My TRUE from 2008 will allow me to run my 2550k at 5ghz. I would keep it there but it just requires way too much voltage. Nothing too special about my TRUE compared to a D14 or H100, either.
Impressive. I wonder how the TT performs so much better than the H50 yet still appears to be so similar? Also, what is the noise profile of the fans like and what is the static pressure they are rated for?
My wife's new rig:
2550k under Xigmatek Loki, at stock for now
ASRock Z77 Pro4-M
Gigabyte 7950
8 GB G.skill
Seasonic M12II 620w
Seagate Momentus XT 750GB
Azza Solano 1000r
My rig(specs in sig):
Short term for a month or two? Probably. Long term? Probably not. IMO you'd need a solid 750w to run that over a decent amount of time and have some room to spare as the PSU degrades over time.
Indeed, the Gentle Typhoons are legendary but can be difficult to find these days.
You can't go wrong with any of the suggestions you've gotten so far. Each fan will have it's ups and downs- just find the one that meets your budget and qualifications for your build. The TrueQuietPro 120 is...
I am a bit of an audiophile and was frustrated with the motor noise of the Cooler Master R4's that I had bought for my TRUE. I began searching around for very quiet fans and found this gem. You can also get two at a time for a nice discount.
I am VERY pleased with these antec fans running...
Great news.
After installing the AC extreme for my 7970, I have found that it works very well in every way. It is very quiet compared to the stock 7970 cooler- virtually inaudible under full load compared to the rest of my case fans.
If anyone read the above posts, they probably gathered...
Through the many forums I searched through for information on the topic, the general conclusion I was brought to from other's thoughts about the vertical orientation of the heatpipe vga coolers was that it really didn't matter for much. Other people's personal experiences seemed to contradict...
I recently bought a Silverstone FT02 with birthday money I got recently. So far, I've been pleased with it in every way, though I am still bothered at the sound profile of my reference 7970.
I've grown impatient waiting for someone other than Arctic Cooling (that didn't cost $100) to come...
Playing 64 player Caspian Border, I saw a max power draw of 398w. It seemed to average about 375. This seems to eliminate the possibility of me having a PSU limitation of overclocking my 7970 entirely.
This was a great idea! Im not sure why I didnt think of it.
Dug up the ol' kill-a-watt and plugged it up. After booting to windows, I fired up msi kombustor using the most demanding features of it and also loaded the processor fully with prime95. The highest I saw the wattage reach was 526w...
Recently I made the plunge and upgraded my graphics card to a 7970. I ended up reformatting windows and all seemed well as I was in benchmark heaven, exploiting the beast to my heart's content. Of course seeing how well the 7970's oc, I had to join the party:)
Most oc's I got were appearing...
My first OC was an Athlon XP 1800+. I dont even remember where I ended up with it; something like 1.7GHz.
The OC I still am most proud of is my ol' E4300, stock also at 1.8GHz, that I clocked to 3.4GHz semi-stable under a Freezer 7 Pro. I backed off until it was stable at 3.3GHz. I...
Obviously I am not using the case for its original intended purpose:rolleyes: While I can't but agree with what you've said, I am trying to put as little money into my computer as possible while still keeping it relevant. I have a $0 budget left for case upgrades- I only came up with the money...
Can anyone give me any painting advice?
Also, I have gotten a hold of a reference 6950 as my new graphics card. Anyone know if there is any clearance issues with the Sonata series? If so, I may have to dremel more from the drive cage :hmm:
I have some pretty decent Krylon spray paint and generic all purpose primer that I may start using on the thing after the snow goes away. Anyone have any good tips for painting on bare metal like this?
This is definitely an idea worth considering. Back when I had a fancy schmansy computer with a PC-K62 and the side panel that Lancool sells separately with 2 140mm holes, I had them on the outside of the panel because they wouldnt fit with the Hyper 212+ inside. I forgot about that:hmm:
I actually had thought of that. The problem with that is the TRUE120 is too tall to really allow any space for it. I may be able to add one more 120 to the right of the pair that's already in place.
Over the past couple of weeks I have been thinking of ways to extend the usefulness of my old Antec Sonata II case. This used to be my backup case until I sold my last computer to pay off some debts some nine months ago. Since then I married my high school sweetheart and money has been...
I really didn't think you needed a new PSU to begin with. The 2600k and DDR3 will use less power overall than the QX6700 by a noticeable margin to the tune of as much as 40W total under system load. I still think you should be fine with the old corsair. To prove my point, go...
Who knows for sure, really? I bet AMD is already pressing hard into forging Piledriver into something a lot sharper than Bulldozer's shown to be. Their image really depends on it and the loyal enthusiast market feels let down all over. With Ivy Bridge around the corner, AMD has to figure out...
I wouldnt worry too much about the noise of that case... the people who reviewed it seemed like they were having to really look for faults. Seems that NZXT cases as of late are quite excellent and, if you're not satisfied with how loud your system gets, you can always just get a fan controller...
If I had to choose between the boards listed, I would probably choose the Sabertooth. Yet, I think these two boards are worth looking at:
ASUS P7P55D PRO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131405
MSI P55-GD65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130239
Overclocking can...
As many enthusiasts do, I never even got the chance to see if my PhenomII would run at stock speeds with the stock cooler- it was only after I had lapped my cpu, overclocked it and overvolted it to 1.45v for several months did I realize that the thing would overheat with the stock cooler and...
Why not wait and see how well the 69xx cards from AMD fare? I would think it may be worth the wait, especially if they scale as well as their younger siblings. If performance of the one 69xx is similar for the price of the 68xx's in crossfire, it would arguably be better because you wouldnt...
Two friends have asked me to create a website for them for their non-profit ministry/music activities. They already have a domain name chosen through Godaddy.com. I havent used dreamweaver in such a long time(since 2004) that I really have forgotten how to use it. My fiancée has a copy for...
I also have the K-62 and really do enjoy it a LOT. Very easy to work inside, very clean looks, too. I ended up getting the side panel that Lancool makes with 2 x 140mm fan mounts for the side and zip tied another 140mm fan inside the 5.25" bay for tons of positive airflow. Keeps everything...
I will be building a new rig soon, and have been debating which route to take for my primary storage drive for OS(win7 64bit) basic progs(word, intenet, music/movie software) and games... I had three main ideas; which would be best overall in terms of balanced performance?
(I also like the...
Okay- I reset all clocks, voltages and other OC settings to stock and ran Memtest86 overnight for 8+ passes: no errors. Also, I separated my WD 160GB drives in RAID1 by disabling RAID, and ran WD LifeGuard diagnostic on both with no errors. My proc is still %100 under PRIME 95 as well.
I am...
Hello all!
As the title says, I am both in regards to the state of my computer. Over the past 3 months, my computer has especially disagreeable and the source of my troubles has perpetually eluded me. I am desperately searching for clues as for what could be wrong with my randomly BSODing...
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