DamanC Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 hence the reason i reformat every month or so. Scott =op Every month or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 So I have a Dell OEM XP disk, can I use this and my same seriel on another system in any way? You cannot transfer OEM licenses from the built original system to another system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Every month or so? I don't really understand the question? Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Partitioning won't make the HDD any faster than if you didn't partition it. No it won't make it any faster, but it also won't make it any bleeding slower than just having one big partition either. Yes having two separate hard disks would be better, but it's not needed and the original poster probably wouldn't notice the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I don't really understand the question? Scott =op I was asking if you rebuilt your PC every month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Ok guys, after much deliberating I think I know what spec system I'm going to build. So if anyone can see anything wrong with it or compatibility issues please do say. My system is as follows: Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel G35 Micro-ATX Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache Windows Vista Premium Home Edition Netgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless Desktop Samsung 20x DVD±RW Lightscribe ReWriter Now I've had a word with my Dad who's VAT registered and he's agreed to let me buy everything through the business and claim the VAT back! So excluding VAT I can get the above system for £458.73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Add the Blu-Ray player and cut the processor down as its overkill. A dual core is pleanty. Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Ok guys, after much deliberating I think I know what spec system I'm going to build. So if anyone can see anything wrong with it or compatibility issues please do say. My system is as follows: Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel G35 Micro-ATX Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache Windows Vista Premium Home Edition Netgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless Desktop Samsung 20x DVD±RW Lightscribe ReWriter Now I've had a word with my Dad who's VAT registered and he's agreed to let me buy everything through the business and claim the VAT back! So excluding VAT I can get the above system for £458.73 Looks good to me! (can he buy me one too? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 No it won't make it any faster, but it also won't make it any bleeding slower than just having one big partition either. Yes having two separate hard disks would be better, but it's not needed and the original poster probably wouldn't notice the difference. Ok so your agreeing with me? Then whats the problem? I never said he needed it i just listed it as a reason why i would get another. I'm kind of confused as to why we have gone full circle on something that i stated right at the beginning. Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I was asking if you rebuilt your PC every month? Ahh no, i reformat it every month or 2. Basically a while ago i formatted the HDD in my computer that has the OS on it. I then installed Vista and all the other programs i use on a daily basis. I also installed all my drivers and set up my email etc. Then, without using anything, backed up the entire HDD to another HDD in my computer. Then, every month or so, i format the primary HDD and restore it from the other HDD which leaves me starting afresh with all my programs already installed and my email set up etc so i can just continue as normal. Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Ok guys, after much deliberating I think I know what spec system I'm going to build. So if anyone can see anything wrong with it or compatibility issues please do say. My system is as follows: Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel G35 Micro-ATX Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache Windows Vista Premium Home Edition Netgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless Desktop Samsung 20x DVD±RW Lightscribe ReWriter Now I've had a word with my Dad who's VAT registered and he's agreed to let me buy everything through the business and claim the VAT back! So excluding VAT I can get the above system for £458.73 Agreed, you dont need a quad core CPU. Nor for that fact do many people. A E6750 duel core (2.66GHZ) will be plenty enough and save you a little money. I would be uppping the PSU for a quality 500W one too. Expect to send around £50 for one. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Ok so your agreeing with me? No because you said a partitioned hard disc is slower than a non-partitioned one. Which it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Add the Blu-Ray player and cut the processor down as its overkill. A dual core is pleanty. Scott =op Well I priced up the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and it's only five quid cheaper than the Quad. Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 was £129 and the Q6600 was £134.99, so for the extra £5 I may as well go for the one with 8mb of L2 cache instead of 4mb... Thorin, I'll ask dude but doubt he will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Ahh no, i reformat it every month or 2. Basically a while ago i formatted the HDD in my computer that has the OS on it. I then installed Vista and all the other programs i use on a daily basis. I also installed all my drivers and set up my email etc. Then, without using anything, backed up the entire HDD to another HDD in my computer. Then, every month or so, i format the primary HDD and restore it from the other HDD which leaves me starting afresh with all my programs already installed and my email set up etc so i can just continue as normal. Scott =op Its ok, I get what you were saying. I thought i was being anal doing it every 6-12 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Agreed, you dont need a quad core CPU. Nor for that fact do many people. A E6750 duel core (2.66GHZ) will be plenty enough and save you a little money. I would be uppping the PSU for a quality 500W one too. Expect to send around £50 for one. Good luck Thanks for the heads up on the power supply! As for the E6750 - that's actually only £104.99! It's faster but cheaper than the E6600. Is there a reason for that? I did look at it but thought there was a reason why it was cheaper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Well I priced up the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and it's only five quid cheaper than the Quad. Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 was £129 and the Q6600 was £134.99, so for the extra £5 I may as well go for the one with 8mb of L2 cache instead of 4mb... Thorin, I'll ask dude but doubt he will! The E6600 are overpriced in stock form as they are a highly clockable chip. Its an enthusiast chip, unless you are overclocking then you need not bother. Also, the XX00 series are the older type. The XX50's are the newer. Intel kept the XX00 series prices the same as they were from day one hence why they are not as god value as the XX50 series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Its ok, I get what you were saying. I thought i was being anal doing it every 6-12 months! The only reason i do it so often is because my PC is on and downloading constantly. I also encode a lot of video and i do notice a slight slowdown after more than a month or so. I build PC's for friends, family and work collegues. I also reformat a lot of PC's for the same people. I always recommend them to bring their PC back every 6 months or so to keep it at top speed. Every 6 months is plenty for most people, in fact every year is usually good enough. It only takes me 10 mins from a backup though so i'm quite happy to do it every month. Everything is already setup anyway so no messing around. Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Magic, I even proactively answered your question E6750's rock. Mine runs at 3.8GHz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 As above, basically you can set an E6600 to 3ghz reliably. The xx50 chips are a little more fussy. Some of them don't mind being overclocked and some are fussy. I would get the E6600 and clock it Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 The E6600 are overpriced in stock form as they are a highly clockable chip. Its an enthusiast chip, unless you are overclocking then you need not bother. Oh ok, thanks for the info. I won't be overclocking anything so the E6750 is obviously the better choice - thanks dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 ever heard of defragging? pointless reformatting every 6 months unless you're installing loads of nasty software, adware, freeware rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Magic, I even proactively answered your question E6750's rock. Mine runs at 3.8GHz! Bloody hell thats some going. What cooling are u using? I'm using a 6850 and although i had it running at 4ghz it crashed when booting vista. its at 3.8 now. Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 ever heard of defragging? pointless reformatting every 6 months unless you're installing loads of nasty software, adware, freeware rubbish. A lot of people say the same thing. I disagree, i find defragging a pointless exercise. Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Air! Thermalright ultra 120 extreme does the job nicely. I havent tried pushing it further, if I ever find the time I should do really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 No because you said a partitioned hard disc is slower than a non-partitioned one. Which it isn't. I can't be bothered looking back but are you sure i said that in that context? Are you sure i wasn't talking about the speed the OS would run at when using 2 partitions at the same time? Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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