[PC] Ask The Experts Thread

[kaka_messi]

hey...

i have 2 pc...and today morning gfx in one of my pc died

so i am planing to buy a new gfx...

my limit is around 10-11k

and after looking at the ebay.in

i found out that i can get...

ati hd 5770,ati hd 4870 and gtx 260....

problem is that

hd 5770 supports dx11 but not the phsyx

whereas gtx 260 is faster thn ati hd 5770 but doesnt support dx 11...

what to do....

plz help

Edited December 10, 2010 by kaka_messi

[Bird Bird Bird]

Are there monitors with composite/component inputs available ? Need to connect my Wii to a monitor (don't have funds for a HDTV :| )

The only method I know is through a TV tuner card. Tried with an external one I had, Hauppuage, and it's stuck on a flickering black & white screen .. Played with all the options, resolutions, PAL/NTSC yada yada. Bottom line: Flickers & no color

So need something cheap which can support both a PS3 & Wii.

Any ideas ?

Edited December 12, 2010 by F@tm@n

[Bird Bird Bird]

I'm also looking at sub 15k LCD TVs (will have a WXGA - 1366*768 resolution) like this & this ..

Since most of the PS3 games are at 720p, these should be enough right ? Plus with component I can hook up my Wii too.

Please type out your ideas.

 

[Bulovski]

operation overclock commenced on gpu.

 

increased clocks 10%. do i need to increase voltage also?

[Solitaire]

operation overclock commenced on gpu.

 

increased clocks 10%. do i need to increase voltage also?

 

What card? Core and memory clocks?

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTW PLEASE HELP me out here.

 

I have no idea why this stupid Windows 7 partition keeps getting smaller and smaller. Free space went from 20gb all the way down to 5gb over the course of a year. Once it was GRID's video replays file. As of now I have no culprit that I can pin down. I keep running CCleaner and stuff but to no avail :'(

 

It just keeps on going though I put all my programs in a different partition.

 

This morning, I noticed something. There's a file in my C (root) partition that I just noticed named "3590F75ABA9E485486C100C1A9D4FF06PJHXUCBWBMDAKAEF" . It was around 5-6gb in size. I tried to delete it and it asked me for admin-level permission or whatever it is that UAC asks you for. I clicked cancel cos I thought "OK maybe this is some system file.. lemme think". Then Boom! the damn thing just disappeared right in front of my very eyes from C:/ and I couldn't find it for the love of God!

 

So is this somehow related to the memory loss? Any other things I can try to solve this?

 

I've already uninstalled stuff I don't need and removed Windows Tablet PC components. Also cleaned out all my old restore points. Ran CCleaner too. Somebody help me please.

[Bird Bird Bird]

operation overclock commenced on gpu.

 

increased clocks 10%. do i need to increase voltage also?

What card ?

 

Last gpu I OCed failed me after 3 years ..

Plus voltage OC-ing is walking on a very very thin line !

 

Anyways, what card ?

[Prathap]

Are there monitors with composite/component inputs available ? Need to connect my Wii to a monitor (don't have funds for a HDTV :| )

The only method I know is through a TV tuner card. Tried with an external one I had, Hauppuage, and it's stuck on a flickering black & white screen .. Played with all the options, resolutions, PAL/NTSC yada yada. Bottom line: Flickers & no color

So need something cheap which can support both a PS3 & Wii.

Any ideas ?

 

Hii.. there are some Dell monitors with composite/component connectors.. EG: DELL US2408WFP, U2410 etc..

 

however they all are around Rs.25K. so you will have to decide if you want to go for any of these monitors or for an HDTV..

 

Thank you.

Edited December 13, 2010 by Prathap

[Bird Bird Bird]

Hii.. there are some Dell monitors with composite/component connectors.. EG: DELL US2408WFP, U2410 etc..

 

however they all are around Rs.25K. so you will have to decide if you want to go for any of these monitors or for an HDTV..

