Recent content by KTony

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    Copper Heatsink on the Rocks

    Fascinating project, Glj12. A combination of art, craft, and science! On the gap between the pennies--why not cut or grind flat areas so that the pennies fit closer? I guess it might take more than four to get a big enough base plate though. There is a mix of seriousness and humor in the...
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    Trust voltage in Everest vs. BIOS?

    Don't trust Everest for +12v if it tells you 2.xx volts. Obviously the sytem wouldn't even start. Everest is at this moment telling me my +12v is 2.11. lol KTony
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    OC troubleshooting

    Oh, I see. You already had it at 2.5. That is strange. I had the idea that keeping it under 1000, or conservatively 800mhz would be fine. I hope the PSU thread is helpful.
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    OC troubleshooting

    ts3433 has a good point. Here is a link to a long thread on PSUs. http://forums.extremeoverclock...2&page=1&pp=20
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    OC troubleshooting

    "Common wisdom" is that 16A on the +12v line is pretty skimpy. Of course there many opinions as to what is enough. 20A is probably low end for OC. Games and 3D Mark failing when Memtest86+ doesn't may be because the video card and CPU are drawing more current then. I don't know how hungry the...
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    Globalwin FOP38 + 80mm fan

    They have a fan adapter at http://www.highspeedpc.com/. I believe it only works out of the box with screw mounted fans. Cost is $13.95. Special arrangements are required to get the right screws for Alpha sinks. Hope this helps.