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Trimble Bracegirdle
I'm an experienced Home PC user & builder .. Just putting a new one
together.
& I'm coming across a few small points I'm uncertain about perhaps people
could
clarify:
The bits: ....GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 ...Core 2 Duo E6600 ..2 Gigs DDR 2 6400
(Standard quality ..Micron ..800Mhz) 1 gig x 2 sticks......HIPER
HPU-4K580-MK 580W PSU.
.....Average quality SATA DVD x18 speed inc. DVD RAM ...assorted IDE & SATA
Hard Drives.
....GEFORCE 8800 GTX Graphics ..
Questions:
1) The (good quality) PSU has 2 x 12v lines...12v1 20 Amps ....12v2
18Amps.
I'm puzzled that the PSU manual shows the 12v2 line ONLY going to the 4 pin
P4 power
plug (the little one in the Middle of the Motherboard) all the 12v lines to
every other
plug / device is the 12v1 ...the spec. for the Geforce 8800gtx wants a lot
of 12v.
so I was expecting the 12v2 line would go there as well ??
Does the 4 pin P4 power socket really need this PSU's quoted 18 amp max. all
for
its self ??.
2) I have already bought 2 Gig's DDR2 Micron 1.8v 800 MHz RAM.. I have an
offer from an
upgrading friend to sell me at a low price "OCZ PC2 6400 1GB Dual Channel
Special Ops Edition " 800Mhz 2 x512 sticks ..now I think these are spec.
2.1 v ..this would give me a
nice 3 Gigs total..(about right max. for Windows XP or Vista 32Bit OS's .)
But will they get on together ??? I want to overclock to some extent so the
Micron 'Generic
RAM things would be likely set to 2.1v or 2.2v anyway .
I see VERY mixed reports Re: OCZ DDR2 mem.
3) I will now be able to use DVD-RAM ...Any point on a PC ??
Could I make a copy of the OS to a RAM disk & use it as a Backup Boot disk ?
4) I have an 19" CRT monitor ...to use 8800 it has only DVI output sockets
with an adapter for VGA cable...I have never used DVI output ..will this
give me any problems ? The way the VGA plug + Adapter will stick
a long way out from the Graphic Cards socket makes me think I will need to
support
that point.
4a) Would It be better to connect the 8800's fan straight to the PSU to
avoid the
auto-adjust feature on the card ? all my past Graphic card failure's have
been due
to the fan failing ...I want this very expensive card to last .
5) The GIGABYTE motherboard is well known..will I be able to add the SATA
drivers (from the supplied CD) AFTER I've installed XP from within Windows ?
Some sources seem to say it has to be at the Installation start or not at
all ?
Thanks Mouse
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together.
& I'm coming across a few small points I'm uncertain about perhaps people
could
clarify:
The bits: ....GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 ...Core 2 Duo E6600 ..2 Gigs DDR 2 6400
(Standard quality ..Micron ..800Mhz) 1 gig x 2 sticks......HIPER
HPU-4K580-MK 580W PSU.
.....Average quality SATA DVD x18 speed inc. DVD RAM ...assorted IDE & SATA
Hard Drives.
....GEFORCE 8800 GTX Graphics ..
Questions:
1) The (good quality) PSU has 2 x 12v lines...12v1 20 Amps ....12v2
18Amps.
I'm puzzled that the PSU manual shows the 12v2 line ONLY going to the 4 pin
P4 power
plug (the little one in the Middle of the Motherboard) all the 12v lines to
every other
plug / device is the 12v1 ...the spec. for the Geforce 8800gtx wants a lot
of 12v.
so I was expecting the 12v2 line would go there as well ??
Does the 4 pin P4 power socket really need this PSU's quoted 18 amp max. all
for
its self ??.
2) I have already bought 2 Gig's DDR2 Micron 1.8v 800 MHz RAM.. I have an
offer from an
upgrading friend to sell me at a low price "OCZ PC2 6400 1GB Dual Channel
Special Ops Edition " 800Mhz 2 x512 sticks ..now I think these are spec.
2.1 v ..this would give me a
nice 3 Gigs total..(about right max. for Windows XP or Vista 32Bit OS's .)
But will they get on together ??? I want to overclock to some extent so the
Micron 'Generic
RAM things would be likely set to 2.1v or 2.2v anyway .
I see VERY mixed reports Re: OCZ DDR2 mem.
3) I will now be able to use DVD-RAM ...Any point on a PC ??
Could I make a copy of the OS to a RAM disk & use it as a Backup Boot disk ?
4) I have an 19" CRT monitor ...to use 8800 it has only DVI output sockets
with an adapter for VGA cable...I have never used DVI output ..will this
give me any problems ? The way the VGA plug + Adapter will stick
a long way out from the Graphic Cards socket makes me think I will need to
support
that point.
4a) Would It be better to connect the 8800's fan straight to the PSU to
avoid the
auto-adjust feature on the card ? all my past Graphic card failure's have
been due
to the fan failing ...I want this very expensive card to last .
5) The GIGABYTE motherboard is well known..will I be able to add the SATA
drivers (from the supplied CD) AFTER I've installed XP from within Windows ?
Some sources seem to say it has to be at the Installation start or not at
all ?
Thanks Mouse
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