Whats your pc got under its hood? - Page 5

zappy65 · 07-09-2009, 09:55 PM

Yeah was looking at the V1 from Thermaltake...waste of $$$ atm for what we are doing with the system..maybe later for wow goodness...wanna save atm

chicaboo · 07-09-2009, 10:02 PM

Wait until you're in the full swing of summer, and it's another 10-15C hotter.

zappy65 · 07-09-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by chicaboo

Wait until you're in the full swing of summer, and it's another 10-15C hotter.

Funny, thats what all the other crazy O/C nerds said....:P

Then people told me my case was overkill...you see my **** in a mid case and see how much air flow you get...the 295GTX aint small...

phildough · 08-09-2009, 07:17 AM

I work in a PC store and have seen the difference heat makes on a pc.
A few years ago every day I would see a motherboard with burst caps on them, the hotter the case temps the faster they died, now its hp laptops with dead video cards I get a dead one in everyday.
There is an asus press release talking about heat affecting product life.
http://event.asus.com/mb/5000hrs_VRM/

These are my pcs

zappy65 · 08-09-2009, 12:50 PM

Yeha, Ive heard that alot of HP and ASUS GPU's run at 80 degrees...and heat the rest of the computer....

chicaboo · 08-09-2009, 01:31 PM

Asus overclock their GPUs like mad. So that's prolly the source of your heat.

gtarone · 08-09-2009, 02:17 PM

Just got an Antec 900 for my asus hdmi mobo, running twin 9800 gtx.

Steve.

chicaboo · 08-09-2009, 02:54 PM

I'm liking my Antec 900, but one of the lights has gone out on the lower front fan.

zappy65 · 08-09-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by gtarone

Just got an Antec 900 for my asus hdmi mobo, running twin 9800 gtx.

Steve.

Mate bought 1 the other day...doesn't fit his Noctua CPU cooler...hes 9800GTX in SLi as well...

chicaboo · 08-09-2009, 10:15 PM

Thappy: The Antec 900's weak point is that it is short dimensionally front to back inside the case. The Antec 1200 fixes this, or tight arses can buy the NZXT Tempest alternatively...

zappy65 · 08-09-2009, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by chicaboo

Thappy: The Antec 900's weak point is that it is short dimensionally front to back inside the case. The Antec 1200 fixes this, or tight arses can buy the NZXT Tempest alternatively...

Obviously...if his cooler dont fit....isnt there a 920 or something as well...never was a fan of Antec personally....

Have a look at there fan specs compared to alot of other big named brands out there...

phildough · 08-09-2009, 11:01 PM

Dont buy a Thermaltake V9, I have seen a lot of the top fans fail. The blades flex downwards and clip the case making a lot of noise or breaking fins off the fan.

chicaboo · 08-09-2009, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by zappy65

Obviously...if his cooler dont fit....isnt there a 920 or something as well...never was a fan of Antec personally....

Have a look at there fan specs compared to alot of other big named brands out there...

It's a big cooler that doesn't fit in the Antec 900!!! They aren't that tiny, I have 2xHD4850 video cards in mine...

There is a 900-II, which fixes some issues that are in my 900.

Antec are OK, and somewhat innovative.

zappy65 · 09-09-2009, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by phildough

Dont buy a Thermaltake V9, I have seen a lot of the top fans fail. The blades flex downwards and clip the case making a lot of noise or breaking fins off the fan.

Yeah heard about that, why I got the ThermalTake Armor+

chicaboo · 09-09-2009, 07:48 AM

I'd rate Coolermaster cases above Thermaltake, for style at least... Both brands cost mroe than I care to pay for a case anyhow.

Batty · 09-09-2009, 08:48 AM

I have a Thermaltake Bach VX case. I like it.

zappy65 · 09-09-2009, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chicaboo

I'd rate Coolermaster cases above Thermaltake, for style at least... Both brands cost mroe than I care to pay for a case anyhow.

Yeah in terms of operation, me too...but looks, Coolermaster are ugly...

chrisw · 13-09-2009, 11:06 PM

This was my "new" budget PC. I think I might have to upgrade some components though to give it a boost as I'm about to get into some video editing. Or I might build a second PC.
iCute box
intel core 2 duo E7400 @ 2.8ghz
cheapo asus p5kpl-cm motherboard
only one memory

2gig DDR2 - Though im running XP... so meh.
NVIDIA geforce 9500 GT 1gig. so far sufficient for the NOTHING that I do.
oh and just a basic 500G HD

andrewck · 10-10-2009, 05:54 PM

Intel C2D E6600 @ 3 ghz

Asus P5B-E Plus

2 gb Gskill 800 mhz .

1x WD 74 gb Raptor

1 x WD 250 gb sata 2

1 x Seagate FreeAgent Ext 1 Tb

Inno3D GTX275 graphics power

Antec Atlas case modified to fit the GTX275

Antec T/P 550w psu

HP w2408h 24" lcd

Next year will be either a i5 or i7 core upgrade with a SLI graphic solution

hitokiwi · 29-11-2009, 11:05 PM

My rig is:

2 x 500Gb (1 x Seagate and 1 x Western Digital) in Raid 1
4 x 1TB (2 x Seagate, 2 x Western Digital) in Raid 10
4 x Vantec EZ SWAP 4's (one per 1TB drive for hot swappability)
3 x 22inch Widescreen LCD monitors
1 x Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
1 x Intel core 2 duo E7500
2 x 2Gb RAM (can't remember much else about it)
1 x Seasonic M12 700w PSU
1 x GTX 295
1 x Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital edition
1 x Terratec EWX 24/96 sound card

and of course:
1 x G25 steering wheel

future:
i want to eventually change the motherboard to one which supports SLI and buy a second GTX 295 and run them both together.

