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Which of these PSUs should I get?
I found this in beautiful prices. Which of these should I get to power an E6750 OC'ed to 3.0, 2gb DDR2 RAM, 8800 GT, a SATA hard drive, and x3 120mm and x1 200mm fan?
http://www.provantage.com/antec-tp3-650~7ANTS02L.htm
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Fan case position
Hi guys, i need an input here.
I have a really powerfull 120mm fan (i mean really powerful because the airflow can take up to 3x than normal 120mm fan because it use huge dynamo and independent electricity) where should i put this fan to make ...
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Power Supply 8 pin -> 4 pin Motherboard
I have a compy with a 7600 GS, 2 gigs of ram, 2 hard drives, dvdx16, firewire card, and a couple other goodies(zalman fan on the 7600gs, fan putting air out the front.. that kind of thing). I tried plugging in two more sticks of ram and my com...
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unstable PSU - I should have listened
I just built my new computer (see sig below) using the 530W Raidmax PSU. I bought it because I wanted to save some $$$ and it seemed like a great deal.
The power supply has been working great. It's been quiet, looks good, and has been runnin...
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LEDs on case!
hey, is there any software to turn your leds out on your case, because my computer is in my room and it is really bright!
and if i leave it on downloading i cant sleep :S
thanks
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FIRE in my PC
I got an idea to solder my power cable that goes into my IDE to SATA converter to a double molex connector thing, so i didnt have to run another PSU cable.
So i soldered the wires together and heat shrinked em, plugged it all in and watched ...
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intake filter?
In a weeks time these vents accumulate so much dust. Is there some kinda filter you can buy or make, and ideas? I'd like something for my pc tower and my audio fans so all the internals dont become caked.
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howwatt psu do i need for my build?
What do you guys recommend on the this build? i am unsure what power supply is sufficient for this. is 600watts good enough?
this is my current specs:
Chasis: Ferrari Case
Video card: msi 256mb 8600gt sli
CPU: 5000+ x2 AMD Black Edition
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returning my cpu fan (zalman 9700)
ok well I purchased the 9700 model from newegg and realized that It was a 4pin conector...(I know it will work anyhow)
but i would perfer getting the other one because,
1. it looks nicer
and 2.Id rather not have one missing pin on my mobo..
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Case fan locations
I have a Cooler Master Centurion 5. I have extra 80mm fans and I want to add them to my case.
I already put one below the CD drive for intake (so now there are two front intakes). And I am looking at the two vents on the side of the case... ...
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Zalman 9700 am2 clip
well i bought this thing off ebay and the guy didnt send me a clip for am2.i dont want to send it back because i got it so cheap any Ideas or does anyone have the clip i could buy off you or trade for Intel Setup? any help would be great...than...
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Apollo Black
I really like NZXT's Apollo Black, some really sweet eye candy, any other nice cases at the same price or less that look as good or better with a side window and that don't have a PS?
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How clean is your interior?
NOTE: I realize the irony of having a 'Post Your Computer' thread in another section, but this is subtly different.. so, humor me
My PC was a pre-built, less the items I've added/replaced, so it was a mess in there! I went through and power...
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PC Cooling / Noise Poll
What do you prefer your PC to be:
Cool (Generally loud fans)
Quiet
Both
Passive Cooling
Water Cooling
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At the moment, I've got one 92mm fan (44DB), two 120mm fans (44DB too ) and two 80mm fans, which are fairly quie...
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powerwise L600
i bought a powerwise L600 and when you plug it in and turn it on...it just beeps...what do i need to do
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What should my laptop temps be at?
According to SpeedFan i get this:
HD0: 41C (with a red arrow pointing up)
Temp1: 55C (Shows fire)
Temp2: 49-50C (Green check mark-Shows fire)
Core0:62-66C (Shows fire)
Core1:62-66C (Shows fire)
Is that bad or good? The little fire pi...
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Post up your cooling setup
well, i dont think there's anything official like it, and if this turns out half as good as the Post Your Desktop thread did, ill be very very happy.
ill start:
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Cpu Temp keeps rising
My buddy just called me he got and AMD 6400+ Black Edition and the temp's keep going up even when it sits idle.
The cpu didn't include a cooling fan, so he used the fan from his previous AMD 3500+.
Could it be that the fan came from a single...
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Need Help with Power Supply
I'm new here so let me start by saying hello all.
Here is my question. I am building a new computer set up and with all the changes in the technology since the last time i built one im a little lost. I need to know what the best power suppl...
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Power Supply Fan
The fan on my power supply is now getting annoying. Its about 3 years old now and every 30 to 60 seconds or so it makes a really loud grinding sound. Rather than go right out and buy a new power supply, i was wondering if it is possible to ju...
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incident while changing fan voltage
so, i felt that my case was far too loud, and decided i'd switch a couple fans from 12v down to 5v or maybe 7v. switching to 5v went fine, but when i attempted to put a fan on 7v, i must've mis-matched the cables.
when i connected it... there ...
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Cele D's @66C idle !!
So i decided to just fire up my Everest home edition software and had a look at the system temps and my CPU is at 66C!! and thats only with a browser and music playing. I'm getting a funny feeling my heat sink and fan are on the way out. I coul...
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Is this good?
Since i have sli and plan to oc my cards i was thinking if this would do a great job in keeping my cards nice and cool. my current temp is around 80- 84C when i oc it
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=C283-1152
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Akasa fan worth it or not?
Hey all,
i have 1 92x92 exhaust fan on the back of my case...when i set it to 100% speed in speedfan it runs at 4821RPM.
Now this fan is realy noisy when set to 100% but i have to set it to at least 60% when i game or my system gets hot
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Case Mod Questions
I want to do someting to my case, again
I want to paint the inside of it black, what do I need to do before hand, prime it?
Also, I was thinking of adding a 120mm fan to the top, would it be worth it, intake, exhuast, or forget it?
Th...
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amd 64bit 6000+ new cooling
any advice?
only have ?0 to spend and i would like some good after market fan/heatsink as the standard is poooop!!!
thanx
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My Cooling - Antec P182
Hey guys,
I would like some advice on changing my cooling system.
My current system looks like this:
Currently there is a fan on the Thermalright Ultra 120, blowing air onto the heatsink (shown as a blue circle)
There is a ...
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best and highest temp for GPU,CPU,HDD
Just wondering what the best temperature is for my computer. I am not sure how it is monitored but I have a temperature gauge that I can switch between my HD, my graphics card, and my processor. I was wondering what a critical point is too at...
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