All your PC problems, Volume 2

Dippersripper · 7th October 2008, 14:17

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Originally Posted by VidaRed

you dont know anything....check the benchmarks

I'm using nvidia and never had any problems. The fucking ATI wankers don't release decent drivers for linux

girish · 7th October 2008, 20:00

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Originally Posted by VidaRed

i got asus p5q pro,ati radeon hd 3870 512mb gddr4,core to quad q6600,4gb ddr2 ram,500gb sata hd,comp case and a wifi thing for around 42000.

radeon 4850 is not available where you live and if it is then it will be fucking double its original price.

Can you give me your exact configuration?

By the way GeCube HD4850 GC-HD485PG3-E3 is available in India for a price arouind 10000. could it be in the same league of the HD4850 you were talking about ?

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Originally Posted by Dippersripper

Get Nvidia Girish

I love nVidia. But I think I could go for an aTi this time.

Gutsy · 8th October 2008, 16:55

I recently just bought myself an ATI HD4870 and although the performance of it was superb it kept overheating (like most ATI cards) and kept crashing my PC so i sent it back and got a NVIDIA GTX 280 which i have had absolutely no problems with. If anyone does get an ATI card i recommend downloading ATI tool or the GAINWARD Expert tool for ATI cards and adjust the default fan settings to increase the RPM to keep the temp down. Other than that ATI are great cards.. if you get a good one.... If not, be prepared for alot of hassle..

girish · 8th October 2008, 18:09

From the reviews I've gone through HD4850 also have heating problem.

Stemmy · 8th October 2008, 21:00

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Originally Posted by VidaRed

you dont know anything....check the benchmarks

And what benchmarks would those be?

The general consensus when i've checked around has been that SLi is slightly better.

Allthough i would be biased considering im running 2 X SC 8800GT's in SLi mode

Stemmy · 8th October 2008, 21:03

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Originally Posted by Gutsy

I recently just bought myself an ATI HD4870 and although the performance of it was superb it kept overheating (like most ATI cards) and kept crashing my PC so i sent it back and got a NVIDIA GTX 280 which i have had absolutely no problems with. If anyone does get an ATI card i recommend downloading ATI tool or the GAINWARD Expert tool for ATI cards and adjust the default fan settings to increase the RPM to keep the temp down. Other than that ATI are great cards.. if you get a good one.... If not, be prepared for alot of hassle..

Why don't you invest a couple of quid in an exhaust blower?

i experienced overheating problems with 2 superclocked 8800Gt's so i spent €20 on an aerocool exhaust blower and fitted it inbetween both cards and it solved my problem easily

Edit : me being lazy and a little drunk i didn't even read your full post.....GTX 280, very nice card....must have cost an absolute bomb though

girish · 9th October 2008, 08:20

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Originally Posted by Stemmy

Why don't you invest a couple of quid in an exhaust blower?

i experienced overheating problems with 2 superclocked 8800Gt's so i spent €20 on an aerocool exhaust blower and fitted it inbetween both cards and it solved my problem easily

Edit : me being lazy and a little drunk i didn't even read your full post.....GTX 280, very nice card....must have cost an absolute bomb though

It costs more than 30000 here in India.

girish · 9th October 2008, 09:21

By the way, what about this config?

Core 2 Duo E8400

ASUS P5Q - Deluxe

coolermaster 500W

HD4580 - 9000

seagate 500 gb

VidaRed · 9th October 2008, 12:59

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Originally Posted by girish

From the reviews I've gone through HD4850 also have heating problem.

not the asus one.

VidaRed · 9th October 2008, 13:05

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Originally Posted by girish

By the way, what about this config?

