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by Living Ghost
Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:06 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Please review - first time build for photoshop - Q6600
Replies: 31
Views: 14307

Yes, especially because windows can't really use more than 2 cores, and "7" is 3 years away.
by Living Ghost
Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:03 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need to silence PC
Replies: 24
Views: 7305

Yes, lots of dust. I was going to blow out my computer today, but it was raining. (I did it inside once...That was a bad idea.) I'm going to keep all 3 HDD's inside and suspend them. Thanks for the recommendation, though. I am going to get a fan controller, that sunbeam linked above, unless anyone e...
by Living Ghost
Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:03 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need to silence PC
Replies: 24
Views: 7305

Heh, thanks. So I guess I'll go with the Corsair. (I thought they looked alike.)

Are the 92mm Nexus fans rebranded Yate Loons too?
by Living Ghost
Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:52 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need to silence PC
Replies: 24
Views: 7305

Thanks. What about the Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W? How does that compare to the Seasonic and the fanless Antec?
by Living Ghost
Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:01 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need to silence PC
Replies: 24
Views: 7305

Could the ST30NF power my computer?

Is that fanless Antec 500w any good?
by Living Ghost
Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:15 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need to silence PC
Replies: 24
Views: 7305

lol @ those headphones.
by Living Ghost
Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:35 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need to silence PC
Replies: 24
Views: 7305

Hard drive suspension involves going to a fabric store and buying some elastic thread - it costs less than a dollar per foot. Next, you build a webbing with the elastic thread (get at least 5-6 feet so you don't run out if you make a mistake) and slide the had drive inside of it. Now, your hard dri...
by Living Ghost
Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:10 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need to silence PC
Replies: 24
Views: 7305

I'm keeping the Raptors. I have them in RAID 0 for speed. I honestly can't find any info on HDD suspension via the phpbb search function, can someone link me to it? And, aren't Yate Loon's the same exact thing as Nexus fans, but cheaper? Thanks. I took photos, http://www.xenuonline.com/pc/ Oh man. D...
by Living Ghost
Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:22 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need to silence PC
Replies: 24
Views: 7305

Yeah, it needs a good cleaning. Is hard drive suspension usually done with like rubber bands? If so, I know what you're talking about. Edit: I'd rather not spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars, but I don't really have a budget. Edit: Is CoolerGuys a good site toe get Nexus fans from? I figure I ne...
by Living Ghost
Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:46 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need to silence PC
Replies: 24
Views: 7305

I've been reccomended the Thermalright HR-03 Plus for my GPU, along with a fan, and Yate Loon fans. My main problem is my CPU fan, I think it's rated at 58dB. How would I suspend my harddrives? Can anyone else comment on fans? What about dampening? Also, I need to charge my camera, but I'll take pic...
by Living Ghost
Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:30 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Please review - first time build for photoshop - Q6600
Replies: 31
Views: 14307

Don't get that processor. Core 2 Duo's perform much better than the quad cores, they overclock better, etc. They're better in every way, not to mention being cheaper. No Windows consumer OS can handle more than 2 cores or 3 gigs of ram, anyway. Also, matched pairs of ram for dual-channel mode is a m...
by Living Ghost
Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:23 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need to silence PC
Replies: 24
Views: 7305

Need to silence PC

All specs in sig. I'm getting open headphones soon, so I need to silence my PC. I don't know where to begin with this. Would I be ok just changing all the fans for quieter ones? Can I passively or otherwise quietly cool my 8800GTS? I have no overclocked components, but it would be nice if I could st...