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    Rear fan not spinning after wake from sleep, new Intel H87 system

    Hi all, So I have my system rebuilt with the ASUS Z87 PLUS and it did fix the strange problems I was having with the Intel H87 board (I think I just got a bad board), but now I have a new issue. The fan speed control on the ASUS board is way too granular/aggressive. Even with the fan profiles...
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    Rear fan not spinning after wake from sleep, new Intel H87 system

    Just another update: Due to this fan problem, the random power-down-and-restarts during POST sometimes, and another issue where DDR3 1600 XMP profiles (tested with multiple sets of RAM sticks) won't work (BIOS setting just resets itself every time), I'm returning this motherboard. Ordered a...
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    Rear fan not spinning after wake from sleep, new Intel H87 system

    The settings in my BIOS are fine - no disabling or anything of the rear fan header. Set to auto and such, just like the front fan header. I originally had a non-PWM fan from Lian-Li hooked up when observing this behavior. Of course the behavior continues as I've tried two separate Noctua PWM...
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    Rear fan not spinning after wake from sleep, new Intel H87 system

    Some updates on troubleshooting this problem: - I decided not to stick with Windows 8 and am now on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. Having the same issue. - I downloaded Parted Magic, booted from optical drive, ran "pm-suspend" in the terminal, woke from sleep, and had the same issue: fan starts...
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    Core i7 4770 w/ stock cooler - 100 C during Intel CPU stress test

    So I took off the stock cooler, cleaned it and the chip, put some Noctua thermal compound on, and put the stock cooler back on. My temps are now acting normal - the CPU stress test shows a more normal temp ramp up to around 83-86 C. I'm assuming I didn't have the heat sink sitting on the CPU...
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    Core i7 4770 w/ stock cooler - 100 C during Intel CPU stress test

    No real reason...I guess it was just the one I started finding reviews for, it looked good, and people seemed to universally like it. I didn't realize its heat sink would be so low or that the RAM I bought was so tall! I like the look of the LP RAM better anyway ;)
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    Core i7 4770 w/ stock cooler - 100 C during Intel CPU stress test

    Thanks, I'll check that out. Luckily the Lian-Li case I have has a little window cut out of the motherboard tray so I can see / mount CPU coolers and brackets. They looked all fully latched, but I'll check it out. I have some low profile memory coming on Saturday, so I may just wait to...
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    Rear fan not spinning after wake from sleep, new Intel H87 system

    Thanks for the tips. Only software I've installed is Intel monitoring software and utilities. I'll play around with the BIOS for now, maybe go to Windows 7 to eliminate any Windows 8 weirdness that might be going on.
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    Core i7 4770 w/ stock cooler - 100 C during Intel CPU stress test

    Yeah, on the stock cooler they have some pre-applied. So even if the CPU is OK most of the time at 38-40 C, reseating the heat sink could still help it under load? I'm also hoping that when I put on the Noctua, it will be much cooler. If not does that mean something else in my system could be...
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    Rear fan not spinning after wake from sleep, new Intel H87 system

    Might try the CMOS reset, although I didn't really change any of the defaults much. I might also try changing the fan "type" in the BIOS. This new Intel visual bios has all sorts of fan types (e.g., inlet, outlet, chassis, auxiliary, and so on), so maybe those affect how much power it sends them?
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    Rear fan not spinning after wake from sleep, new Intel H87 system

    Ah, forgot to mention that while investigating another possible issue (high CPU temps, post in CPU forum), I downloaded the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. I tried running the CPU stress test, CPU got super hot, but the rear fan did nothing. I'm not sure if I tried that with the PWM fan hooked up...
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    Rear fan not spinning after wake from sleep, new Intel H87 system

    Hi all, I have a new system built on the Intel H87-based DH87MC motherboard, running Windows 8 x64. I have one front/"inlet" fan hooked up to the front fan header, and one rear/exhaust/"outlet" fan hooked up to the rear fan header. Both run fine on initial boot or restart. Both are also non-PWM...
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    Core i7 4770 w/ stock cooler - 100 C during Intel CPU stress test

    Hi all, I recently built a new machine with an i7 4770 and the stock Intel cooler that came with the processor - I am not overclocking anything. My motherboard is also Intel - the H87-based DH87MC, and I'm running on Windows 8 x64 w/16 GB 1600 MHZ RAM. Power supply is a 1000W Thermaltake. The...
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    Are hard drive prices coming back down to normal levels?

