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by TomMe
Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:46 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Most stable 7900GT to choose ?
Replies: 24
Views: 14707

I can play Oblivion fine at 800x600 and bloom with a GF 7600GT, A64 3500+, 1GB RAM single channel and onboard sound on so should run even better when I optimize. A passive 7600GT costs around €200 here and that's about as much as I want to give for a graphics card. Non-overclocked 7900GTs should b...
by TomMe
Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:45 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Most stable 7900GT to choose ?
Replies: 24
Views: 14707

ASUS? My MSI 7600GT doesn't have the greatest capacitors apparantly, don't know about the 7900GT.

There are a lot of problems with overclocked 7900GTs so I'd stay away from them.
by TomMe
Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:33 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: The lesser of which evils?
Replies: 8
Views: 4606

I'm in the exact same boat as you are. Was going for a P80 or P120, but shops can't tell me what motor I will end up with for a P80 and there are a lot of complaints about those P120s on this forum regarding noise. Currently I'm looking at the WD2500KS, and if nothing better turns up I will go with ...
by TomMe
Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:03 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Bad time to buy a new HD ?
Replies: 14
Views: 7769

I was considering to buy a Samsung, but with all the complaints about them this WD2500KS seems like a good bet.
by TomMe
Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:22 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Touching a PSU can kill you?
Replies: 20
Views: 6154

Kind of Off-Topic, but is it normal if the PSU is really hot if you touch the top of your PC case in normal room temperature? Could be that the PSU is venting hot air into the inside of your case, as it was with me. I solved it by lowering the pressure inside the case (venting hot air out the back ...
by TomMe
Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:50 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Bad time to buy a new HD ?
Replies: 14
Views: 7769

Well, I'm lost too. I have all the parts for my new computer, except the HDD.. I guess I'll just have to make a choice and cross my fingers. :?
by TomMe
Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:55 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Touching a PSU can kill you?
Replies: 20
Views: 6154

I read the threads about draining a PSU, rubber gloves etc but couldn't find anything in them about the casing itself so I thought I'd ask the question myself. :)
by TomMe
Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:26 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Touching a PSU can kill you?
Replies: 20
Views: 6154

Thanks guys! This confirms what I suspected. :)
by TomMe
Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:01 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Touching a PSU can kill you?
Replies: 20
Views: 6154

Touching a PSU can kill you?

When yesterday my uncle and I were fixing a problem with an undetected HDD inside a PC, I put it temporarily on the PSU and my uncle warned me I should never do such a thing since touching a PSU is very dangerous and can kill you (it was unplugged). Since he has a background in electronics as a hobb...
by TomMe
Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:33 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Anyone have an ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe??
Replies: 6
Views: 4173

I haven't seen one in person, but from looking at the pics it looks like the M2N has a 4 phase VRM. That was my guess as well..though I'm not really into all the technical details so I'm not sure. Are you sure all the caps are made by UCC Gordoco? Strange, my MSI has caps from 4 different brands, s...
by TomMe
Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:29 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Anyone have an ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe??
Replies: 6
Views: 4173

Thanks for sharing your experience! Seems like you've had more luck than I have. I can post some close-up photos or possibly read you the markings on the caps if that will help. If it wouldn't take too much of your time, that would be very helpful. It might be interesting for you as well as there ha...
by TomMe
Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:32 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Anyone have an ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe??
Replies: 6
Views: 4173

Anyone have an ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe??

Since I suspect my MSI K9N SLI Platinum of being DOA (problems with using memory in Channel A), I'm looking for perhaps an alternative board. I chose the MSI over the ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe but maybe I was wrong to do so.. Is there anyone here who has this ASUS board, and if so..could you tell me what ...
by TomMe
Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:00 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Backside of passive MSI 7600 GT or X1600 XT vga card
Replies: 13
Views: 6251

I have the passive MSI 7600GT in my system, it's quite a heavy card! It's a bit longer than the one on the pictures above, but the heatsink looks the same idd. I've been told the capacitors used on it could have been better, but should be "okay". Anyone know how I can measure temperatures other than...
by TomMe
Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:58 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: 7900GT passive stock cooling from MSI
Replies: 48
Views: 33695

Looks promising for the future. I have their passive 7600GT and it runs stable, so far..
by TomMe
Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:19 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: The airflow inside my case
Replies: 6
Views: 2576

Greetings, C'mon folks -- all the hottest air rises to the top of the case -- of course the top of the case gets warm. Not anymore with me. The simplest "fix" is to mount the optical drives in the lower bays. The Seasonic's rear vents are at the height of the 2nd lowest bay Why do you think SeaSoni...
by TomMe
Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:23 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: AM2 motherboard capacitors
Replies: 8
Views: 3920

