I started with the Thermalright HR-01 Plus, and since it seems that, at least around here, no one has any "1155 Bolt Through Kit" in stock I got the socket 775 mount and tried to bend the feet... and broke one. One of those: thermalright-775-bolt-thru-kit-for-ultra-90-ultra-120-and-hr-01-rev-b-_i104...

@MikeC: why ISO 7779 and not ISO 9296? not that i'm that informed i just found this: http://www.silent.se/iso-7779.php ISO 7779, intended only for noise measurement, is often also used for noise declaration of information technology (IT) and telecommunications equipment. Those who do this leave out ...

@MikeC: maybe you should include some video power tests with OCCT and MSI Kombustor too, as FurMark is the primary "power virus" target for ATI drivers and that might bias the results.

rpsgc wrote:

Licaon wrote:which ones?

I did provide a link didn't I?

neither of the links work

But ... tima notes that he " won't be using the Pioneer [215D] to rip any more CDs " due to ripping artifacts. I have made a habit of ripping all my cds (to flac, using Grip) and I'd hate to have artifacts in there. Any opinion/experience on that? he said his CD was at fault anyway, and he used Eas...

rpsgc wrote:

Licaon wrote: A quite large list of games that require DS3D GX to be turned off to even run without errors and games which DS3D GX fails to function properly or fail to detect EAX.

which ones?

+1 for Pioneer DVR 215DBK

BTW you can swap the left and right case panels, so that blue patch is not seen

rpsgc wrote:Like I said in a previous post... http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id= ... uage=en-us

i can't get that page to work

i've tested some games myself and it works ok

what type of problems ?

Kato wrote:Dam you with your proof

the swapping process itself man!

no one will believe you without pics

thejamppa wrote:Seems that water cooled Kandalf is your best bet, once you get HD 4870x2 waterblock.

2x HD4870 Crossfire - fans running at 100%

Xonar DX or it's bigger brother D2

works fine in a multitude of OSes, i'm using it on Linux 64bit ( Debian Sid / Sidux ) and i tested it on Windows XP 32bit too

thanks! I did turn it around, and thought I noticed some improvement, but my CPU is still at 45-50ºC at startup, though the system is at 35ºC and the core at 24ºC. the PC still freezes randomly, though. I left it turned on in idel overnight, just to try, and found the screensaver frozen when I w...

solo/ninja/8400/P35/S1 - classic

what are you temps with and without a fan on the S1?

> PSU: Antec Earthwatts 380 with Nexus fanswap
more details/pics please

http://guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-4870-x2-preview/
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a dictator is wrong under any ideology Anyway its terribly sad for the Zimbabweans that Mugabe is still in control of the Zimbabwe. As long he is in control, he will now demolish everything he build from 80's to mid 90's... until the next one comes and seizes power by force and then he's crowned the...

get some Muskin/Corsair/OCZ memory

i can vouch for all your components but these: Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 VGA Cooler/Nexus 120 fan/Thermalright HR-01 Plus are great products

AFAIK it's made by Seasonic

i can't say anything about Seasonic S12 II 430 but my Corsair 450vx is inaudible, so you'll be hearing your *noisy* hard drive, CPU cooler fan, system fan, video card fan, etc

RON...ROL...whatever

i chose an AMD setup for my GF but she's not into PS: AMD Athlon64 X2 4850e+ 45W w/ Scythe Ninja+ Rev. B fanless Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H 2x1Gb Corsair DDR2-800 5-5-5-18 Seagate 250Gb 16Mb SATA2 Antec EA380W Antec NSK3480 1x120mm Scythe M 850rpm out now sorting out things, my take on your config: CPU coo...

Licaon, I see you are using Linux with this board, which driver do you use for the IGP? Do you recommend this board for a Linux based system? i guess i'll be using fglrx ( the closed one ) until the F/OSS one gets the 3D part up and running ( keep an eye on Phoronix.com ) ;) for now, i have my Gain...

my notes on this board: -nice small fully featured -you can have others like it from ASRock and ECS :) -the cooler gets pretty hot :( -fan control is ONLY automatic, you can't limit it say like 50% max or something, but it can be by voltage or PWM -the BIOS can be updated if you unzip/unrar that EXE...

the NInja fits in a NSK3480, look at my setup: AMD Athlon64 X2 4850e+ 45W w/ Scythe Ninja+ Rev. B fanless Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H 2x1Gb Corsair DDR2-800 5-5-5-18 Seagate 250Gb 16Mb SATA2 Antec EA380W Antec NSK3480 1x120mm Scythe M 850rpm out sideview / overview you can't see it exactly, but the back 120...

I have pretty similar build. I don't think it's your k8temp sensor. It's AMD chipset that "acts strangely". Try HWMonitor . I'm using it with XP, but I don't see why it wouldn't work with Linux. k8temp is a specific module that would work only in Linux, for now i blame him for this misreads HWMonit...

i got a small system build recently AMD Athlon64 X2 4850e+ 45W w/ Scythe Ninja+ Rev. B fanless Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H 2x1Gb Corsair DDR2-800 5-5-5-18 Seagate 250Gb 16Mb SATA2 Antec EA380W Antec NSK3480 1x120mm Scythe M 850rpm out the chipset heatsink is pretty hot, don't know why also the k8temp sensor...

also see Athlon 64 Processors DDR2 Speed Table

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