Building/Upgrading a PC for TS2
KatEnigma:
If it were me, I'd up the PSU and I'd DEFINITELY stick with XP. The new beta SP1 for Vista that was supposed to fix driver issues is being reported as borking even more drivers. ::) And SP3 for XP will be out soon, that will add the only good parts of Vista to XP- the security. If you decide to go with Vista, I'd add more RAM. 2 GB is going to be the minimum you can get by with on Vista.
It looks good, though.
Pythia:
Thanks KatEnigma. Points noted about XP vs Vista. I'm going to do some more research on this over the weekend. News about the Vista sp1 borking even more stuff doesn't really inspire confidence or make me want to buy it. With XP at least I know exactly what I'm getting and I'm familiar with how it all works. So sticking with XP is nosing ahead.
I'm thinking that you're recommending upping the PSU to help future-proof the PC, right? Which seems sensible in that case. I know very little about this area and don't want to shell out loads for a huge PSU I might not utilise fully nor get one too small that it'll need replacing in 6 months. More research needed :P
Zazazu:
Ok, I've got most everything figured out for my upgrade. Went to the Dell site to get RAM recommendations so I don't get the wrong thing...but I'm getting everything elsewhere because even with my company's 20% discount, it's overpriced. However, they only listed a Radeon x1650 XT as the highest graphics card they have for me, and I want the Procolor x1950 Pro (512 mb as opposed to my 256 mb and basically everything prettier, shinier, with 3.0 shaders). There's notes on newegg about making sure that your power supply is sufficient. I don't know what my power supply is and can't find any information anywhere.
How do I locate information on my power supply?
mildlydisguised:
Open your case and the info you need should be written on the side of the PSU itself. If it isn't visible you may need to remove the unit as the info may be on the non-visible side.
Hopefully it won't be less than a 550W unit as that should be sufficient to run the system you already have plus the upgrade to the X1950.
jolrei:
Quote from: mildlydisguised on 2007 October 28, 16:25:24
Open your case and the info you need should be written on the side of the PSU itself. If it isn't visible you may need to remove the unit as the info may be on the non-visible side.
Hopefully it won't be less than a 550W unit as that should be sufficient to run the system you already have plus the upgrade to the X1950.
Right - 550W should be ample. However, it's also worth noting that power-supply is not the place to make economies when building a rig. A lot of the "el-cheapo" power-supplies do not produce a solid, stable 550W consistently, which can lead to uneven running and some crashes (so I'm told - I was warned off and never tried it ;D). The better PS units also tend to have better cooling, which probably means longer run life as well. Anyhow, I run with 450W stable power, having spent a little bit more for a reliable brand name PS, and life in Simville is good.
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