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    Haswell high temps? Case fan setup? CPU heatsink setup error? Some help here!

    Guys, After 5 years I built a new Haswell PC. I have some issues and questions for the experienced here so please be patient with my post :) 1) I bought the below heatsink for the CPU (I use Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste, I don't know if I applied correctly but I used the pea size amount in...
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    Case Fan problem and questions

    Dear all, I have one question regarding my case fans. I have an old Coolemaster Cosmos case. It came with 4 fans before 5 years i bought it (never replaced them yet). The connectors have 3 wires only (I assume the PWM cable is missing here?) In BIOS or in FanXpert application in windows...
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    Case fan problem. PWM missing?

    Dear all, I have one question regarding my case fans. I have an old Coolemaster Cosmos case. It came with 4 fans before 5 years i bought it (never replaced them yet). The connectors have 3 wires only (I assume the PWM cable is missing here?) In BIOS or in FanXpert application in windows, Fan_1...
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    New motherboard display connections vs old monitor conection

    Dear all, I've bought a new Z87 motherboard to support Haswell. My monitor cable lead has a DVI connector. The motherboard though doesn't have a DVI input. What are the best options? a) Display Port on motherboard -> DVI? b) HDMI on motherboard -> DVI? c) Internal PCI-E card which has DVI...
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    Haswell onboard HD4600 vs ATI Radeon 4870

    Dear all, I would need your help with some questions I have. I have updated my system to Haswell. I'm not a gamer and probably I'm not going to play any games and my old graphics card bought back in 2009 is an ATI Radeon 4870. What do you recommend. Is it better to plug my old GPU to the...