Do you really need the GTX 680 and it's $450 price tag? If you tell us your likely apps/games and screen resolution, we can help with an optimal build. Sure, no problem. I am sure it is overkill, but it would be good to know my case can fit the card if I decide to get silly. :mrgreen: This will be ...

Spec'ing up a new PC build, and may be able to swing a GTX680 financially, even though it may be overkill. The specific GTX680 I am looking at (MSI brand) is 11.02" long according to Newegg. So need to figure out which "quiet" case can fit a video card this long. Here are the cases I have been think...

I'm liking the Fan Xpert 2 fan controls on some of the Z77 ASUS mobos, but can't really tell which ASUS Z77 mobos have this feature. Does anyone have this list they could share?

Thanks.

Looking for a competent, quiet air cooler for either a 3570K or 3770K CPU paired with an ASUS P8Z77 mobo that has Fan Xpert 2. Still need to research clearance with RAM and nearby mobo components as well. Budget is anything under $110, which would need to include the swapping out of any fans needed ...

Anyone have any experience with the Asus Sabertooth Z77 board? Are the small "assist" fans too noisy to be worthy here? :wink: Trying to spec up a 3770K build and can't figure out which Asus Z77 mobo to go with. They're not worth it in the first place. They're there to compensate for the shortcomin...

Anyone have an opinion on this case? I am spec'ing a 3770K build and was thinking this might be a good low-noise case but not sure. Looking for thoughts. Was thinking of using a Corsair H100 cooler...

Thanks!

Anyone have any experience with the Asus Sabertooth Z77 board? Are the small "assist" fans too noisy to be worthy here?

Trying to spec up a 3770K build and can't figure out which Asus Z77 mobo to go with.

Regards.

Tephras wrote:Yes, it will fit.

Thanks. Just placed my order for an Asus P5G41T-M/CSM micro ATX motherboard, Crucial Ballistix DDR3 RAM (2 x 2GB sticks), and a Corsair HX650 power supply. Should hole me over until I can spec and build a new PC in a few months.

As the topic suggests, I'm looking for confirmation if a micro ATX mobo will fit onto the mobo tray of the P182 case. My LGA775 mobo (Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R) took a dump and I'd like to just replace it as opposed to building an entire new system. At least for now.

Thanks in advance.

Jason

Not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but can anyone tell me if a micro ATX mobo will fit onto the P182's mobo tray? My LGA775 mobo (Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R) took a dump and there are not many options for standard ATX LGA775 mobos. I'd like to simply replace the mobo and move on down the...

jeepescu wrote:You're Golfnut on dpreview, right ?
Congrats for the nice build, I'll be able to talk about overclocking in a while when I complete my build.

Yep, that's me. Thanks for the nice words on my build. I'm happy with it so far...

PC is up and running. Overclocked to 3.2 GHz and fully stable for 24 hours running Orthos. I have my Vcore set to 1.250V in the BIOS (CPU-Z reports 1.200V at idle), and my RAM voltage set to +0.2V in the BIOS. All other voltages are left at the "Normal" setting. It's a quiet machine, but not silent....

What programs are you guys using to monitor your temps? For those of you with the E6750 or any Exx50 CPU, I believe the Tjunction is 100 degrees C, not the 85 degrees C that SpeedFan or Core Temp 0.95 report. Therefore, for those two programs, you would need to add 15 degrees C to the temps for accu...

Thanks, that's what I feared. Those two Gigabytes are the contenders to the Abit IP-35 Pro that's currently on top of my list, but I was worried about the fan headers. Definitely something to be aware of. If you have a hardware fan control solution already planned, save the $80+ in cost and get the...

I am using speedfan to keep the heat sink fan and the fan on the back of the upper hard drive cage spinning at 750 RPM as a compromise between noise and temperature. The rear exhaust fan I let run at the full 12V, and the same for the lower chamber fan. Is that by choice, or do only 2 headers suppo...

