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I have the powercolor reference card that I got from newegg for 549$ when the 7970's first hit the scene ( thank God I waited and didnt get a 580 or 6950! ) and I have to say, I am EXTREMELY impressed with this card, especially as a reference, at 50% fan speed, it makes a pretty small amount of...

I bought a powercolor ( cheap ) 7970 from newegg praying for a good show, and so far have been blown away by the proformance and have not noticed any kind of problems like you're describing or any other type of fuck ups, it runs flawless ( Thank God! ) plan on getting a 2nd card of the same...

I just built an i7-2600k system cooled with a h100 w/16gb mushkin redline 2133mhz ram, 180gb corsair force gt sata3 ssd, asus maximus IV extreme z, w/ antec 1200 v3 case, antec 1000w psu, and a 7970, I couldn't wait anymore months to upgrade from the ancient x3 phenom II I had, and this sucker...

Im not bragging by any means, just wondering what people think about the components Ive gotten to put this build together and looking for any kind of helpful advise.

I got a killer deal on the mushkin redline 2200, and im sure there is a profromance gain between 1600 and 2200.

aye, Thanks for clearing up that I need the maximus IV board and not the rampage IV!!! many thanks as thats what I'll be ordering this week. EDIT: also regarding my Force GT 180gb SSD , I'll likely also be adding a 2nd SSD drive in the near future, at that point ill look at the most raved about...

In november ill be getting another 7970 to run in xfire, also Ive read in many place that the marvel contollers are junk? also, is the maximus IV that much better then the rampage IV? I havent ordered the new mobo yet, so im open to suggestions as to which will work better. EDIT : I plan on...

Will do m8, hoping my rampage IV z68 comes by this weekend so I can get it up and running and run a buncha tests, because of course I want to OC all that I can :D

First of all, this is my first post in these forums, a longtime member here Justintoxicated, has been my RL friend for 15+ years and recommended I join the forums here. Now onto my new build. Main Components CPU - i7-2600k Motherboard - ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe/Gen3 ( which was DOA ... more on...

Going to following the phase-change.com guides closely, will also be on the forum there asking these types of questions :) I wan't to stick with R12 or R22 since my compressor already is running R12. As far as the capillary tube... haven't gotten that far yet :p I live in So Cal, so energy...

With A/C ON - IDLE : System temp : 19C°, CPU Temp : 29°C, Ambeint Case Temp : 18C° | LOAD : System temp : 28C°, CPU Temp : 50° - 53°, Ambient Case Temp : 27C°. Ambient room temperature with A/C on is 25C° - 32C°. With the A/C off, ( roughly 4 hours a day ) temps jump consiterably... but not to...

Heya dude, I had the exact same problem last night when I removed the Stock HS to apply AS3 ( All I have ). I went to put the HS back on with the retaining clips and one side was notcieably harder to push down on. I had to un clip the HS and reseat it again as it was not getting full contact I...

I wasn't " picking a fight " I was defending myself from a flame out of left field. Isn't that explicit enough? rofl

Perhaps your right, however, this is a mini fridge from back in the day when CFC's were ok. The compressor is pretty big compared to some homemader's I've seen at phase-change.com - I'll take some pics tonight.

Thanks for the info, how hard is it to setup the waterchill?

am·bi·ent adj. Surrounding; encircling: ambient sound; ambient air. Ambient is an adjective ( " describing word " ) meaning it doesn't just apply to room temperature you dolt, don't try a snide flame at me for no reason. That being said, ambient room temperature is 22°C, ambient case...

Damn, cool idea, I have an old mini fridge I want to rip apart and attempt to make a custom phase-change system. Anyone know it its possible to use the main parts from the fridge and make or buy my own water block?

Does that dismiss the chance that the mobo was fryed due to condensation? Then again our setups are different as well.

How was it ducted into your case? into the side, front, back. Was it connected directly to your HS/Fan? I'm confused as I'm not seeing temps that low.

That maybe, but was it hooked up to A/C ducting as well? :) SJetski71 : My digi is broke so I'm having to use a friends cam to take pics, or else I'd have a whole slew for you. He's coming over later tonight so I'll post a bunch of new pics :D ::EDIT:: I'm not trying to take credit...

Partly Cloudy Feels Like: 73°F UV Index: 3 Moderate Wind: From the West Southwest at 8 mph Dew Point: N/A°F Humidity: N/A% From weather.com :)

Good point, although I do think that at present, the cold is is curculating around every component in my case, as every metal part of it feels refidgerated, and I have plenty of fans blowing the air around. Jonsey : I can't confirm that it was condensation that fryed the board, since I didn't...

Sate : I live in an arid climate as well ( So Cali ) so its not really an issue for me either, but there is a connection with cold air into the case, and warmer air escaping at the propper rate. I learned this the hard way.. :p

I agree Jonsey, but how to you explain my DFI crapping out all the sudden? Like I said, I think theres a certin air temp/pressure that would ensure no condensation, but then again, what do I know, I was just bored last sunday ;)

Ok, after frying my DFI lanparty NFII Ultra ( which ran like a champ since I bought it ) twice I've come to some thoughts about the nature of cold air flow and pressure through a case. When I first hooked up the A/C duct to the actual A/C blower, I made a crude cardboard gasket with duct tape...

Indeed, some very good points brought up, thanks for all the insight guys. Heres where I'm at now. Last night I went and picked up a cheapy CPU/mobo combo to replace my 2500+/DFI board. So I stuck in the P4 3.0C and the cheese-ball ECS mobo and went at it again. I'll copy some some I...

Update : Last night my PC decided it wanted to shut it self off... it was clocked at 2000 when it happened, and the temps were very cold. Now, I don't know if condensation formed on any parts of the motherboard since I piped in the full A/C flow ( instead of about 1/3 before ). So at present, my...

heh, you know its a newcastle, justintoxicated brought over a 12 pack and we rigged up the A/C box. ( Blue moon belgium white ale not pictured :)

He means it fails prime95, it runs battlefield vietnam flawlessly. My A/C temps are lower then most water cooled systems anyway. IDLE : Case: 7°C, CPU Socket: 21°C, CPU Diode: 28°C, Fan 1: 4963RPM

Air conditioners that ionize the room actually help clean the air - " By combining an electrostatic filter with a plasma filter, the IAQ air conditioners “ionize” the contaminants to collect and neutralize irritants and odors, leaving only fresh, clean air." Also, the air conditioner itself...

So, I was bored last weekend, freezing my arse off in my small window air conditioned room ( which my girlfriend insists on run 24/7 ) so I thought, why not use the dang thing for cooling? Off I went to Home Depot, only to be disheartened at the 9$ price of metal ducting... Then, low and behold...