finally got it today :D yipee

final specs are:

Video: albatron 7950gt
Ram: 2gb 800mhz giel ddr2
Hard drives: 160gb + 60gb
case: antec P160WF
power supply: e-power 570w
mobo: asus p5b
cpu: e6400


had little issue with raid etc but its all working awesome now :D cost about $1800 all up.

just a quick question about the video card. I use to have 9600xt and used the omega drivers, are the omega drivers better to use for nvidia or are there better drivers around? thanks :D

I have similar specs.

E6600, P5B deluxe, G.Skill 2x1GB 800MHz ddr2, leadtek 7950gt.

I've only use the official nvidia drivers. They work perfectly except for one bug, where 4:3 aspect ratio TV-out doesn't work properly unless you set the TV as the only display. They broke this feature quite a while ago and haven't fixed it.

Also, hopefully you won't have any stability issues, as some people reported problems with Geil 800MHz sticks combined with P5B boards. Can't remember the exact details but check out the official Geil forums for info.

I have similar specs.

E6600, G.Skill 2x1GB 800MHz ddr2, 8800GTX

Cards hot, got aircon.

What FPS are you guys pulling in games? Like Battlefield etc?

I don't play Battlefield. My card is the cheaper 256MB version (doesn't make much difference)

CSS: 150-300fps @ highest possible settings @ 1280x1024.
F.E.A.R: ~50fps @ same resolution, highest detail apart from 2xAA
Oblivion = owned outdoors at highest detail (~30fps)

Just use the nvidia forceware drivers, omega for older ATI cards can give great performance for but the latest gen cards the Nvidia drivers will give you the best results.

I was the one who ended up reOSing your system and spoke to you as you left... I know you had some probs today, not much I can do about some people :/ However next time you come in for anything tech related just ask for rubba or hermi (the other techs know who we are) and if we are in I'll try to help out out the best I can.


Glad to hear you have it all sorted and running nicely though.

Where do you work, CA?
Getting some friendly help and a warm smile with a new computer purchase, would be worth the extra money I'd have to pay by not going to Umart.
I'll see you in November rubba.

Ohh I'm all warm and fuzzy! /tears

anything tech related just ask for rubba or hermi

Doh, cats outta the bag now I guess :)
yup, it's true! I am now one of CA's elite minions!

/me waves to koopz & Power

doesn't firefrog work there too

he served me the last time i was in

owns the R34 GT-T

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anything tech related just ask for rubba or hermi

Or if you're in serious trouble, page 1800 psycho and Hermi will come to your rescue!

lol rubba, so not happy about that other guy at your work who told me complete bs ><

well next time ask for a Qgl local instead of playing your chances with industry types...!


jeeeeeez!

Firefrog finished up there back in Oct/Nov if I remember right, moved down south.

yeah frog went to join the gay pride parade :p

I was at CA recently, I was going to ask about you guys but would have felt stupid going hey guyz is koopz here? http://users.bigpond.net.au/ritsuko/emoticons/v.gif

people have called me 'Coops' for 20 years. :/


I can see what you mean with the 'strange nick' situation though. Each to his own

I ask for koopz when I go in.... :/

Although, I normally just walk straight out the back cause im special and like catching him in the act of manlove... :P

Hi koopz!

Although, I normally just walk straight out the back cause im special and like catching him in the act of manlove...

How dare he cheat on me!!!!

heck, i even ask for koopz if i go into CA

he singled handedly (well with an assist to rubba)
righted ca's wrongs against me

jolly good show chaps

i was even in the other day, but u guys were out of billion routers and i was in a hurry (to find a billion router) so didnt say hi

I remember the days of your CA bashing spook :P

Youv mellowed out in your old age :P

spook, i don't think anywhere would have a billion routers

I bought TBC from CA since a guy there is in the guild I'm in on WoW.. and now have ended up buying more and more hardware for work through there.

I remember the days of your CA bashing spook :P

Youv mellowed out in your old age :P

matey, i was angry as, and i still believe i was hard done by

but koopz went way out of his way to help me out

koopz = tops

so tops that i forgave ca

heck, i even ask for koopz if i go into CA

he singled handedly (well with an assist to rubba)
righted ca's wrongs against me

jolly good show chaps

Seconded, the few guys have single handedly kept the shop respectable! Saved my ass and helped it way too much, if only they could the big one of the thin air and figure out what's wrong with my pc!

^ pbcak ;P

^^ u missed the "e" ^^ (exists)

nope, I didn't
As far back as I can remember it's always simply been "pbcack"

p - problems
b - between
c - chair
a - and
k - keyboard

ahhh, the good old days of when I would add to peoples autoexec.bat and tell them to make sure they quoted that line to anyone who was giving them support

REM USER=1D017

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~boldajis/images/pebcak.jpg

U GOT KNOCKED THE f*** OUT

oh I dunno..
That says to me that 74,200 people are all misinformed

That says to me that 74,200 people are all misinformed

Nah, just that the "pbcak" crowd is suffering from pebcak.

Windows users added the 'e' Hermi.


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