Hello community
As a noob I am ordering a new PC to make into a Hybrid. My idea is to ask now if anyone can see hardware spec problems so as to try and avoid any 'issue' later (good planning). I would like to use a newer Graphic Card but I am unsure of what to use and the highest power card that will not be a huge effort to get up and running.
I am happy to fix bugs and stuff if there is an idiot guide (step by step) for me to follow but I would prefer not to have to fix a new bug.
Also do you think that is a good Mainboard or would you recommend a Asus board of some type as these seem to be more supported.
This is the system specs are (including everything) as bleow
Gigabyte Mainboard GA-EG43M-S2H - Intel G43,ICH10,Socket 775,1-PCI-Ex1,1-PCI-Ex16 slot,Micro ATX,4-DDR2 Dual-CH/H D Audio,1394,GbE LAN,6-SATA 3Gb/s,12-USB2.0, HDMI [GA-EG43M-S2H]
Intel E8500 Core 2 Duo Processor - LGA775, 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache 1333Mhz FSB 45nm
Kingston 4GB 1066MHz DDR2 PC2-85 100 CL5 240-Pin DIMM (Kit of 2) [KHX8500D2K2/4G]
500GB 3.5" SATA-II Samsung Hard Drive 16MB Cache 7200rp rpm 3.5" [HD501LJ]
1000GB Seagate Barracude SATA-II 7200rpm 32MB Cache NCQ [ST31000333AS]
Asus DRW-2014L1T LighScribe 20X SATA Black&Beige DVD ReWriter, Retail Box
Zalman CNPS8700 LED, (Copper) CPU Cooler with LED, 2-Ball bearing, Multi Socket, 110mm Fan with blue LED, Silent and Low noise operation
Cooler Master CM Media 283 Case, Black, No PSU [RC-283-KKN1-GP]
Hauppauge Wintv Nova-T 500 MCE, Dual Digital Tuner
Cooler Master Modular Silent Pro V2.3 Active PFC 500W(Modular) PSU [RS-500-AMBA-D3]
Leadtek 8400GS Low Profile Graphic Card 256M PCI-E Extreme with Low profile bracket 2 pc, 1 for dvi, one for D-sub.
[W02G0384]
Thanks heaps for all the assistance in getting t this point in my install and also thanks for any assistance in the future.
Cheers
chipppy
Hello chippy,
the safest bet with regards to hardware is the wiki. If you find the board in the wiki, you know what to think of it.
Apart from that, I do know that people have had stability problems with the Nova T-500 under 0710, but that it works better on the 0810 alpha (according to niz23)