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Yep, should give you a rough idea of how much power the PC is using. Dont forget to do the same with the PC off to get a comparison.

You have only used Normal units so far then. Subtract the start reading (72181 from the current reading (72184) gives you 3 units. If the electricity is costing you 1p per unit (just for simple maths, its probably more) you would have used 3p worth of electricity. You will probably find that...

Cant seem to find Cambridge soundworks on Ebuyer, Oc's or Savastore. Not for my price range anyway. I think that range has been replaced by the Itrigue series.

I seem to remember Intel chips being slightly quicker for video rendering. Please correct me if i'm wrong.

The low reading is usually for night usage and the normal for day usage. Take the readings in the morning and subtract them form the readings at the end of the day. You will need to check the cost per unit from your elec supplier and then you will get a rough idea of how much the PC is costing...

misread, oops

The shop probably makes more profit on Intel chips (my guess). People that work in computer shops aren't always the best people to take advice from unfortunatley. Thats what these boards are for. \suck mode off

Could be the new gfx card taking more juice from your PSU. That happened to me once. What is the make and wattage of your current PSU? If there is not enough power to the PC it wont boot and therefore you will get no signal to your monitor.

Take a meter reading, leave the machine on all day. Take a meter reading, leave the machine off all day. You will have the answer you desire.

OK, recommendation time.......... I'm looking for a cheap (sub £50) set of 2.1 speakers to replace the tinny crap i've got now. I'm not that bothered about ear bleeding volume but reasonable bass and decent sound quality is more important. I also dont want them to look like a set of space...

Ebuyer have the P180 on special offer at £69.99 inc at the moment :- ebuyer.com - Antec P180

Hello all, Do any of you guys know anything about VAT registraion and Ltd company formation (less of a problem) if you are a web developer? Im asking for somebody else but he's not sure if VAT is applicable to web development. Any info is appreciated. Thanks :)

A soundcard will improve games performance but only fractionally, perhaps 1-2 fps. It takes a small load off the CPU but nothing you will notice. I went from onboard sound on my old Asus A7N8X to a sounblaster 5.1 Live and got about 1% performance gain. Dont bother unless you need better sound...

The motherboard that Big B has suggested has onboard Lan, you dont need a network card. Great system as well. Good luck :)

Try to see a flat screen in action before you buy, the look of the screen can be quite subjective (more so than CRT's). Even if you dont buy from ebuyer have a look at the site. A lot of the products have reviews by customers which are probably less biased than magazine or web reviews. X black...

Take a look at the BenQ FP91G+ from ebuyer :- ebuyer.com - PCs/Displays » Monitors » .TFT LCD Flat Panel 19" » Product details Its the 19" version of the one that I use and £30 cheaper than the one you have chosen. The only difference is that your one is 4ms and the ebuyer one is 4ms. You...

It didnt control well because you were about 4 at the time ;)

The only point about LCD monitors and resolution is that its clearest at its native resolution. My BenQ runs at 1280x1024 and I run BF2 at 1024 x 768 to get a slightly better framerate. Its a little blurrier but not that I notice when the game is running. I have a feeling I might wait until...

It was called Flashback :- I think its classed as abandonware now, you should be able to get hold of a copy for nothing on the net.

Would it be better for me to wait until September for a DX10 card? I'm not sure if there will be any DX10 cards with similar performance to a 7900GT that will be around the same price. This is why the PS3 will sell so well :rolleyes: