The Xigmatek battle axe was rated fairley highly by MikeC. I can't tell if the IXG has bigger heatpipes than the battle-axe, but they are squeezed closer together so there is more contact with gpu core.

It only takes up normal two slots, not 4 like the battle axe.

AL

you already got it, but yes.

I have this setup now. Since the cards power connector faces forwards you must be sure to tidy your videocard power connector securely to stop it from interfering with the HDD cage fan

AL

Hi, The Inquirer's Friday hardware roundup turned up this review on Bjorn3d.com it is a 5-heatpipe GPU cooler which uses a 'direct touch' heatpipe design which has been quite successful on some recent CPU coolers. It has an additional fan pack of 3-80mm low profile un-caged fans similar to the origi...

Hello, I notice that one or two of you are considering overclocking and putting high TDP CPUs in this board. There appears to be a problem with the low 7xx chipsets supporting the high power (quad core 9850 etc) CPUs. It is not a fault of the chipset itself, but a design flaw with the board manufact...

that pun was so bad you probably heard the groan over in Wales

I got this Ad in my work mailbox form an electronics sourcing company. I've put in for a sample, but i could get anything from 60mm to 120mm with any option for pulse and lock sensor. they're from SANYO DENKI who actually say " SANACE is the lowest noise, highest airflow, best manufactured dual ball...

gb115b, atitool will allow you to dynamically control the fan speed of your X1950. www.techpowerup.com

i'll try that, thx.

Its interesting to read about the strain the S1 puts on the power components on idle, compared to the HR-03.

I assume this is becasue the fins are directly underneath them heating them up, whereas the smaller HR03 footprint doesn't cover them or even better is mounted on the reverse of the card.

Do you have any power consumption details of your HD3870? I've just been using one of those mains plug in devices to measure my entire system draw. Idle 87W ATI tool 3D view on 195W (Seasonic S12 rev1A) beraring in mind that idle uses Cool'n'Quiet and that ATi tool causes CPU and GPU both to 100%; i...

Hi Guys, I definitely recommend this card - i think the 3800 series are very reasonably priced considering new launched top-of the-range cards are usually in the £300 range. In my case this Sapphire card is a warranty replacement for a defective X1950XT. Titus, I see that my post was a little ambig...

Hi there, I've been a quiet member of these forums for a while. I wouldn't say i'm in the same league of silence as some of the geeks in here, but i do obsess about PC noise level in my own little way (since i sleep with the PC on in the same room), and i have gone so far as to build little ducts an...

Looks a lot like my modified VM-101 . The caption under the photo describes the results compared to unmodified VM-101 . My 9600 Pro is far from a "high end" GPU, so I'd be hesitant to make any claims in that regard. I was a little worried about the torque applied to the mounting block and its skinn...

maybe its worth playing with a peltier insert underneath a Ninja heat sink?

even less case clearance!

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2007/07/12/scythe_ninja_plus_takes_on_three_tec_heavyweights_uk/ Just read this and i see it is not on the SPCR forum yet (i did a few searches, sorry if i'm late) Thought it might be interesting. I know the Ninja is a fave among these boards, and in my mind it was the ...

i think i've read that the Zlaman LED fans are made of a lighter, stiffer/more brittle plastic which gives off a higher frequency rattle than the non-LED black fans.

Hi, not sure which forum is best for this - is it generally OK to connect fans in parallel - two powered from the same PWM header (with only one tacho wired)? if so, is it usually OK if they are different sizes - 60mm and 120mm? I have just wired a 120mm front case fan to the connector of the Arctic...

Know of any software other than 'ATI tool' that can control my X850 fan speed?

ATI tool is normally good, but since i hooked up a 120mm silverstone to my AC5 i have experienced a loud whine that reminds me of an old TV being on.

Hi,

Whenever i use the search function today the page loads as a blank white screen.

I use firefox normally, but i tried on IE7 too.

apparently so:
HR-03 review

but in both cases, what about the memory? Not much room for sinks under the HR fins unless you use the 3 slot otption.

so long as its not made of cardboard like it looks (!) then a genuine heavy downpoar won't be too much trouble.

I reckon morning Dew/frost/humidity is going to be the ultimate poblem.
Moving parts will suffer first.

darn, pics are down

Hey,

perhaps you could post some outside/case/CPU temps every couple of weeks. Winter is coming and the first frosts are appearing (in the UK anyways).

A well made and well positioned outdoor case could make effortless cooling. Humidity and spider ingress would probably have to be monitored!

give your case an IP rating! http://www.aquatext.com/tables/ip_ratings.htm This is how industrial enclosures are rated for wetherproofing. IP00 = totally open and not waterproof to IP68 = drop it in the deep ocean. I'd say your case was IP13. So, have you had any small rodents/hobos trying to nest i...

i did experiment with a 'chimney' over the AXP3200 fan straight through thte side of the case. This worked really well, however it all but blocked off the 120mm fan in the bottom of the PSU because its really close to the edge of the motherboard in my case. I think a heatpipe cooler would work reall...

hey nickbits, that is a bit of a comfort. AS i mentioned above i HAVE knocked a 92mm hole with no grille in there, plus theres a 120mm with only a wire grill blasting in the bottom. all the other holes are sealed at the back. I have a wonder about dust. the fins of the AXP3200 are pretty dusty. I'm ...

mshan, that is classic Dell. I was VERY surprised ot find a PCIx16 on this motherboard here, considering it came with onboard VGA. All opf our other Dells have the whole slot missing. The HDD in theis 5150 has very loud grinds and clicks when it reads/writes. Every minute or so most of our dells inc...

you used to be able to copy the licence number down form a machine at work or school or from a cash machine even! and licence that since it was only used once or not at all,. However that would involve you telling a simple lie to the person on the telephone and would be illegal

i buy OEM system builder XP licences. You have to buy these with a 'significant peice of hardware' that the windows licence is then tied to. maybe a HSF will be considered 'significant' enough. XP pro OEM is around £70, home is around £50 i think. i get them in packs of 3 form ebuyer.co.uk , but t...