Recent content by IkeEisenhower

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    Coming Back To You Folks For Suggestions

    Thanks so much for all the replies, I'll try to handle everyhting in one go: First, regarding the case: I'm hard-up on the CM Stacker 830. Case was made for me, it's big, it's sturdy, massively upgradeable, and above all I can stuff more fans in it than anyhting else out there. I don't give a...
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    Coming Back To You Folks For Suggestions

    Four years ago I had a plan to built a decent Northwood rig (references: One, Two, Three) and I came in here and got just some spiffy advice on a few things I wasn't absolutely sure of, and I ended up with what's been a fantastic machine for the interim. It's time for another, though, in fact...
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    Bravo To Zalman, GVS Case Concept

    In case you haven't already, check out this pic from Anandtech's coverage of Zalman's exhibit at Computex: Design For Quad-CPU Board, Check Out Component Spread Maybe I'm not the case-wiring neatnik I thought I was when I ordered that first spool of split-loom and broke out the old gas-station...
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    Anyone Have experience With TTGI/Superflower TT550SS?

    You have the old version with the 120mm and what looks like a 60mm, or the new one with the 140/80? I can't imagine needing to get more juice out of the rails, but you never know when some AGP card manufacturer is going to ask something untoward of you (I think it was HardOCP that somehow got...
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    Anyone Have experience With TTGI/Superflower TT550SS?

    As some of you may remember, I'm going to be running an Asus P4c800-E Del./2.8C/OCZ 3700 Gold R.2 setup OCed (hopefully) to a FSB of 1GHz. I was hoping to use my old PSU from my 2.0a system, but it's at best a 320W, and lowest-bidder OEM crap at that. I only run one ATA HDD, two opticals, five...
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    2.8c@3.2 229FSB have I forgot anyting?

    As always, take your articles and benchmarks and comments (especially those from online sources) with a few grains of salt... In my opinion, the Prescott is getting bad press. Sure, they run hot, and that sucks, and they're finicky about their motherboards, but they're a more advanced chip, and...
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    UPDATE - 300watts enough? (Obviously not)

    I was thinking about this the other night while looking at cases my wife wants to put her upcoming rig into, and I think if we all get together with these paperweights, we can somehow put them to use (perhaps the Latvian military has an extra purchase order they're itching to justify, or the...
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    2.8c@3.2 229FSB have I forgot anyting?

    Forgive my ignorance, but the way you're explaining it, a 5:4 CPU:RAM ratio changes the memory multiplier to 1.25 (5/4), and the FSB of 250 multiplied by 1.25 comes out to DDR400 speeds (effectively 800MHz). Am I ignorant or does the math not work out? I get effectively 625MHz...? The reason I...
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    HELP! CPU TEMP 76 C?!!?!

    Or you could spend thirty, forty bucks and get a brand-new HSF that's more efficient, quieter, and in the end will make that CPU last longer, never have to worry about that aluminum HS being gunked-up.
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    Couple Of Dumb Questions Regarding Thermal Paste And Memory OCing

    Damn. These chips are even tougher than I thought. Assuming you're using good memory, of course, do you ever have stability issues with the processor that high? With the way Thermalright advises me to install the thing, as long as I have ample wiggle room I think I'll be okay. I'll be all...
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    Couple Of Dumb Questions Regarding Thermal Paste And Memory OCing

    Aha. Lowered my blood pressure some. Exactly how is this done, which setting? Thanks for your advice and your time.
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    Couple Of Dumb Questions Regarding Thermal Paste And Memory OCing

    Ah. Thanks for the info. Good to hear from someone with the same setup. Well, since I'm going to be OCing the system, then, is there any way I can take a lead from the MB to my fan controller so's I can keep an eye on those temps? Or do I have to just keep the software up or handy? (I'm real...
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    Couple Of Dumb Questions Regarding Thermal Paste And Memory OCing

    I put a chunk of my tax refund cheque into a major upgrade for my current patchwork system, consisting of a 2.8C, a Thermalright SP-94, an Asus P4C800-E Deluxe, and some OCZ 3700 Gold R.2, and my intent is to get this setup running, ideally, at 1000MHz FSB, as this is where that particular...
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    New Case First Time Build (Suggestions)

    I'm doing my first "ground-up" build here in a while (you're in the right place to ask qustions) and have been doing extensive case-shopping recently. If you're not going to build it right this minute, wait for the Cooler Master CM Stacker. I wouldn't want to persoanlly show one to your wife and...
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    A Few Dumb Fan Controller Questions

    As some of you may remember from my previous posts, I've recently acquired a Coolermaster ATC-201C-SX2, and all I can think to do with it is to stuff my current PC's innards into it until I build an upcoming system I have planned. I also got a great deal on a Coolermaster CoolDrive 4 (their...