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Well, results are in, guess I should've gotten the PWMs after all. Got the new fans, ended up snapping the locking tabs off the motherboard headers (half by accident), and... The 3-pin Noctuas work at full speed when plugged in. The original 4-pin CPU fan, however, does scale RPMs, which I...

Well, I just switched tracks a little bit and ordered a pair of Noctua NF-A6 FLX units instead, these are 3-pin models meant for voltage control instead of PWM. They were the last two in stock, so I hit it. My rationale is I looked up both of the fans the HP came with, the AUB0612VH for the...

It's not my picture, I just posted it because it shows the same connector key ridges layouts side by side, left is how the HP fan is, keys on either side, right's a regular PWM. I guess my main question is - ignoring the ridges, which I could just file off, would plugging a 4-pin PWM fan in a...

I picked up an HP 8300 Elitedesk USDT, the really small one, but the chassis fan was broken out of the box and the front one's kinda noisy (both 60x25mm), so I'd like to replace both, but I'm having a problem... The fan headers on the motherboard are 4-pins but the plastic "lock" tab on them...

Thanks, man! Looks similar to this Asus 570, I think my MSI is supposed to be a bit quieter than that, but I assume there can't be that much of a gap. Between that, the statement from EVGA about the firmware, and the fact that the MSI 970 is a bit pricier, I might just take a chance and stick...

Guys, any idea just how loud we're talking about here? I've got one pre-ordered from Overclockers in the UK with a week to go still, but I'm really dreading the idea of going back to the vacuum cleaner that my 9800GT was back in the day. Apparently, "the EVGA one is 30dbA idle and 39 under...

Hm... I can see his point, but I didn't really have a problem before either. I'd just middle-click the Inbox link while writing an e-mail and it would pop open in another tab.

Whelp, looks like the installation was beyond repair. So did a wipe and reinstall from scratch after all. A friend came down to help with flashing the drive firmware from 1.6 to 1.7, says OCZ had a problem in there that increased likelihood of corruption, then doing a secure erase "reset" of the...

Hey, thanks for the suggestions. The system's running at stock settings and I checked the RAM and went looking for malware the first time I had trouble with this drive. Ran check disc and the process did what little it could to no effect and Windows can't seem to repair its files with SFC...

Well, I can go for a few days without having to rely on my desktop, so if I do have any options to repair the install I'd like to give 'em a shot. Most programs aren't showing any problems, I've only had one crap out on me on account of the dnsapi.dll in system32, might as well try. On...

Definitely, that's what I'll be trying to do. Not sure how easy a time I'll have with that process, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Thing is I'd like to first get the Windows installation back in full working order so I can then clone the drive onto another one, or something. If...

I'd set it to find and repair errors, it did seem to go through that. I kept the same drive, the problems were solved and it was a single bad cluster so I figured I'd keep an eye on it and hope for the best. It was barely three months old, too. I did monitor it for over a month afterwards and...

A while ago I posted about a cascade of problems I was having with my computer which turned out to be due to a bad cluster on my hard drive. Well now problems are back and it's hit pretty hard. I turned it on this morning before heading to work to be greeted by a message that my Windows...

That's very useful info, thanks! I was rather worried about it, and I was even considering whether this behaviour might run the risk of worsening or causing damage to other components in the long term. I suppose it's not that much of a bother if it's by design, adds some time to startup, but...

I've got the baseline Asus P8Z68-V and, while it plenty of ports and stuff, I'm not sure I can give it a solid recommendation at this point. Three things that keep me from it: 1. Enabling overclocking features, either through the auto Turbo preset in the BIOS or by manually toggling TPU...

Right, sorry for sticking my head in the sand, been all tied up this week. So it looks like I found the source of the problem. Well, hopefully not counting my chicken before they're hatched, etc. This was it. A bad cluster, by the looks of it. One. Though I gotta say it strikes me as rather...

Okay, here's what I got so far. Long story short, did a bunch of test, over twenty reboots, with both the original SATA port I had it it in, SATA III IDE Port 0, and one of the other ports, SATA II Port 2. I ended up going back to the Even Log and this time I looked in the right place, the...

