What guides do you want?

2007-06-28 07:51:26

#1

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6964|N. Ireland

Guide	Link	Comments
General Buying Tips	Here	General buying tips. Written in May 2007, includes all major components
DirectX 10.0 Information	Here	A full information thread and card recommendations on DirectX 10.0
Cooling	Here	A very informative cooling guide for your PC
Firefox Customization	Here	My Firefox is better than yours! A comprehensive customization guide and recommended plugins
Power Supply Guide	Here	A guide on understanding power supplies and recommendations for certain budgets

It's summer for me now, and I don't have much planned in the next few days. I have quite an extensive knowledge into computer parts and systems.. my question is though - what guide do YOU want? I'll be writing some guides in the future, such as:

- Hard Drives;
- Solid reasons to go with Core 2 Duo;
- What you should do before purchasing a component.

.. but this is in no way me completed! I'm interested in what guide you want to see!

Thanks,
kyle.

SUGGESTIONS:

RAM Guide (cyborgninjaaaar)

Last edited by leetkyle (2007-06-28 08:11:50)

2007-06-28 07:56:40

#2

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6706|United Kingdom

leetkyle wrote:
- What you should do before purchasing a component.

that'd be cool

Last edited by mitch212k_2 (2007-06-28 07:56:53)

2007-06-28 08:04:57

#3

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6964|N. Ireland

mitch212k_2 wrote:
leetkyle wrote:
- What you should do before purchasing a component.
that'd be cool

I'll work on it!

2007-06-28 08:07:21

#4

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7187

Ram guide.

Send me a PM if you want a little help on the researching

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2007-06-28 08:11:52

#5

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|7124

How do I shot web for dummies
why the fuck does uTorrent insist my ports arent forwarded: an illustrated guide
how to stop your CD/DVD drives from sending your PC into a seizure for 20 seconds while they spin up because you opened a menu

2007-06-28 08:12:26

#6

.robzored.: Roflcopter Pilot; +74|6748|Illinois

Maybe like a few lists of components for various price ranges, like "for under $500 you could have a computer with this stuff in it" ect

This is the only guide i'll ever need though: http://members.aol.com/spoons1000/break/

2007-06-28 09:18:29

#7

Smithereener: Member; +138|6787|California

I'd like to see a guide on Hard Drives, partly because the General Buying Guide doesn't have too much info on it. Would it be possible (if you do decide to write a guide on hard drives) to write a little section on SSD (Solid State Drives), I found out about them only a little while ago and if you could write something about them, it would be great. All I know is that they're generally faster than the standard hard drives and that they cost loads more. (For now at least)

2007-06-28 09:19:52

#8

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7314|Alberta, Canada

You have way to much time on your hands Kyle.

2007-06-28 10:12:03

#9

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7210|Toronto | Canada

How about a good, complete overclocking guide (including ram, gpu, cpu - everything) I've searched far and wide for one of those and ive never found one with everything i need to know

That would be awesome!

2007-06-28 10:14:23

#10

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7052|SE London

What about a surround sound guide?

2007-06-28 10:19:08

#11

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7052|SE London

Smithereener wrote:
I'd like to see a guide on Hard Drives, partly because the General Buying Guide doesn't have too much info on it. Would it be possible (if you do decide to write a guide on hard drives) to write a little section on SSD (Solid State Drives), I found out about them only a little while ago and if you could write something about them, it would be great. All I know is that they're generally faster than the standard hard drives and that they cost loads more. (For now at least)

I thought SSD drives were slower than magnetic ones - much, much faster access times, but very poor transfer rates. It depends though, volatile RAMdisks run VERY fast, but flash drives aren't so quick, not for transfers anyway.

2007-06-28 10:29:03

#12

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6964|N. Ireland

Bertster7 wrote:
What about a surround sound guide?

I'll learn it yet!

Winston_Churchill wrote:
How about a good, complete overclocking guide (including ram, gpu, cpu - everything) I've searched far and wide for one of those and ive never found one with everything i need to know

That would be awesome!

That's because it can't really be made. It is simply done by trial and error. I can write a basic one but really, you just need to look at your specs and find people who have similar specs.

2007-06-28 10:32:15

#13

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7052|SE London

leetkyle wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
What about a surround sound guide?

I'll learn it yet!

Winston_Churchill wrote:
How about a good, complete overclocking guide (including ram, gpu, cpu - everything) I've searched far and wide for one of those and ive never found one with everything i need to know

That would be awesome!
That's because it can't really be made. It is simply done by trial and error. I can write a basic one but really, you just need to look at your specs and find people who have similar specs.

You could do an overclocking guide. Why not? There's a lot of theory behind it, that's what you write about - not a step by step, do this, then that. Try to get people to develop an understanding of what they are doing rather than telling them what to do.

I'll give you a hand if you want....

2007-06-28 10:34:34

#14

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7210|Toronto | Canada

leetkyle wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
What about a surround sound guide?

I'll learn it yet!

Winston_Churchill wrote:
How about a good, complete overclocking guide (including ram, gpu, cpu - everything) I've searched far and wide for one of those and ive never found one with everything i need to know

That would be awesome!
That's because it can't really be made. It is simply done by trial and error. I can write a basic one but really, you just need to look at your specs and find people who have similar specs.

