On 23/12/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > this was one I was looking at too, > > https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8600GT+512MB+DDR2+PCI-E+?productId=27199, > > but someone said that it is not SLI. Do I even need to worry about SLI at > > all? > > > > Farran > > > > > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:53 +0000, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > how about this? > > https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8500GT+Super%2B1G+PCI-E+ > > Looks ugly as hell, but seems quite good. > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:46 +0000, Farran wrote: > > > > thanks to you both > > just looking at the motherboard and Graphic card... > > What's the SLI bit mean? Should I aim to have it on the card or not, and > > if I do, will it help? > > > > Cheers [image: :P] Farran > > > > PS I like shiny cases, they make the world brighter [image: :D] > > > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:34 +0000, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > > On 23/12/2007, *LeeGroups* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Can't comment on the rest, but don't *ever* buy any gear from ECS... > > > > I've built quite a few PCs and ECS motherboards have been nothing but > > trouble... > > > > Cheap they may be, with cheap chipsets, cheap components, and poor > > bioses... urgh.... > > > > The K7S5A motherboard springs to mind, try googling it, I honestly ended > > up soldering resistors to several of these motherboards to make them > > more stable (they still weren't perfect) or they else they just forgot > > the time, how much memory they had, that they had USB ports, etc... > > > > Horrid, nasty, cheap bits of junk... > > > > Lee > > > > > > Farran wrote: > > > right, back again. Been to Aria, come back with a much cheaper range > > > of products than Novatech. > > > I'd appreciate someone older and wiser (I'm only 15 :P) to look over > > > the components just to check they are compatible with each other and > > > with Linux: > > > > > > ECS 650iSLIT-A nForce 650 LGA Socket 775 Motherboard > > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+775+%28Intel%29/ECS+650iSLIT-A+nForce+650+LGA+Socket+775+Motherboard+?productId=26899 > > > > > > OCZ 4GB PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI Approved (2X2GB) > > > < > > https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+800+%28PC6400%29/OCZ+4GB+PC2-6400+nVIDIA+SLI+Approved+%282X2GB%29+?productId=28923 > > > > > > Samsung SH-S203B 20X DVDRW - SATA - Black > > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/DVD-R%2FRW+Writer/Samsung+SH-S203B+20X+DVDRW+-+SATA+-+Black+?productId=29919 > > > > > > Corsair 550W VX Series PSU > > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Corsair+550W+VX+Series+PSU+?productId=29383 > > > > > > 320GB Hitachi Deskstar SATA2 16MB > > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/320GB+Hitachi+Deskstar+SATA2+16MB+?productId=24793 > > > > > > Gigabyte Poseidon Silver > > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Gigabyte+Poseidon+Silver+?productId=24865 > > > > > > Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 95W G0 Stepping (Retail 775) > > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Quad+Q6600+2.4GHz+95W+G0+Stepping+%28Retail+775%29+?productId=28356 > > > > > > nVidia GeForce 8400GS 512MB PCI-E > > > < > > https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/nVidia+GeForce+8400GS+512MB+PCI-E+?productId=29843 > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > > > ECS 650iSLIT-A nForce 650 LGA Socket 775 > > Motherboard<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+775+%28Intel%29/ECS+650iSLIT-A+nForce+650+LGA+Socket+775+Motherboard+?productId=26899> > > Fine > > OCZ 4GB PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI Approved > > (2X2GB)<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+800+%28PC6400%29/OCZ+4GB+PC2-6400+nVIDIA+SLI+Approved+%282X2GB%29+?productId=28923> > > Thats fine. > > Samsung SH-S203B 20X DVDRW - SATA - > > Black<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/DVD-R%2FRW+Writer/Samsung+SH-S203B+20X+DVDRW+-+SATA+-+Black+?productId=29919> > > Thats fine > > Corsair 550W VX Series > > PSU<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Corsair+550W+VX+Series+PSU+?productId=29383> > > Thats fine > > 320GB Hitachi Deskstar SATA2 > > 16MB<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/320GB+Hitachi+Deskstar+SATA2+16MB+?productId=24793> > > Thats fine > > Gigabyte Poseidon > > Silver<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Gigabyte+Poseidon+Silver+?productId=24865> > > Ooh shiny > > Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 95W G0 Stepping (Retail > > 775)<https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Quad+Q6600+2.4GHz+95W+G0+Stepping+%28Retail+775%29+?productId=28356> > > Thats alright > > nVidia GeForce 8400GS 512MB PCI-E > > <https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/nVidia+GeForce+8400GS+512MB+PCI-E+?productId=29843> > > Acts a bit funny in Ubuntu from me experience, try a 256/320 8600GT/GS > > > > -- > > Kris Douglas > > Softdel Limited Hosting Services > > > > Web: www.softdel.net > > Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > > > They get more ugly as they get bigger.. But unless you intend to play > > games...meh. Your choice, 84,85,= all trouble for me for some reason, the > > 86, 88 = fine. > > > > -- > > Kris Douglas > > Softdel Limited Hosting Services > > > > Web: www.softdel.net > > Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > > They are all SLi, that I'm aware. That will run fine. > > -- > Kris Douglas > Softdel Limited Hosting Services > > Web: www.softdel.net > Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Maybe its not *shrug*
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