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I'm on ADSL. ISP supplied modem/router was causing headaches so I bought a router, flashed it with DD-WRT and followed this to configure the modem/router to act as a modem: http://nothingbutreboots.com/2009/hacking-the-o2-wireless-box-ii (so now I have phone line->O2 box->ethernet...

£200-ish (~$307). Prices for GPUs are horribly inflated in the UK, and I realise most if not all of you guys are from the US, so I may not be able to get what you would be able to with the same money. But recommend anyway and I can check the prices out. Crysis multiplayer (Crysis Wars), Crysis...

Crysis multiplayer (Crysis Wars), Crysis 2

It's a WD 6400AAKS (640GB) Gaming is primary What GPU would be recommended currently and in the next few months?

Q6600 @ 3.6GHz, 4870 512mb, 4GB DDR2 800, Asus P5Q Pro, Corsair TX 750 PSU. I use a 1920 x 1080 24" monitor, so the 4870 is starting to show its age.

I want to buy an Intel processor and appropriate motherboard, but I'm not sure when to buy. My current motherboard is 775, which is of course a dead end for upgrades. Sandy Bridge? Socket 1366? 1156? 1155? I don't want to buy a motherboard and then find out its socket is to be replaced shortly...

It's a brand new LG, 24". If the DVI cable is bad, why does the problem manifest only when the system is booting?

When I startup my PC and turn on the monitor, the monitor lights up then goes into standby and stays there (moving mouse/pressing keyboard doesn't work). I have figured out that I can bypass the problem by unplugging the DVI connector from the graphics card then plugging it right back in. My...

Ha, those don't do it justice. Take a look at these: http://forum.i3d.net/attachments/microsoft-xbox360/943163598d1238426070-bad-company-2-102332.jpg http://sauhaufen-clan.de/news/inc/tinymce_files/bad-company-2-screenshots__6_.jpg...

So.. what.. bad screen?

I'm not really sure what to call it, but here goes. Prominent edges or boundaries where there is a change in colour, instead of a smooth transition: Bad Company 2: Not sure if this is the same thing appearing here in a WM player window:

Thanks guys Any views on this? http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2311h.htm Looks pretty good from what I can see, but I have very limited experience with monitors

Doesn't sound promising. Anyone willing to give me a shove toward the 2209? :D

I really don't know what to do here.. any advice?

Looks like it's going to be the 2209WA. Are there any alternatives?

Brings up the Dell 2209WA at the top. How's that? Is the 1680 x 1050 resolution going to be an issue coming from a 1920 x 1080?

Ok here's the thing, my brother is an aspiring photographer and I have heard complaints about poor colours/colour accuracy and generally crap picture on his cheap LG LCD monitor. So I've come here to ask you guys about a decent monitor for this purpose. Budget would be around £200 roughly, but...

That also works, sometimes. I usually have to turn it on and off several times and sometimes it doesn't work at all. The easiest and most sure way seems to be holding the power button down for ~30 secs to "cut power to the microcontroller". I really would like to fix it though and not have to...

I sent this to Corsair Tech support: --------------- After doing some searching I came across this: http://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/7d3fr/can_someone_explain_the_capacitor_drain_trick/ Having read the above, I decided to test this out. I turned the PC off, and, as usual, it...

In terms of standard USB equipment, such as a mouse or keyboard, would there be any significant reason to spend the extra at the moment? Would external HDs be the only things to receive a considerable benefit from 3.0? What about SATA 6GB/s? When do you think these two things are going to become...

What is or will be the use of USB 3.0? Disregarding USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/s, is the Asus M4A785TD-V EVO 785G better than the Giga 880GM-UD2H?

Is it worth the extra for one of these newer boards that support USB 3.0? This seems to be cheapest one: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/206151

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/218935 or http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169532 or neither? if neither, any of these? http://www.ebuyer.com/search?page=2&store=2&cat=222&subcat=2789&sort=pricelow&limit=10 (next page too, but max £70)

I think upon closer inspection you would find these 'software issues' are merely the excuses given by a sufferer of brand favouritism.

One final question before I buy all this.. Is Kingston better than Corsair and Crucial for RAM?

crap, sorry about that I'll toss then :D

There are four I'm considering, all £60: https://www.pricelover.com/product/Asus_M4A785D-M_PRO_AM3_785G_MATX_VGA_SND_GLN_HT5200_DDR2/90-MIB920-G0EAY00Z/ https://www.pricelover.com/product/Gigabyte_GA-MA770-UD3_Motherboard_Phenom_FX_Socket_AM2_AMD_770_ATX_RAID_Gigabit_Ethernet_LAN/GA_MA770-UD3/...

Both £60 Giga 760G = £53 Also this: https://www.pricelover.com/product/Gigabyte_GA-MA770-UD3_Motherboard_Phenom_FX_Socket_AM2_AMD_770_ATX_RAID_Gigabit_Ethernet_LAN/GA_MA770-UD3/ And this...

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=M3A785GMH/128M Is this a good alternative? Or this? http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1866&maincat_no=1

too bad :( Does the PC-8NB that I linked have plastic trim then? Also, what's the deal with the 890 AM3 boards? Would there be any point getting one of those? SATA 6GB/s? USB 3?

Thanks. Can I get your opinion on the case? I know it's a personal thing, but can I get your views about that particular Lian Li and LL's in general? I've never owned one, but I they seem to have high build quality, which is what I'm after. Another thing - is this...

I've heard good things about both of those drives, just not sure if one is better.

Thanks. I suppose the the on board video on the Giga would be useful for diagnosing problems or using as a backup. What would you say is the better out of these two? http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146252 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124228

Well, how does it destroy it? Since the MSI board costs nearly half as much. Just realised it's a clearance deal, an 'open box' sort of thing. hmm Thanks

I would appreciate it if you could link me to a 250 or 4870 that is cheaper than 4850! Also I was looking at this.. http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?id=41953 What do you think?

Thanks Danny What do you think about this over the 5670? http://www.videocardshop.co.uk/product.asp?session=@@@@@@@@@@@@AQYHFR782729-0UTCQS@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@&prodid=HD-485X-YDFC&source=froogle (This being £75 posted, the 5670 £85).

The budget isn't fixed. I just want to get an idea of what parts are recommended in this sort of price range.

Site: http://www.ebuyer.com/ (but can source parts not found here from other sites) I want to get a really nice case for this build. I have been looking at some from Lian Li, and so far I've come up with this...

It has never beeped - no motherboard speaker I think.

Unfortunately I don't have anything I dare run on an old 300W PSU (4830 and 4870 in other computers).