The Desktop Computer & Configuration Thread

200mph · 15th December 2006, 20:19

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Originally Posted by safari dude

With all this discussion about comps in this thread, I am would like all you comp gurus to advise me how to share a broad band connection( one coming to the flat) between two comps. Would installing the broad band cable into a wireless router help split it into two separate entities?
I have a desktop and a laptop. Right now I have to do this alternately(i.e connect one or the other to the broadband cable.the laptop is wifi ready but the desktop is not. Which components am I gonna need to split this connection &how?
regards,
Safari dude

dude get in a wireless router , a cheap netgear should do the job , these are under 2k and work just fine. u will be givin a cd along with it , now what you do connect the CAT5 of your service provider to the net gear Internet socket and then another cat5 which is given along with it to ur desktop, there will be a cd along with it that will help u set up rest of the things...

Nikhilb2008 · 16th December 2006, 01:38

yeah Mugen..... buy the Z-5500s if you have 20K to blow.

If you are mainly interested in music, then a high quality 2.1 will be better. And for high qualiy 2.1, there is only one choice. The Altec Lansing MX 5021.

As for gamepad, I suggest the Xbox 360 gamepad. IT is very very good and the guy who got a world record in NFS Carbon drift uses it.
7 million points NFS Carbon single Drift - TechEnclave

hkanitkar · 19th December 2006, 22:45

Got myself a new mobo+processor+ram yesterday. Now the config goes as follows

Intel 945GNT mobo
Intel Pentium D 3.4 Ghz
2 X 1GB DDR2 @ 533 Mhz

2 X Seagate 200GB SATA
GeForce6600 256MB gfx card
Sony dvd writer
Sony 17" lcd panel
600W smps

I suppose its a good config. Windows XP took 11 mins to install. I am yet to run any other benchmarking softwares.

abhibh · 20th December 2006, 13:24

Hi Guys,

I have a AMD 64 Opteron 3200 and from past 1 week i am facing a problem. Whenever i start the pc (1st time in the day) there is a noise coming Most probably from the processor fan. I have cleaned it (not thoroughly) and it got back to normal for a day but it has again started making that same noise.

The noise comes only for like 30 - 45 secs and it goes back to normal. Is this due t cold or something. I have asked a lot of people regarding it and no one is able to help.

If any one know about it please help or should i dismantle it and re assemble it again ?

Nikhilb2008 · 20th December 2006, 14:38

Make sure no wire or anything is making contact with the fan blades.

And what the heck is an Opty 3200 ??

I think you mean Opty 146 which has a multiplier of 10x

abhibh · 20th December 2006, 14:40

Oh yeah i had 2 threads opened i was reading your thread nikhil about over clocking so got confused while posting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikhilb2008

Make sure no wire or anything is making contact with the fan blades.

And what the heck is an Opty 3200 ??

I think you mean Opty 146 which has a multiplier of 10x

Nikhilb2008 · 20th December 2006, 14:51

ok......

Anyway, make sure the fan blades arent making contact with some wire or something

abhibh · 20th December 2006, 14:56

okie dokie

Can someone tell me which SATA hdd is good i heard Seagate SATA has 5 years warranty ??

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikhilb2008

ok......

Anyway, make sure the fan blades arent making contact with some wire or something

200mph · 20th December 2006, 17:27

yup sata from seagate are good. Western Digitals are also good !!

kkr2k2 · 20th December 2006, 18:38

I have a TVS Gold mechanical keyboard.
I was just wondering whether is this the only mechanical keyboard available??

P.S.: i just happen to find on internet that mechanical keyboards typically have life of Up to 50 million strokes per switch, while membrane types 0.5 to 5 million.

sujaylahiri · 21st December 2006, 07:47

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

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mine xp install took 8-10 mins....as I have installed 4 hdd in a RAID 0......

Which motherboard and chipset do you have for RAID?
Is it hardware or software RAID?

sujaylahiri · 21st December 2006, 08:00

Slightly off-topic, but the worst chips made by Intel were the Pentium D's. They were launched before the scheduled date to counter AMD's launch and have many other issues. Source: Wikipedia.
However, the best chip designed by Intel so far was the Pentium III and now the Conroe.

low_bass_makker · 21st December 2006, 11:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by sujaylahiri

Which motherboard and chipset do you have for RAID?
Is it hardware or software RAID?

I have a ASUS M2N32 SLI - Wireless Edition MB.....

Newegg.com - ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

the raid is onboard the MB bulit in the Nvidia 590 chipset....

Nikhilb2008 · 21st December 2006, 13:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by sujaylahiri

Slightly off-topic, but the worst chips made by Intel were the Pentium D's. They were launched before the scheduled date to counter AMD's launch and have many other issues. Source: Wikipedia.
However, the best chip designed by Intel so far was the Pentium III and now the Conroe.

naaah...the worst in my opinion was the Pentium 4 Prescotts (not to be confused with the NOrthwoods which were pretty good).

