Any RAM that requires greater than the 1.8V standard to run at its rated speed will likely have heat sinks and requires them. As far as I know, all the RAM out that requires higher voltages and manual configuration of timings is technically being overclocked as well.

Well, I screwed up. It wasn't the card after all. It was the CPU Heatsink Fan. I went into the BIOS of my Asus P5B-E and switched the CPU Fan to "Silent Mode." It worked like a charm. I've got egg on my face now! :oops: I have the EVGA 8800GTS 640MB and the fan is dead quiet. I can't even hear it i...

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It's cheaper than surgery, so I think I'll buy one.

I would remove the upper hard drive chamber completely and add another 120MM fan at the front there for air intake. It netted me about a 3~5C drop in temps on both the GPU and motherboard. This will be at the cost of some extra noise however. I'm not currently using the fan there, because my system ...

I'm running a VF900 in a P180 on my 7900GT Superclocked as well. Idle temps are 45c and load temps have never topped 55c. This is with the fan running at 7V at all times.

First off, I don't appreciate your tone TomZ, as you obviously have NO idea who I am or what my experience is. Varying the speed of an AC motor is not normally done simply by changing the voltage with some sort of rheostat. The problem with using TRIACs, in my experience, is noise. Just as you will ...

I love the modular cable design of the Liberty unit, and its very quiet in my system.

OK People. First OFF, VOLTAGE has nothing to do with slowing down an AC fan. To control the speed of an AC fan you must vary the frequency of the AC down from 50/60Hz using a frequency driver. The varying of speed in ceiling fans is usually accomplished by using different taps in the motor windings....

Were are you getting the temp reading from? BIOS screen or the Intel Desktop Utility? If I read the temps in the BIOS screen as opposed to with the system booted into windows, its always about 10C higher. This is with an Intel 945GNT board in my case.

I setup a Celeron D a couple months ago and it ran much cooler, but it was the 2.53GHz version, which is probably why. This seems to be common with all the new Intel processors. I setup a Pentium D820 system for a customer last week and saw 50~53C idle. Running Prime 95 brought the poor thing all th...

I've had mixed results with Sparkle Power from a reliability standpoint. Stick with Seasonic or even Enermax. <-- shameless plug

Make sure there is not a BIOS update for your motherboard and get it up to date before you give any credence to the temperature readings. Incorrect CPU temp readings are very common BIOS fixes. Not knowing what motherboard you have makes it difficult to say much more...

The only way I can see there being too much resistance is if your connectors are not mating up well. If its really a major concern, you can always buy some wire and shrink tubing to solder in longer wires yourself. Very time consuming, but you could make it the exact length you want.

If your power supply has less than 25A rating on the 12V, it could be a major factor when running the 7800. Also, your CPU is an absolute power hog too, which can't make the load any easier for it.

Buy yourself some extension cables... 20 Pin Extension Cable 4 Pin Extension Cable Just eliminate the fan in the bottom chamber with the PSU as it will not be necessary for your system unless you're running more than 1 or 2 hard drives down there. You can monitor your hard drive temps just to make s...

Both the VF700 and VF900 coolers from Zalman will work on the 7900GT without a problem.

It uses a standard 3-pin motherboard fan connector, or you can use the Fan mate and crank it down as low is it will go.

I had no such issue, but when that thing spun up, it sounded like something was about to explode. VF900 solved all that, and it can run at absolute minimum speed at all times and maintain temps in the 40s under full load.

I'm running a eVGA 7900GT superclocked @ 591/1625 and the VF900 running at 7V. With 22~24C room temps I get 39C Idle and 44C under load. Its nice and quiet too.

I had one of those for about three days and returned it to Best Buy. The lack of proper widescreen support in many games was just more than I could deal with. So I returned it for a 19" LCD. It was a sweet looking monitor though for sure.

Here's an awesome fan for the money, the much-loved Yate Loons. They are only about $5 each right now. Just got 5 of these last week.

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EDIT :( Much reduced fan control options, CPU only = not good...... EDIT2 Only forum reported issue I could find with AN8-Ultra was CPU temp (high) mis-readings. Yeah, I downloaded that manual too and was quite unimpressed with the fan control options. Also, the temp reading problem with the AN8-Ul...

I'm truly sick over the fact the motherboard is discontinued now. It seems I cannot locate a new model from Abit that has the special OTES fan headers anymore. It is a pity, because it works wonderfully for me.

I'm very near replacing the stock fan on my VF700Cu with a Panasonic FBA08T12L. It's a 15mm thick 80mm fan that appears to be a good candidate for the swap. I'll post pics once it's installed! Panasonic Panaflo FBA08T12L Volts: 12 Operating Voltage: 7 - 13.8 Rated Current: 79ma Rated Input: 0.95 Wat...

I would get a card without the Zalman cooler pre-intalled as the one on that card does not allow you to run it in "silent" mode. So basically, the fan is running on high speed all the time. I would get (or similar): eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card And then just...

Regarding cooling of motherboard components: Perhaps you should try measuring the temperature without a fan to see just how hot the components get. Bear in mind that many modern MOSFETs and other semiconductor devices can withstand maximum junction temperatures of 180 or even 200C - far higher than...

Yate Loons have now replaced the much-maligned Vantec Stealths. The difference is quite striking. Thanks to jab-tech for taking my hard-earned dollars on these babies.

Well, you'll have to excuse us, most of us care more about acoustics than aesthetics. Heck, my computer is downright ugly. It's sitting on a shoe shelf in open air amidst a mess of cables going to and fro the router, the access point, the desk lamp, etc. How often do I look under the desk to watch ...

What software are you using to tell the fans to turn on when the temp hits 34? I'd be interested in doing something similar myself My ABIT AN8-Ultra motherboard has the Abit FanEQ built-in to the motherboard on the BIOS. I can configure it to run from 6V to 12V within a given range. Below the low t...

Why wouldn't you also have a case fan with a 7700? A ninja is actually the one of these two that can help get rid of a rear fan, by putting a fan on it and ducting it to the rear fan slot. An xp120 could also be used for replacing the rear fan with one burried deeper in the case, or for blowing dow...