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I just got my system setup and I am getting temps 36 to 34C stock. it seems kind of high. What is everyone else getting with wc. specs i7 930 asus p6x58d premium silverstone ft02 case water cooling with apogee xt --- blackice stealth gt 360 ---- ic diamond 7 carat paste

I bought some bitspower 90 degree and 45 degrees angle adaptors. I need it to orient in a certain direction when I screw it on to the radiator, what is the best approach to doing that? Right now they don't line up the way I want them to.

Hi I have a new build for a friend and it is not working This is the parts list intel q8300 gigabyte p35-dq6 ocz ram 4*1gb ddr2 800 7900gs corsair 550w ps I press the power button and it turns on and 1 sec later it turns off and it will repeately do this on and off. To shut if off I...

What is the difference between Black Ice GT Stealth 360 http://www.frozencpu.com/products/4283/ex-rad-88/Black_Ice_GT_Stealth_360_Radiator_-_Black.html?tl=g30c95s161&id=GhiP2wHw and Black Ice Stealth GTS 360? http://www.dangerden.com/store/stealth-gts-360-black-ice.html#tabs They seem...

I am planning on upgrading to apogee xt and install it into the ft02 case. I am aware that the xt has to be oriented in a certain way with respect to the motherboard cpu socket. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the outlet port has to be the highest point to account for gravity so water...

I had this sitting in my closet for a year. When I first got it, I overclock an intel q6600 on it to 4ghz, although I run it at stock for a year and then switched to a p45 ud3p mobo. This is an enthusiast board. I have the box and all the original stuff it came with gigabyte p35 dq6...

This is a decent deal for those who likes to mod stuff http://wood.tooliday.com/ Not to sure how this compares with others

sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum. I have a Corsair 620HX modular PSU http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16817139002 and a Antec P182 case. I have 4 hdd installed in the lower cage and I need a sata power cable that is both neat and saves space and doesn't run...

Hi, I searched around but I couldn't find the answers. When I shop using BCB I usually go to bing and then click the CB stores and go to the desired store and it will lead to a small CB sign-in screen before shopping and I eventually get money back. However if I search for a store in bing and...

I have q6600 and I use watercooling. Core temp shows temp 37 degrees C for core 0,1 and 31 degrees C for core 2,3. The gigabyte easytunes 6 shows only one temp of 25 degrees. Which is more accurate? Is core temp reliable? What tools do you use? Also can someone tell me which core is which on...

I bought a sony optiarc 7240 sata dvd burner. It is recognized in bios, I can see it in device managers, but when I put a dvd in, windows xp 64bit doesn't read it. I put in windows installation disk into drive and restarted computer and it doesn't boot into installation screen. Help please

I have the old version gtx, I need to install another motherboard, so I took off the backplate and messed it up somehow. I need to get a replacement backplate. Since swiftech don't make gtx anymore, does anyone know if the gtz backplate is the same as the gtx one? Thanks

How often did you guys flush the system and change coolant. my system has been runnning for 2 years and I don't see any bacteria growth yet

I have a water cooling radiator setup on the back of my case so there is a tight small space on the back of my video card's dvi port where normall dvi cable heads wont be able to fit. I need a right angle dvi cable. I found some places that sell them. Problem is I don't know how trust worthy...

I installed VMware Workstation running XP 32bit on a Vista Ultimate 64bit host system. I did this to play Metal Fatigue, a old game. When I tried it on Vista, the game crashes after the 1st mission is completed. On VM, the intro doesn't show and its just a black screen, but that's not the...

I had a problem with my new pci express sound card that I purchased. My pc couldn't detect it, I did a little search and I believe the problem is pci express related. Here is a link to my motherboard http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Manual_Model.aspx?ProductID=2637 Here is...

I purchased the xonar essence card a week ago from zipzoomfly and got it this morning. I proceeded to install it. Before opening the shipping box it came in, i noticed that the object inside is moving around a bit. When I opened the box. I saw that zzf did a terrible job of packing. They put...

I am looking to purchase a decent sound card. This will be my first sound card purchase. I got tired of hearing the static and clicking noise from motherboard audio. I am not an audiophile...at least not yet...so I want something that gives me clean sound at an affordable price somewhere around...

I had a duel boot setup with XP32bit and vista64bit and 2 other storage partitions on one hard drive. And one more full partition on a separate HD. During boot startup there would be a screen with 2 options, Earlier versions of windows on top and Vista on bottom. XP32 is giving me problems so I...

