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    New Build IP35-E Won't Post

    Thanks for the advice guys. I still have all the bits so I'll get in touch with the powers that be [genuflects in OCUK's general direction] and see if I can get a credit or something... I'm an impatient sod so, as it was on special, I've already ordered an ASUS P5-E to replace the Abit board...
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    New Build IP35-E Won't Post

    Yeah I've done the swapping the memory around thing, but no luck. Actually, just to update, when removing the board from the case today I actually managed to rip two of the SATA connectors *off* the board (they weren't glued on, just slid over the pins) and couldn't get them back on, so the...
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    New Build IP35-E Won't Post

    Oh and I've reset the CMOS about 15 times to see if that cures it - no luck...
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    New Build IP35-E Won't Post

    Hi folks built a new machine yesterday, and although on boot everything powers up (all fans spin and both red and green lights come on) the board shuts down after about 4-5 seconds with no beeps and then does it again and again until I switch it off. I've tried swapping around the ram and...
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    New Build Advice

    Oops Sorry budget is about £750 inc VAT, and the reason for the dual DVD-RWs - I dunno lol. They're less than £20 squid each so I thought why not lol. This will will be an OC'd gaming rig. I get the point on the memory though - another couple of quid and I could get 2GB of the loose-timing...
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    New Build Advice

    Well the time has come for me to build a new rig. I've had a go at putting a build together, and I can't really go higher on price unfortunately (thus the value board, which I understand is good considering the price?). Any advice on whether this is a good setup? I'm tempted to wait for the...
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    Hellgate: London

    I've given it a go but I'm afraid being a Londoner I just can't get over the fact that, when it comes down to it, it isn't set in London. The tube stations and outdoor locations are *completely* wrong for a start - just generic streets/underground railway stuff. Why didn't they just call it...
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    Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe DOA... or is it?

    Hi folks, just had the above delivered along with a new processor and graphics card - a cheap upgrade for me before I go dualcore in the autumn. Problem is this - I have put the board in, made all the appropriate connections, and when I plug in the PSU I get a green light on the board...
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    Quick and Dirty £200 upgrade - worth it?

    *drums his fingers on the table and looks at the front door, waiting for the delivery man to ring* :D
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    Quick and Dirty £200 upgrade - worth it?

    Oh right - I thought that link was to the one you managed to nab :) thought you were just gloating about your soon-to-come UV goodness :p In that case I might take the plunge - although old that DFI board gets some good reviews - enough cash left for a nice PCI-E x1950 and maybe a processor...
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    Quick and Dirty £200 upgrade - worth it?

    Hmmph, no cheap B-Grade s939 PCI-E boards at the moment - you got the last good one :( No suitable boards available in the MM either :( Arghhh
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    Quick and Dirty £200 upgrade - worth it?

    I think a better GPU on its own would give me a good gaming performance boost right now tbh, and that's what I'm looking for - replacing the CPU and mobo but leaving the gfx leaves me in the same boat I'm already in I will have a decent amount of cash to spend on a completely new system in...
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    Quick and Dirty £200 upgrade - worth it?

    Thanks for this - shame that board is only SATA, not SATA2 :( Can't have everything for that price though I guess - also tips me over my £200 budget, which is absolutely cast in stone unfortunately - interesting suggestion though :)
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    Quick and Dirty £200 upgrade - worth it?

    ok - had it in my head that you couldn't get skt939 PCI-E mobos... I'll look into that solution, thx :) ah well, thought I was just going to get away with swapping out the gfx card and keeping the mobo where it was in the case lol
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    Quick and Dirty £200 upgrade - worth it?

    but that would also mean a socket AM2 cpu and DDR2 memory as well as mobo and gfx card wouldn't it? I'm not going to be able to do that for £200 :( I like the look of the Sapphire X1950 Pro though - had a look at a few reviews which drool over it :p
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    Quick and Dirty £200 upgrade - worth it?

    Hi folks, I don't have the cash to go to a PCI-E mobo solution at the moment, but I do have £200 to spare on upgrading some components - my system is struggling with games like Neverwinter Nights2 and Elder Scrolls-Oblivion and I want to give it an immediate boost, with a view to builsing a new...
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    Wireless Connection - Ping Woes

    OK Some more info - pinging the router over the ethernet gives pings of <1ms, this is the output when pinging the router over the wireless, no other processes are active: Pinging 192.168.2.1 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time=53ms TTL=64...
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    Wireless Connection - Ping Woes

    Hi folks, just bought a Belkin F5D7633UK 802.11g router and a Belkin F5D7001UK Wireless PCI Card. Kit setup was quite simple, and Windows Wireless Zero Config shows an "excellent" connection, with a data rate of between 48-56mbps. Website loading and downloads seem fine but gaming pings...
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    Need help choosing an ISP

    Bulldog have a *very* bad rep as far as their customer service is concerned, and didn't I read somewhere that their parent company was scaling back their activity? There's good advice over at http://www.adslguide.org about choosing ISPs, but just bear in mind that the forums are full of...
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    Things to do on a plane

    Mate, they won't let you take anything on like that - no sweets, nothing other than what's on the prescribed list. And the way things are at the moment, I wouldn't want to be the one to try the patience of the security people by trying - they'll have you in a small room, naked, with their...
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