PSD99's Upgrade thread with Pictures.

It is indeed a passion and obsession for my computers to be silent. Madx my DVD drives are silent ones too
so even when I am burning or watch a dvd you wouldn't hear the DVD drive.

The only bugger right now is most of my hard drives whine! I hate it when they do that.
If I unplug my drives there is a massive difference.

I plan to take her (my old rig) apart very soon! The whole room is a mess.
 
So far so good! I spent the morning taking apart the old system and now the new system sits pretty.

I did take some pictures and they look great!! I put inb my tv card, wireless card, 2 dvd rws and all my hard drives.

The thing is proper silent I am very chuffed. I can really sleep properly now.

Slight nag at the moment I am on my lappy searching for the driver of my Netgear WG311 (which version it is I dont know?)
I think it is v2 I did download the drivers last night but Vista won't accept them so I am searching again.

the other bugger in Vista right now is the program menu how annoying is that? I liked the XP way of things for that!

As soon as I am happy with all devices I am going to use my version of Acronis and hit the backup image option :)
 
coming right up I can't upload them until I get my wireless card working on that machine arghhh

http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WG311v2.asp

this is my version but no mention of VISTA
if I can't find the drivers I'll have to take apart another machine and see what wireless card is in there
i know it is a netgear but I hope it is wg311 v3 if it is v1 then looks like im gona need a new wireless card arghhh
 
the cpu temperature is around 45C at the max right now
it is fluctuating between 35 c to 45 C

I also noticed that on bootup my memory FSB is only 1033 and not 1333 yet.

I will have to overclock don't know where to start though... not yet though :)
 
Waynos_Face said:
http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WG311v2.asp

Don't know which you want, newest most likely.

Although you probably found this already.
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cheers but it doesn't work

there is NO mention of Vista here http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_file
s/n101649.asp


So it looks like this device will not work on Vista. Unfortunatley the other wireless Netgear card I got is also the WG311 V2. Damn shame!!!

I've just tried installing software/drivers for my MSI bluetooth device and it won't work with the supplied CD also same problem with my Cannon LBP2900 laser jet printer. Both drivers I am starting to look for using my lappy.
 
As promised here are the pictures Enjoy


Here is my oldER rig probably been turned on for good 3 years check out the dust!

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Now for the new sexy beast I put together....


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This all gave me THIS in Vista:


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Looks really good mate, i like how the cosmos looks on the outside but i think the layout inside is awful, i'll never understand why put a PSU on the bottom.

As for your original PC, shame on you thats minging, the cables are everyone and its filthy. :lol:
 
psd99 said:
the layout aint that bad is it?

the psu on the bottom could be a blessing
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PSU at the top would be better i'd say...Think rising heat..Anyway still loks pretty sweet..
 
psd99 said:
the layout aint that bad is it?

the psu on the bottom could be a blessing
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Its just not for me, i'm probably too traditional :lol:

Its a great rig, hope you're pleased, massive upgrade, i bet you can't believe how fast it is?
 
thanks guys well I haven't had the chance to play around with it much it is so frustrating!

It has crashed a few times it has got something to do with that WIN TV software I got installed
and then when you try doing something else while it is running it will crash
so it is a little downer on that.
 
Really which Wintv????

I'm playing around with a Hauppauge Nova S + at the moment for a Media Centre i'm building for an Xmas prezzy.
 
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