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Thread ID: 55496 2005-03-12 02:23:00 Thinking about upgrading. Nomad (952) Press F1
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333292 2005-03-12 06:52:00 Soon maybe the PC gets it... I admit I did see the Ps2 version today at the store.

Gran Turismo is owned by a division of Sony, It will never be released in any shape or form on a non-sony device.

never.

No Chance.

If you want to see what is available then http://www.rscnet.org/
Metla (12)
333293 2005-03-12 12:45:00 Also check out bigger HD options. I never use 80Gb anymore, for another 20-30 you can get 120Gb, you can never have too much storage. Rob99 (151)
333294 2005-03-13 01:13:00 Thanks for the mobo suggestion, yup that one is $380 just gotta decide between the $200 ones and that .. What is there to achieve from a $380 mobo? Do I need SLI or two PCI-E? Firewire is not needed for myself. Both are FSB 800 with inbuilt sounds, PCI Express, Gigalan, same Nvidia nForce 4.

Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 Socket 939 Motherboard?

How much power supply do I need and what about the case with the fan's? I am not looking to overclock. Would the provided CPU fan and the provided video card fan be sufficient with a typical case and PSU?
Nomad (952)
333295 2005-03-13 03:18:00 I had a look at the prices of HDDs. My P3 laptop only has 20GB and I'm doing v well. So, I am sort of thinking of a Western Digital Raptor Hard drive (Serial ATA)? Nomad (952)
333296 2005-03-13 03:52:00 Thanks for the mobo suggestion, yup that one is $380 just gotta decide between the $200 ones and that .. What is there to achieve from a $380 mobo?

3 year warranty on it

Do I need SLI or two PCI-E?
Not really

Firewire is not needed for myself. Both are FSB 800 with inbuilt sounds, PCI Express, Gigalan, same Nvidia nForce 4.

Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 Socket 939 Motherboard?
Yes quite nice

How much power supply do I need
www.silentpcreview.com
Just make sure its a good quality one

and what about the case with the fan's?
Same, quality

I am not looking to overclock. Would the provided CPU fan and the provided video card fan be sufficient with a typical case and PSU?
Depends. Case can affect it too, I chnaged my CPU cooler after trying the stock one. The stock one was also noisy.
pctek (84)
333297 2005-03-13 11:16:00 I only buy Seagate HD's now for the 5 year warenty, but nothing wrong with WD.

I fitted a Enermax Noisetaker PSU to my machine and was totally amaized how much quieter it was, it was 3 or 4 times heaver as well; hopefully that means better quality.
Rob99 (151)
333298 2005-03-13 11:40:00 Thanks for that,

Time will tell re: noise control.
The 400W should be enof, monitor gets plugged to the wall.
Not getting WD Raptor anymore for now, but who knows :D That RPM and seek time :)

The real hard thing is the mobo, those high end MSI and ASUS are nice but those price tags...
Nomad (952)
333299 2005-03-13 11:54:00 Hi Nomad , everyone has their favourites , I have had nothing but good experiences with Gigabyte boards , and haven't felt the need to spend over $200 to get all the features I need [ once spent bulk $$ on an intel board for a mate who wanted nothing but the best , and only would look at a Pentium...] - ASUS , MSI = bloody good also I believe from reviews etc , Gigabyte are quite inexpensive comparatively tho . Not to get into the AMD vs Intel thing , just my thoughts on chipsets for the mobo ; if you go AMD get n-force , if you go Pentium get an intel chipset - they just work well together . Happy system building !!! KatiMike (242)
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