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| Thread ID: 98391 | 2009-03-23 10:09:00 | Hardware compatibily check. | minster (9180) | Press F1 |
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| 758765 | 2009-03-23 10:09:00 | Hi, I have been trying to find Hardware that was actually available in stock and have found these 3 items which I would like to use in building my partbers new pc. Mobo. ASUS M3N78 PRO Socket AM2+/ GeForce 8300 CPU. AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ CPU Ram. Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400 2 x 1GB DDR2-800 All from Computer Lounge and reasonably priced... Being new to this, I would like to get some expert opinions on the suitability and compatibility of these components as the Mobo manual I downloaded suggests 5-5-5-15 ram and AM2+/AM2 CPU I will be using a 420watt PSU, is this enough? This is all taking longer than I first thought as 7 days ago I ordered and paid for a case and PSU from C1 Shopping Mall but still waiting for it to arrive. When I complained about the delay, they said "I hadn't told them it was urgent" Won't be using them again:) Any advise appreciated:thumbs: |
minster (9180) | ||
| 758766 | 2009-03-23 17:39:00 | Links for above components: www.computerlounge.co.nz www.computerlounge.co.nz www.computerlounge.co.nz |
minster (9180) | ||
| 758767 | 2009-03-23 17:56:00 | Don't hold your breath waiting on anything from C1, they are very bad at getting anything done these days, including giving your money back. Check out www.gpforums.co.nz And also www.gpforums.co.nz |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 758768 | 2009-03-23 19:35:00 | Yes Bantu, It's not nice reading. Unfortunately hindsight is a great thing and we are sometimes forced to learn the hard way:) |
minster (9180) | ||
| 758769 | 2009-03-23 20:07:00 | Hi, I have been trying to find Hardware that was actually available in stock and have found these 3 items which I would like to use in building my partbers new pc. Mobo. ASUS M3N78 PRO Socket AM2+/ GeForce 8300 CPU. AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ CPU Ram. Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400 2 x 1GB DDR2-800 All from Computer Lounge and reasonably priced... Being new to this, I would like to get some expert opinions on the suitability and compatibility of these components as the Mobo manual I downloaded suggests 5-5-5-15 ram and AM2+/AM2 CPUThe RAM will work fine with the motherboard. The difference in CAS just means the RAM can handle slightly more than the motherboard can provide. No problems with CPU/motherboard compatibility either I will be using a 420watt PSU, is this enough? Depends on the brand of PSU, also how many devices it needs to run, onboard or graphics card.... Some PSU's have a rating they can only just achieve and struggle to hold for any period of time. Other PSU's have that same rating but have achieve and hold that rating over sustained periods easily. I have a 425W Enermax that has no problems keeping up with my AMD64 x2 4800+, 2 SATA harddrives, and 2 optical drives. Onboard graphics tho. However, I wouldn't trust something like an Excel or Hyena to do the same |
Myth (110) | ||
| 758770 | 2009-03-23 20:12:00 | Thank you Myth .. Much appreciated:) | minster (9180) | ||
| 758771 | 2009-03-23 20:17:00 | Those parts all look pretty good. A 420w will be sufficient, but with a 500 or 550w you would have plenty of room for another graphics card and a maybe a faster quad |
Blam (54) | ||
| 758772 | 2009-03-24 09:50:00 | Just a footnote to the C1 Shopping Mall problem. At lunchtime today the case turned up by courier so even though it took 8 days, C1 did deliver the goods in the end, and it all worked out cheaper than I could find anywhere else:) |
minster (9180) | ||
| 758773 | 2009-03-24 09:58:00 | Just a footnote to the C1 Shopping Mall problem. At lunchtime today the case turned up by courier so even though it took 8 days, C1 did deliver the goods in the end, and it all worked out cheaper than I could find anywhere else:)Thats good to hear. Just don't have any complaints with it... from what I hear they have a bad reputation when it comes to returns |
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