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by coweater58
Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:30 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: old WD veloci vs new WD veloci or wd black?
Replies: 1
Views: 1502

old WD veloci vs new WD veloci or wd black?

I have a WD veloci 300gb hd from Dec 07 in my system and i can't stand the searching noise that it make almost constantly especially at night. With tax return money i was thinking of replacing it with a new one or a WD black. Would a new WD black be just as fast as my old veloci? It would be cheaper...
by coweater58
Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:01 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: first time WC need help.
Replies: 4
Views: 5040

first time WC need help.

I received a WC kit from a friend that had no use for it. It has a DD cpu block(not sure what m#), 1 120mm rad, a laning D5 pump, and a DD Fillport Reservoir. Now i have a few Q's, do i still need a reservoir for it? will that be enough to cool a i7 940? right now it has a TRUE 1366 from the first v...
by coweater58
Fri Dec 03, 2010 4:47 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1469682

Re: SPCR Folds Team Blog

Some good news. i am able to upgrade my 9600gso to a gtx 470 :D . all that upgrade for only $80, my friend had it laying around and he was going to sell it on ebay, but i offered to buy it now and i got it. now the problem is i wasn't expecting such a big upgrade. And i don't think my current psu ca...
by coweater58
Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:59 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1469682

Re: SPCR Folds Team Blog

nope no early xmas gifts. finally setup smp properly on my amd x4 620 oc @ 3ghz. its been working very well. i have been looking to upgrade my 9600 gso to a gtx 460 or gts 450 but low on funds. Every now and then i let my gtx 295 fold. happy folding :D
by coweater58
Wed May 26, 2010 8:30 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1469682

Thanks everyone, i will check the config when i get home from work.

The computer in my sig is at my parents home currently. I'm folding right now on a AMD A x4 620 @ 3ghz and a 9600 gso.

Thanks again for the help.
by coweater58
Tue May 25, 2010 6:29 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1469682

How do i check to see if i added the -advmethods flag? I said yes to it during the setup?

Thanks
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by coweater58
Thu May 20, 2010 9:14 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: first silent pc!
Replies: 8
Views: 7712

small update

This is a small update on my media sharing pc. There have been a few changes since last time. The psu has been changed; the fx 5500 has been put back in with a few changes. a bigger HD was put in. I lost the clear cpu duct. This one’s works better. Current Specs: AMD FX55 Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe. Ultr...
by coweater58
Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:29 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Dell 2005fpw flicker
Replies: 4
Views: 3589

i opened it and found a few caps were bulged. http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp238/tahoevicxj/DSCF1311.jpg also this thing attached the the heat sink on the bottom looks like this. Not sure it that could be a problem. http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp238/tahoevicxj/DSCF1314.jpg http://i415.p...
by coweater58
Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:27 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Dell 2005fpw flicker
Replies: 4
Views: 3589

Dell 2005fpw flicker

My friend gave me this monitor because it flickers a lot. it gets a picture but seems like the back light inverter is going out, or what ever its called. It is also making a buzzing noise with every flicker. Would it be easy to fix? Here is a video of what is does if it helps. Thanks http://i415.pho...
by coweater58
Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:10 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Windowed P180 Mini [Q6600 + R5770 + 2.6TB storage]
Replies: 36
Views: 33327

Looking very nice.

I have under volted the top fan in my mini 180 to 7v and it does not start up on low. but you cant hear it when it's set on high.
by coweater58
Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:02 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: New Folder Q's: P4 SMP? & GPU recommendation please
Replies: 26
Views: 15036

I have used the AGP 3850 with a P4 HT 3.2ghz and it did very well. I don't use the AGP powercolor 3850 any more and i have an extra XFX 9600 GSO 1gb 96 sp. The AGP card doesn't have that heatsink anymore. it has a zalman VF700. if your interested i would sell both for $140. Good luck with folding ht...
by coweater58
Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:24 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1469682

My Modem is fixed should see a few more WU soon.
by coweater58
Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:11 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1469682

yes, it's under coweater58. my dsl modem went down last night so now it can't upload a few WU i have :(
by coweater58
Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:00 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1469682

i have switched teams. I am now folding for spcr i was on team pimprig.
by coweater58
Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:37 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: toshiba ST3200822A running at 14c safe?
Replies: 5
Views: 2440

ok thanks. hahaha i kept seeing seagate but i put toshiba. i removed the intake tube and it's now at 25c.
by coweater58
Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:50 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: toshiba ST3200822A running at 14c safe?
Replies: 5
Views: 2440

it's drawing in air from out side the hd is 9c now. It's 17f outside right now. getting kinda close to freezing, not sure if it's safe. moving intake tube away.
What temp would you guys stop at?
by coweater58
Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:13 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: toshiba ST3200822A running at 14c safe?
Replies: 5
Views: 2440

toshiba ST3200822A running at 14c safe?

is it safe for the hd to run at 14c? How do the other things look?

