offered. After slowing adding upgrades onto my old PC, I’ve now decided to get a brand new, high spec rig for both work and gaming. I work with audio, so require a PC with good processing power to run large quantities of effects and...

Hi Striker, I turn the computer on, it sounds like it's starting up, but then I get 3 beeps - 1 long, 2 short. The computer then sounds like its starting up again and the same thing happens. This loops until I turn it off. As the computer isn't working I can't get detailed RAM specs from...

Quick update: After removing my 2 new pieces of RAM, I've had no crashes. It seems to be working! I am going to the sticks on at a time to see if I can find the one that is causing the crashes. My friend has also offered me two 2GB sticks of RAM, which, if compatible, I could use instead of the...

Sure, here are some pictures of the capacitor, as you can see, it's at an angle. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/225/2007111824.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/600/2007111825001.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/717/2007111825.jpg/ As a quick side note, after 9 hours...

Problems problems problems... So I got the parts. I didn't realise quite how massive the 6870 was! To get it to fix we had to cut a piece of the framework holding my harddrive etc (I think my next investment will be a new case). This wasn't so much of a problem, but something completely...

I've ordered the parts - They'll be coming on tuesday. I'll let you all know how it goes!

Ok. I'll (happily) go for the cheaper fan. Thanks to everyone on the thread for helping me out so far. I'm very glad I've found this forum, it's perfect for someone who hasn't got a clue about computer hardware :) All going well, I will order the parts within the next few days!

Ok guys, I'll see about finding out my exact module type. EDIT And I have! http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-ddr2-pc2-5300-%28667%29-240-pin-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-5-5-5-15 There isn't a front intake fan in the computer and I'm unsure of the dimensions at this moment in time, but it's...

The 6870 ICEQ X TURBO is £180 - quite a bit more expensive than the originally planned 5850. The 6870 TF III looks really good, and I'd be happy to stretch to £135. As my knowledge of hardware is quite limited (this thread has been a huge learning experience already), are these two cards...

Thanks for all the replies guys! I had a look at the Anandtech benchmarks and was wondering what the main difference between the 6850 and 5850 is? The benchmarks are practically identical with the 5850 getting a couple frames per second more than the 6850...

Anyone give me some advice?