Hello Everyone
I have Just been to a lan place called ibisq and Now i am interested In buying a computer and I need some help, because I am an noob to this stuff so yer I came here


What are you going to use the PC for?
Gaming
How much is your budget?
$800 to $1000 Australian
Where are you located? (a.k.a. fill out your profile)
Melbourne, Australia
Are you willing to buy online?
No
Are you going to re-use any parts from an earlier build?
Yes a case ( but it may be to small), Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard and Speakers
Do you need other peripherals like a monitor, keyboard and mouse, among others?
No
Have you already bought any parts?
No
Do you have an Operating System (OS)?
Yes Xp
Will you need any aftermarket cooling, such as a CPU\GPU cooler or a watercooling setup? Dont no what it means by that


Please help me

Um What?

Didn't you just post here: http://www.techspot.com/vb/post831432-3.html
Or did you just copy that guys post?

That's a very strange 1st post there :rolleyes:

No, .............

FalCog is a friend were boh interested in bilding our own comps

Oh :rolleyes:

Actually I could see that you were on different computers
But it looked nearly identical

Anyway, there are a few good hardware support helpers here, actually fastzr, one of the best of, replied to you already, but has now gone offline.
I expect he'll reply to you when he comes back on

I'm not great in the "sales" area. I just say go buy a Dell with Windows 7 included, that's what I'd do. But each to their own.

Thx I was wondering though to practice building Computers should I frankenstein up some old ones I find in the street on hard rubbish days....?

You know I've tossed out so many P3 and P4 computers around 1.3GHz (and some 800MHz), its actually not a bad idea for you

I can't work on this old stuff any more it irritates the hell out of me
But I'm sure its someone elses treasure

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

I have a pretty new hp pavillion that has a fried motherboard it has 2 gig ram and an nvidea ge force 8???? I was wondering if any of this might be salvageable

If you can track down the same motherboard for that box (possibly eBay) you'd be better off

The thing is the fan is so weak it got so hot the motherboard fried....

They usually take about 80 to 100 degrees Celcius, to fry
Computers are pretty robust these days

it got so hot if u touched it for like a second,it would burn you

could i put a new fan in would that fit in the laptop case?

Thx for all the help

well I'm gonna go to bed,talk to you tommorow

ok

When you do come back, try not to send out 3 emails to me (and everyone attached to the thread)
Instead use EDIT if your post is the last post in the thread still (to add, to your post)

Now good-night :zzz:

anybody know which of these is the motherboard....?

1.Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
2.17.0" WSXGA+ High-Definition hp BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
3.1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
4.511MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
5.hp Imprint (Radiance) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone
6.Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
7.120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
8.LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support!!
9.High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
10.Microsoft(R) Works 8.0
(I dont think these stats are quite right my laptop had something like 320 GB hardrive in total)

greatly aprecciate all the help

You can find all your hardware specifications (and more) for your HP computer here: http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic100655.html

Actually didn't you say that you had a Toshiba Portege M405, just a few hours ago here: http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic139677.html#post832110

If you have many computers then this Topic may also be of interest: Driver links by manufacturer

Edit:
Is this the crazy thread is it

Well I'm using the Toshiba M 405 the hp is my brothers but it has a fried motherboard so I'm considering trying to fix it or salvaging some parts

Seriously, XP? -.-

AMD CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7750 2.7 GHz (AM2+) Black Edition
AMD Mother Board: Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 (REV2.0) AMD Mainboard - 4x DDR2 / 6x Sata Raid / 1x IDE / Gigabit Lan
HD: Western Digital Caviar Green Power 500GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA 3GBs
Optical: LG GH22NS30 SATA DVD Re-Writer (22x - Black)
RAM: Kingston DDR2 4GB PC-6400/800 (2x2GB) CL5 Value RAM
Case: Cooler Master Elite 341 Black Tower Case (No PSU)
PSU: Corsair VX-450 450W ATX Power Supply
Graphics card: Gigabyte R485ZL-512H RADEON HD4850, 512MB, DDR3, PCIEx16, DSUB, 2xDVI, HDTV, HDCP, HDMI
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit DVD – OEM

That would cost around AUD$1000.00