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Hi, Recently upgraded my system, which included an Epsilon FX600-GLN 600W PSU. Everything has been running fine for a week or so, but since this morning, when I turn it on the PSU fans have been running full whack straight from POST, when before they used to spin down to a less audible level...

Squiffy: When you say "correct type of memory", in what respect exactly? I'd assume the system would run ok with stock 3200 memory, and that 4400 would only be needed for overclocking ? Chris (ozy)

Ahh, smids you beat me to it. Question answered. ;)

Squiffy: I thought about it, but someone told me the stock coolers are quite noisy. I'm not too fussed about paying a little more for a quiet cooler, which should in theory give better cooling than the stock cooler. That just leaves the question on the memory, I don't want to be caught out by...

I think you're right Bradmax, dual core may well be a shrewd future investment. OK. Assuming I bought a dual core 4400, and wanted to up it to a 4800, would I be able to do it with 2GB of Corsair Value Select memory (CAS3), or would I need better memory? BTW, The CPU cooler will be a...

Thanks for the responses hmmm, I've been looking into dual core processors, and apparently the 4800+ is no quicker than a single core A64 4000+ for games (which makes sense, one core is idle) As this is going to be primarily a gaming machine, it seems to makes sense to perhaps go for this...

Just curious on this one, had a scout through the X1900 series on OCUK and noticed that the Asus XT-X is nearly £25 more expensive than any of the other XT-X cards (near £400 instead of £375). Anyone know the reason for this? I assume its something to do with the software bundle, although no...

Hey, Is it worth buying a 4800+ over the (substantially cheaper) 4200,4400 or 4600+? Each successive CPU seems to be a serious price hike, what sort of performance gains am I likely to see across the range when paired with a ATI 1900-XT GFX card (possibly two in the future)? Cheers...

Thanks for the replies guys. Isotope: What can I say, i've been saving for a quite a while for something like this, I was just waiting for the right game to come along to make me go out and actually spend some money. :p Maybe I have more money than sense, but I figured I may as well get a...

Thanks for the response fullfat. If a slave XTX card clocks down to an XT, then i'd definately go for an XT. Although I have some spare money, i'm not going to throw it away for no benefit. I'm assuming a master crossfire card can run quite happily on its own without a slave? As I was...

Hi, I'm thinking of purchasing a new system with the following graphics cards ATI Radeon X1900 ***Crossfire Edition*** 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-045-CO) Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3055) (GX-046-CO)...

Thanks for the responses guys, I was scouting round for widescreen TFTs, and this one caught my eye. NEC MultiSync® LCD20WGX2 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-009-NE) Having said that, running games fluently at the 1680 x 1050 native res seems like a stern task for any...

Hi There, After purchasing the much anticipated Oblivion, I was quite dissapointed by how it ran in outdoor areas, so much so it has spurred me to go for a (long overdue) upgrade to my system. I was thinking of going for this setup: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe...

Thanks for answering those questions Neil/Abyss, to be honest I think i'm sold on the idea of paying as much as £600 - as i really cant be doing with lugging a 28" CRT up the stairs ;) Seriously though, while both options are tempting, I think i'm going to go for the Samsung LE26R41 you...

Hey soundwave, that looks like a pretty good option although I think the 28" version would be a better bet (whats the model number btw?). What quality difference would you see between an "HD ready" TV like that, and an actual HDTV when it comes to the XBox360? much at all? Just one other...

Thanks for the reply. Space really isn't a massive consideration (currently have a 28" behemoth sitting on my desk), however, I would deem my current tv overly big for my needs (from my pillow to the tv is only about 3 meters). With this in mind, a 26" HDTV, while nice, would not be...

Hi, I've decided to purchase an XBox 360 for my bedroom, and i'm looking for a suitable HDTV to compliment it. Whilst I know a fair bit about computers, I'm fairly clueless when it comes to TVs so any advice on this would be appreciated. My budget is around the £300-400 mark (for the TV)...