http://forums.cclonline.com/ Graphics cards, monitors and driver discussion en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:06:29 GMT vBulletin 10 http://forums.cclonline.com/images/misc/rss.png http://forums.cclonline.com/ http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15391-Some-help-please&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:25:58 GMT Hey all.

Quick question, i've stopped gaming for quite some time now since my 9800GT i bought died.

I only played counter strike source which doesn't require any amazing graphics card.

Current rig:
AMD 6000+ @3.1Ghz
2GB 666mhz?
Integrated card now...
500GB sata HD 7.2K rpm.

Im looking at replacing the ram and getting a new card.
I don't want to be paying tons. So whats the best deal for a game like css please? ]]> Drew1337 http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15391-Some-help-please http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15390-Palit-GeForce-GTX460-768MB-Can-this-be%21&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:22:01 GMT Palit GeForce GTX460 768M Can this price be right? http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=52316 Palit GeForce GTX460 768M

Can this price be right?

http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...oduct_id=52316 ]]> Saabz http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15390-Palit-GeForce-GTX460-768MB-Can-this-be%21 http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15385-Graphics-Order&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:28:57 GMT Right, well as I have been through Uni and now work, I have no idea of the top to bottom order of the current lot of graphics cards about.

Anyone got a list that's a bit clearer than the monster one on Tom's Hardware as to the standings performance wise amongst them all?

My 320MB 8800GTS is probably a bit long in the tooth now for modern games and my game time is picking up again now. ]]> Elsparrow http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15385-Graphics-Order http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15370-PC-to-monitor-connection-help&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:21:08 GMT Hey guys,

Today my PC arrived, to my very delight. I instantly plugged it in and set it up to the monitor. I was extremely giddy and excited to FINALLY get my own, fast computer. However, when I plugged my PC into the monitor (BenQ G2222HDL - 22") it says 'no signal found. I am using D-Sub to connect from the computer to monitor at this point.

So, I frantically rummaged round for my old HDMI cable, and plugged it into the back of the PC and into my 37" tele. This option worked, so I thought the monitor maybe broke, or the connection maybe loose. Although after extensive testing, I have found nothing, and it still does not connect to the monitor. Although it does seem to recognise the D-Sub into the back, as when there is no cable plugged in whatsoever, it says 'no cable found.' Yet, as I said earlier, when inserting the D-Sub into the back, it says 'no SIGNAL found.' The thing is, that the monitor works perfectly with my old PC, through the same cable?

So, can anyone help me with my problem? I am happy to take questions and post my specs if that helps.

Thanks in advance,

Mike.


EDIT:// http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...oduct_id=34692

That's my PC.
]]> MikeyGrea http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15370-PC-to-monitor-connection-help http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15365-22-AOC-F22s-Monitor-Power&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:41:13 GMT A friend recently bought this monitor:
http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...id=0&tid=f22s+

only to find that it had a European power adapter!

when CCL sell this in the future, they should include a EU to UK adapter, a UK lead, or at least say it is European in the description.

great monitor though :) ]]> alasdairhurst http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15365-22-AOC-F22s-Monitor-Power http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15362-TV-Tuners&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:12:30 GMT Right then, let's talk telly.

Anyone who's seen this thread will know I'm upgrading the HTPC for satellite viewing.

It's not going well, DVB-S as far as I can tell needs Win7 (well, S2 definitely does) and my current DVB-T won't run on Win7 - infact it what was causing the BSOD's from the previous post.

The KWorld DVB-S card isn't giving me any channels, I get a signal indicator for it (five blocks with one of the dishs cables, seven with the other - which is about on par with the signal check I get on the Sky+HD box, incidentally I have no idea how many blocks it's supposed to be out of but that's a Win7 Media Centre GUI design issue) but it's not finding any channels even though I'm selecting Eurobird 1 (Astra 2D) which I'm pretty sure is the right satellite and what worked on my old DVB-S2 card I had a while back.

So I'm writing both cards off as a headache and after DVB-T dual tuner and DVB-S dual tuner (bonus points for the former being cheap as T2 should be along shortly and the latter also supporting S2). Have two PCI slots and a PCI-E slot available so one of each or both PCI's not a problem. Case is slim so nothing that's bigger than a standard PCI bracket (though doesn't need to be low profile). Think that covers everything. Windows 7 supports essential.

Have looked at the Hauppauge 4400 as it has quad tuners but then read a review which says it doesn't support multi-tuner recording (ie you can only record the channel you're watching, not watch one and record another), but even at the £10 cheaper competitor I found them it's still £200 which is a bit long on the budget, especially when I should get similar functionality from:

Hauppauge PCTV 4000i Dual DVB-S
Hauppauge PCTV 2000i Dual DVB-T

Sans the DVB-S2 but for £155.46 before shopping around it's quite a saving and as far as I know the current HD channels (BBC, ITV and C4) are broadcasted on the S1 not S2 anyway.

