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The old HP PC cases looked really good.I mean they looked completely Business.
Actually when I was planning to buy my second PC my options were either assembling one with a P4 or an Athlon or going with an HP.

I wanted to go with the HP because of the looks and everything and the config wasn't bad either but then it was 2.5 times the cost of the assembled PC so did not get the HP :D
 
mihir said:
The old HP PC cases looked really good.I mean they looked completely Business.
Actually when I was planning to buy my second PC my options were either assembling one with a P4 or an Athlon or going with an HP.

I wanted to go with the HP because of the looks and everything and the config wasn't bad either but then it was 2.5 times the cost of the assembled PC so did not get the HP :D
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You should be glad you didn't go with the HP. I have one of those, the interior is a pain in the ass to work with.
 
Yeah I know.
I have been working on a few College HP computers and the arrangement of components was completely alien to me.
I do not why they do that instead of following the regular standard.
 
mihir said:
Yeah I know.
I have been working on a few College HP computers and the arrangement of components was completely alien to me.
I do not why they do that instead of following the regular standard.
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Hey Mirhir, you got any pics of your rig? I'm curious to see :P

I've wanted to see a HAF 932 with Blue LED's
 
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So I just got home from a 8-10 hour travel *phew*

Anyway:

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Ahhh... mes beaux bébés

Temps sitting at 21c idle so far, with fresh paste and all. :D
 
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Aastii said:
If you don't mind my asking, how much did the entire cooling set up cost you?
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$157 for everything, fans, cooler, paste, arcticlean, the lot :D

Load temps are steady at 51c so far. With the stock fan on a quiet setting, temps were 59c

I'm upping all the cooling gear because we will moving to a (slightly) warmer area in the near future.

Edit: oh and:

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I'm not dead...honestly :o Perhaps I'll try to be a little more active here...just so many computer problems to deal with on a daily basis now that I'm a tech :rolleyes: But at any rate, my desktop has gotten a nice little overhaul.

Basic specs:
Intel i7-970 3.2GHz (stock)
Cooler Master V8
6GB RAM
eVGA GTX460 768MB
Random DVD-RW
WD Caviar Black 500GB
Seagate 7200.12 500GB
Corsair 650w PSU

For those wondering, I have overclocked the CPU. I had it around 3.8GHz I think and it would boot to Windows. But for those of you who've used a 970, you'd know they're plenty darn fast stock :P So no overclocking for now. I also have all the fans running on low speeds; this is probably now the most quiet compute I've ever made. So I'm trying to keep the heat down.

I do plan on upgrading some more soon. I'm seriously considering an SSD, followed by 12GB of RAM and maybe a BD-Burner. But for now, this is overkill for what I do most of the time :P

Hmm... And since I couldn't find the laptop thread right off, I'll make a post about it too.

My primary laptop now (once again) is my old Dell Inspiron 1420. After sitting in my closet for a few months, I gave it a MAJOR overhaul. Total upgrade only cost me about $45 so I can't complain too much :)

Intel Core2 Duo T6500 2.1GHz
4GB DDR2
250GB HD (I have a 500GB I might throw in)
DVD-RW/BD-ROM
Intel 4965AGN
Built in bluetooth
Running Windows 7 x64

In other words, just about everything has been upgraded. All that is left, I'd like to find a 1440x900 screen and wouldn't mind finding a new board with the dedicated Geforce 8400. Those aside, this thing is just about as maxed out as it can get ;)
 

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That's very cool, at first glance I thought that card was a 480 from the writing on it, then I noticed it's much too short :D

I will be getting a 570 with a thermalright shaman cooler in the next few days.

Tell me why you have 6GB though :confused: pretty sure it won't run in dual channel
 
I think there a few 1366 motherboards that will run triple channel memory but only have 4 slots for ram. So three and connected and one is left as a single. I know Intel does this on some of their boards.

@The_Other_One- Great to see you online again. Congrats on the new setup!
 
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I think there a few 1366 motherboards that will run triple channel memory but only have 4 slots for ram. So three and connected and one is left as a single. I know Intel does this on some of their boards.

@The_Other_One- Great to see you online again. Congrats on the new setup!
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Nice catch, I didn't notice he had a 1366 chip. Still never seen an X58 board with four slots... always six.
 
Thanks. :D I was a bit confused when I saw it for the first time myself. Seems like it would make more sense just to have 3 slots if not six.
 
Looks like a Gigabyte EX58-UD3R board, they had 4 slots. The 1 slot is basically worthless.

The EX58 was replaced by the X58A-UD3R, which was a much better board overall. Better phase design (revision 2.0 anyway), 6 slots, and can also tri-SLI/Fire.
 
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87dtna got it. It's 4 slots but it's pointless if you're running triple channel. I actually have a UD5R in my other system I've considered swapping out, but it's a bit quirky... This board has been fine though so I'll just deal with it.

Thanks for the compliments too, everyone. I still wish I could have kept the P4 cable hidden but the top fan was a too low :P It caused stress on the MOSFET heatsinks

Oh, and the case is a Xion something or other... My girlfriend got it for me because it was red and black. Not quite up to Antec standards, but it's a pretty nice looking case.
 
I don't know where you've been but antec keep releasing cases with terrible features, looks, and cable management :P

My GTX 570 and cooler for it are all paid for, so I'll post pics of those when they arrive.
 
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87dtna got it. It's 4 slots but it's pointless if you're running triple channel. I actually have a UD5R in my other system I've considered swapping out, but it's a bit quirky... This board has been fine though so I'll just deal with it.

Thanks for the compliments too, everyone. I still wish I could have kept the P4 cable hidden but the top fan was a too low :P It caused stress on the MOSFET heatsinks

Oh, and the case is a Xion something or other... My girlfriend got it for me because it was red and black. Not quite up to Antec standards, but it's a pretty nice looking case.
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That case looks very similar to the cooler master 690 II advanced I had.

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linkin said:
$157 for everything, fans, cooler, paste, arcticlean, the lot :D

Load temps are steady at 51c so far. With the stock fan on a quiet setting, temps were 59c

I'm upping all the cooling gear because we will moving to a (slightly) warmer area in the near future.
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~27 idle, ~35-38 under load. Grand total spent... ~£20 :D

That is heatsink, fans, paste, the full set up. Cooler climate, but lower temps compared to ambient
 
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