No, I hadn't used the Even Log before. I've just built up views for Boot Time and Degradation, as per the article, but having a quick skim over the details over today's boots I haven't seen any mention of a port reset. In fact, weirder still, I've restarted the system today over a dozen times...

I'm kinda torn here on whether this might be an OS problem or a hardware one, failing motherboard, but I'm guessing the right way to trace it would be to go through here since the faults are manifesting themselves with Windows' user accounts. A couple of days ago, out of the blue, I got a...

Thanks for the advice, mate, that helps. I knew it's only certain games that are purpose-built to take advantage of PhysX acceleration, I just figured that since I had the cards on hand I might as well make use of one. But if even the 9800 would only bring about a minor benefit then it's...

Can I piggyback on this thread? I have a new machine and two spare nVidia cards lying about, a 512MB 8600GT and a 1GB 9800GT, but I know next to nothing about multi-card setups and PhysX. I came snooping around here thinking to find out whether the 8600 would suffice or if I should really go for...

Thanks for the advice guys! I ended up ordering a TX750 V2. The 650W was very tempting, right for the money too, but I figured I might as well suck it up and have a little leeway since I'd prefer to keep the system for a relatively long time without having to worry about changing the PSU if I...

I've placed the order for a boxload of parts to put a new rig together but I've left the PSU out as I was hoping to get some advice on it. Both power-wise, as well as in terms of connectors to make sure I can hook up everything I need to. I'm looking for a non-modular unit for the sake of easy...

Thanks for the input everyone, this is all very helpful! I think at this point I'm starting to lean strongly towards the upgrade now route. I see the point in holding out statistically speaking, if not for Ivy Bridge, then at least for LGA2011 and getting the PCIe 3 support, but it seems like...

Yeah, I do see reviews raving about the new SB units and how wonderfully they overclock too. Believe me, I am tempted. Well, if I were buying it now I'd be going for the Asus Sabertooth P67 motherboard likely, so USB 3 wouldn't be a concern, and I don't expect to need more than 3 or 4 SATA...

Thanks for the advice. I'm not sure how far I could overclock the E6420 though, whether I could bring to the point it would make a notable difference anymore. I was also thinking of the possibility of purchasing another LGA775 processor, like a Q8400, as a stopgap solution, but I'm not sure...

Hey everyone, wanted some advice on whether it's worth waiting for Ivy Bridge or not for a new gaming PC. Figured this would be the place to ask, or should I take it to General Hardware? My current desktop is powered by a C2D E6420 at 2.13Ghz, on an AsRock Conroe 1333-D667, it's gonna turn four...

I was about to bite the bullet and pony up for one of the new Asus N53JN models, but I've just stumbled on some info that's making me wonder whether I should hold off a bit longer. Well, first off, if anyone here's purchased an N53JN I'd be curious to hear their impressions. Personally, I've...

Alright, thank you for the advice everyone! I guess I'll put in an order for the 400CX tomorrow morning. My only alternatives in that price range were the Antec or an OCZ StealthXStream 500, but same story with split +12V rails, and since everyone seems to suggest the same thing I'll stick with...

Well, looks like I'm going to have to make a quick decision since my PSU just broke down half an hour ago. If anyone's got an idea about the above Antec BP550 whether it can handle the graphics card vs. the Corsair 400CX, would be much appreciated.

Yeah, that might do the trick, thank you. If you think 400W continuous should do it, I could bite the bullet on it. But, also on Overclockers, what about this Antec Basiq Plus 550W? Just in my budget, On Antec's site, it's listed with 3 12V lines, with the Over Current Protection point at...

Thanks guys, that's great help! I guess I'll have to keep looking around for some better options with more detailed technical specs, nothing that I've looked at so far provided the overall ratings. My PC is a C2D E6420 2.13Ghz, 4GB RAM DDR2, 2 HDDs (a 500 and a 250 GB), a single optical drive...

Since about two-three weeks ago, my current PSU, a three years old 550W EZCOOL, has started "singing" and I've been advised that it's about time to start looking for a replacement. However, I'm not quite sure what to make of the graphics card's reqs for the PSU. I have a GeForce 9800 GT, and the...