jonnyguru: give it one year, it won't last that long.

bush: give me one year, osama can't stay hidden for long...

hehe couldn't resist.

falcon26 wrote:My average room temp is about 72C So I guess my temps are about average than...

shouldn't you be dead by now?

those tower heatsinks will work. But the Sonata has crappy intake airflow anyway. I'm not sure if it'd be a good idea to have a hot quadcore processor in there.

why not an XFX 7950GT.

The Scythe Ninja Rev B blocks off the 1st ram slot. I can jam the module in, but the system cannot POST.

sucks.

yes it will.

hi all i've this problem with my computer that seems to surface only at night. The audio crackles and pops. I'm guessing it's because there're more people home at night, thus the usage of more electrical devices in the house. In the day, sound is silky smooth and perfect. I have this problem with bo...

btw, the Gigabyte 8600GTS w/ SilentPipe3 does NOT require external power. Completely powered through the PCIe slot.

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/vi ... cid=3&pg=4

just got this Asus 8500GT silent. 1 solid capacitor, 3 Nichicon caps and 1 other japanese cap (can't remember the brand, but pretty sure it's japanese) I like the look of this card better than Gigabyte's, but I find the lack of HDCP support disappointing. It's a technology that I hate, but I'd rath...

just got this Asus 8500GT silent. 1 solid capacitor, 3 Nichicon caps and 1 other japanese cap (can't remember the brand, but pretty sure it's japanese)

Try the Biostar mATX motherboards based on the ATI 690G or NV 7050.

I personally have the Abit NF-M2 nView, and that's because the newer chipsets weren't out yet...and i personally like the Rubycon caps. but that's just me

I replaced with another, less efficient FSP power supply and the system works like a charm. However, my wattage at idle jumps from 41W with the 80 PLUS ENP3150 to 47W with the other power supply (just checked - it's 400W so that explains some of the increase). I can't believe this problem still exi...

i'm surprised at the lack of interest in this psu. Is it because the thing looks like a SmartPower?

Smartpower = budget psu = crap??

is that PCI-E slot the uppermost slot? I'm interested to know if that MSI card and a Scythe Ninja will fit together

Does the X2 block off both the PCI-E 1x and PCI slots? Meaning, will a PCI card fit into the 1st PCI slot?

here, the 8600GT costs the same as a 7900GS. Unless you really need PurevideoHD, 7900GS is a better choice.

Since Nvidia is rel. 8900 and 8900GX2, this R600 is meaningless to them pffft good one brains the r600 will trounce the 8900 series too do your homework also r600 will have 64 x4 = 256 unfied shaders the 8900 only 128, i wouldnt be suprised if the r600 slashes over the 8950x2 either r600 is 512bit,...

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this... I noticed something with my X2-3600+ and the AMD K8 driver. Without the driver installed and CnQ set to disabled, the CPU idled at 53C. With the driver installed, the processor idled at 43C. Scythe Ninja passive. I've checked the clockspeed and voltage, and t...

Everytime I read this thread the overclockers on other forums piss me off more and more. Its gotten even worse now, everyone is recommeneding at least a 450w power supply for an average (fairly high end) gaming system. I always say, just get a decent 300w and youll be fine and I get my head chewed ...

computer hardware experts recommending 600w PSUs for a typical Core2Duo + nvidia XXXX GT setup. (those 2 components don't even break 200watts!)

And hardware distributors refusing to bring in Antec/Seasonic 380watts because of lower margin and lower demand compared to 430w versions.

Fortron Bluestorm FSP350-THN-P fanswapped AMD Athlon64 X2 3600+ (Windsor, 10x210MHz, 1.075v) Abit NF-M2 nView (integrated GF6150) 2 x 1GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2-667 (350MHz, 1.9v) LG GSA-H42N DVDRAM, BenQ DW1655 DVDRW Seagate BIV 80gb, Samsung P80 160GB (2x Abit Serillel 2 convertors) SB Audigy Misc...

No problems with: ICUTE 350w bundled PSU [img]http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/92/dscf3624tw2.jpg PS> Is the current PSU sufficient if i use it for a Core 2 duo rig with almost every other component above + a 775Dual-Vsta Mobo and replace the 2 HDDs with a WD1600JS? be careful! iCute PSUs are mad...

linkie to wallpaper, please

I have a Windsor 3600+ 65w EE and NF-M2 nView. Same as your chip except that mine has only 256kb of L2 cache. I managed to get mine down to 1.05v down from the default 1.25v. This is slightly lower than the Windsor 3800+ 35w EE's stock voltage of 1.075v. I've managed to get my chip up to 2.3GHz at 1...

I've a 3600+ (90nm, 65w EE) that I managed to get down to 1.05v. The stock voltage for the rare and insanely expensive 3800+ (90nm, 35w EE) is 1.075v.

krusty wrote:
I also applied a bit of AS5 from each of the 12 heatpipes to the copper base.

what do you mean by this?

thanks

Hi all, thank for your replies. I took off the ninja and the outer edges have scratch marks. This shows that either the IHS or Ninja (or BOTH!) aren't flat. I've cleared out the AS5 and used applied ShinEtsu all over the IHS, but temps seem to be the same. I'm fine with the temp, though it just feel...

Hi ya. I'm looking to put a notebook drive in my computer. I was wondering whether recent notebook drives (particularly Samsung PATA 5400rpm) are good enough to sustain 25MB/sec. This is the speed required for DVD burning, though only towards the outer end of the disc.

Anyone has experiences? thanks

Does the Nidec/JVC motor issue still apply to recent Samsung drives?

Thought I'd throw in my initial experiences with Vista. We got a copy of the upgrade as part of our Action Pack. I installed it on a PC to see that everything would work with the software we are currently using and such. Interesting that after the "updgrade", I had a clean system. No software insta...