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Fabri91
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Quote from Migz :Ooh. I cant go into detail on those parts because im on my phone and id take too long. But mainly ive already got a mouse and keyboard, and 250 gb hard drive is too small. 500 gb ftw! :d lol anyways will be be on my computer in a minute.


Edit: At home now

and ooooh, thanks fire-fly, thats a huge discount lol.

I was just wondering, seeing as ill probably wait a month for the newer cards to come out, would theyre be any danger in moving my current old card to the new computer while i wait for the new cards? Or would it be just best not putting any graphics cards in until i get the new one?

And is there any real bonus to quad core? Apart from the fact it has four cores?

And is vista really worth getting it? My dad has it and i dont see anything performance wise thats better, to me it just seems like a pile of shniz. And it constantly asks you if you want to move a file!!!! |:| Which is really annoying because sometimes im trying to move lots of files and if vista keeps asking if i want to move the files ill go mad lol.

Thank ye all for your help so far

As long as your old gfx card fits (i.e. has pci-ex) it shouldn't be a problem.
Fabri91
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Quote from AndroidXP :The speed increase alone is worth the change IMO.

And I like the new bar!
Fabri91
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Quote from senn :mine used to do the old DFP trick of random brake application, until i took the pedal box apart and repositioned the pot, and the wires, haven't had that problem for a long time now, but she's kicking left still. I'm starting to wonder if it isn't just the teeth on the cogs have worn out or something and it's causing weird FFB issues

Thank you very much, I think I might too take the pedals apart and clean everything.
Don't have any ideas for the random left-kicking...I might take the wheel apart as well.

EDIT: I've just taken apart the pedals, and know what the word CRAP means.
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Fabri91
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[x] Setup Grid.

As said, everything is split into categories, making it easy to find a setup for sprint or endurance races.
Fabri91
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Quote from Migz :Why would i need two of the graphics cards? surely id only need one graphics card?

And thanks

It would be more 1337.
Fabri91
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Quote from Migz :May i ask what the bottom two things are?

The only thing i can take from my old computer is the keyboard and mouse. Im planning to get a new 24" inch monitor too.

Hmm well maybe not top of the range then, but something that means it'll be a while before im needing a new computer.

@Fabri91 thanks for those links shall check them out.

Oooh so building a computer isnt hard? whoot!

Glad to help!

Quote from Jakg :
2x QX9775's = £600.
2x GTX280's = £400.

The first things are processors, while the last two are Nvidias new top of the line GFX cards.

EDIT: Here you go, see attachment.

These are the essentials, and, as you can see, there should be enough room for a case, psu and a decent monitor. I haven't included them since I don't know a shit about them.
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Fabri91
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Quote from Racer325 :Yeah im pretty sure it's a 500W =D

Still, it would be very nice to know other specs of the psu.
Fabri91
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If you want a video tutorial on how to build a pc, here you go:
NCIX good enough gaming system part A and part B.

Since thank god many, if not all, mobos have an identical layout, at least the atx ones, there won't be any problems.

Also, look out for other vids of the same series if you'd like more detailed info on thermal compound, installing / changing gfx card and ram.

I too thought, until a couple a years ago, that building a pc was difficult, but since I began taking apart our PCs here at home, I've seen that it's a lot easier than it seems. Especially since I had to rebuild everything to not let my parents know . I guess everyone has been through that.

EDIT: @Jakg: IKEA stuff is easy as long as you don't trust the manuals.
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Fabri91
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Quote from Racer325 :I think its a 500W

You think or you know?

What you could do would be to:
1) remove your case side panel
2) take a pic of the psu, precisely of the table on it, because there are many nice things written like the amps on every rail and stuff.
Fabri91
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It isn't so easy, you have to look at the different rails...most OEM PCs have rubbish PSUs that quit as soon as you attach something else, like a GFX card.
We need to check to see if you also need to buy a better PSU.
Fabri91
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ATi X1950XTX here...
Fabri91
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Quote from senn :i've only had this happen recently, and i'm running Y22 patch, i'll be driving along and then bam my wheel will pull to the left (even if i'm driving in a straight line, i've tried disabling spring centre (and zeroing the slider) in the logitech control centre, is there anything else i could be missing here.....thanks in advance

Does it slam into the brakes too, like my MOMO?
I've now tried to reposition the wire better, without hard knicks, maybe it works.

EDIT: in my case the weehl physically remains centered, but in the games it turns left and, sometimes, applies 50% brakes.
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Fabri91
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Quote from bknec :The cooler runs across the whole length of the card. The cooler is "on top" of the card and the heat is spreading to it through 4 heat pipes. http://www.bootdaily.com/index ... ;limit=1&limitstart=2

Very interesting...I thought that only low-end cards could be cooled passively.
Fabri91
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Since it's a fairly powerful card, how big is the cooler then to be passive?
Fabri91
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Quote from Mazar :Thanks AndroidXP

That is exactly what you have to do. Fixed, many thanks!

Maybe a edit to the main post re this patch is needed for Graphic processors that do not support HVS. When using on board graphics processing that do not support HVS this patch severely limits performance.

Best, Maz

I think you should consider getting a cheap graphics card, partly because sooner or later there will be the final Z patch, and you will have to have it.
Cards that are powerful enough for LFS aren't expensive at all, like the 6600GT.
Fabri91
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Quote from bknec :I don't want to make advertisement for hardware manufactures since I can't identify myself 100% to any of them.


But I can say that the CPU is not a Intel, the motherboard is not Asus, the memory is not Crucial and the GPU is not made by Nvidia. There you go have fun guessing

Don't worry, it isn't advertising.
Now spit out your specs!
Fabri91
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Quote from bknec :Hay guise I have made a upgrade.

Dual core CPU
4 GB RAM
New motherboard
Passively cooled graphics card

That isn't very precise...what do you mean by passively cooled graphics card?
Chances are it's a low end model.
Fabri91
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Quote from JJ72 :This is a huge disappointment, the cars are glued to the track and no sense of nervousness you expect from a classic porsche.

and don't get me started on the car models.

Which were taken from NFS5...
Fabri91
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Quote from Töki (HUN) :Did you read the white text?

I didn't read it too...
That would be too über-1337...
Fabri91
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Nothing new from me, just better pics.

It would overclock fine, at least until 2.8 GHz, on the stock heatsink (fsb 400 to have the RAMs at 800MHz with a 1:1 ratio) but if I dare to touch these settings in the BIOS my PCI_EX 16x has the absolutely brilliant idea to become PCI_EX 1x, which kinda defeats the point of overclocking.

I know, my case rocks.
Actually, I might be looking for a case which doesn't look like a gravestone, and ISN'T black, because the room isn't very well lit.

EDIT: and it would be good if it didn't cost a fortune.
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Fabri91
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Funny even though most of the cars look, well, horrendous.
Fabri91
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If you really need a car to get stranded cars out of the gravel, use an RB4 with gravel tires and set the awd-system up like an offroader. It's handy as a sort of second safety car to allow stranded cars to get back to the pits.
Fabri91
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Looks nice, I'll try it out now!
Fabri91
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The way the headlamps open is a bit "scary", but the overall idea is brilliant IMO, as Bob Smith stated in his first post.
Fabri91
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Quote from spacedskunk :Simply the 8600GT and 9600GT are only for casual gamers, people that arent bothered much about stable and quality graphics. The size of monitor you picked too will have a screen resolution too big for the #600gts.

My recommendation is at least an 8800GT.

Exactly. For some reasons many PCs are sold with overkill CPUs and only midrange GPUs...
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