They heated up so much and performed pretty badly against AMD 64s. The only area in which they beat the AMDs was during audio/video encoding..

abhi182 · 21st December 2006, 18:51

^^ Hiya Nikhil

never knew this thread existed and never knew you were an active poster here too

Anyway, here are my babies:

1- The new baby Dell XPS M1210 - Core duo 1.83 ghz, 80 gb, 1GB RAM, Go 7400, 12.1 wxga, 1.9 kgs

2- -Living Room Rig: A64-3200, 1GB PC3200, 6800nu -

3- Bed Room Rig: Mac Mini Core Duo, Sony HS95 19" LCD hooked to a Marantz PM17 Reference Amp + Phase Technology Velocity V12 + M-Audio Audiophile USB

4- MainLap: Compaq V2000, P-M 725, 512MB, 80GB 14" WXGA, 2.1kg

5- PortaLap: Fujitsu s2110, Turion MT30, 768MB, 80GB, Radeon X200, 13.3" 1.6Kg (Bought for Dad )

16th December 2006, 01:38	#302
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,137 Times	yeah Mugen..... buy the Z-5500s if you have 20K to blow. If you are mainly interested in music, then a high quality 2.1 will be better. And for high qualiy 2.1, there is only one choice. The Altec Lansing MX 5021. As for gamepad, I suggest the Xbox 360 gamepad. IT is very very good and the guy who got a world record in NFS Carbon drift uses it. 7 million points NFS Carbon single Drift - TechEnclave
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19th December 2006, 22:45	#303
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	Got myself a new mobo+processor+ram yesterday. Now the config goes as follows Intel 945GNT mobo Intel Pentium D 3.4 Ghz 2 X 1GB DDR2 @ 533 Mhz 2 X Seagate 200GB SATA GeForce6600 256MB gfx card Sony dvd writer Sony 17" lcd panel 600W smps I suppose its a good config. Windows XP took 11 mins to install. I am yet to run any other benchmarking softwares.
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20th December 2006, 13:24	#304
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Hi Guys, I have a AMD 64 Opteron 3200 and from past 1 week i am facing a problem. Whenever i start the pc (1st time in the day) there is a noise coming Most probably from the processor fan. I have cleaned it (not thoroughly) and it got back to normal for a day but it has again started making that same noise. The noise comes only for like 30 - 45 secs and it goes back to normal. Is this due t cold or something. I have asked a lot of people regarding it and no one is able to help. If any one know about it please help or should i dismantle it and re assemble it again ?
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20th December 2006, 14:38	#305
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,137 Times	Make sure no wire or anything is making contact with the fan blades. And what the heck is an Opty 3200 ?? I think you mean Opty 146 which has a multiplier of 10x
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20th December 2006, 14:51	#307
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,137 Times	ok...... Anyway, make sure the fan blades arent making contact with some wire or something
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20th December 2006, 17:27	#309
200mph BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: new delhi Posts: 166 Thanked: 0 Times	yup sata from seagate are good. Western Digitals are also good !!
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20th December 2006, 18:38	#310
kkr2k2 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne, Hyd Posts: 1,294 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	mechanical keyboards I have a TVS Gold mechanical keyboard. I was just wondering whether is this the only mechanical keyboard available?? P.S.: i just happen to find on internet that mechanical keyboards typically have life of Up to 50 million strokes per switch, while membrane types 0.5 to 5 million. Last edited by kkr2k2 : 20th December 2006 at 18:42.
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21st December 2006, 08:00	#312
sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Slightly off-topic, but the worst chips made by Intel were the Pentium D's. They were launched before the scheduled date to counter AMD's launch and have many other issues. Source: Wikipedia. However, the best chip designed by Intel so far was the Pentium III and now the Conroe.
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21st December 2006, 18:51	#315
abhi182 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 370 Thanked: 531 Times View My Garage	^^ Hiya Nikhil never knew this thread existed and never knew you were an active poster here too Anyway, here are my babies: 1- The new baby Dell XPS M1210 - Core duo 1.83 ghz, 80 gb, 1GB RAM, Go 7400, 12.1 wxga, 1.9 kgs 2- -Living Room Rig: A64-3200, 1GB PC3200, 6800nu - 3- Bed Room Rig: Mac Mini Core Duo, Sony HS95 19" LCD hooked to a Marantz PM17 Reference Amp + Phase Technology Velocity V12 + M-Audio Audiophile USB 4- MainLap: Compaq V2000, P-M 725, 512MB, 80GB 14" WXGA, 2.1kg 5- PortaLap: Fujitsu s2110, Turion MT30, 768MB, 80GB, Radeon X200, 13.3" 1.6Kg (Bought for Dad ) Last edited by abhi182 : 21st December 2006 at 18:52.
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