Well by looking at general guides i learned how to overclock my cpu but i dont have the slightest clue on how to overclock my gpu or ram

Btw i don't want to make a new topic so... i have an 8800gts 320mb and I'm thinking of getting a new graphics card since 320mb is not enough for 1680x1050 resolution. Would it be better to sli them or just get an 8800gtx? My guess is sli but the vram only adds up to 640mb while the gtx is 768 (or something like that). Full specs are below

Edit:

Bertster7 wrote:
You could do an overclocking guide. Why not? There's a lot of theory behind it, that's what you write about - not a step by step, do this, then that. Try to get people to develop an understanding of what they are doing rather than telling them what to do.

I'll give you a hand if you want....

Exactly what I mean

Last edited by Winston_Churchill (2007-06-28 10:35:50)

2007-06-28 10:39:43

#15

Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6873|dm_maidenhead

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Ram guide.

Would be useful. I don't understand about the different timings/numbers etc.

2007-06-28 10:50:31

#16

Darkfire: Helping you help yourself; +34|6949| Texas

Winston_Churchill wrote:
leetkyle wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
What about a surround sound guide?

I'll learn it yet!

Winston_Churchill wrote:
How about a good, complete overclocking guide (including ram, gpu, cpu - everything) I've searched far and wide for one of those and ive never found one with everything i need to know

That would be awesome!
That's because it can't really be made. It is simply done by trial and error. I can write a basic one but really, you just need to look at your specs and find people who have similar specs.
Well by looking at general guides i learned how to overclock my cpu but i dont have the slightest clue on how to overclock my gpu or ram

Edit:
Bertster7 wrote:
You could do an overclocking guide. Why not? There's a lot of theory behind it, that's what you write about - not a step by step, do this, then that. Try to get people to develop an understanding of what they are doing rather than telling them what to do.

I'll give you a hand if you want....
Exactly what I mean

yeah that'd be great, just a very basic guide to get people into the idea of OC'ing. A large number of people dont even have the slightest idea of how to do it

2007-06-28 10:54:44

#17

Smithereener: Member; +138|6787|California

Bertster7 wrote:
Smithereener wrote:
I'd like to see a guide on Hard Drives, partly because the General Buying Guide doesn't have too much info on it. Would it be possible (if you do decide to write a guide on hard drives) to write a little section on SSD (Solid State Drives), I found out about them only a little while ago and if you could write something about them, it would be great. All I know is that they're generally faster than the standard hard drives and that they cost loads more. (For now at least)
I thought SSD drives were slower than magnetic ones - much, much faster access times, but very poor transfer rates. It depends though, volatile RAMdisks run VERY fast, but flash drives aren't so quick, not for transfers anyway.

I'm not even sure, I just heard about them very recently. Most of what I've heard said that they had really fast boot/load times, but I really don't know much about them. Which is the reason a Hard Drive guide might be kind of useful.

2007-06-28 10:58:42

#18

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7052|SE London

Smithereener wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
Smithereener wrote:
I'd like to see a guide on Hard Drives, partly because the General Buying Guide doesn't have too much info on it. Would it be possible (if you do decide to write a guide on hard drives) to write a little section on SSD (Solid State Drives), I found out about them only a little while ago and if you could write something about them, it would be great. All I know is that they're generally faster than the standard hard drives and that they cost loads more. (For now at least)
I thought SSD drives were slower than magnetic ones - much, much faster access times, but very poor transfer rates. It depends though, volatile RAMdisks run VERY fast, but flash drives aren't so quick, not for transfers anyway.
I'm not even sure, I just heard about them very recently. Most of what I've heard said that they had really fast boot/load times, but I really don't know much about them. Which is the reason a Hard Drive guide might be kind of useful.

The most common form of SSD you are probably very familiar with, those little USB sticks. As you've probably noticed, data transfer rates on them are slow.

Potentially they could be very fast, RAMdisks over a SATA2 interface filled with about 8GB of memory are VERY fast - but they require constant power, which is annoying - if you unplug the PC the drive is wiped.

SSD is not a very specific term.

2007-06-28 12:08:26

#19

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7009|Long Island, New York

Picture guide to OCing an E6600/Dual Core.

2007-06-28 12:29:43

#20

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7055|England

RAM guide.

Overclocking.

Web design (e.g using Dremweaver).

Any would be much appreciated.

2007-06-28 12:30:53

#21

golgoj4: Member; +51|7245|North Hollywood

I don't suppose one for starting a new business is one of the options?

2007-06-28 12:56:48

#22

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6964|N. Ireland

golgoj4 wrote:
I don't suppose one for starting a new business is one of the options?

this is the tech section, sorry.

2007-06-28 13:28:56

#23

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7023|Scotland

Building a pc

2007-06-28 13:48:33

#24

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7227|Scotland

=Karma-Kills= wrote:
RAM guide.

Overclocking.

Web design (e.g using Dremweaver).

Any would be much appreciated.

What would you want in the Web Design one? I could do that for people. If I get enough people wanting a web design guide to be made of course.

2007-06-28 13:53:14

#25

majorassult: I <3 ak101; +307|7134|under there hayousaidunderwear

White-Fusion wrote:
Building a pc

yes.

I want a step by step guide with pictures of putting a computer together.

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leetkyle wrote:

mitch212k_2 wrote:

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Bertster7 wrote:

Winston_Churchill wrote:

leetkyle wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

Winston_Churchill wrote:

leetkyle wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

Winston_Churchill wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:

Winston_Churchill wrote:

leetkyle wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

Winston_Churchill wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

Smithereener wrote:

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Bertster7 wrote:

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golgoj4 wrote:

=Karma-Kills= wrote:

White-Fusion wrote:

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