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wow, i am amazed by how much you managed to stuff into your micro-fly! makes my old 7800gt sli with the evga nforce-4 motherboard microfly build look spacious!

i have CCFL's in my 830 and i dont have any heat issues with them.

PM's all replied more clarification: 4870 is for the card alone, i no longer have the original box nor accessories. All it is is a perfectly working 4870. thanks for the interest!

clarification: 4870 has stock ati heatsink, not the black one with heatpipes thanks for looking!

I have: Q6600 G0 OEM CPU, Never used Sapphire ATI HD4870 512MB lightly used for 4Mos in backup system Looking to TRADE for: 150Gb Velociraptor 300Gb Velociraptor 150Gb Raptor/Raptorx PM me or reply and we can work something out Heat under w@termelon (only 1 heat since i...

would you trade velociraptor for q6600 g0 OEM brand new?

hey thor, you still got any xp pro liscenses? i have ati 4870 and a new never used q6600 G0 that i can trade. pm me back thanks!

there should be 4 pin to 8 pin motherboard power adapters available at fry's or online. i dont think you should connect pci-express six pin to your motherboard through a six pin to 8 pin adapter. Consider yoruself lucky if there is no damage to the motherboard. Dont try to power it on...

ear plugs =P

assuming maya and 3d apps are programmed to utilize 4 cores, then go with the toshiba. if not, the HP. simple as that =)

i agree with sarver, get the microfly with a PSU, IIRC it comes with an ultra 600watt modular psu which is good enough for most SFF systems. also you should look at the silverstone sg02-F, i managed to stick a gtx280, two harddrives, and a mushkin 580watt modular PSU into that shoebox.

i would just bump the 8500 to 4ghz. even if the videocard doesnt need it, its all about the e-peen and the 4ghz club!

i am going to go agaisnt the mob and say 9950. why? because i like to be different =P haha no srsly though, go intel buying the amd would be like rewarding the slow kid in the class for getting a trivial question right just to make him feel better. :D

how bout the cooler master ammo case? it doesnt have plastic doors to fall off, its pretty durable, only complaint would be slightly thin side panals, but barring a straight on kick to the side, it should stand up pretty well to constant moving.

the gigabyte board is a very decent overclocker. if you are truly bored then you should go read up on how others with the same motherboard were able to overclock thier cpu's successfully.

the high pitched noise is common on nvidia gpu's using the metal IHS over the GPU DIE. it is perfectly normal, ive had the 8800gtx and gtx280 and both make the high pitched noise but have given me no problems even during long gaming sessions. this would explain why when you put an 8800gts in...

back in college i had my 12" averatec hooked upt o a mouse and keyboard and 17inch moniter it was okay for most things i had to do, but once i came back home to my original main rig, the difference was very very noticable. IMO laptops are good for basic stuff and portability, but it can...

im wasnt saying that cable management was impossible, i only meant that it was mroe difficult i.e holes need to be drilled whereas in the p180 there are already motherboard tray holes for wire routing. anyways im glad you like your case, post pics when your all set up!

judging from teh 30+ C jump, you may not have seated your heatsink correctly. try to take off the cooler then remount it making sure that its nice and secure on the motherboard.

lol i cant wait till these get down to regular DVD-rom prices!

i would def try one out b4 spending money on it if possible. i have a feeling it'll make me sick or smth.

me lurve my g5

just curious, what temperature moniter are you using?

you my friend, have bad ram. rma the ram lol.

like zero said, there will be an increase in temp if you raise clock frequencies. there is no way to avoid this, heat is just a way of life when you overclock.

the zerotherm nirvana has free ship and 10 dollar rebate right now at newegg, so that would be a better buy than the xigmatek.

xigmatek for good quiet cooling.

50c idle is okay, not great but okay. what is load temp? thats the one tahts important. personally i like to keep it below 70C but other people may prefer higher/lower max temps.

if you tune the 1000mhz down to 1.8 volts and 800mhz, assuming the same timings it should performe exactally the same as the 800mhz ddr2 modules. i would go for the 1000mhz modules becuase you can set memory dividers to run memory at higher freq then processor. it does not always have to be 1:1.

300 watts idle sounds about right, under load it should be more than that. i wouldnt go below 700 watts for this rig because of the 3 dedicated GPU's that will be folding, which means load all the time. Also dont skimp on the psu, a good high efficency one will actually save you money on...

yea definately take small steps, increase by ~12.5-25mV at a time until you get orthos stable for ~8hrs minimum. then you can go out and buy a heatsink for that chip before it burns up lol.

the coolermaster low speed fans are very decent and economical too. i think for most fans, especially 80mm ones, you need to pay attention to rpm's as well as cfm becuase higher rpm = higher noise. ideally a good quiet fan will have low rpms but high cfm, but that isnt easy to achieve so...

okay so it looks like maybe you have to use this option to increase your Cpu VID. try increasing it by 25mV and read actual vpu voltage through CPUz. does it go up? if so then this is the option you need to use to increase cpu voltage to gain stability.

if the ES can hit 4ghz, the retail versions should be able to hit similar numbers, since the ES are generally older revisions than the retail version. just remeber every chip OC's differently so dont buy one expecting 4ghz. Chances are likely it will do 4ghz, but dont count 100% on it.

looking from the picture, it might be that cpu voltage special add. could you select that option and take another picture wiht what comes up? it maybe the option to increase your CPU VID voltage, which will effectively increase your CPU core voltage.

what would you consider for trades?

yes check cpuz and load down the cores with prime 95 or some other stressful cpu application that will load all cores 100%. You will notice a slight voltage drop in your cpu voltage, also known as vdroop. you want to bump up your voltage in small increments until you can boot into windows...

i agre with bugzrrad, it might be easier to part out the computer than sell it as a whole unit. the p35 is still a great motherboard, but old in comparison to p45 and x48 motherboards. also x58 is coming out soon as well. the only thing slightly undesirable about your system, is the e6600...

p180 since the new one has much nicer wire management system as well as sound dampening features and good airflow make it a winner. of course the 900 cant be beat in terms of airflow, but it doesnt have very good wire management features as well as it can get very very cramped when filled...

cooler master 830, has mesh sides for ultimate breatheability, able to hold 7 120CM fans, plenty of room, solid build, best case i've ever owned