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Gd #3 nd nt mch hs chngd. Th GTX srs s bttr prcd (nd wrthy cmpttrs t th 4870 nd 4870X2), MD's lnchd prtty gd bdgt prcssr, ntl's lnchd prtty mdcr prcssr, nd T's gt prtty dcnt bdgt ltrntv t nVd's 8800GT rhshs.

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Qt:
Nt: 'm sng dllrs, nt pnds. Hlvng my dllr ttls shld gv y smlr mnt n pnds, bt thr my b dffrnc d t nfltn s y shld chck yr lcl st r rtlr's prcs n nythng sy hr. t my b dffrnt n th K, bt mst f ths trnds wll b nvrsl. nthr nt: Ths s gmr-rntd gd. Whl hv bdgt sctn, tht's mr rntd twrds bdgt gmrs thn ppl wh jst wnt t srf th ntrtbs nd ply Txs Hld'm.
f crs, th hlvng thng s hrdly fr nymr, n dllr s nw 0.6GBP (ngh t thrw t ff), nd K prcs r stll mch hghr thn hr. rcmmnd Brts m fr "n stp dwn" n th rcmmndd blds t th nd.

CP

Th 8 srs, r “Wlfdl”. Stll th bst dl n th mrkt, fr mst srs. Th 8500 s slly th bttr by vr th 8400 nw: ll 8500s mnfctrd s nw "stppng" tht mprvs vrclckng, "0", whl nly sm 8400s hv ths. f y'r pyng ths mch fr prcssr, y mght s wll py th xtr $20 nd gt th 8500. t's nt bg dl thr wy, bt why nt? Dn't wrry bt nythng bv ths: th 8600 s $100 mr fr 300mhz mr, nd th 8700 wll lnch t 3.5ghz bt prbbly b prtty xpnsv. Prhps nc th 8700 lnchs, th 8600 wll cm dwn, bt fr nw th 8500 s fn.

'm gng t qt th ld spl bt qds n scnd, bt lt's sm ths p qckly, s 'm sr vryn hs sn th 7 lnch.

D y wrk wth prfssnlly, pln t wrk wth prfssnlly, r hvly s s hbby mlt-thrdd sftwr lk vd rndrng, cmptr-dd drftng prgrms lk tCD, r 3D mdlng pplctns?

f th nswr t ths s "n", d nt by ny qd cr prcssr. Dn't cnsdr ny f thm: 7, Phnm , th ld Cr 2 Qds, 45nm nd 65nm. Jst gt n 8500. Nw hr's why: fl fr t skp ths f y dn't cr bt why nd jst wnt rcmmndtn. Th "45nm qd" phrs ds pply t 7 nd Phnm s wll. Thy r ll n th sm bckt.

Qt:
Nw tht w hv 45nm qds tht r ffrdbl, t's tm t thnk bt qds lttl mr. Th lwst cst 45nm qd, th Q9300, s nt bd dl. Bt t stll hs th nhrnt prblms wth qd-cr prcssrs. t's mch hrdr t vrclck t rsnbl mrgn thn th 7200 r 8XXx (d t th lwr mltplr, hghr ht, nd thr fctrs), nd y wll nt s sbstntl prfrmnc ncrss n ny gms. Lst Plnt (wll, T3, bt LP md lt f ptmztns) nd Sprm Cmmndr r th tw gms tht s qd-thrdng xtnsvly. 'm nt sr nybdy ctlly *plys* Lst Plnt, nd Spcm rns wll n dl-cr cmptrs nywy. Th nly rsnbl rgmnt sms t b th "ftr-prf" dfns, bt hr's lttl stry t llstrt why ths mght b fllcy.

Bck n th Pntm 4 dys, ntl ws gttng lttl ccky. gnrng th rltvly nffcnt, pwr-hngry NtBrst rchtctr, thy trmphntly clmd thy cld gt thr chps t 4GHz, vntlly gttng p t 6GHz wth th sm rchtctr frthr dwn th ln. Wll, ths ddn't wrk t s ht, bt t ws hrbngr f hlf-ssd ttmpts t xtndng th lf f th rchtctr. n n ffrt t prfc th dl-cr rvltn, ntl ntrdcd hyprthrdng n sm f th fstr, ltr rlsd P4s. Hyprthrdng ws ssntlly sppsd t trn th sngl-cr P4 nt srt f hybrd dl cr, sndng nstrctns t th CP whn t ws dl (lk n cch mss).Th prblm ws tht th bnfts wr slm - gns wr shwn mstly n synthtc nd mthmtcl prgrms, nd sm pplctns vn rn slwr. n n ttmpt t drg NtBrst t s lng s pssbl, ntl ndd p crtng tchnlgy tht ws mch mr f fncy nm t pt n prcssr thn n ctl prfrmnc bstr - nd nt ntl Nhlm wld thy ttmpt t mplmnt th "tw thrd cr" systm gn.

Th pnt s tht prdctng th ftr lk ths s gnrlly shrt-sghtd. S, y hv tw xtr crs, nd s ds Nhlm, xcpt fr th mst bdgt f prcssrs. S wht? Th rchtctr s cmpltly dffrnt, th frnt sd bs s gn..wh knws wht thr srt f mprvmnts nd chngs wll xst? Why mk crrnt prchsng dcsns bsd n ncmplt crystl-bllng? Hndsght s 20/20 - frsght s lglly blnd, spclly n th cmptr ndstry.
Th nly gm tht wll gv y srs gns wth qd cr prcssr s GT4, bcs t s n f ths Bd Cnsl Prts. ny prcssr tht plys t rlly wll ( 45nm qd f sm srt) s mr thn th cst f n ntr Xbx/PS3 nd gm. S dn't by thm.

