Hi there,
I want to revive a SilverStone SG05 with new CPU, mainboard and RAM.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
The machine will be used for light gaming and regular web stuff. Nothing else can be expected for the budget I'm going with.
2) What's...
Apparently Sapphire just released a refresh of the 5850.
Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102932
Review:
http://techgage.com/article/sapphire_radeon_hd_5850_xtreme_1gb_review
It retails at $150 dollar, has slightly more power, a shorter PCB and...
Hello,
recently I switched from an Intel socket 775 build to an AMD system around a Phenom 955BE. It took me a while to get it stable, mostly because the board and/or IMC seem to be picky about faster speeds and timings. I'd like to share my results to get some feedback if this configuration...
Try to bump up the memory voltage and NB voltage, loosen the memory timings and lowering the memory ratio. The AMD memory controllers seem really picky about sharp memory settings, maybe it gives you enough time to boot again and save some data.
Just a word of warning: the GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L is not a good board to overclock. The chipset is highly limiting. Otherwise it's a fine board that I've been using for a long time.
I would not change the board. Look around for a cheap CPU upgrade and (more importantly) a...
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming. Bad Company 2, Starcraft 2, Most things to be released by BioWare/Blizzard.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Trying to stay around 400-500 Euros (tax is always included over here...