X38 MoBo Cooling

[xWilDx]

I noticed the X38 has a water cooling solution but if your going to overclock using this motherboard can you use alternative cooling like the artic cooling freezer pro 7 (using fans) any suggestions welcome thankyou!

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: xWilDx
I noticed the X38 has a water cooling solution but if your going to overclock using this motherboard can you use alternative cooling like the artic cooling freezer pro 7 (using fans) any suggestions welcome thankyou!

excuse me?

im not understanding your question.

Are your asking if the NB has to be watercooled? Because the answer is no. It can be air cooled, the watercooling is an option.

Also what do you mean about Artic freezer fan? First off if your buying a 300 dollar board, Im assuming your looking at the fusion or maximus primus thingamagic, why are you looking at a 25 dollar heat sink?

 

[xWilDx]

thankyou for your comment but im wanting to know what it would take to cool the raw guts if say i had 2 graphics cards in either sli or crossifre and a quad qx6600 o.c to 3.15ghz and an 850w psu with 4gb of ram? im fairly new to this lol.. as you can see

 

[imported_wired247]

try meeting us halfway on any of your threads and people will be happy to help. you are currently meeting us about 5% of the way.

 

[imported_Scoop]

Legendary thread I'd say.

 

[Quiksilver]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
What excellent first posts you have, they are all "Help me plz, I can't figure out what parts to get". Rather than breaking them into separate threads(like you did) for each section you could have just made one thread in general hardware with "Plz help me I'm clueless and don't know anything about what to choose for my new computer" because at this point, I would have to agree with the above poster you haven't done any research of your own and just signed up here. So I'll just give you a nice hint because I'm feeling nice.

Read Reviews:
anandtech.com
tomshardware.com
madshrimps.be
techpowerup.com
hardocp.com

Once you've taken the time to do your own research please come back and try again.

...

 

[Blitz KriegeR]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
What excellent first posts you have, they are all "Help me plz, I can't figure out what parts to get". Rather than breaking them into separate threads(like you did) for each section you could have just made one thread in general hardware with "Plz help me I'm clueless and don't know anything about what to choose for my new computer" because at this point, I would have to agree with the above poster you haven't done any research of your own and just signed up here. So I'll just give you a nice hint because I'm feeling nice.

Read Reviews:
anandtech.com
tomshardware.com
madshrimps.be
techpowerup.com
hardocp.com

Once you've taken the time to do your own research please come back and try again.

...

/bump

 

[xWilDx]

You hit the nail on the head , but as usual in most forums you get mixed opinions i have a list of parts but are very unsure, im wanting to build a pc rig with £1000- £1500 i want this pc to be quiet as well as being able to do gaming , videoing ,and to watch tv on it too.
I have made a list of what parts i want to use which i have spent days researching but as i said im confused as to what is actually best ...also i want to use a 32" lcd monitor which i have found for £300
totally i will also like the option to overclock it i know a little more than a basic persons skillz

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: xWilDx
You hit the nail on the head , but as usual in most forums you get mixed opinions i have a list of parts but are very unsure, im wanting to build a pc rig with £1000- £1500 i want this pc to be quiet as well as being able to do gaming , videoing ,and to watch tv on it too.
I have made a list of what parts i want to use which i have spent days researching but as i said im confused as to what is actually best ...also i want to use a 32" lcd monitor which i have found for £300
totally i will also like the option to overclock it i know a little more than a basic persons skillz

this belongs in the general hardware section.

And seeing how quicksilver is kinda peeved, it seemed like you spamed this type of thread in more then one section.

Sometime this week the new mods should be coming out. I'll merge this and your others in the general hardware sometime this week if the votes tells the mods.


Pick out your hardware in general section. Once thats all done, come back here with base hardware, Motherboard, cpu, ram, hard drive, psu. Ask for case and cooling advice then.

You dont ask the same questions you asked on different sections. A lot of people view both sections. Case and Cooling, and General Hardware almost come hand in hand. You need a good case for a good computer

We love to help new people out, but need to keep the rules enforced. :T


But anyhow seeing from your first topic, you dont have any clear hardware writen. Meaning we cant tell you how to cool mystery hardware. So you really need to draft your hardware and come back.

Also most X38 boards carry a heavy price tag.

 

[imported_wired247]

The OP is reminding me of people I know personally who have ADD... and they are virtually impossible to communicate with via internet.

Wild: please spend 2 minutes to formulate complete thoughts and then follow them up with forming complete sentences. Don't forget to make your post readable with line breaks instead of one gigantic run-on sentence/paragraph. This is not a blog or an instant messenger... this is standard internet protocol when you are asking for help.

May I ask how old you are?

 

[xWilDx]

Im kicking on 30 nearly just im so interested in doing what you guys have been doing for years, ie (enthusiasts) buying good components fitting them yourselves,modding them installing stuff, overclocking your machines to get the most out of them, and all the other stuff that you spend your hours on.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: xWilDx
Im kicking on 30 nearly just im so interested in doing what you guys have been doing for years, ie (enthusiasts) buying good components fitting them yourselves,modding them installing stuff, overclocking your machines to get the most out of them, and all the other stuff that you spend your hours on.

glad to see your in the hobby.

There is nothing wrong with you asking questions. This i why this forum exists. Its to pass knowledge and ask for advice.

We just need to you to help us out when we help you. Some general info is nice, like budget, what your expectations are in overclocking. Also hardware preference.

Lastly, we like it if topics connected are combined in one thread, but hate it when multipul questions are combined in 1 paragraph!

Wildx we would love to assist you, however we need you to meet us at leat 1/3rd of the way.

 

[xWilDx]

Lmao ...can i have the anandtech award for the dumbest posts?

 

[xWilDx]

Here is the list of the final components going into my rig:

Case: Thermaltake Xaser VI(WC)VG4000BWS
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Therma...&qid=1204478965&sr=1-1

PSU: Ocz's Quad silent 750w
http://www.amazon.co.uk/OCZ-Si...r-Supply/dp/B000ZGSDEY

MoBo: Dfi's X48-t3r fsb 1600 ddr3
Retails for $400

Memory:Corsair 2048MB (2x1024MB) DDR3 PC-8500 1066MHz Dual-Channel Kit Desktop Memory TWIN3X2048-1066C7, SPD 7-7-7-21
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820145181

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Go
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115017

GPU: SAPPHIRE 100221SR Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102723

The rest of the components i already have to transfer into my rig.
I have decided to opt for the DDR3 as for future use and a ddr3 mobo also the x2 crossfire with the option to quad or even Oct, i took a very long time to consider all possibilities with all comments post it has help me so much thankyou guys

 

[aigomorla]

looks like a mean setup of hardware, however now we run into the problem of your board.

Without any decient reviews or knowing how hot the board can get we can do little to no advising.

The board's layout looks different from the current X38-T2R Layouts because of the wierd PCI-E placement. Also the tight location of the last 2 pci-e slots is not something im very liking, because if you use a double slot card, or a full cover block, you might lose out on that third pci-e.

Give the board a rest until launch date, and then come back with cooling questions. Right now everyone will be guessing. But i dont think you'll need one if thermalright is sponsoring the board on the cooling end.

 

[xWilDx]

well i looked at that http://www.vr-zone.com/article...48-T3R_Board/5601.html and with it having solid japanese transistors and a powerful heat pipe cooler by thermaltakeshould solve the issue?

 

[xWilDx]

And hey WIRED "watch it or i'll punch the beak off