Operation Delta 2

[greengoose1]

We are starting a new thread for Operation Delta as the first one is getting to big. Prologue - The Queen of Hearts and I sort of drifted together for this project because of a common goal. "WE WANNA KNOW" more than we do now and to each build a computer. Baisic criteria was we had to learn alot before we built and have fun while we were doing it. Other members encouraged this effort. Finally the Queen of Hearts made the pronouncement - "Lets do it". We have barely survived the first full week due to infomation overload. For all of you that read this, please read over our first thread and if you find that you can add to or have questions do NOT be afraid to jump in. There is a wealth of information that has been inputted by various members. To all of those we say thank you.


See here for Operation Delta

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[greengoose1]

Queen of Hearts, I did it. Made one mistake in the URL, I put in 00033 and it should have been 000303.

[greengoose1]

And you too.

[Queen_of_Hearts]

I have seen the hard drive !

It was pretty furry. No wonder I didn't see it. Got the canned air and have cleaned out the inside of the case.

Now watch..... something'll stop working.

[bistro]

Keep the dust you found in there! Put it all in a baggy and when you get enough, you can weave it all together and make an anti-static mat for your computer....(just kidding).

[greengoose1]

I cleaned mine when Mosaic had me check cables etc. awhile back. Bistro said we need 300 watt power supplies and I'm wondering if that is counting a good reserve in case something comes along that would add to the power requirements.

You know, I wish I had found this site before I bought my off the shelf PC. It would have saved alot of grief. But then without the PC, I wouldn't have found this site.

[greengoose1]

Right as always, Mosaic, thanks for pointing this out.

[bistro]

300 watt will pretty much handle all the component requirements for a filled-up mid-tower; 350 is even better. If you're planning on a full-size tower and fill it up with every component known to man, better go for 400 and up. A lot of folks make a mistake when upgrading their existing systems by not considering the power supply(PS). They add all sorts of components, but never consider how much more power they need to run them--kinda like plugging too many appliances into the same extension cord. Then one day, they're getting all kinds of problems that appear to be software/hardware related. Turns out they're overloading the PS. A lot of cases come with 230 or 250--which may be adequate, but why not spend the extra $10 for a 300W and know you're covered?
Won't post it here now, but I have a list of power requirements for most computer components where you can add up the ones you have and compare the total with what you have installed---might shock a few people.
Later....gotta go to my daughter's b'day pool party------yessss...it's an indoor pool

[Train]

A article on Ram. http://www.sourcemagazine.com/archive/600/feature5.asp

Motherboard article that I like. http://www.sourcemagazine.com/archive/700/feature1.asp

I am digging also.

Queen_of_Hearts reference Gill would you believe England, how about crossword puzzles? best answer is both

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[Train]

The dust makes excellent dumpster fodder.
Remember, the closer to the floor the more dust it gathers. My experience.

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[greengoose1]

Queen of Hearts - From the info so far, a mid tower case, 300 watt ps, then choose a mobo. Then add the rest from there is what I've come up with so far. Sound right? The subject of the mobo is interesting. Everything revolves around this it seems. Very important. I think, as you said once, look at evrything and then put the money where it will do the most good.

So far I have not come up with a local tech. I live 90miles NW of Ft Worth in the boonies.
Probably have to do this all "long distance".

[bistro]

Mobo names you can check: Soyo- www.soyousa.com - my pick would be the Soyo 6BA +IV or 6BA+100
Tyan, Abit are also good.

[Train]

greengoose1
Check wichita Falls. Brother-in-Laws say they are there.

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[Train]

One thing I have picked up lately is that Via tech usb is not very good. Like the bottom of the ladder. Something to consider if you want to use usb attachments like I do.

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[bistro]

yeah, Train's post there reminds me...have seen quite a few posts on the other forum from people who are having problems/conflicts with Via chipset-based mobos---consider this when looking around.