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Build Your Own - Step by Step ( i7 2600k)

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by TIKITRADER, Jul 4, 2011.

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Bolimomo
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Good article, thanks. Yes, PCI . I guess I am going to have to figure what will be compatible with my ASUS P5 N32. I think I have 2 PCI expressx 16 slots, a PCI Express x1, and 2 PCI's. If you have more thoughts on good replacements I'd appreciate it.
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I had pulled the tech specs on your ASUS P5N32 board.

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5N32E_SLI/#specifications

You have 3 choices:

1. Maintain the good PCI video card. Buy another (probably used one) PCI video card replacement. If you pick EVGA products, and stay with the NVidia GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9 series, you will probably be okay as far as compatibilitiy goes and the replacement card does not need to be 7600GT.

2. Maintain the good PCI video card. Buy a newer PCIe X16 video card. If you pick EVGA products, and stay with the NVidia GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9 series, you will probably be okay as far as compatibilitiy goes and the replacement card does not need to be 7600GT.

3. Ditch the remaining PCI video card and go with 2 PCIe X16 video cards of the same model.

e.g. EVGA 8400 GS. Sometimes you can find deals where you can pick one of these up at $19.95. This one on Amazon is going for $35.

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-PCI-Express-Graphics-Warranty-512-P3-1300-LR/dp/accessories/B004BQKQ8A

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if you want an outlet/wall plate behind your desk against an outside wall, then I have to ask, is the outside wall concrete block? or wood studs? If the wall is an outside wall, where's the roof rafters? how much overhang do you have on your roof and what's the pitch. I ask this because you may find yourself laying in 6/8 inches of insulation in a 130 degree Florida attic (this is why... "we don't do this") just inches from the eves without enough room to stand up a drill gun to drill a hole (not good). Vaulted ceilings are another story altogether, fishing wire against a concrete wall can be next to impossible, for many reasons. Can you get under the house, or is it built on a concrete slab (just asking)?
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That's why they sell wifi equipment. Not having to deal with pulling wires and punching walls and jack-hammering concrete floor...

And I thought hiding the CAT 5 wire under the carpet is already too much work!

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Thanks for the suggestions and answer. 2 monitors sucks when you are used to 4.

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What the hell's the modem doing in the laundry room????
Do you have TV/ISP cable in your office space?
Do you own the house?
Are you limited to one ISP/TV cable connection, do you have cable outlets in other rooms (office behind the desk?)?
I don't understand not moving the modem or wireless access point.
This could get wordy,,, if you want an outlet/wall plate behind your desk against an outside wall, then I have to ask, is the outside wall concrete block? or wood studs? If the wall is an outside wall, where's the roof rafters? how much overhang do you have on your roof and what's the pitch. I ask this because you may find yourself laying in 6/8 inches of insulation in a 130 degree Florida attic (this is why... "we don't do this") just inches from the eves without enough room to stand up a drill gun to drill a hole (not good). Vaulted ceilings are another story altogether, fishing wire against a concrete wall can be next to impossible, for many reasons. Can you get under the house, or is it built on a concrete slab (just asking)?
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:eek: :eek: :eek: WF, I raise the white flag!

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Quote from Bolimomo:

You have subscribed to a 10Mbps internet speed. Your test showed a download of 9.58Mbps. That's pretty darn good!

If I were you, I wouldn't worry about going hardwired. Reasons:

1. You said the wireless router, in the laundry room, is just next to your home office. So your wifi router is very close to your wifi receiver on your PC although they are separated by a wall. Signal attenuation is not a problem. With wifi transmission, the farther away you are from the transmitter the weaker the signal. And the effect is not linear. More like parabolic. Since they are so close to each other, they should be okay.

2. The wireless G standard (802.11g) has an average throughput of 22 Mbit/s. Which is roughly 3Mbps.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11#802.11g

The G router would not be good enough for you. But the wireless N standard (802.11n) has an approximately 300 Mbps of rated (theoretical) bandwidth. That's like... A LOT! A wireless N router and USB wifi dongle should do the job.

The only thing I would worry about is having many devices splitting the wireless bandwidth. If you have only 1 PC, 1 router, stay wifi. 2 PCs, 1 router, still stay wifi. More? then we'll see.

3. It will save you money not having to drill holes on the wall and run cables.
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Boli, I did a little research and what you have above here is spot on. If your trading knowledge is anything like your IT/PC knowledge, I should hold you up for some ransom

Btw, this is the router I have:

http://homestore.cisco.com/en-us/ro...VproductId53934616VVcatId552009VVviewprod.htm

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Tiki, how did you label this pic?

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Quote from Sam Morgan:

Boli, I did a little research and what you have above here is spot on. If your trading knowledge is anything like your IT/PC knowledge, I should hold you up for some ransom

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Of course I can't trade! I am just a troll with lots of computer monitors living in my parents' basement!

Hey if you decide to kidnap me, would you please send in the lady in the Corona ad? With some supply of Corona of course. I am very willing to cooperate.

RE: 2. The wireless G standard (802.11g) has an average throughput of 22 Mbit/s. Which is roughly 3Mbps.

Sorry I don't know why I typed that. Mbit/s = Mbps. Wireless G throughput of 22Mbps.

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Quote from Bolimomo:

The G router would not be good enough for you. But the wireless N standard (802.11n) has an approximately 300 Mbps of rated (theoretical) bandwidth. That's like... A LOT! A wireless N router and USB wifi dongle should do the job.
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The wireless router I have is 802.11n, which is plenty in theory. However, despite the speed test showing 9+ Mbps and the signal being a full 5 bars, occasionally I will have a lag with videos (Youtube) or when I open StockTwits, Facebook or Twitter on a new page. The lag is about 1-2 seconds at the most (fot the most part) and it is not something that bothers me. However, instant would be nice. Is this normal?. *Note: I am on a 5 year old Macbook Pro (maybe the lag is with the processor, RAM upgraded to 4GB)

<img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=3275408.png">

Did I mention, I have OCD

Now to get "instant", I assume I have to hard-wire it. However, I came across what they call powerline adapters. Do you think this may alleviate my concerns/issues?

<iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Sue1Zvmh8JA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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http://www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-PLA401v...l-plug/dp/B0039NM5SK/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-XAV2001-Powerline-200-Adapter/dp/tech-data/B0036RH2U0/ref=de_a_smtd

The only thing I would worry about is having many devices splitting the wireless bandwidth. If you have only 1 PC, 1 router, stay wifi. 2 PCs, 1 router, still stay wifi. More? then we'll see.
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In regards to devices, I generally have my laptop running in addition to another one somewhere in the house. Also, attached to the wireless router is our Vonage adapter and an AT&T Microcell (http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/3gmicrocell.jsp?fbid=sig9IlvR27g). We also have an HP printer which runs on wireless, but is switched off most of the time. What's your say on this?

The last question I had was that if I am running 4-6 monitors (platform on one monitor, stocktwits, twitter, hotmail etc on the other monitor and the rest would have real-time charts), would that increase my lag or should I be fine?

Excuse my ignorance on this issue and thanks again.
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Hey if you decide to kidnap me, would you please send in the lady in the Corona ad? With some supply of Corona of course. I am very willing to cooperate.
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Wife's wondering why I'm laughing at my charts!

Btw, is it a woman that's going to come in between our friendship

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Boli, this seems slightly different and (maybe) more appropriate.

http://www.amazon.com/Monster-PowerNet-300-Network-Module/dp/tech-data/B002IKKF0A/ref=de_a_smtd

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