compatibilty bettwen amrican and uk hardwear are they compatible

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  1. lowIQ

    lowIQ Geek Trainee

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    i building a new pc atm and i live in the uk a freind in amrerica is going to perchace the cpu and g card for some computer game stuff that im gonna give him but will they be compatible with my uk componants?

    the mother bord im getting is its from a uk site specs wise it will be able to run the cpu and graphics card my freind will get but are there power isues or anything like that wich means uk and us barts can run with each other
    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=82818

    usa graphics card
    http://www.pcclub.com/product_details.cfm?...itemno=A9630820
    usa processor
    http://www.pcclub.com/product_details.cfm?...itemno=A1906541

    help will be apriceated so so much
     
  2. lowIQ

    lowIQ Geek Trainee

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    i whanted to edit the post not repost it with the edit Oo :D
     
  3. Addis

    Addis The King

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    Those links are broken.
     
  4. lowIQ

    lowIQ Geek Trainee

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    http://www.pcclub.com/product_details.cfm?itemno=A9630820

    g card link above

    http://www.pcclub.com/product_details.cfm?itemno=A1906541

    processor link above

    will the processor and g card above (if shiped from the usa) work on the motherbord below if percased from a uk suplyer or do they work on divernt voltages ect i know that if u have a dvd in the usa its NTSC format and in the uk we have PAL format. so are the componants the same as dvds in the fact that there the same dvd but u cant use a USA dvd in a UK dvd player and u cant use a UK dvd in a USA dvd player. we run our apilences on a dc50 currnt they run on a dc60 curent what i mean is are the componats uneveraly compatable world wide and only the power suply is vital to your country or are all componats slightly differnt to alow for curnt ect of differnt countrys.
    specs wise the mother bord can take a pci-e card and a amd 64 processor 939 pin so specs wise they seem to be compatable

    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=82818

    motherbord link above from the uk
     
  5. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    All computer parts work on 12V DC. The power supply will take the 120V (US) or 240V/230V (UK), both AC, and convert it into 12V DC current. As long as the power supply is in order, you shouldn't have a problem. Some power supplies have active PFC which allows them to instantly switch between 120V or 240V systems.

    The NTSC/PAL is video card related to TV out-put only. If you're not going to be using the TV-out, then this really isn't an issue. The monitor will not be affected by this. The bigger issue would be the input voltage of 120V or 240V, and I don't recall monitors with the ability to switch between the two voltages.
     

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