In what fashion are you planning to control your fans? Are you planning on letting the motherboard control fan speeds, or are you planning on SpeedFan or some other software program? I have the GA-P35-DS3R motherboard in a P182 case. I am using four 120mm Nexus 3-pin fans, and here is my configurati...

I am running the E6750 at 3.2GHz ( 400 x 8 ) on a GA-P35-DS3R motherboard. I have the CPU voltage set in the BIOS to 1.250V. CPU-Z reports the idle voltage to be 2.00, and at full load with Orthos the voltage drops to 1.168 (gotta love Vdroop!). I have my RAM voltage set at +0.2V in the BIOS. All my...

I have a WD 5000ABYS drive in an MX-1 connected with the supplied eSATA cable and eSATA bracket to my P35-DS3R motherboard and it works just fine. I have not tried the 6-foot eSATA cable I have yet, though.

I ran ATI Tool this weekend, and my max temps were in the low to mid 70s Celsius while running ATI Tool in artifact detection mode, as well as when running the "find max core" and "find max memory" functions. I thought those temps were decent, so I bumped my core clock to 550MHz and my memory clock ...

In my P182 case my fanless Gigabyte 7600GS, at stock speeds, hovers around 54 degrees C at idle. What is the "safe" thermal range at the upper end for this card? It is fanless, so I am relying on case airflow for cooling. The stock core clock values for this 7600GS are as follows: 2D Core Clock= 450...

That's what I was afraid of. Guess I need to put a Nexus fan on the Ninja if I'm going to overclock at all.

Is it 85 degrees C, or 100 degrees C? I ask because the 0.95 version of Core Temp, as well as SpeedFan, TAT, and Everest all seem to report core temps based on an 85 degree C Tjunction. HOWEVER, the beta 0.95.4 version of Core Temp reports the Tjunction to be 100 degrees C, and hence reports my core...

Okay, now I am totally confused. I downladed and ran the beta version of Core Temp (0.95.4) and it shows the Tjunction to be 100 degrees C, whereas the 0.95 non-beta version of Core Temp shows a Tjunction of 85 degrees C. Due to this change, the beta version of Core Temp now reports my core temps 15...

Okay, I can confirm that I can attach the Nexus 3-pin fan to the 4-pin motherboard fan headers. Crisis avoided.

Right... I have the same board, same processor, running Vista and using speedfan my results are as follows at idle: CPU Temp: 25-30 degrees Core 1: 15 degrees Core 2: 16 degrees I am using the OrigenAE X11 HTPC Case which is knows to flow very poorly... I am using the Thermalright SI-128 cooler wit...

To the mods: I would be very happy to oblige and link to a thumbnail, if I knew how to do it. If one of you can help me with the "how" part, I would be happy to modify my post above.

Thanks in advance and sorry if I've slowed the site down...

This is very good! do you have a top exhaust fan at all on your p182? No. I removed the stock Tri-Cool Fan and blocked off the opening with a piece of tile I bought from Home Depot for $.68 and some masking tape. Here's a pic - it's not the most polished mod ever, but it's effective: http://golfnut...

Mod request: Hi Jason, Can you please link to a thumbnail, or to a smaller size image? TIA Here are a couple of pics of my motherboard with the regular Ninja Rev. B mounted, prior to mounting the motherboard in the case. As you can see, plenty of clearance with the regular Ninja... not sure if the ...

Okay, here is a screenshot of my system after running Orthos Small FFTs for one hour: http://golfnut.smugmug.com/photos/186894084-O.jpg As you can see, my temps are not up to 50 degrees C yet at stock. In going back through the TAT log, it appears the core temps reached the 45-47 degree mark about 9...

This looks fine... how much do the temps vary when at 100% load? Wibla, I haven't run Orthos or Prime 95 for long periods of time yet to check temps or stability. But when I ran Orthos small ffts for an hour the other night at stock speeds, the temps didn't go over 50 degrees C on the cores. The re...