Recent content by juanlopez

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    CPU temp off the charts with Zalman

    I got the Zalman and experienced some high temperatures too. Changing from a packed case to a more spacious Antec didn't help much, but the addition of 4 case fans (two in and two out) did help. Still this increased noise. I am still trying to get a balance between noise and temperatures. So far...
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    Zalman CNPS6000-Cu

    Mine didn't come with another screw, I wondered myself why this was not the case. Except for this they seem to include everything that we need. I don't think the heatsink will break the motherboard, but we should be very careful when moving the machine. I felt uneasy for the first days, then I...
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    Anyone compared Zalman and Antec TruePower PSUs for noise?

    I have a QuietPC PS which works really well. Its very quiet, almost completely silent. The only problem with quiet PS is that once you get them the other parts of your system become more noisy. Now I have had to upgrade the CPU heatsink fan (with a Zalman 6000) and the case fans (from Sunon to...
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    What is the best Dual Display vid card for around $100?

    I have tried both ATI and Matrox. Simply put Matrox is better. Why are they any better than ATI's?. No problems with incompatibilities. I can move things from one monitor to the other, have different resolutions and color depths. ATI cards are very good, and better for 3D, but if 2D is all that...