Desktop Replacement laptops

2006-06-19 09:04:29

#26

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7005|NYC / Hamburg

Mike.Grun wrote:
Will radeon cards work in SLI ready mobos?

simple answer: yes

edit: BTW: thanks for karma

Last edited by max (2006-06-19 09:07:15)

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2006-06-19 09:13:10

#27

Mike.Grun: Member; +11|6962|Trophy Club, Texas

No problem man, thanks for the help. Well if that the simple answer, I want to know is it going to be a pain in the ass or cause any conflicts?

BTW, no offense, I know some people swear by certain companies, but I am thinking of making this one an nVidia machine, since I have yet to own there products but I was very impressed with some of my friends machines who have nVidia cards.

Last edited by Mike.Grun (2006-06-19 09:26:24)

2006-06-19 09:18:32

#28

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7005|NYC / Hamburg

Mike.Grun wrote:
Bo problem man, thanks for the help. Well if that the simple answer, I want to know is it going to be a pain in the ass or cause any conflicts?

no problem. I run a x1900xt on a nforce based mobo

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2006-06-19 09:34:43

#29

Mike.Grun: Member; +11|6962|Trophy Club, Texas

Well I put together a barbone rig on tiger direct lemme know what you think,
Barebone
OCZ EL Platinum Dual Channel 2048MB PC3200 DDR
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic

Can't decide on a video card just yet, I got a G5 mouse on the order and a Saitek Eclipse backlit key board, a dvd/cd burner in 1.

With a monitor and all itll come to about $2500

2006-06-19 09:34:51

#30

Janus67: Tech God; +86|7033|Ohio, USA

the cards will work fine on nForce boards, you just will not be able to use dual ATI cards on an SLI motherboard.

2006-06-19 09:42:55

#31

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7154

Janus67 wrote:
the cards will work fine on nForce boards, you just will not be able to use dual ATI cards on an SLI motherboard.

i think some ppl did... all u need is the crossfire cable thing.

i would wait for conroe. if u must have a pc today heres what id do

get GFX card of choice (7900gtx)
get cheap intel cpu (805d)
get conroe ready mobo (p965 gigabyte 6 quad thing)
get 2 X1GB ddr2 800mhz ram from g.skill
get case (3d aurora)
Xfi soundcard
600watt enermax 600watt psu

meh thats what i would do anyways... dont get 939 since ddr wont give u any upgrade headroom

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2006-06-19 09:45:28

#32

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7005|NYC / Hamburg

Janus67 wrote:
the cards will work fine on nForce boards, you just will not be able to use dual ATI cards on an SLI motherboard.

not true, you can run crossfire on nf4-sli based mobo

and for the list you made: i would not take a barebone, but take all the components seperately. Also the price for it is out of bounds.

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2006-06-19 09:46:02

#33

PuckMercury: 6 x 9 = 42; +298|6965|Portland, OR USA

Janus67 wrote:
max wrote:
cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
damn straight.

cheaper and faster
and upgradeable, oc-able, lower temps, longer life, ...

I think that laptops are only useful when they are the ultra-mobile type (at least 6-8h bat. life, 12'' screen, light,...)
completely agree. there isn't any reason to get a laptop (except for mobile/business purposes etc), especially just to play games on.

etc etc etc. Convince us you need a laptop ...

Mike.Grun wrote:
No problem man, thanks for the help. Well if that the simple answer, I want to know is it going to be a pain in the ass or cause any conflicts?

BTW, no offense, I know some people swear by certain companies, but I am thinking of making this one an nVidia machine, since I have yet to own there products but I was very impressed with some of my friends machines who have nVidia cards.

I built a system based on the asus p5nd32-sli board (nForce chipset Intel edition), top notch board. Only board I know of with true dual x16. I don't recommend win 64 with it, it caused nothing but BSODs.

Last edited by puckmercury (2006-06-19 09:48:38)

2006-06-19 09:47:01

#34

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7005|NYC / Hamburg

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Janus67 wrote:
the cards will work fine on nForce boards, you just will not be able to use dual ATI cards on an SLI motherboard.
i think some ppl did... all u need is the crossfire cable thing.

i would wait for conroe. if u must have a pc today heres what id do

get GFX card of choice (7900gtx)
get cheap intel cpu (805d)
get conroe ready mobo (p965 gigabyte 6 quad thing)
get 2 X1GB ddr2 800mhz ram from g.skill
get case (3d aurora)
Xfi soundcard
600watt enermax 600watt psu

meh thats what i would do anyways... dont get 939 since ddr wont give u any upgrade headroom

agree

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-06-19 09:54:25

#35

Mike.Grun: Member; +11|6962|Trophy Club, Texas

Im looking on newegg and I can't seem to find that mobo you are talking about, mind sending me a link?

