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[Homicidal Monkey]

@Zonova:

> Now now, I earned it :P. Anyways, I have to pay for as much as I can, and then they pay the rest. So, they're pretty much paying for half

offer to pay for the gpu yourself.

[saadhamza]

Lol, maybe. He would probably see through it, though.

Back to the question i had asked before.. or questions more like

[Homicidal Monkey]

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[saadhamza]

What's that supposed to mean? Kinda looked like a wide pot with 2 eggs inside :P

[saadhamza]

Why are there different company versions of the Radeon 6850? Like, the XFX and the Gigabyte. What's the difference?

I still can't find a good quality mobo that is around 80$. All the ones I find have some nasty reviews.

How do you know which part on a computer is malfunctioning, if it doesn't work?

Those three are my questions… hopefully my last before i can get the computer. The only thing stopping me is the mobo, really.

[Godlord]

@Zonova:

> Why are there different company versions of the Radeon 6850? Like, the XFX and the Gigabyte. What's the difference?
>
> I still cant find a good quality mobo that is around 80$. All the ones I find have some nasty reviews.

ATI is just like ARM a company that designs the hardware, but doesn't produce them. Licensed companies produce those instead and XFX and Gigabyte are both such companies. Then you also have licensed companies that take a step further and redesign the design and then produce the hardware. Like I got a modified ATI Radeon HD5770 that is overclocked with 10MHz and has a better cooler.

As for your motherboard, I'd definitely get an Asus motherboard.

Regards,
  Stephan.

[Godlord]

@Zonova:

> How do you know which part on a computer is malfunctioning, if it doesn't work?

You can use memtest86+ to check if your RAM works properly. Mounting a processor isn't hard, but you should be sure that it has cooling paste applied (AMD processors usually have that done by default) and I surely wouldn't touch it. Chances are that nothing bad will happen though. Like I ordered a lot of components a long time ago, and the computer still works perfectly.

Regards,
  Stephan.

[saadhamza]

I found a very nice Asus motherboard.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-131-656&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=1#scrollFullInfo

I thought it looked good.

@Stephan:

> Then you also have licensed companies that take a step further and redesign the design and then produce the hardware. Like I got a modified ATI Radeon HD5770 that is overclocked with 10MHz and has a better cooler.

So, like Sapphire?

[Godlord]

@Zonova:

> I found a very nice Asus motherboard.
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-131-656&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=1#scrollFullInfo
>
> I thought it looked good.

Seems to be a good one. Similar to the [one](http://www.mycom.nl/Product/Componenten-Moederbord/Asus-M4A79XTD-EVOUSB3,sAM3/285667) I have got.

@Zonova:

> @Stephan:
>
> > Then you also have licensed companies that take a step further and redesign the design and then produce the hardware. Like I got a modified ATI Radeon HD5770 that is overclocked with 10MHz and has a better cooler.
>
> So, like Sapphire?

[This](http://www.mycom.nl/Product/Componenten-Videokaart/Sapphire-Radeon-HD5750-VAPORX,1GB/253235) is the card I have got.

Regards,
  Stephan.

[Drummerpete]

**Motherboard**
- ASUS M4A77T
- (http://store.cbccomputers.com/products.asp?partno=90-MIBCA5-G0EAY0GZ)
- ~£60

**Processor**
- AMD Athlon II X2 3.1 GHz Processor
- (http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=AMD+Athlon+II+X2&hl=en&cid=11306730602138143898&ei=7CcSTbGMNcjF-Ab7ubm3Cw&sa=title&ved=0CAkQ8wIwADgA#scoring=tps)
- ~£50

**RAM**
- OCZ Gold AMD Edition 4 GB
- (http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=OCZ+Geheugen+AMD+Gold+DDR3,1600&hl=en&cid=16026694322927083640&ei=OyYSTZLeK4it-AaTo5m1Cw&sa=title&ved=0CAcQ8wIwADgA#scoring=tps)
- ~£60

**Graphics card**
- ATI Radeon HD 5770
- (http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=ATI+Radeon+HD+5770&show=dd&scoring=p&lnk=pruser&price1=&price2=)
- ~£70-100

**TOTAL:**
- ~£240 - £280

(Hopefully) My new computer.

[saadhamza]

My dad wanted me to survey some laptops, so I though that I might as well ask about it in this thread, instead of making another one.

[The two laptops](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=100006740&IsNodeId=1&maxPrice=750&OEMMark=1,0&PropertyCodeValue=393:53928,393:49576,393:58096,393:58094,393:58095,393:53922,449:49738,449:79300,449:49570,2923:18470,406:43779,406:28503,406:45867,406:39260,406:24679,406:33097,410:44102,410:46027,410:10743&bop=And&CompareItemList=32|34-115-864^34-115-864-TS,34-214-043^34-214-043-TS)

The basic difference is an i3 at 2.4ghz, or a AMD Phenom x4 at 2.1ghz. Opinions?

[Robin]

>laptop for gaming.

lolno.

[Homicidal Monkey]

@Robin:

> >laptop for gaming.
>
> lolno.

srsly lol no

[saadhamza]

lul, not for gaming… kinda. Not hardcore gaming, anyways. Just for playing on the go, hopefully playing games at low-medium quality without hitches.

Also take in the company's customer support, whichever is better.

[saadhamza]

My dad gifted me the Acer laptop, and told me to save up for the computer later. It's awesome!