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Hello fellow [H]'s I have been away from these forums for years now that my computer modding hobby has long gone. I still feel that I have yet to find a better forum than [H]. I am going to be a senior at the university this coming fall and as a Civil Engineer major, it was really awesome...

I seemed to have solved the issue. Thanks Cisco for your help anyways! I realized that it was my heatsink that was not properly installed. My CPU temp was idling at 50c . Now it idles at 29c. thanks once again!

I have been running into this problem a lot recently. I just reformatted completely and got it running windows 8.1 Sometimes, when I start up the computer, the monitor reads "now entering digital power saving mode" right after startup. These are the things I can do and see: -I can...

Well I recently received this message from boot, "Pri Master hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. status BAD" for my velociraptor I was wondering what is the best program that's FREE and can do a complete mirror of my failing HDD. Thanks guys! Recommendations would be awesome.

Probably in the far future when I graduate

how much are you fellas paying for Sound dampening? I'm thinking about buying more for my Cosmos1000, which already has ones built in the panels.

That is quite some arguing going on in there lol... But in the end Fans are still Fans, and as long as I can feel lots of air coming out of them and are quieter than my waterpump while still getting the job done, I'm satisfied. PS: yea so I'm still going to continue to use these fans, but in...

Well, I use 3 of them in my Rig and 6 of them in my brothers Stacker. They are extremely quiet and perform a lot better than most other fans i've used. So I don't think they are "very bad" I don't know where you came up with this idea. Some places review certain products poorly and some places...

Okay made up my mind. I just need to borrow a ladder that can extend 20 feet high so i can install my AC unit :D

thanks for all your suggestions, but I guess ill just play the waiting game. I am a Civil Engineer/Arc major currently and will eventually upgrade my monitor to about 30" for CAD. I might just end up saving more money for a Nvidia Tesla Card. I'm going to keep my 280GTX and thanks everyone.

Yea that is pretty much impossible to run with his current PSU, but would lowering his resolution change any performance? PS: Cannondale06, I have a Cannondale bike from 2000 hehe

Yea you should definitely back up your raid0 set up lol. sorry for your loss, but it is these mistakes that we learn from the most. And for people hating on the Raptors, I've had my 36gb raptor drives for 6 years and am now using 2x150gb Raptor drives in raid 0. my 36gb raptor drives are still...

G9 and G15 were my favorite for my WOW days, but those days are long over and they are still really great keyboard and mice. The G9 is nice since it can have a custom weight. Works out great if you are upgrading from a wireless mouse that is heavy due to the batteries and prefer that weight...

Are you going to be Liquid cooling or Air cooling your rig? Some cases are extremely good for Air cooling your entire rig, while some are terrible. Something like my Cosmos 1000 case is probably one of the worst cases for air cooling because it has only one intake fan at the bottom and 3...

It can also be your powersupply dying. I had a similar problem with one of my friends computers. I flicked it on and off for hours and it eventually posted, but it would randomly not work when he needed it to be working. I came over and let him have my old PSUs and it fixed the problem. Try...

While mimicking the above post, I think you need a more powerful PSU to handle a better graphic card and I think i used to play @ 1900x1200 and it dropped to low 30s and averaged around 40fps (I am talking about teamfortress2). This was using a 8800GTX and core2duo @3.4ghz. So I don't really...

I think if you are running Orthos and what not fine for a few hours and it works fine, it should be fine. Isn't the Pencil mod really dangerous for the motherboard since stray graphite is indeed conductive.?

I upgraded from a Core2duo conroe @ 2.67ghz to the 920 i7 and boy did my computer feel different :D. Even the inaccurate "Windows base index score" gives my CPU a 5.9 rating LOL

Well if it is that old of a card, wouldn't the warranty be out by now? If it has a lifetime warranty and you did not void it, then by all means CALL THEM! lol

I'm at stalemate while thinking about whether to choose NVIDIA or ATI My budget is around $900 and it would be cool if i could end up with some left over money to spend on other parts. ATI: I would probably be getting the ATI Radeon HD 4890 or ATI Radeon HD 4870x2 NVIDIA: I would...

I used "Preview" to resize about 4000 images to lower the quality of my time lapse shot @ 4272x2848 to 720p and as long as it took(went to the gym, showered and ate dinner), it still got the job done :D

That is a lot of drives lol

$80.22 450minutes+unlimited texting. I had this huge $55 fee for texting too much this one month. I have had the iphone since the day it came out so that means that I have the 1st Gen Iphone. I don't know if Edge or 3G have a different price for the data plan.

the CORSAIR TX's are pretty good as well. I have the 750TX Corsair and it powers my core i7, 280gtx, liquid cooling system along with the rest of my computer parts.

Another reason I would also recommend IKEA is because when you get there, not only can you choose the desk, color and shape, you could also choose to buy your own legs for the Desk.

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As the title suggests, I am currently about to move out of my house to a new place and I no longer need my A/C unit because my new place will have Central A/C. I took a look at the Radiators and they seem to be made of copper. Do you think if it is a good idea to use those radiators with my...

1.) Does the Lan-Li case have a clear side panel? 2.) Have you thought about using a Thermal Electric liquid cooler such as the built in systems from "COOLit"? When I used to have a mid-atx-tower I had to mount my radiators externally. I think you can still hide the Cooler if your radiator...

MR. Baz, what case are you using?

I'm not sure if they are touching each other because I had some radiators that did and some that had gaps. I recommend just using that middle fan as reference.

I still think running multiple radiators is a better idea, but then again I have friends with core i7 @ 4.0GHZ with a single 3x120mm radiator hooked with their 295gtx. Make sure to properly mount the GPU block and CPU block with the top of the line Thermal paste and you should be good to go. I'm...

If you happen to have the iphone, doesn't it interfere with your speakers? I used to have my charger next to my moniter, and "BING BING BONG" drives me crazy

That looks really awesome and makes me want to switch to that case for such a nicely cut finish, but I just bought the clear side panel for my Cosmos, so there goes that idea. Anyways NICEJOB!

Also If you are afraid of noise level, you can use SilenX fans which offer over 70CFM while being extremely silent. It blows a lot of air and at the same time keeps quiet. The problem is that SilenX fans are a bit more pricey. ~$25 Also, if you are worried about your tubing Kinking from the...

Depending on your CPU stepping, you should be able to reach 4.0GHz. In this case both the D0 and C0 can reach 4.0GHz pretty easily with liquid cooling. I'm not too sure about the other steppings available for the 920corei7. I have always been a Dangerden Fan aswell. Im currently using both a DD...

oooooh that makes more sense

I realized that both myself and epicjas0n's screenshots are "Windows Experience Index: UNRATED"I think if you actually use their "Windows Rating Index" system, it actually updates to the proper clock speed.

I'm not too sure, but isn't the radiator holes pretty much identical to 120mm fan holes? Thats what I did before and used the middle fan in the middle of the radiator to mount my radiator to the my Tower. I picked up my 120mm fan and used that as a stencil for 4 screws and used a dremel and had...

You shouldn't have a problem with that 2x120mm radiator, because I've had that one before and used it to cool my 280gtx+corei7(single-loop) without any problems. If you are looking for higher overclocks around 3.8ghz and above, you should think about investing into a 3x120mm or even double...

Since it is your first time, just go ahead with a simple Swiftech single-loop. Since you have the extra swiftech ram sinks, they can be used in the future. I do not know too much about the 250GTS, but I think you should wait until you get your new videocard before purchasing the waterblock since...