Go for Virtualbox. It's free, it has a good developer's community - and the backing of Sun Microsystems.
I run it under Vista to run Fedora. Works like a charm.
It runs very good on Linux also.

Whow, this is really a beautiful build.
I especially like the passive 4850.

pburgh wrote:How do I know what version of the q6600 I have?

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
or
http://www.lavalys.com/

It has worked for me. My idles with reference + Accelero s1 + 800 rpm scythe are low 30's and in stress i haven't yet broken a 60 degree's C. what's your card? what brand/model? The question is what is price difference there between Toxic and Reference? Here in Croatia around $215 for reference and...

Hello!

Well, seems to me a bit tight in the upper side (near to PSU). Try to measure it and compare it with Ninja specs (or whatever you're about to use).

very neat and tidy!

Thanks. I'm in urgent need of a powerful PC, but don't really know what to do. First I wanted to get a QX9770 (or QX9650), but now after i7 got released, they seem a better choice. You have any suggestion regarding it? Is it too soon for i7? define powerful? because QX9770 is just ridiculously expe...

Toxic model has fixed fan speed. So the fan noise elite bastards seen to have shown is another than Zalman. But with foxed speed of Toxic, its hardly a quiet card. Luckily it takes a Accelero S1 as its reference board... Toxic is very good card with excellent bundle. Problem is that fan is not adju...

OK, I've been eying this card for a while now: http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8022/sapphirehd4850toxic3qj3.jpg I like it because it has the famous Zalman up there so it's supposed to be colder & quieter than the reference cooler, however I'm puzzled by this review: http://www.elitebastards.com/c...

I got this a week ago, it's awesome:

http://www.raidsonic.de/en/pages/produc ... ectID=5152

I recently did a brand new build for my girlfriend. The choice was to go for 780G and I was faced with the same dillema: which one of those two boards?
I decided to go for DS3H. Why? Well, it's a full ATX. More room and more upgrade options plus a ton of features.

Well, as much as it seems like a good idea, it just isn't practical.

blackworx wrote:BTW did you try realtemp?

nope. I didn't. I use the latest CoreTemp 0.99.3.
Is there any particular reason why should I use RealTemp?

edit: I just downloaded RealTemp. Shows te same temp as CoreTemp. 60 degrees after 53minutes of Orthos.

Epilogue: I removed the front intake and replaced the Sharkoon 120mm on Ninja with Scythe 120mm. Temps after 10min of Orthos are 59-60. I'm gonna leave it running for 1-2hrs now just to be sure. as you say...this is OK and I just need to let this thing go for now. :) If an oportunity presents itself...

So yes, the 478 kit. ?? um...I don't get it. It's NOT the socket 478 mounting kit. :? SCNJ-1000 manual: socket478: http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3378/socket478iq3.th.jpg LGA775: http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1904/lga775vl5.th.jpg @NeilBlanchard, blackworx Well, there's so much I can do ab...

Monkeh16 wrote:You have the original model with the 478 mounting kit I take it? That should be fine, then. Still a little warm, but it could just be the TIM curing.

I used the "universal retention kit" that came with SCNJ-1000:

well, this is weird. :) I've got SCNJ-1000. It came with the bolt-thru kit. However...my story is rather funny: I bought SCNJ-1000 for my HTPC case. well...guess what? I didn't fit! O_o of course, I already mounted the bolt-thru kit so it was impossible for me to remove it easily. I got the Mini Nin...

Monkeh16 wrote:Get a Thermalright bolt-thru kit for the Ninja, they make a significant difference.

why? I have the Scythe bolt-thru kit that came with the cooler so I don't see why would I need Thermalright.


OK, so I think I'm gonna leave the setup for now. we'll see how it breathes.

Hello! I've got a question regarding Asus P5B Deluxe (with BIOS 1236) and temp readings. I just need to be sure. I've got Intel C2D E6600@default 2.4GHz with Scythe Ninja SCNJ-1000+Sharkoon 120mm attached to it (running ~1000-1500rpm ). Here are the pics of the case, it's interior and exterior: http...

psiu wrote:Is the computer crashing or restarting under load to give any indication that the heat is too much?

nope.everything works fine.

guess I'm a bit paranoid, that's all.

hello everyone! this is my 1st post. the forum looks great I know I'll learn something useful here. here's my rig: ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 AC Freezer 7 Pro + Arctic Ceramique Crucial 2x512MB Kit (CT2KIT6464AA667) DDR2@667MHz Leadtek WinFast PX7900 GS TDH, 256MB GDDR3 Seagate 3...