Anyone with greater experience able to sort out me media centre? I figure with this boxed it's going to be one mean time sink :D ]]> Sampler http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15362-TV-Tuners http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15357-5750-vs-5770&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:53:30 GMT Hey guys,

After taking some advice I've decided not to buy the 275 GTX I talked about in my other recent thread and am instead thinking about either a 5750 or 5770. However, I'm not really sure which to go for. I suppose what I'm asking is: how much extra card does the extra £20 for a 5770 get me in comparison with the £5750.
Price wise there really isn't much in them. On paper the performace differences seem marginal but noticeable, with clock speeds differing by about 100MHz.
I think I'm leaning towards the 5770 at the moment as it seems to have a better balance of price and performance than the 5750, but I'm willing to accept advice from you guys. I should point out that I'm not too keen on spending more than £140/150 on a new card, so 58xx series and 59xx series are a bit beyond my budget, and similarly specced Nvidia cards seem to be a fair bit more in terms of price wise.
I have read on here and elsewhere that Ati drivers aren't so hot, but if I'm honest my current 8800 has driver errors which are apparently known about by Nvidia/Msoft but have yet to be fully resolved.
Thanks for input guys,

Jim ]]> Jim http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15357-5750-vs-5770 http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15332-Radeon-HD-4650-1024MB-AGP&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:18:01 GMT could somebody tell me if a 250 watt psu is ok for this card ?

http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...ufacturer_id=0 ]]> bubbles http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15332-Radeon-HD-4650-1024MB-AGP http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15321-dead-monitor-%28&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:30:20 GMT i have a 22" DGM monitor that i bought from CCL about 18 months ago..i think....
the last few days it's struggled to turn on, finally today giving up completely. As teh green signal light was coming on i assumed my GPU was the culprit, stripped down the PC, took out the card spotted one of the VRM heatsinks was extremely loose, cleaned it, took off the cooler, re-applied TIM and reassembled, then gave everything a good clean with my compressor. Popped it all back together, turned on the PC and...the same :(

Image pops onto the screen faintly for about a second then fades back to black.

I'm guessing this budget monitor won't have had a long warranty, so anyone got any suggestions to fix it very cheaply, or do i have to go shopping :(

currently using my caravan TV as a monitor, it might have a decent enough resolution but the colours are awful :( ....bright light........ :( ]]> tony http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15321-dead-monitor-%28 http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15317-Nvidia-275-GTX&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:37:11 GMT Hey guys, Quick question. Got the chance to purchase a second hand 275 GTX for ~£100. I had a look and a new 5 series Ati card (the 57xx range specifically) cost something similar brand new. My question is, is it worth forking out for the 275 when I can get an unused, brand new card for a... Hey guys,

Quick question. Got the chance to purchase a second hand 275 GTX for ~£100.
I had a look and a new 5 series Ati card (the 57xx range specifically) cost something similar brand new. My question is, is it worth forking out for the 275 when I can get an unused, brand new card for a similar price. Is the 275GTX on par with a 57xx series card, or better, or worse? Basically would it be a smart purchase or would I be better off going for a newer card?
Thanks for advice,

Jim ]]> Jim http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15317-Nvidia-275-GTX http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15293-need-some-help-here-with-a-graphics-card-choice&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:19:42 GMT okay I've been looking around a lot of online retailers and stores and I'm yet to find a graphics card with great performance relative to a reasonable price that is compatible with a DDR2 SDRAM that also has a 256 bit memory interface if you can get such a card can someone please tell me the name or website i can find it on your help will be much appreciated.:) ]]> Afrosamurai http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15293-need-some-help-here-with-a-graphics-card-choice http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15292-Help-deciding-on-new-graphics-card&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:29:06 GMT Hi
I currently have a 256MB GeForce 8800 GT graphics card in my computer, although I thought I had more!!!
I recently bought some new games to play and they won't work because my graphics card isn't good enough so I am looking for a new graphics card with at least 526MB.
I don't know anything about graphics cards and what they are compatible with so could anyone please advice me on the best one to get?

I currently have:
OS - Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU - AMD Athlon 3.0 Ghz
RAM - 3 GB DDR2
Motherboard - WinFast 6150M2MA
Hard drive - 500 GB +

Thanks ]]> sooty1892 http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15292-Help-deciding-on-new-graphics-card http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15291-I-need-help-deciding&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:26:23 GMT Im having a hard choice to pick between the
CCL Choice nVidia GeForce GTS 250 1GB ECO
(http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...b250cclchoice#)



OR

Sparkle GeForce GT220 1GB
http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=52081category_id=972&manufactu rer_id=0&tid=sxt2201024d2g-nmp

They are both verry similar, same chipsets, just different speeds and sizes, i have no clue on witch one to go for. both are quite cheep and seam okay to buy. im buying these because im having troubles running All Points Bulletin.
I can provide more details about my computer if needed ]]> guy1195 http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15291-I-need-help-deciding http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15285-I-got-my-%28new%29-HD4850-%28CROSSFIRE%21%21%29&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:03:27 GMT I was using a HD4830 made by Sapphire before (dual slot), and I thought I needed a bit more power.

Martin.Day made a topic about selling a HD4850 yesterday, and I collected it today and installed it.

Here's the stock performance of my HD4830:

3DMark06: ~11150 @ Stock and ~12300 @ 650/1055Mhz

When the two cards were crossfired:

3DMark06: ~14500

I'm not so sure whether these are the expected gains, but I'm happy.

On another note, the HD4850 idles at 70C (WOW), while my Sapphire 4830 idles at 35C (often 31C). ]]> HarisF1 http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15285-I-got-my-%28new%29-HD4850-%28CROSSFIRE%21%21%29 http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15281-The-Best-Single-Slot-graphics-is-here%21&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:47:51 GMT XFX 5770... (http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/graphiccards/HD%205000series/5771.aspx) and a review here. (http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/35101-xfx-radeon-hd-5770-1gb-single-slot-review.html) XFX 5770... and a review here. ]]> Sum http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?15281-The-Best-Single-Slot-graphics-is-here%21