My sister wants a VGA cable for a 17" monitor. The local computer store offers a 2m cable at about £10. Having taken a look on Amazon, there seems to be a range of cables ranging from £2+.
Is it worth telling her to spend more and get something better than the cheapest and would something like http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fisual-Pearl-VGA-Male-Cable/dp/B000WTT0EG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top be worth it?
In other words, what would you recommend spending on a VGA cable?
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Also, the fuse on a kettle plug for a computer (less than 250W PSU) and monitor should be 5A+?
The one you linked to would be fine. Unlike DVI/HDMI cables though, the quality of VGA cables does somewhat play a factor being that it is transfering an anolog signal as opposed to a digital one. Don't want to go too cheap and rubbish on it. Try to keep the length the shortest possible for your needs to prevent signal degradation. As to how much to spend, a 6FT decent quality cable can be had here in the States for less than $5 and they come gold plated:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10201&cs_id=1020102&p_id=85&seq=1&format=2
I'd say look for something similar and read the reviews.
For a PSU that low power, the fuse on the kettle plug doesn't need to be more than 5A+.
I have a PC I built about 5-6 years ago and I would like to upgrade it without spending too much money. I originally built it to play a modded Oblivion, which I did, as well as FO3... which runs a lot smoother than Oblivion did/does. I recently set up a massive modded oblivion and I am struggling with fps dipping down to 10-15 and even slower at times so I am here for some advice. I know I can remove some of the mods to play with a higher fps but I would like to see if there is anything I could do with the PC I have.
I am using this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=A455-2118 and this for my http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=CP1-A64-3800%20E%20AV, I think I am stuck with these unless I decide to go with a complete rebuild. I am currently using this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=P450-9616 and found another one on amazon for $50. I also only have 2 gigs of ram and could get another 2 for around $90..
So, my questions are, would it be a good idea to get a duplicate video card and sli them, or could anyone suggest another video card(s) that I could get to maximize performance with this current set up. The ram is pretty much a done deal which I know should improve performance, I am just seeing before I order anything if I should possibly look into anything else that can help me.
The CPU is your limitation here. The Athlon 3800+ Venice was great for its time, but that time is long gone. You're already past the balanced state of your system between the CPU and GPU....getting anything more is just spending money for bottlenecked performance. Socket 939 CPUs are hard to come by these days leaving only places like Ebay to find second-hand ones...and they're not cheap and not really worth the performance bump either.
And I'm not a fan of SLI or Crossfire, so I'm not one to suggest it. You're not guaranteed a performance boost in all games. In your case with the older CPU, I definitely don't suggest it. About $400-$500 can get you some nice upgrades if you were to stick with AMD....that is CPU+MOBO+RAM+GPU.