PC Upgrade...?

[lozz]

Im upgrading my pc soon,
at present ive got a Amd 2.9 ghz dual core 3gig memmory but it says only 1.75 gb is usable of that
im running on windows 7.

Ithinks iwill be going for quad core, this was all new begining of last year seems strange how quick they become out dated,
My dad Builds pcs for a living so iget all my stuff cheap so its not too bad,

[Gary406]

thats weird only 1,75 usable.. wonder if onboard graphics is robbing all rest ...

[lozz]

thats weird only 1,75 usable.. wonder if onboard graphics is robbing all rest ...

dont know tbh mate,
but the onboard graphics are pretty good on it so a spose it couid be robbing the memory,
Ive got anew pc coming shortly so iwill just break it all up and sell off the parts on ebay see if ican get somemoney back off it,
My dad built it for us last year ive never liked it its in a Horrible Gaming case that lights up like blackpool iluminations

[steve_earwig]

Yeah, what's up with that? Everything these days seems to have pretty lights in it, some of us have to run an UPS you know and it all drains power

[lozz]

Yeah, what's up with that? Everything these days seems to have pretty lights in it, some of us have to run an UPS you know and it all drains power

whats a UPS ?

[highlander]

Uninterruptible Power Supply

Basically, it's a big battery that keeps your devices running for a period of time following a power cut - the idea is not to keep you working, but to give you enough time to shut down your computers cleanly rather than risking a hard disk headcrash (i.e. the read/write heads literally falling onto the disk platters upon a sudden power cut).

They range in size from little ones that keep a single PC running to HUGE ones designed to keep a datacentre running. Costs also vary immensely

I specced a UPS setup for our office in Montrose - 2x APC SmartUPS 2200kVA UPS units, each with an extended runtime battery. Guaranteed to keep the site up and running for nearly 4 hours on battery power (this has been tested, too). And because the network switches there also power the Cisco IP phones, the phone system is also maintained on-site for that period of time.

[highlander]

On Scan's "Today Only" page today (http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly), first on the list is:

Intel Core i3 540 Dual Core Combo

* Coolermaster Elite 330 Black/Silver Midi Tower Case w/o PSU
* 650W EZCool Silent, SLI/CrossFire, 120mm Silent Fan, ATX12V, AMD/P4 Ready
* Intel Core i3 540 Dual Core Clarkdale 32nm, 3.06GHz, 4MB Cache, 73W, Integrated GPU @ 733MHz, Retail
* Asus P7H55-M/USB3, Intel H55, S 1156, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR3 2200(OC), SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, mATX
* 1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM
* 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 Classic DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.5V

£269.99 inc. VAT

So that's a case, power supply, processor, motherboard, hard disk drive, and memory. All you need to add is a PCI Express graphics card and copy of Windows 7 and you've got yourself a damned nice PC! The deal lasts until 13:00 tomorrow, when they refresh their bargains page.

Incidentally, Scan also offers OEM versions of Win7 at good pricing - I picked up Win7 Professional 64-bit OEM for £108 (it's not on the Today Only page). If you don't need the Pro version features, Home Premium is there for £72 including VAT (also not on the Today Only page - you need to go into their catalog to find it).

[Gary406]

windows is really that much ? bloody hell

i'll stick to free crack versions.