Newbie with video cards here . . . how does one get the temp of the GPU?? I'm using Sapphire ATI HD 3450.
I can't find the temp in Catalyst Control Center.
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- Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:26 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Radeon HD 3400 and 3600
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18177
- Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:43 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Speedfan questions.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5741
Need some explanation please. I have just set up my new system around an Asus P5k-E Wifi and Intel E6550. Speedfan provides temps that match figures on Asus Probe, except it has one item as Aux that is 127C!! I follows dhanson865's advice an got a config from the Speedfan website and now the Aux ite...
- Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:47 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Vista or XP?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 26990
Vista or XP?
I am now finally building my new system around an Asus P5K-E Wifi and was wondering whether there is any point installing Windows Vista instead of XP at this point.
Thanks for any input!
Thanks for any input!
- Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:33 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Gigabyte 780G GA-MA78GM-S2H
- Replies: 65
- Views: 73211
- Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:49 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New Build Advice : Intel or AMD? M8N-E any good?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3324
- Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:34 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New Build Advice : Intel or AMD? M8N-E any good?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3324
Thanks for the info!! Great seems like AMD CPU is way to go at budget price range . . . only thing is less mobo choices. I am looking at M8N-E as stated before, but am abit worried about comments that it is less than stable when tweaked. I don't really intend to overclock so I should be OK?? In term...
- Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:09 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New Build Advice : Intel or AMD? M8N-E any good?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3324
New Build Advice : Intel or AMD? M8N-E any good?
Background : last week, the SATA controller on my motherboard (Asus A8N-E) got fried (freak accident, no idea what caused it) and it can no longer access any SATA device. I have decided to build a new rig as my main system and hopefully salvage my current one as a backup system. I have not been acti...
- Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:10 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: PC is not recognizing my hard disks. What to do?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2981
Just got my hands on a SATA-to-IDE connector and plugging the hard disks into the IDE port, the motherboard / bios successfully recognized the hard disks. The problem now is that the C drive is connected to the secondary IDE port and the mobo still won't load the OS. I was hoping that it would boot ...
- Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:16 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: PC is not recognizing my hard disks. What to do?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2981
This morning I just tried : 1) Using Asus support CD to flash bios 2) reset cmos by taking out battery and moving jumpers Neither helped the situation. I am now convinced my motherboard SATA controller is fried. Thanks for all the help guys! Now is it probably time to do abit of research and come ba...
- Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:49 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: PC is not recognizing my hard disks. What to do?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2981
- Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:23 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: PC is not recognizing my hard disks. What to do?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2981
PC is not recognizing my hard disks. What to do?
Major PC disaster encountered last night! As I was surfing the web and listening to music with foobar in the background, and when I launched Excel, my PC suddenly froze and crashed - I got a blue screen of death - and on re-start, bios says I have no hard disk installed!! (I have 2 internal WD hard ...
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:19 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Gigabyte Volar GH-PSU21-FB CPU HSF
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1847
Gigabyte Volar GH-PSU21-FB CPU HSF
Came across this new Gigabyte CPU HSF in a magazine. Product page : http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/AirCooling/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=2499&ProductName=Volar The main feature is the omni-directional 120mm fan, that can be angled to blow at the chipsets or mosfets areas. The local (i.e. Hong...
- Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:14 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Quiet, fast, small & not expensive. My new machine.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8395
- Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:43 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: sunon heatsink with mini pump
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6240
Actually I posted about this awhile back, but I'm really bad at starting new posts - they normal "die" pretty quick. http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=33079&highlight=sunon+waturbo Anyway, last week, I read a review of the cooler in a Hong Kong PC magazine. According to their tests, t...
- Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:28 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: SUNON Waturbo
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1791
SUNON Waturbo
I just ran into this in a Taiwanese PC mag - Sunon Waturbo. It is a CPU cooler that combines a heatsink fan with a liquid pump inside the heatsink. The fan is supposed to a mag-lev fan. Waturbo = water turbo Here are the links to the official site: http://www.sunon.com.tw/waturbo/en_tc01406001.htm I...