2006-06-19 10:02:15

#36

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7005|NYC / Hamburg

http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/Mothe … A-965P-DQ6

that the one he means i think (it's not on newegg though)

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2006-06-19 10:04:40

#37

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7154

as max said. that board should be on newegg soon, try zipzoomfly or sumthing else. i have a P5WDG2-WS its a 975X chipset and it supports conroe. i am sure of this since asus sent me a bios rev and a friend of mine who works at the tech shop called asus to confirm this. even a taiwanese tech mag even said it. and the good thing is it runs Crossfire, unlike the p965 chipsets which doesnt.

Last edited by cyborg_ninja-117 (2006-06-19 10:06:24)

2006-06-19 10:21:40

#38

Mike.Grun: Member; +11|6962|Trophy Club, Texas

What do you guys think of this mobo?

And I'd like to be patient but I've been thinking about this for a month or 2 now, so I'm kinda getting anxious

2006-06-19 10:26:33

#39

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7154

Mike.Grun wrote:
What do you guys think of this mobo?

And I'd like to be patient but I've been thinking about this for a month or 2 now, so I'm kinda getting anxious

good board but no conroe support. get the asus board i told ya, or go to ur local best buy and ask if they sell a gigabyte p965 board, ask them to order one for ya

2006-06-19 10:31:28

#40

Mike.Grun: Member; +11|6962|Trophy Club, Texas

That board you have looks pretty awesome, and since it supports up to 8gb of ram the skys the limit, one question about the gigabyte case, on new egg alot of the reviews are voicing concerns of limits of space, and that if the gfx card is long its not going to fit, is there any other cases to consider?

2006-06-19 10:36:03

#41

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7154

Mike.Grun wrote:
That board you have looks pretty awesome, and since it supports up to 8gb of ram the skys the limit, one question about the gigabyte case, on new egg alot of the reviews are voicing concerns of limits of space, and that if the gfx card is long its not going to fit, is there any other cases to consider?

i have the case myself... i dont have any of those issues, some of the ppl on newegg are being dumbasses. when the cards long it will still fit... the longest cards ive seen only span across the mobo. so the case shouldnt have any problems.

2006-06-19 10:36:13

#42

PuckMercury: 6 x 9 = 42; +298|6965|Portland, OR USA

Not sure if you meant this board, but here it is anyway - I've always been happy with ASUS, and this board tears anything up.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813131564

2006-06-19 10:40:35

#43

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7154

puckmercury wrote:
Not sure if you meant this board, but here it is anyway - I've always been happy with ASUS, and this board tears anything up.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813131564

no not that board... thats nforce 4 chipset... im talking about 975x

2006-06-19 19:50:06

#44

BigglesPiP: Whirlybird Guy; +20|6986|Windermere, GB

They make great leg warmers, lol.

2006-06-20 03:26:39

#45

Dieselboy: Flicker of beans since 1986; +87|6988|Reading, Basingrad

BigglesPiP wrote:
They make great leg warmers, lol.

Yup - You need to keep these things cool (buy a small hovercraft and sit behind it!!)

I used to have an Alienware Area 51m (old style!) and these things heat up so much they start to crack the casing around the keyboard.....and the shitty Fujitsu-Siemens AmiloD 1845 I have at the moment is responsible for the global warming problem we have at the moment!

Stick with a pc and keep Greenpeace off your back!!!

2006-06-20 03:37:32

#46

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7154

Dieselboy wrote:
BigglesPiP wrote:
They make great leg warmers, lol.
Yup - You need to keep these things cool (buy a small hovercraft and sit behind it!!)

I used to have an Alienware Area 51m (old style!) and these things heat up so much they start to crack the casing around the keyboard.....and the shitty Fujitsu-Siemens AmiloD 1845 I have at the moment is responsible for the global warming problem we have at the moment!

Stick with a pc and keep Greenpeace off your back!!!

pc's are best for gaming, laptops are best for mobile computing, especially for ppl who are in college

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