Nw, f y r n f ths rndrng prfssnls, y hv lt f ptns. Y lkly dn't cr t mch bt bdgt. f y d, y cn pck p Phnm , bt y'r prbbly nt gng t b byng grphcs crd nd thrfr th mst mprtnt thng hr s gng t b (gss wht) th CP. Pck p n 7: th mst xpnsv n y cn ffrd (thy ll r bt th sm prc/prfrmnc ws). Thn grb 6GB f DDR3, n X58 brd f yr chc, nd th nrml thr stff (PS, tc).

ky, bck t dl-crs. Rmmbr tht th CP s nt "bttlnck" n mst sttns. Th CP lrgly jst ds physcs nd . Th frmr s gng t b srpd by th GP. S 7200 systm wth 8800GT s gng t bt t 8400 systm wth 9600GT r 3850 r 8600GTS r smthng. S spnd mst f yr mny n th GP, nt th CP!

S wht f y wnt t fllw ths dvc nd gt kllr GP nd 'gd ngh' CP? Y hv tw ptns: MD's 7750+ Blck dtn, nd ntl's 5200. Bth r grt prcssrs. Th 7750+ s chpr, thgh, nd cn vrclck t n nsn dgr t bt vry thr prcssr p t th 8400. t's my bdgt chc.


RM

DDR2-800 s fn fr vrybdy. DDR2-1066 s fn fr vrclckrs. Y cnnt ls thr wy nd mst 800 cn vrclck vry wll. f y jst wnt t gt t 4ghz, y cn prbbly jst d t n 800. Mmry spd tslf ds nt mttr t ll, s f y'r nt vrclckng 1066 wn't gv y spd bst. f sm s chp, thgh, gv t sht!

Jst mk sr t's mnfctrd by gd cmpny, nd s dl-chnnl (80% f th RM y'll fnd s gd mmry, jst wtch t fr SprPwrMmrySpdClckPC's VLMX 4000 stff). f y mlttsk lt, RM s chp. Gt 4GB t lst fr ny systm (vn bdgt), nd 8GB f y fl lk t.

DDR3 brds r xpnsv (s s DDR3 tslf), nd DDR3 shws hlrsly smll gns vr DDR2. Ths s prbbly "t mch mny/t lttl sns" trp #1, s dn't fll nt t. By DDR2, pt yr mny nt prc/prfrmnc ffcnt thngs lk GP. Th xcptn, f crs, s f y hv n 7 nd X58 brd (rmmbr wht sd bv: f y'r gmr, Dn't By Ths), nd n tht cs mk sr y by t n sts f thr, nt tw. 2GB, 4GB, 8GB sts r md fr th ppl n th frmntnd trp wth Cr 2 systms nd my vn dmg th CP s thy'r st t rn t hghr vltgs. S by 3 r 6GB.


Hrd Drv

Hrd drv prcs hv rn nt th grnd vr th lst ght yrs r s. n cn sly pck p trbyt f strg fr ndr $250, n mnt f strg lrg vn fr srvr t th strt f th mllnm.

Mst ppl fl Wstrn Dgtl s n f th mst rlbl brnds, mxd pnns bt Sgt, Htch, nd Smsng, wth BM nd Mxtr t th bttm, bt ths s lrgly sttnl. Th bst HDDs rnd nw r th 500GB Sgt Brrcd 7200.12 nd th Wstrn Dgtl 640GB Blck. Th 500GB s fstr, th 640GB hs lttl bttr prc pr GB. thr n s fn. ny thr HDD, spclly TB HDDs wll b xtrmly slw. Pr p tw r thr f ths: y wn't spnd ny mr mny nd thy'll b lt fstr.

n f th mstks md n prvs gd ws tht y shld s RD. Y shld nt s RD n ny hm nvrnmnt. f y wnt t bckp drvs, bck thm p nt sprt drvs r DVDs nd thrw thm n th clst. RD 1-5 r hrrbl bckp sltns nd RD 0 s T Mch Mny T Lttl Sns Trp #2 n tht t prvds mprcptbl spd gns nd dbls th rsk f hrd drv flr.

Dn't by SSD. t's nt wrth t nlss y crry yr twr rnd whn y g n rrnds nd frqntly drp t. Chp SSDs r slwr thn th frmntnd rglr HDDs, xpnsv ns r, wll, xpnsv.
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m sr ths prblm hs bn ddrss hr bfr. v rd fw dffrnt pgs bt t, bt v gt fw qstns tht r cmptr spcfc t gv m mr cnfdnc n dng ths myslf.

v gt Tshb P25 wth ls DC jck nd nw ts stppd chrgng th cmptr d t t bng ls. v r-sldrd ll th DC jck pns twc nw nd 3 dys ltr, t jst bcms ls gn BT drng ths thr dys t wrks grt, s ts dfntly ls DC ss.

fgrd d gv t try bt th thng s, my pwr jck hs 6 pns n th bttm lk ths...

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f wr t wr n xtrnl DC jck, whch pns r pstv nd ngtv? n rdr t snd pstv nd ngtv wr t, d mgn cn nly mk 2 sldrs? My GSS s tht th nd pn s th pstv nd th thr 5 pns r ngtv?? f s, d sldr ll f th 5 ngtv pns tgthr nt n mg-sldr nd ttch th ngtv ld t frm tht?

nd nc rn th wr t, ds th xtrnl jck nd t b th sm mdl s th n N th cmptr? Th n shwn n th rpr wbst shws th xtrnl n s hvng nly tw pnts n t? ny hlp y gys cn snd my wy wld b grtly pprctd. Ths s strtng t drv m nts.
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