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:01 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Is 42C too hot for a harddrive?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2091
Is 42C too hot for a harddrive?
I built my PC in winter and with ambient temps of around 20C, the CPU was around 27-30C most of the time when idle or browsing the internet. Now that it is summer, temps are significantly higher. According the Speedfan, I have: CPU: 37C Chipset: 42C Harddrive: 42C 1) Are these temps normal when ambi...
- Sat May 13, 2006 7:26 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Help needed to remove video interference
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3490
- Sat May 13, 2006 4:08 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Help needed to remove video interference
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3490
Help needed to remove video interference
I recently built a pc around a MSI K8NGM2-FID in a Cooler Master Centurion 541 case (with 380W PSU). Everything is working fine except the LCD monitor flickers occassionally. This flickering is worse when I watch TV through a PCI TV Tuner card. I know this is not the monitor's fault as I have simila...
- Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:17 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Chipset fan header on motherboard
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3747
- Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:05 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: MSI K8NGM2-NBP on-baord video
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4698
- Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:40 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Should I replace my Centurion 5 120 mm fan?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3853
Addictive this is. I too have the Centurion 5 with an Antec TruePower 2.0 PSU. The Antec automatically controls fans connected to its dedicated 12V fan switch - and basically the rear 120mm fan didn't even spin!! At first I thought I had a faulty fan, but the case has a QC mark dated 01 Feb 2006 (!)...
- Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:39 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Help with internal wiring / cabling!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2036
Help with internal wiring / cabling!
I have completed my first build and the internal cabling is a mess!!!!
Can anyone please recommend me some sites where I can learn more about how to tidy up the unused power cables and how to run the assorted connectors inside the case??
Thanks.
Can anyone please recommend me some sites where I can learn more about how to tidy up the unused power cables and how to run the assorted connectors inside the case??
Thanks.
- Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:43 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Asus Ai Booster or AMD Cool n Quiet?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2547
- Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:00 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Asus Ai Booster or AMD Cool n Quiet?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2547
Asus Ai Booster or AMD Cool n Quiet?
I have just finished building my first PC and have some questions regarding AMD Cool n Quiet. I have the Asus A8N-E motherboard and it comes with an Asus Ai Booster utlility that is similar to the Cool n Quiet software. The Ai Booster possesses a more infomative interface. My queries: 1. Do the 2 cl...
- Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:39 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Samsung or LG LCD?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1059
Samsung or LG LCD?
I went looking for 17" LCD monitor - the shop assistant recommended 2 models - the Samsung 730B and the LG L1750B. Both are the same price. His comment was Samsungs are assembled in China but LGs are still manufactured and assembled in Korea. Any suggestions on which is a better general purpose moni...
- Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:26 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Novice seeking advice on first DIY system
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3783
A 450 watt PSU is overkill, a quick glance at your system suggests that it should not even break 200 watts at full load. Go for the Seasonic S12 330. It's efficient, quiet, and reliable. Is 330W sufficient after adding the soundcards, TV Tuners and extra optical and hard drives?? In thinking about ...
- Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:17 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Novice seeking advice on first DIY system
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3783
That's really strange; Seasonic IS a Taiwanese PSU. The company is headquartered in Taiwan, PSU's are made on the mainland (across the border from you). I know . . . but the local computer shopping malls are loaded with things like 2theMax, Magic Pro, GTR and the like. They can be significantly che...
- Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:35 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Novice seeking advice on first DIY system
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3783
- Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:00 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Novice seeking advice on first DIY system
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3783
Novice seeking advice on first DIY system
Hi, this is my first post. I have finally decided to build my first PC with the following components primarily for MP3 encoding and playback, storing photos, some video playing and encoding as well as light gaming (real time strategy stuff). My concerns are whether this is good enough or overkill an...