Please see this post:

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Could someone with P5B Deluxe verify if rotating the mounting plate 90 degrees helps?

Backup everything while you can. And then stop using the drive for critical stuff.

Check out the new 7900GTO which is almost equal to 7900GTX but a lot cheaper.

So are the capacitors on P5W DH shorter than the ones on P5B Deluxe?? That is the only way to explain this. Or maybe it is just manufacturing tolerance: the capacitors might be installed higher or lower and you got lucky.

It definitely fits. I just installed the Scythe Ninja Plus rev B on my P5W DH Deluxe last night. You have only a couple millimeters of clearance from the capacitors but it works just fine. Couple of millimeters? That can't be right. See this picture: http://www.pcper.com/image.php?aid=297&img=board...

That is still less than 8% overclock. A 8'% core speed difference is less than 8% difference in FPS. And the FPS difference in above tests was greater than 8%: on average 7900GTO was 28% faster. So a 8% overclock won't help. 7900GTO is clearly faster - and remember that 7900GTO is also very overcloc...

7900GTO is clearly the faster one. See this comparison:

http://www.hardware.fr/articles/639-1/c ... 0-350.html

It is also quite quiet so go for it. It also has better Linux support if needed. Don't know about power consumption.

Scythe Ninja rev.B is not compatibe with most C2D motherboards having capacitors near the socket - ie. all C2D mobos. This includes P5B Deluxe for example. I guess P5B is also not compatible. Scythe Ninja is not the best heatsink unless you run it totally passive. Ultra 120 for example was better at...

I agree with others. You have to accept higher (but still 100% safe) temperatures. CPU: less than 60 degrees. GPU: less than 85 degrees. HD: less than 50 (or even 45) degrees. Chipset: who cares. (I pulled those from my hat...) Just forget the temperatures and aim for stability. The only thing is to...

Scythe Ninja Plus is not necessarily rev.B. If you use the backplate you are using rev.A which works fine with most C2D mobos. The new Ninja Plus rev.B uses a different mounting (no backplate) and Scythe messed up with the design. It doesn't fit properly most C2D boards. Please see here: http://www....

If you replace the stock cooler, replace it with something like Thermalright HR-03.

Very odd. You should try to find out the exact origin of the buzz by elimination. See if resolution affects it etc.

Have you overclocked your board? Try to alter the voltages and see if it helps.

Some Gigabyte mobos buzz when overclocked or overvolted - I'm not sure which.

Also consider Ultra-120 which seems to be a very good heatsink. Better than Scythe Ninja which was better than Scythe Infinity - according to SPCR.

Does the sound come from the speakers/headphones or from the motherboard itself?

smilingcrow wrote:

gcw07 wrote:smilingcrow did you have any problems installing the Scythe Ninja with the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 board?

No.

I guess he was using Ninja rev.A. The rev.B might be problematic.

russsss, 1. Can you mount Ultra-120 easily on your P5W DH so that it is facing the rear exhaust fan (not the PSU fan)? 2. Is there enough room so that the mounting stuff doesn't touch the capacitors on your mobo? 3. Is there some soft material on the 775 backplate? Is it sticky like on the old Ninja...

My opinions: 1. There are many reports of whining Gigabyte P965 motherboards. They emi a high pitch whine when overvolted. Don't know if this applies to other brands also. I'd buy also Asus (P5B Deluxe) as it overclocks like hell and probably doesn't whine. P5B-E is also a good choice and cheaper. 2...

The thing to consider is this:

Electrolytic capacitor has a certain design life. It doubles for each 10 degrees lower temperature. So you really don't want to have the heatpipes touch them at all!

That is very true. Luckily there are other tests around: http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=c2dmb&page=8 http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2006q3/foxconn-gigabyte-p965/index.x?pg=15 http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2006q3/core2-chipsets/index.x?pg=20 All have idle measurements also. I w...

I need a new HD for my Linux. So size is not an issue (160GB is more than enough). I want:

SATA interface
1-2 platters
16MB cache
TOTAL SILENCE!!!

What might be my options? Any news on Western Digital 160GB platter discs?

See this interesting comparison: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2855&p=1 It seems that Asus P5B Deluxe with Intel P965 chipset consumes 11W less power than Asus P5NSLI using nForce 570 SLI chipset. Intel 975X consumes about 4W more power than P5B Deluxe. The differences are not ...

Good to know. Can you easily remove the stock cooler and replace it with somethgin quiet like HR-03?

I got answer from Scythe and they confirmed that the new mounting mechanism for 775 can be troublesome if there are enything very close to the socket as in P5B Deluxe, Gigabyte DS*, Abit AB9 etc. They really screwed this one. I have to consider Infinity now as it has better mounting mechanism and is...

Would you consider 7900GTO quiet/silent? How fast is the fan rotating?

The SATA has a few advantages: 1. Smaller cables -> better airflow + easier to handle 2. Smaller connectors -> easier to handle 3. No master/slave/jumper crap anymore. 4. The retail value of a SATA drive will be better as new C2D boards have only 1 IDE connector. But there is no performance differen...

This is very bad news!!!! How can they make a revision of a CPU heatsink and make it incompatible with the most popular C2D board? But it still seems odd that this can happen. Look at this picture: http://www.pcper.com/image.php?aid=297&img=board_big.jpg It seems that the heatsink mounting area is p...

Is ZM80D-HP compatible with 7900GT?

Yes, it would be nice to get the same information about:

Asus P5B-E, P5B Deluxe, P5B-E Plus (to be released)
Gigabyte DS3, DS4, DQ6 (these sometimes emit high pitch noise)
Abit AB9, AB9 Pro (these might emit too)

No, the new Ninja rev.B doesn't need the back plate and the installation should be easier. It will be available in a few days.

No reason to buy AMD now. And no reason to base your current purchase on guesses on future performance etc. C2D is the best processor now with a clear margin. Buy an E6300 and overclock it if needed. It will outperform AMD FX-62 if you overclock it.