Search found 48 matches
- Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:45 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Core2 quad Q6600 really this hot??
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14031
- Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:31 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Skyscraper Photo PC
- Replies: 28
- Views: 17573
- Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:10 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Q6600 build - need to decide on mobo, cooler, video and case
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10486
i use an asus p5b deluxe with my quad core. It 'handles' it fine. Got no idea what the previous comment was about there, but it did need a bios update to be fully recognised as 4 cores. I chose the p182 over the sonata and solo options as it has a reasonable airflow to help cool the q6600. 650W psu ...
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:49 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Why Silent Computer?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 22474
I too find it a stressful thing. If I'm working on a machine making loads of noise I just can't concentrate, produce lower quality work etc. I barely hear my pc during the daytime, especially on hot days like today when I have the window open. I can however atm hear vibrations but that's because I s...
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:47 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My Tri-Monitor Rackmount Computer Build!
- Replies: 89
- Views: 431643
Cool. I see your reasoning. Been working somewhere recently that codes sites. Everyone had two screens bar me! (I'm a 3d animator, though, not a coder). I toyed with 2 screens for a while at home but found it irritated me past a point. I prefer one big screen, but I have to admit when you have refer...
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:43 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: P180 Case temps - large difference with side panel off
- Replies: 51
- Views: 28863
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:35 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My New Build
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5049
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:31 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My Tri-Monitor Rackmount Computer Build!
- Replies: 89
- Views: 431643
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:47 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Temps in new build - opinions?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11408
Possibly live with it. I replaced my cpu fan with a 1600rpm s-flex yesterday so i have extra headroom for the sweltering days which aren't afflicting Britain atm :lol: I found afterwards that the temps in my case dropped 5 degrees when taking the side off ;) I have an intake and exhaust, both 1200 s...
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:04 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Bought Antec P182 - Need help with fan recommendations!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5718
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:52 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Temps in new build - opinions?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11408
hey that's cool. Since reading this thread I've reseated my ultra 120 heatsink which kind of had the appearance of a heavily iced cake :lol: I did the grain of rice thingy and shifted fans about a bit. Managed about an 8 degree drop on my q6600 doing that :shock: Still loads up near 60 on stock but ...
- Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:35 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: DVD Burners: IDE or SATA... Which Interface to Use?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8945
I've got the Sammy SATA on P5B-Del. It's fine and dandy. No probs so far other than my old Slax linux live disc didn't like it. That's a SATA thing more than anything and I've rarely used that Slax disc at all. I reckon the Samsung is pretty quiet when playing back DVDs etc, but when it spins up for...
- Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:06 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My P182 Setup
- Replies: 112
- Views: 97544
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:45 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Nvidia cards more prone to frame tearing than ATI?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 14632
yeah it is. I used to get it on my CRTs. All it is really is your graphics card sending lower or higher amounts of frames to your monitor than the refresh it runs at. eg my tft runs at 60Hz... send more than 60 frames per second and tearing occurs as it doesnt sync the frames with the monitor refres...
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:20 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Nvidia cards more prone to frame tearing than ATI?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 14632
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:12 am
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: PC Auction
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2399
PC Auction
Hi all, following your great help I have my old PC for sale on ebay UK for you crazy fools. You'll notice in the auction it mentions local pickup but to be fair the kinda people here know how to deal with reapplying heatsinks etc if it gets shaken to death in transit so... postage to UK! item 160134...
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:01 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Temps in new build - opinions?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11408
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:44 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Temps in new build - opinions?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11408
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:39 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: 12V LCD monitor w/DVI?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2902
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:31 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Building a quiet quad core PC....
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8650
Quad cores are pretty specialist. I do 3d cgi stuff, so have xsi rendering whilst preparing composites in after effects etc Mine's pelting away at 100% usage pretty regularly. There aren't that many other uses on a non-server level. A fast dual core will outperform this when it comes to most other t...
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:09 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: P182 at last!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9467
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:05 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: P182 at last!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9467
but as I couldnt get the front panel of my case off I didnt really have room to secure my fan properly so taped it in the best I could and is now keeping the top 2 hds cool. We have wires crossed here methinks. :D The fan mount I'm referring to is the black plastic bit at the front end of the upper...
- Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:38 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: My Uber silent PC
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6499
- Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:08 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Help with choices for a quiet quad core with 8800gts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7296
- Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:57 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Help with choices for a quiet quad core with 8800gts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7296
- Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:51 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: P182 at last!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9467
would this work? http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3233/psu-184/8-pin_12V_Power_Connector_12-inch_Extender.html?tl=g11c28s91&id=gNUCbHbo i'm considering the same psu+case, thats why i ask. if the top hdd cage is not being used, why not remove it and mount the fan straight to the front? are you OCin...
- Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:04 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: P182 at last!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9467
Correct! It is the regular. The extreme would be good for lower temps and thence overclocking potential but I had trouble sourcing them at the time and I'm not too interested in overclocking something I rely on professionally. Got it all from overclockers.co.uk The s-flexes are these ones: http://ww...
- Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:34 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: P182 at last!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9467
P182 at last!
Hey all. I finally found some time today to take some pictures of my new setup in the P182. Was expecting P180 so extra glad to see the P182 in the box. :D From the top then... CPU: Intel Q6600 with Thermalright Ultra-120 heatsink GFX: EVGA 8800GTS superclock PSU: Corsair 520HX RAM: 2G X Corsair XMS...
- Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:41 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: my new rig - opteron 180 in antec P-182
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14585
- Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:11 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: DiRT * 56K warning - lots of screenshots *
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4647
There's a new sega rally game in production which i think deals with both those issues and deforms the tracks like motorstorm on the ps3. The screenshots ive seen don't look as pretty as Dirt though. I've been playing the demo and it's good fun :wink: though i need to ditch the keyboard if i buy the...