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by beatgeek
Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:26 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: hr-01 troubles
Replies: 1
Views: 1567

hr-01 troubles

Hello, I just installed thermalright's hr-01 onto my C2D 6300 (on an asus p5b-e, in a p180 with one nexus 120mm at full 12v). I realize the arctic silver is new and settling in or whatever it needs to do, but I'm concerned about my temperatures, which are in the low-to-mid 40's C idling. This goes u...
by beatgeek
Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:47 pm
Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
Topic: crt high pitch buzzing noise
Replies: 8
Views: 11324

hm, well thanks for the suggestion, le-griche. i've got a shelf that sits over the top of the monitor, and i put some soft fuzzy material on the underside of the shelf, and now it's quieter. a more reasonable variation on the box idea, i suppose.
by beatgeek
Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:42 pm
Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
Topic: crt high pitch buzzing noise
Replies: 8
Views: 11324

crt high pitch buzzing noise

I've been experimenting lately with my new computer, testing fan speeds and so forth, trying to determine what are the loudest components (*cough* intel), and now that I've slowed the fans down to an acceptable level (for right now I'm withholding from doing any sustained CPU-intensive tasks, for fe...
by beatgeek
Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:44 pm
Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
Topic: first time building a pc... questions remain
Replies: 7
Views: 6408

ah, thanks for the info. one more thing to order :D
by beatgeek
Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:52 am
Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
Topic: first time building a pc... questions remain
Replies: 7
Views: 6408

first time building a pc... questions remain

Hey all- I've been lurking a while, doing some research, and I have to say this site has really helped me think about computers differently, so I thank you all for being so informative. This is my first time building a desktop pc, which will be replacing my hairdryer of a laptop. The laptop's been a...