I also want to get the heat down in the case. Perhaps water cooling i dunno.

07-09-2009, 09:55 PM	#81
zappy65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Brissy Car: Old: 1989 DOHC Mazda 323 New: Nissan 180SX Type X Posts: 2,135 View Photos By: zappy65	Yeah was looking at the V1 from Thermaltake...waste of $$$ atm for what we are doing with the system..maybe later for wow goodness...wanna save atm __________________ Today you will die and then you will know what it feels like to live... Straights Are For Fast Cars, Corners Are For Fast Drivers: Colin McRae Visit My Ride: http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpic...?do=view&g=319 Come see my deviantness....hehe http://dawnblade.deviantart.com/

08-09-2009, 12:50 PM	#85
zappy65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Brissy Car: Old: 1989 DOHC Mazda 323 New: Nissan 180SX Type X Posts: 2,135 View Photos By: zappy65	Yeha, Ive heard that alot of HP and ASUS GPU's run at 80 degrees...and heat the rest of the computer.... __________________ Today you will die and then you will know what it feels like to live... Straights Are For Fast Cars, Corners Are For Fast Drivers: Colin McRae Visit My Ride: http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpic...?do=view&g=319 Come see my deviantness....hehe http://dawnblade.deviantart.com/

08-09-2009, 02:17 PM	#87
gtarone w3rd. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD Car: '01 Nissan 200sx S15 Posts: 329	Just got an Antec 900 for my asus hdmi mobo, running twin 9800 gtx. Steve. __________________ Oh Hai!

29-11-2009, 11:05 PM	#100
hitokiwi Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sydney Car: 93 323 Astina BG Posts: 117	My rig is: 2 x 500Gb (1 x Seagate and 1 x Western Digital) in Raid 1 4 x 1TB (2 x Seagate, 2 x Western Digital) in Raid 10 4 x Vantec EZ SWAP 4's (one per 1TB drive for hot swappability) 3 x 22inch Widescreen LCD monitors 1 x Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P 1 x Intel core 2 duo E7500 2 x 2Gb RAM (can't remember much else about it) 1 x Seasonic M12 700w PSU 1 x GTX 295 1 x Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital edition 1 x Terratec EWX 24/96 sound card and of course: 1 x G25 steering wheel future: i want to eventually change the motherboard to one which supports SLI and buy a second GTX 295 and run them both together. I also want to get the heat down in the case. Perhaps water cooling i dunno. __________________ My Ride: http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpic...?do=view&g=453

07-09-2009, 10:02 PM	#82
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Wait until you're in the full swing of summer, and it's another 10-15C hotter.

08-09-2009, 07:17 AM	#84
phildough Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brisneyland, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Frankenstina Posts: 2,868 View Photos By: phildough	I work in a PC store and have seen the difference heat makes on a pc. A few years ago every day I would see a motherboard with burst caps on them, the hotter the case temps the faster they died, now its hp laptops with dead video cards I get a dead one in everyday. There is an asus press release talking about heat affecting product life. http://event.asus.com/mb/5000hrs_VRM/ These are my pcs

08-09-2009, 01:31 PM	#86
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Asus overclock their GPUs like mad. So that's prolly the source of your heat.

08-09-2009, 02:54 PM	#88
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	I'm liking my Antec 900, but one of the lights has gone out on the lower front fan.

08-09-2009, 10:15 PM	#90
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Thappy: The Antec 900's weak point is that it is short dimensionally front to back inside the case. The Antec 1200 fixes this, or tight arses can buy the NZXT Tempest alternatively...

08-09-2009, 11:01 PM	#92
phildough Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brisneyland, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Frankenstina Posts: 2,868 View Photos By: phildough	Dont buy a Thermaltake V9, I have seen a lot of the top fans fail. The blades flex downwards and clip the case making a lot of noise or breaking fins off the fan.

09-09-2009, 07:48 AM	#95
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	I'd rate Coolermaster cases above Thermaltake, for style at least... Both brands cost mroe than I care to pay for a case anyhow.

09-09-2009, 08:48 AM	#96
Batty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Adelaide Car: Mazzie 3 Posts: 94	I have a Thermaltake Bach VX case. I like it.

13-09-2009, 11:06 PM	#98
chrisw 2-Wheeled Weirdo Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sydney. Car: '09 GT650r Posts: 569 View Photos By: chrisw	This was my "new" budget PC. I think I might have to upgrade some components though to give it a boost as I'm about to get into some video editing. Or I might build a second PC. iCute box intel core 2 duo E7400 @ 2.8ghz cheapo asus p5kpl-cm motherboard only one memory 2gig DDR2 - Though im running XP... so meh. NVIDIA geforce 9500 GT 1gig. so far sufficient for the NOTHING that I do. oh and just a basic 500G HD

10-10-2009, 05:54 PM	#99
andrewck Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alstonville Car: Ford Focus LV XR5 Posts: 196	Intel C2D E6600 @ 3 ghz Asus P5B-E Plus 2 gb Gskill 800 mhz . 1x WD 74 gb Raptor 1 x WD 250 gb sata 2 1 x Seagate FreeAgent Ext 1 Tb Inno3D GTX275 graphics power Antec Atlas case modified to fit the GTX275 Antec T/P 550w psu HP w2408h 24" lcd Next year will be either a i5 or i7 core upgrade with a SLI graphic solution