 

Thank you.

Thanks bro.

But Dell U2410 has some serious tint issues. It'a all over the net. Even after the A02 rev. the issues keep cropping up after 2-3 days of use. Plus can't spend 25k. Need something within 15k max.

[Prathap]

Thanks bro.

But Dell U2410 has some serious tint issues. It'a all over the net. Even after the A02 rev. the issues keep cropping up after 2-3 days of use. Plus can't spend 25k. Need something within 15k max.

 

oh ok.. one of my friend is using U2410..he never had any problem with it..

 

i havent come across any monitor in 15K range with composite/component connectors.. will let you know if i find any.. there are some convertors available but are crappy..

 

Thank You.

[Bulovski]

What card? Core and memory clocks?

MSI GTX 465 - 607 core clock. Upped by 10%, and memory clock also. Didn't touch voltage. The card can be safely OC-ed to 850 , am obviously not going anywhere near. 10% increase did give me a few fps increase in metro 2033. Right now I only have metro which pushes my card.

[Mel81x]

Anyone know where I can score a 300GB Velociraptor in Bangalore? I tried SP Road but they don't seem to have it and I have called a few shops too but they dont have it either.

[Prathap]

Anyone know where I can score a 300GB Velociraptor in Bangalore? I tried SP Road but they don't seem to have it and I have called a few shops too but they dont have it either.

 

Checkout in this shop..he said he can get it (or have it)

 

Deepak Kumar,

NOX PC Fuel,

#3/1, P.R. Lane, SP Road cross,

Bangalore-560002.

Mob:9986003872.

Price: Around 15K+ (check with him)

 

Thank You.

[Mel81x]

Thanks man. Funny because I walked around there for a while and all they kept saying was they have drives in stock and I specifically want one of these.

[Prathap]

Thanks man. Funny because I walked around there for a while and all they kept saying was they have drives in stock and I specifically want one of these.

 

i have asked that guy for that specific model "WD VelociRaptor 300GB" and he said he has it..

 

Thank You.

[Solitaire]

MSI GTX 465 - 607 core clock. Upped by 10%, and memory clock also. Didn't touch voltage. The card can be safely OC-ed to 850 , am obviously not going anywhere near. 10% increase did give me a few fps increase in metro 2033. Right now I only have metro which pushes my card.

 

I don't think you'll need to up your voltage at that level.

[Bulovski]

What are the standard benchmarking apps? 3d mark vantage and anything else?

[Nemo]

Where i can get an IDE cable and how much does it go for ?

 

what happened is that my aged laptop crapped big time, its now taking eons to start and when it does actually start, it crawls in every operation, 5min hang and what not. I want to get the data from the hdd. Tried plugging in a portable hdd but the laptop is not recognizing it in any usb slot. I learned that one could dissemble the device and take out the hdd and use IDE cable to get the data. workable ?

 

I would normally ask the tech guy in my mom's office to do this but some parts of the data are of ahem.. sensitive nature so its better if i handle em myself.

 

How difficult is the procedure ?

[Joy]

Hmm.. do u have desktop at home. Doesn't ur lappy has a DVD writer ?

 

Since its a laptop HDD , its 2.5" one , get a USB casing and take the data out on another PC , USB casing costs around 100-200 bucks.

 

OR check this article , this explains to extract data from a laptop HDD to desktop via a IDE cable.

 

http://www.liutilities.com/how-to/install-laptop-hard-drive-to-desktop-computer/

 

Either way ur still gonna need another PC or laptop to extract the data.

Edited December 18, 2010 by Joy

[Bird Bird Bird]

Very much possible & not at all difficult.. Take it out and connect it to a desktop through IDE to SATA cable. Available for cheap in your local IT market ! Should work.

Check this 2006 articles

Edited December 18, 2010 by F@tm@n

[Nemo]

yeah i have another laptop. will try it. thanks guys