    Not really on topic, but wow, that site is awesome, and works for non-tech products on Amazon too. Great way to know if a price is reasonable.
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    Which 480/500/512 GB SSD to get? Or wait?

    Sweet- I'll monitor the 830 during black friday. Thanks to all!
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    Which 480/500/512 GB SSD to get? Or wait?

    Well, he did put ">256", so that's fine. I can definitely wait until black friday. Considering the SSD drives now are much faster than my 5400 RPM hard drive, I think I'll feel OK in missing the next wave of SSD controllers and such. Hope there are some awesome deals on BF! As a final...
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    Which 480/500/512 GB SSD to get? Or wait?

    Hi all, I recently purchased a used MacBook Pro (late 2011), and it's great except for the standard 500 GB 5400 RPM hard drive. This Mac stores my iTunes and iPhoto libraries (total storage needed is about 250 GB currently), and I want to go complete SSD versus some hybrid drive or dual disk...
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    Should I wait or get something now?

    I based that comment on auctions I lost last week. I ended up going with a cheaper 560 ti, but I was hoping I'd get lucky with a 580 or 570 See http://flic.kr/p/bLUYgR for proof - just took a screenshot of "my ebay" screen, with my lost auctions. Maybe these were exceptions, but I found it...
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    Should I wait or get something now?

    I agree with this - it will probably be many months until the lower end 6xx series starts to appear. You can get a used GTX 580 on eBay for less than $300 (I've seen two sell at $266 and $276 in the past week), and it would perform pretty great for many years to come, especially if you're...
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    [ArsTechnica] Next-gen consoles and impact on VGA market

    I hope that an important factor in these console design discussions is including some sort of anti-aliasing, hopefully as a standard for all games. Outstanding looking games like Uncharted 3 are also painful to look at sometimes with the amount of aliasing going on in many scenes.
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    Rare GPU upgrader, is GTX 285 to GTX 680 the right move?

    4 GHz?! Are the 920's known for having a large overhead for OC'ing or something?
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    Rare GPU upgrader, is GTX 285 to GTX 680 the right move?

    Wow, so even jumping to the 680 she can't get 60 FPS maxed out at some normal resolution? Or is she doing higher-res gaming? Maybe I expect the 680 to be more capable than what it is at 1920x1200...which I assume is a very average resolution at this point. Getting some "free" anti-aliasing...
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    Rare GPU upgrader, is GTX 285 to GTX 680 the right move?

    Ah, good point. Core system specs: Core-i7 920 quad-core 2.66 GHz on Asus P6T motherboard (intel x58) 12 GB [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 RAM Intel 320 120GB SSD Thanks!
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    Rare GPU upgrader, is GTX 285 to GTX 680 the right move?

    I have a "gaming rig" which in 2009 seemed awesome, but of course now it's feeling a little behind-the-curve. I currently have a GTX 285 which surprisingly seems OK at my 1920x1200 resolution in many somewhat recent games (Skyrim, Mass Effect 2, Starcraft 2), but I would like to stay a constant...
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    Choosing what to place on SSD

    I'm have the same 12GB RAM setup, but I've read in many places that disabling virtual memory / swap is a bad thing to do. Have you seen any problems the more time you go w/o a swap file? --Chuck
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    SSD and restoring steam backup

    Valves games don't use junction points (symbolic links to directories), but they work fine with plain old symbolic links. Just use the command line utility "mklink" in Vista or 7 - not sure about XP. A tutorial with both scenarios (third-party games in their own directory, Valve games w/ their...
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    Feels like I'm on a P800...on an XP 3000+!?

    Hmmmmm....I guess I'll try the defrag. I guess it would also be good to mention that the performance drops when I burn a DVD or CD, and also after it is done, performance is STILL horrible (still the HD paging all the time when doing ANYTHING). I usually have torrents going too, so I dont'...
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    Feels like I'm on a P800...on an XP 3000+!?

    Hey everyone, I have an AthlonXP 3000+, 512mb of RAM, and a ATI 7500 AIW, and you would think windows would run pretty well. The thing is, it seems to be paging ALL the time. The thing is, memory usage really isn't maxed out, as I'm not running that much at one time. Could horribly slow...