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Thanks
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by coweater58
Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:50 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: AMD A X4 620 mini p180
Replies: 0
Views: 2155

AMD A X4 620 mini p180

EDIT: fixed picture links, fixed title CPU AMD athlon II x4 620 @ 3ghz with HR-01 MOBO MSI 785GM-E65 MEM Geil ddr3 1333 4GB Video XFX 9600 GSO 1GB with HR-03/R600 HDD WD Scorpio black 320GB suspended PSU corsair 450W All the stock fan have a resistor to lower starting voltage to around 9v. The top f...
by coweater58
Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:44 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Does AM2 heat sink fit AM3?
Replies: 3
Views: 3210

Thanks, yeah i ended up buy the HR-01. and there is about 5mm between the top of the heat sink and the side panel. EDIT: CPU AMD athlon II x4 620 MOBO MSI 785GM-E65 MEM Geil ddr3 1333 4GB Video XFX 9600 GSO 1GB HDD WD Scorpio black 320GB PSU corsair 450W i will post it in the gallery once i get my c...
by coweater58
Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:31 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Does AM2 heat sink fit AM3?
Replies: 3
Views: 3210

Does AM2 heat sink fit AM3?

I haven't built an AMD system in over 5 years and don't really keep up with them. I'm build a Computer for a friend and he wants the new Athlon II x4 620 and was wonder if AM2/+ heat sinks fit AM3. I was looking at the Scythe MUGEN-2, XIGMATEK HDT-S1283, Thermalright HR-01, Scythe Ninja 2 Rev. B. so...
by coweater58
Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:13 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Are socket A heatsinks still sold anywhere?
Replies: 11
Views: 4137

The only ones that i could find are Thermaltake http://www.thermaltakestore.com/clp0114-refurbished-pro0114.html Zalman http://www.xoxide.com/zalman-7000b-cu-led-cpu-cooler.html aerocool http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1391/cpu-aer-04/AeroCool_High_Tower_HT-101_JR_Heatsink_Pentium_4_Athlon_XP_AMD_...
by coweater58
Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:23 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Help deciding on parts.
Replies: 0
Views: 1057

Help deciding on parts.

I want to build a new pc that uses little power and it silent. most of the time i just listen to music and go online so it's point less to use my computer when it uses so much power, idles around 260 watts. I just want something that can handle flash games, some HD movies. So far what i have been th...
by coweater58
Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:39 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My silent i7 P183 build (work in progress)
Replies: 25
Views: 20033

I think Ram and the CPU would be the most important. when i'm working in Flash i normally have illustrator or Photoshop all of them open at he same time with big files in them. More ram is help full. And a good video card. i was using a 9600 gso for a while till i got my 295 gtx back and it would ha...
by coweater58
Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:38 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Innovation Cooling IC Diamond 7 TIM Giveaway/Testing
Replies: 206
Views: 275303

i got mine Yesterday results AMD FX55 San Diego Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe. Ultra ddr400 ibm 40gb 7200 rpm XFX 9600 gso 1 gb 96 stream with zalman corsair vx450. cooling Heat Sink Noctua NH-U12 with TT silentcat on fanmate 2 fastest setting two 80mm in back at 5v Front 120mm at 5v Front 92mm at 5v used the...
by coweater58
Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:24 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My silent i7 P183 build (work in progress)
Replies: 25
Views: 20033

At Sierra Nevada College. yeah i just changed my major to art with a concentration on digital art and a minor in entertainment technology it was computer science but i hated it.
by coweater58
Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:04 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My silent i7 P183 build (work in progress)
Replies: 25
Views: 20033

I built my main PC for animation and rendering. I bought everything right when it came out so in total i think i spent 3 g's. It renders pretty fast. 1 min video in highest quality in Maya rendered in about 4 min i think it was less. my laptop would normally take 30 min and the schools macs would ta...
by coweater58
Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:40 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: TNN 500AF + SSD + 6 monitors
Replies: 31
Views: 41785

he has a watermark on his pictures. or whaterver it's called.

ever nice setup. i'm also interested in the system parts and what temps it's running.
by coweater58
Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:24 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: first silent pc!
Replies: 8
Views: 7712

The hd died a few days ago. so now i have an ide hd in it till i buy a new one later this month. A few thing have changed. i made a CPU duct. The CPUS hot air is no longer taken out by the PSU. It has a new video card. Specs: AMD FX55 Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe. Ultra ddr400 ibm 40gb 7200 rpm XFX 9600 gso ...
by coweater58
Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:34 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Innovation Cooling IC Diamond 7 TIM Giveaway/Testing
Replies: 206
Views: 275303

i agree to test ICD7
by coweater58
Sat May 30, 2009 5:47 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Replace chipset cooler on ASUS A8N-SLI?
Replies: 16
Views: 13043

i'm running the blue zalman on my A8N-Sli deluxe and it works fine. i might get the HR-o5 SLI/IFX. since the fins on the zalman do get in the way of long video cards.
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