I mailed Dmitry Vladimirovich, author of this article @ http://www.digit-life.com about the MSI K9N Platinum. Here is his answer: Good Day, Tom! Thank you very much for your attention to my article! Here at digit-life.com we are tring to discover reliability (in fact we have a lab for test it for ou...
by TomMe
Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:08 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: The airflow inside my case
Replies: 6
Views: 2576

Thanks IsaacKuo for your clear answer! I thought it had something to do with negative pressure. The reason I tried the first method is because I read different opinions on different methods, this confused me a bit. But anyway, now I know which works best for me. What about CPU fans that either push ...
by TomMe
Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:14 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: The airflow inside my case
Replies: 6
Views: 2576

The airflow inside my case

Like a few other people on this forum, I had issues with my Seasonic S12-430 in that it would blow out hot air through its rear vents that would heat up my CD and DVD-writers . Also, when I touched the upper back of the case it was relatively warm. After reading a bit I decided to tape shut the side...
by TomMe
Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:02 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Which 160GB drive will suit my needs?
Replies: 9
Views: 3596

Hm, I should correct myself. I have 6 Maxtors, the other is a Seagate. :)

Isn't there a drive that's somewhere in the middle of performance/noise?
by TomMe
Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:29 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: AM2 motherboard capacitors
Replies: 8
Views: 3920

Looking at the number of views, this thread is getting a lot of attention but I guess there aren't many people here who own AM2 boards. Dealing with a high product return rate isn't fun. I'd hope that you could buy a new design from a mobo mfgr that has admitted the problem (Asus, Abit, ...) on past...
by TomMe
Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:20 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Which 160GB drive will suit my needs?
Replies: 9
Views: 3596

PS I've had no personal experience with Maxtor drives as I know a number of people who say they very unrelaible, but that was a long time ago (before they were bought by Seagate). Something you might want to consider though. I have 7 Maxtor drives of which one has died and one has spin-up problems ...
by TomMe
Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:59 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Which 160GB drive will suit my needs?
Replies: 9
Views: 3596

I can get the P80 HD160JJ at a fairly low price. But I haven't read any really positive comments about it..

How are the Maxtors doing noise wise?
by TomMe
Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:00 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Which 160GB drive will suit my needs?
Replies: 9
Views: 3596

Which 160GB drive will suit my needs?

I'm currently loaded with two 80GB Maxtor PATA drives, but since I will be switching to AM2 soon I'm in need of a new SATA HDD. I was thinking of a single quiet but performing non-expensive 160GB SATA HDD. I have room to suspend it in the case and am willing to do so. I've been looking at various pl...
by TomMe
Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:13 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: AM2 motherboard capacitors
Replies: 8
Views: 3920

Isn't the issue constricted to a certain list of brands? It says here that bad brands are still being used on current ASUS motherboards. I also read that only Abit confirmed the issue. I thought I noticed some Teapo caps on some MSI K9N Platinum pictures, but can't find them anymore.. I have some on...
by TomMe
Wed May 31, 2006 11:27 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: AM2 motherboard capacitors
Replies: 8
Views: 3920

AM2 motherboard capacitors

I just recently started learning about these leaking capacitor incidents, sure enough my PSU suffered the same fate. Luckily I already replaced it. Now I'm looking into buying a new AM2 motherboard, but am a bit concerned about the quality of the capacitors used. Looking at the pictures of these new...
by TomMe
Sat May 27, 2006 11:31 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: What version is my S12-430 then?
Replies: 8
Views: 3496

Then Tephras and nina are probably both right. I bet mine is the "unofficial Rev A2" with included PCIe cable. Thanks SD-Plissken! :wink:
by TomMe
Sat May 27, 2006 11:52 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: What version is my S12-430 then?
Replies: 8
Views: 3496

nina wrote:The one I received is excactly as Tomme's.
I'm sure it is since I'm from Belgium as well. I got mine from www.alternate.nl, a German based European wide webshop.

It's definitely not the latest version, since it's unsleeved. It also only has 2 SATA plugs.
by TomMe
Fri May 26, 2006 10:59 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: New PSU on 5 year old motherboard?
Replies: 6
Views: 3048

Damn, finally got my hands on one yesterday. S12-430 running perfectly with the old board as I'm typing this! :wink:
by TomMe
Fri May 26, 2006 10:56 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: MSI's passive GF 7600GT card
Replies: 4
Views: 2758

Ooh, nice! What a massive heatsink at the back.. Quite necessary I guess.

Thanks! :)
by TomMe
Fri May 26, 2006 3:19 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: What version is my S12-430 then?
Replies: 8
Views: 3496

What version is my S12-430 then?

Today I received my Seasonic S12-430 but I can't seem to make out what version it is. The label on the PSU says Rev A1 and it's non-sleeved. There is a PCIe connector included (not mounted but sepperate wire) and ADDA fan. There are 2 labels on the box stating -120mm Double Ball Bearing Fan -Long-li...