> On 23/12/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > 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 :P Farran > > > > > > PS I like shiny cases, they make > > > the world brighter :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 > > > > Fine > > > > OCZ 4GB PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI > > > > Approved (2X2GB) > > > > Thats fine. > > > > Samsung SH-S203B 20X DVDRW - > > > > SATA - Black > > > > Thats fine > > > > Corsair 550W VX Series PSU > > > > Thats fine > > > > 320GB Hitachi Deskstar SATA2 > > > > 16MB > > > > Thats fine > > > > Gigabyte Poseidon Silver > > > > Ooh shiny > > > > Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz > > > > 95W G0 Stepping (Retail 775) > > > > Thats alright > > > > nVidia GeForce 8400GS 512MB > > > > PCI-E > > > > 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* > > > > -- > Kris Douglas > Softdel Limited Hosting Services > > Web: www.softdel.net > Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Should be no need to bother, also, i've noticed you keep top posing, > on Mailing Lists you are generally asked to reply after quoted text. > > -- > Kris Douglas > Softdel Limited Hosting Services > > Web: www.softdel.net > Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sorry, didn't realise. Tis how my mail client's set up. I'll try to change it.
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