I want to know what is the best way to store DVD. I currently put them in a 100dvd binder, but everytime I take something out and put something back in I noticed that I get some light scratch marks. Also some of my data that been burned a while back seems to suffer data corruption. I am...

A few days ago on April 1st, my computer would freezes up randomly. It began when I was browsing in Firefox. First my anit-virus AVIRA shows a message saying somekind of virus infection(I forgot the name of it), then browser stops working, then after I click on the start up bar it would freeze...

I am looking for a space themed game. I forgot what the name was. The plot line is that in the future as man started colonizing the solar system, there was a war. The main character's ship was damaged or something and he was put into hibernation? anyway when the dust of war settles, he was...

I recently purchased 4 * 1tb seagate drives and areca 1210 card for a raid 5 setup in windows xp. The previous thread where I talked about it is here http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1277567&highlight=gpt ok, so I played around and finished the setup last night. Everything seems to...

My very first post here in hot deals Just as the title says http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4697788 the product serial on seagate website says its 7200.9.

Hi, l am a desktop user and I want to set up a big storage drive. I am paranoid about hd failures when it comes to my data, regardless of how unprecious the data may seem to most people, so I want to set up a raid 5 system since from what I understand its the safest before going crazy with raid...

The problem I am having is that for some odd reason windows xp sp2 will not update dx9b to 9c. I try to run the update a couple of times and it just goes from 0percent to 100 instantly and not really update anything. Can someone help!. This little problem is preventing me from playing civ4 due...

I just got the apogee gtx. I was pretty excited at first. Then upon closer examination, I see that the contact heatsink has parallel scratch lines from on side to another and dust under the protective plastic film. Some of the bolt screws seems to have a little dirt on them as well as some wear...

I have the Gigabyte P35 DQ6 and I like the heatsink design and I don't want to remove it. I am wc with apogee gtx which comes with a backplate. Gigabyte DQ6 already has a backplate installed. The thing is I saw pictures that gtx without its backplate installed cause warping on the mobo due to...

I like the heatsink design and I don't want to remove it in any way. The problem is I am wc with apogee gtx which comes with a backplate and actually this is a question for anybody out there that uses a heatsink with backplates. How do you mount it since the dq6 already has one? Do you mount it...

Hi, I am going to be building a new rig soon and I need a little help for water cooling. Here are my system specs Q6600 (like half the people on this forum) P35 motherboard, still debating between p5k deluxe or abit 2*1 gig pc6400 cas4 ram ( what’s a better overclocker cosair xms or...

I need help selecting a good mobo for q6600. I am currently considering p35 chipset. GIGABYTE GA-P35-DQ6 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128046 ABIT IP35 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127030 ASUS P5K DELUXE...

The reason I started a new thread is because of a problem I don't see any other people address. I am thinking of getting a thermaltake 120 extreme with the q6600, but I am afraid of the weight bending my mobo. In my previous build. I had a copper zalman 7700 and my the top edge of my mobo...

I have Windows XP Service Pack II fully updated BIOS etc. I have a Dell Inspriron 1150 with a 40 GB hard drive, I have another 40 GB hard drive in an iMicro External Enclosure 2.5" HDD. When I first plugged it in the Drive came right up in my computer although a few moments later (about 2...

Please help, my floppy drive is acting weird, my floppy disk contains vital information for college applications! and I can't acess it. I am running on winxp professional and a very good computer. the floppy disk was working fine when I opened it to access the MSword files on it. After I...

Hello, my comp is crapping out on me. I was playing the game galactic civilizations and I cause the game to crash. After pressing the windows key and forcefully closing the game application. my screen would repeatly turn on and off. Everytime I move the mouse, the screen would turn off for a sec...

I recently installed the game, and everything works fine at first. Then I decided to play around with the options. I changed the resolution to 1680 * 1050 at first to see the effect. Game says to restart for changes to take effect, ok, did that. next time the game started, everything looks a...

I want a wireless keyboard and mouse that are quiet as in very little typing and clicking sound. Please help me choose and include a link to it if possible

I recently bought from BB a high definition(?) component video cable for my ps2. It has the RGB and audio input. I hooked it up to my gateway 21" monitor and nothing posts. the monitor just say "no sync" ???? Please help. Did i buy the wrong cable?