When I build a completely new computer, I'll definitely buy a new Seasonic for it, but I'm currently upgrading from the computer I have on my sig to the one I listed on the post

yes the standard stuff

I'm upgrading my computer to something a little faster for the interim while waiting for Starcraft 2 to come out. What I have is: Athlon 64 Winchester + overclock ASUS A8V-E 1GB of Corsair DDR 400 ASUS 8800GS 384MB w/ overclock Samsung T series 500GB DVD writer Sound Blaster live 5.1 Right now I'm r...

So I have a ASUS A8V-E here... Its missing the heatsink bracket for CPU, does anyone have it?

I have one here that just died. I need a board to replace it, wondering if anyone has anything. I would prefer a nForce4 board from ASUS. If you have anything please leave a msg!

Thanks a lot guys.

Thanks for the years of blissful quiet Mike. (and all the other contributers as well as the few manufactures that LISTEN to us) As soon as Bush's "Let them eat cake"-check arrives, SPCR can have a piece of it too. I'll even put 6 candles on your slice! Call it the 'Silence Stimulus Package' for our...

I had a K6 400 before too. My fan periodically dies however the computer did not die. I think it is possible to run fanless if you have any sort of decent headsink. Honestly my heatsink was pretty dinky however it got burning hot to the touch.

I've been VERY behind in computer news, and after looking through the forum, there doesn't seem to be any topics on this. Does ANYONE have any idea what a Samsung T series is? Only info I have is its 133GB/platter yet no info on how well it performs and noise signature. I first noticed it when I was...

Heatpipes don't mean everything. The older Thermalright sinks don't have heatpipes and this look exactly like those sinks. However I agree a total ripoff of Arctic Cooling.

Great build overall. I wish I can purpose build a computer now other than working with what I already have.

Anyways... about ur bubble wrap.... I have to express my concerns for static. Its plastic and air, its going to develop static and your computer might be dead from the static shock.

Those grills, even though being wire grills, look kind of restrictive. Don't you think the rings are a little too close together?

Interesting, I hate working in DOS, but it doesn't seem like I have another choice.

My card doesn't give me temperatures or clockspeed. So what should I do to enable temperature monitoring? I'm absolutely new to nVidia as I have been mostly a ATi guy.

Ok, I've tried searching the forums, but nothing much came out of it. Anyways... the fan on the VF I have growls like ther eis no tomorrow. I used to have a Coolermaster sleeve bearing fan blowing at my 9600XT, now I have a VF on a 6600GT. I was wondering if the VF is suppose to growl like this, or ...

I think the window itself isn't all that bad, its usually the fan that comes along with the side panel window. So many windows also have a intake fan(mine... it came with it) which is pretty annoying sound wise, very hard to quiet down and the main source of noise for my computer. The noise that wou...

I see... I shall have to pay close attention to the fan. Its the loudest thing on the machine since its the fastest spinning thing short of the hard drive. I think being hung in mid air and being not stably mounted also affects it.

The one I got to play around with was also AGP and by Sapphire. I didn't get any instablities due to temperature and I overclocked to 460/256. It was a little weaker than I expected and yes, the sink is tiny. My 9600XT is like... nothing.... the heatsink is just a piece of metal, no fins. Its also a...

I've remember it being discussed that it shortens the life of the bearing, but how bad is it? I have CoolerMaster SUF that has been blowing up for around 7 mnths, and I realized it has started to click audibly when I have my side panel off. I'm wondering if it will fail as it cools my video card and...

Anyone have any idea how much power this card draws. I got a test mule from a friend and its getting A LOT hotting temperatures than my 9600XT did. Idles at like 47C while my 9600XT was 47C at load.

pass it to me, lol

Dude, not being a fan boy and all, but the current chipset for the P-M isn't gonna last and you are gonna have to replace the whole lot once you upgrade. While the AMD is gonna stay on one northbridge. I think that NF4 is gonna stay for awhile considering some people are still using NF3 chipsets. Ei...

Abosolutely off topic, but... from what I read, placing a sleeve bearing fan horizontally is not good for the fan? I have ran a CoolerMaster SUF horizontally for 6 months already...

That's a Hitachi/IBM right?

I have a Hitachi 40GB drive that does this annoying sound every once in a while. Was it the Hitachi that did the load and unloading heads thing? The sound is really annoying and sounded like scraping on the blackboard.

Thanks Bob. I never use google cause, I just don't. Maybe I should switch hahaha.

I have WD drive but I'm not sure if its a ball or fluid. It ried yahoo'ing it but nothing came up. The WD site says nothing.

This is the drive number:
WD800JBRTL

lol, I'm not sure what it looks like, just that the sink looks very familiar to me. I agree that whoever pioneered tower types, 120mm fans, heat pipes and etc is rather hard to find. Copying certain aspects of designs I'm ok with, but some are just outrageous, such as the TT Tsunami(even their name ...

Is it just me, or does this look like a Scythe?

ThermalRock, division of ThermalTake

Its positive pressure. From what I've read, having more exhaust than intake makes for lower temperatures.

Is the 9600 that strong?? My XT is really showing its age and a new video card is really needed.

But I gotta admit, its a cool running card. I think it puts out less than 30W, which is great.

Wouldn't a aluminum fan resonate more?? Plastic has some degree of stretchiness, on the other hand, aluminum is known to resonate... Would a complete aluminum fan being louder by vibrations?