Core 2 Duo E8400

ASUS P5Q - Deluxe

coolermaster 500W

HD4580 - 9000

seagate 500 gb

that motherboard has a 8 pin cpu connector whilst the power supply you're getting only has a 4 pin cpu connector cable.

id suggest you get the cooler master real power pro 750w

and what does "9000" mean in HD4580 - 9000 ??

girish · 9th October 2008, 16:53

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Originally Posted by VidaRed

that motherboard has a 8 pin cpu connector whilst the power supply you're getting only has a 4 pin cpu connector cable.

id suggest you get the cooler master real power pro 750w

and what does "9000" mean in HD4580 - 9000 ??

it was the price of the card.

As for he power supply, I'll get a right one for the motherboard.

VidaRed · 9th October 2008, 16:58

lucky twat if thats right...have you confirmed that price in Rs ? because the hd 3870 was 9000 two months ago.

girish · 9th October 2008, 17:02

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Originally Posted by VidaRed

not the asus one.

Asus ones have problems too. http://www.techspot.com/review/103-a...50/page10.html

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he operating temperatures on the other hand are not superb. The Radeon HD 4850 idled at an insane 71 degrees, while under load the card almost reached 90 degrees, which is just unacceptable. Even though this is an Asus board and they are partly guilty for shipping with this cooler, you will find that a majority, if not all current Radeon HD 4850 products from different manufacturers are shipping with the exact same cooler.

We definitely appreciate the silent operation and single-slot cooler design, but if we could have it all we would rather have a graphics card that won't heat up our entire case at idle!

We decided to investigate our cooling issues a little further. Considering the Radeon HD 4850 is based on a 55nm design we were sure the problem was with the heatsink being insufficient. Our suspicions were confirmed when we installed the Thermaltake DuOrb on the Radeon HD 4850. With the new cooler in place idle temps sat at 28 degrees, while full load temperatures went down to 37 degrees. These figures go way more in line with the kind of low power consumption levels that the Radeon HD 4850 produces.

VidaRed · 9th October 2008, 17:06

asus card comes with a software called SmartDoctor through which you can increase the fan speed to 60% and reduce the heat dramatically. at stock the fan runs at only 30% thats why the card gets hot.

girish · 9th October 2008, 17:27

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Originally Posted by VidaRed

asus card comes with a software called SmartDoctor through which you can increase the fan speed to 60% and reduce the heat dramatically. at stock the fan runs at only 30% thats why the card gets hot.

Didn't know that. (But that VGA cooler - Thermaltake DuOrb looks fucking ace)

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Originally Posted by VidaRed

lucky twat if thats right...have you confirmed that price in Rs ? because the hd 3870 was 9000 two months ago.

One from Palit is around Rs 9750 and one other from Gecube is Rs 10500,Same for Sapphire also. I've heard that the sapphire ones have an older version of bios.

Derek Brown · 16th October 2008, 11:39

I've just done a Microsoft update thing and now my screen is too bloody big! I can't see the "X" at the top rhs to get out. Any suggestions, please.

Thanks guys.

golden_blunder · 16th October 2008, 11:47

boot into safe mode and change your screen resolution

the windows update may have screwed up your video driver, you may need to reinstall it

Eyepopper · 16th October 2008, 12:18

My laptop is shit, will someone get me a new one?

Derek Brown · 16th October 2008, 12:37

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Originally Posted by golden_blunder

boot into safe mode and change your screen resolution

the windows update may have screwed up your video driver, you may need to reinstall it

Thanks for that, mate. Strangely enough, I rebooted again and it seems to have sorted itself out. Wierd. I hate computers.

Storm · 17th October 2008, 01:05

I keep getting logged out of each site I visit. I haven't changed my cookie settings or anything and this problem only started yesterday. I click the 'remember me' box on each forum so I have no idea what's going on. Obviously a problem with my computer and not the forums but I'm stumped.

x42bn6 · 17th October 2008, 01:10

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Originally Posted by Storm

I keep getting logged out of each site I visit. I haven't changed my cookie settings or anything and this problem only started yesterday. I click the 'remember me' box on each forum so I have no idea what's going on. Obviously a problem with my computer and not the forums but I'm stumped.

Clear all your cookies and then login again.

