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Oops, just realise I missed out the "D" in the Pioneer product code so you were right. I meant the Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO) Which is definately the black version :) Cheers

Thanks for the comments so far :) I don't get what you mean about the case having a door, sorry :confused:. It comes with 3 fans so I was hoping it would be good for cooling? I also think a black case would look good. With regards to the Pioneer, I've already picked the black one, I've...

Hello :) Ater asking for help on here and reading loads of posts in the forums, I've come up with the following spec: DFI LanParty UT CFX3200-DR RD580 Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-019-DF) £129.95 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM...

Ah, I see. So if I bought the cheapest XT (£276.07 Including VAT): Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO) It can be overclocked to be the same as an XT-X? This seems to good to be true! Thanks for the advice, you've...

Thanks mate. That links good, the pictures illustrate how the latency numbers actually relate to a BIOS option. Cheers :)

Thanks for your help! I will check out the Seagate in the catalog section. Cheers

Hello Looking through the Overclockers catalogue, there are SEVEN different X1900 XT-X's listed, all with varying prices. I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but what are the differences? Are they all essentially the same card? The only obvious difference I can see is slight variations in...

Hello :) I am specing/building my first PC from scratch. From reading and posting on here I have decided to go for this motherboard: DFI LanParty UT CFX3200-DR RD580 Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-019-DF) £152.69 inc VAT The CPU wil be an AMD X2 dual core 939...

Sorry to hijack the thread, but I didn't realise there are "secret" forums. Are there any other milestones you have to reach, or just the above 250 posts/90 days registration? Out of curiosity, are you allowed to say what the forums are, or do you just have to wait and see for yourself when (if)...

Hi :) What is the difference between these two Maxtor drives in the Overclockers catalogue: Maxtor MaxLine III NCQ 300GB 7V300F0 SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-096-MD) £75.14 Including VAT Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 300GB 6V300F0 SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-089-MD) £72.79 Including...

OK, thanks :) But the manufacturers specs for the LanParty motherboard you recommended, and found here, states that its memory "Supports PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333) and PC3200 (DDR400) DDR SDRAM DIMM." It doesn't mention the DDR500. I wasn't refering to the info given on the Overclockers...

Thanks for the links, I'll have a read through :). I wasn't aware the manufacturers specs are just a reference. I never expected that building a PC from scratch would be such a headache! Cheers :)

I think we have gone full circle ;). A few posts back, hp7909 recommended some components, including: What I asked then, but I still don't seem to get, is that the motherboard is capped at maximum RAM speed of PC3200 (DDR400) (according to the manufacturers specs). How is it then possible...

Thanks for that mate, I'll have a read through those links. One question though, if the motherboard will use higher speed RAM, why don't they say so? Its like Ferrari saying one of their models does 160MPH when it actually does 200MPH. I can't see why you would hide that? Thanks again :)

Sorry, but what/where is the "RAM divider? Is this something in the motherboard BIOS? What are the memory limits, are they limits in terms of its speed? How do you know what the limits are and how does this relate to clocking the CPU? When you say "you can tighten the timings a little anyway...

Thanks :) When you start overclocking, do you need to tinker with the RAM or is it mainly all to do with FSB speeds and CPU voltages? I've read through some of the guides on here but I got a bit confused. Before I looked on here I would have just bought two 1GIG matched sticks (2GIG total) of...

Why? I'm trying to learn. I said I'm a PC numpty and I meant it.

But the memory is listed as "Speed : DDR 500MHz (PC4000)". There is no mention of needing to clock it to get to that speed. If it only runs at DDR400 out the packet then surely it should be listed as that. Its like advertising a car saying it has 150BHP only to find it has 120BHP, and that you...

But if the motherboard only supports up to speeds of PC3200 (DDR400), then isn't using PC4000 (DDR500) memory a waste because it can't take advantage of its extra speed? What do you mean by "until it is overclocked to PC4000 (DDR500)"? Until whats overclocked? The memory? But the memory...

Wow, thanks for all your replies :) I've been looking through and trying to understand your recommendations One thing I don't really understand too well is memory. I have a question about this suggestion: When I click the spec link on the Overclockers catalog for the above motherboard...