Also check that your cookies aren't automatically cleared when you close your browser.

Storm · 18th October 2008, 13:38

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Originally Posted by x42bn6

Clear all your cookies and then login again.

Also check that your cookies aren't automatically cleared when you close your browser.

Tried that and still not working. And now I can't get on msn. I might have to go out and make some real friends if this carries on

x42bn6 · 18th October 2008, 13:58

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Originally Posted by Storm

Tried that and still not working. And now I can't get on msn. I might have to go out and make some real friends if this carries on

Which browser do you use?

Storm · 18th October 2008, 14:03

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Originally Posted by x42bn6

Which browser do you use?

Firefox. I've disabled the clearing of my privacy data too so I don't know what else to try.

x42bn6 · 18th October 2008, 14:09

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Originally Posted by Storm

Firefox. I've disabled the clearing of my privacy data too so I don't know what else to try.

If you don't mind losing all your settings and extensions, then do a full clean uninstall and reinstall of Firefox.

I think it happened to me once.

Storm · 18th October 2008, 14:12

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Originally Posted by x42bn6

If you don't mind losing all your settings and extensions, then do a full clean uninstall and reinstall of Firefox.

I think it happened to me once.

Is there any way of exporting my bookmarks somewhere so I don't lose them?

x42bn6 · 18th October 2008, 14:14

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Originally Posted by Storm

Is there any way of exporting my bookmarks somewhere so I don't lose them?

Bookmarks > Organise Bookmarks > Import and Backup > Export HTML... > Save somewhere (not in your Firefox directory, obviously).

Then when you're done, do the same but Import HTML... and select the file you exported.

Storm · 18th October 2008, 14:16

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Originally Posted by x42bn6

8th October 2008, 16:55	#1083 (permalink)
Gutsy Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Good discussion is like a miniskirt. Short enough to pertain interest and long enough to cover the subject. Posts: 3,506	I recently just bought myself an ATI HD4870 and although the performance of it was superb it kept overheating (like most ATI cards) and kept crashing my PC so i sent it back and got a NVIDIA GTX 280 which i have had absolutely no problems with. If anyone does get an ATI card i recommend downloading ATI tool or the GAINWARD Expert tool for ATI cards and adjust the default fan settings to increase the RPM to keep the temp down. Other than that ATI are great cards.. if you get a good one.... If not, be prepared for alot of hassle..

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girish I too love women...for their shoes. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kerala,India Posts: 4,199	From the reviews I've gone through HD4850 also have heating problem.

9th October 2008, 09:21	#1088 (permalink)
girish I too love women...for their shoes. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kerala,India Posts: 4,199	By the way, what about this config? Core 2 Duo E8400 ASUS P5Q - Deluxe coolermaster 500W HD4580 - 9000 seagate 500 gb

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VidaRed First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,368	lucky twat if thats right...have you confirmed that price in Rs ? because the hd 3870 was 9000 two months ago.

9th October 2008, 17:06	#1094 (permalink)
VidaRed First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,368	asus card comes with a software called SmartDoctor through which you can increase the fan speed to 60% and reduce the heat dramatically. at stock the fan runs at only 30% thats why the card gets hot.

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Derek Brown Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hayle, Cornwall Posts: 939	I've just done a Microsoft update thing and now my screen is too bloody big! I can't see the "X" at the top rhs to get out. Any suggestions, please. Thanks guys.

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golden_blunder Manager Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: In the shadows fighting e-crime Posts: 45,541	boot into safe mode and change your screen resolution the windows update may have screwed up your video driver, you may need to reinstall it

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Eyepopper First Team Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lowering the Tone since 2006 Posts: 16,240	My laptop is shit, will someone get me a new one?

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Storm Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I've seen your sister naked! Posts: 1,294	I keep getting logged out of each site I visit. I haven't changed my cookie settings or anything and this problem only started yesterday. I click the 'remember me' box on each forum so I have no idea what's going on. Obviously a problem with my computer and not the forums but I'm stumped.