What Have You Done Today - (Computer Version)

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Yes, I am getting from PCCG I can fit another 240 on the top exhaust part, using samsung galaxy sii to type as I have no pc & working on dsl that has been shaped so I have not been able to view many sites.
 
^^ Ah yeah, no problem.

Exactly how did your other desktop 'die'. Surely there'll be some salvageable parts...
 
tlowr4
^^ Ah yeah, no problem.

Exactly how did your other desktop 'die'. Surely there'll be some salvageable parts...
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The stand by light on the mainboard is just flickering & the PSU is making a clicking sound so I think the PSU is the main issue but the pc is 3 years old.

Spike125
Also you will need more then 4 fittings, just from the components you listed I would say at least 10 to 15.
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The CPU block has 2 & the GPU has 2, I counted for the pump & the tank but nothing else.

As for parts from my old pc are Q9300 CPU, 4GB TEAM Xtreem 1066Mhz RAM, 9800GTX GPU, tv tuner(plan on keeping it), HD-DVD/Bluray burner drive(plan on keeping).
 
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Grayfox
The CPU block has 2 & the GPU has 2, I counted for the pump & the tank but nothing else.
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With two 240 radiators you will be fine for now.
For each radiator you will need additional two fittings, as well i would think about a flow rate or temperature sensor.
It helps a lot to assess your system performance once everything runs.
Also a fill port is a good idea if you have the tank fixed in a drive slot, because it's very annoying, while filling to always take the tank in and out.
What are you going to do for decoupling of the pump?

I'll post tonight some pictures from my system, so you can get maybe some ideas ;)
 
bergauk
An interesting thing to note about Safe Mode is the last thing that you see on your screen before it freezes was actually loaded. Whatever came after it was the the problem.

It is more than likely a random driver issue, I'd suggest going through the hardware manager and finding anything without a driver and updating it to have one. That should help you get past loading everything.
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I just manually updated my mouse's drivers as they were from 2006, found and installed by Microsoft, but I doubt they were causing this issue.

All of my known devices are functioning well, they have either the most stable or recent drivers and I don't know how to find any driverless hardware, if there is any. :ouch:
 
Ordered finally a SSD drive as my system drive, as I'm still not happy with the performance of my RAID array.
Also ordered a new 2.5" HDD for my EEE PC.
Everything is ready tonight for pick up, so tonight installing windows again.
 
I really want to move my boot drive to an SSD but I don't know when to bite the bullet as things are still quite up in the air about lifespan, cost, reliability etc.
 
I only had used one SandForce SSD(ADATA Drive) and it went bad in 6 months. I was lucky to be able to grab data for my Uncle(Firefox profile and important documents) when the drive was having 5 I/O errors(Very lucky, it works for 5 minutes each time it was booted up). Most of the time it either works if it does not. Though I'm having better luck with my WD 64GB SSD. Apparently according to the smart data the SSD is supposed to work for a year and 4 months(Have been using it for a year) more.
 
@GreyFox Could save yourself $100 and go with the 2600K. As far as I'm aware, it's only 100Mhz difference, it's not like the 27 cooks your breakfast for you any better than the 26 does...

I may be mistaken though.
 
tlowr4
@GreyFox Could save yourself $100 and go with the 2600K. As far as I'm aware, it's only 100Mhz difference, it's not like the 27 cooks your breakfast for you any better than the 26 does...

I may be mistaken though.
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The price is about $300 for the 2600K & the 2700K is $329, and the 27 cooks things with 1,000,000 more cycles.
 
Well, what will you be using the computer FOR? Gaming? Then the processor isn't really as much of a bottleneck anymore as it used to be, 10 years ago.

A 2600 or a 2700 is pretty much identical and you can't really detect the difference that much, unless you were benchmarking and being really, really, really anal about everything. Although, it does depend if you're future proofing your system. Both processors should last 7 or more years anyway. Unless you're using CAD systems.
 
^^ This. But I think Grayfox already's got that in mind ;)👍 Hence why I thought he could save 100 bucks and put it towards something else (BluRay drive perhaps?).
 
Robin.
I really want to move my boot drive to an SSD but I don't know when to bite the bullet as things are still quite up in the air about lifespan, cost, reliability etc.
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I was also hesitating to change, but finally took the decision today.
My biggest concern until now was the size.
I'll buy a Kingston HyperX 480GB , they have a 3 year warranty, so lifespan is not really the matter.
Also I will be running all the important data on another single HDD.
Games will be installed on my RAID 0 array with 2x Sata III WD Velociraptor 650GB.

As long you go for the system only on the SSD i think it's worth the change, specially because the prices have fallen a lot for SSDs.
 
^^ This.

128GB have dropped in price massively, as they're trying to pus 258GB's to be the norm.

I'm lead to believe Kingston and Intel are the 'cream of the crop' as far as SSD's are concerned. Kingston for decent prices on a great all rounder SSD, with frickin' fast speeds, and Intel for (again) frickin' fast speeds, and more reliable than your local 911/000 emergency service.
 
Actually all the big memory manufacturer like Corsair, Kingston, OCZ, Intel, Patriot, Adata and Samsung make quite reliable and fast SSD.
Most of them have internal 2 different classes performance and "mainstream" (if you can call it that with SSD).
But Intel and Kingston are quite on the top, at least for Sata SSD.
If you want to shoot over the top, you go for a OCZ PCI Express SSD for as little as 3000 Euro :D:D:D
But the market is anyways still arranging itself, so in a few months things can could look different again.
 
I had a ADATA SSD drive fail with 5 I/O errors in the first 6 months. I was lucky that the drive would work for 5 minutes before it had I/O errors and I had to turn it off and back on to grab data for my Uncle. I believe you should approach an SSD very carefully and do lots of research before you do a purchase. Unlike HDD's you can't have a data recovery company take the drive apart and recover the data, it either works or it doesn't as far as I'm aware(For now I don't know any companies that offer SSD recovery).
 
tlowr4
^^ This. But I think Grayfox already's got that in mind ;)👍 Hence why I thought he could save 100 bucks and put it towards something else (BluRay drive perhaps?).
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He's going to drop 3000$ on a computer. I'm fairly certain that if he had wanted a BR drive he'd get one, or to save money on the build, he wouldn't be spending the 3000$ on the build.
 
Helped a fellow classmate get rid of software on her laptop and installed a few things during lab. She will have a hard time running two virtual machines with a AMD C-50 and 1.6GB of memory, which some classes in college requires.
 
bergauk
He's going to drop 3000$ on a computer. I'm fairly certain that if he had wanted a BR drive he'd get one, or to save money on the build, he wouldn't be spending the 3000$ on the build.
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I have a hd-dvd/bluray burner combo drive from my old rig.
 
Because it's a better chip to overclock with(As far as the binning process goes for the quality of the chips), which I believe is what he plans on doing, if my assumption is correct.
 
Ok, how about we all just calm down and let Grayfox choose his own hardware. He's been doing this longer than most of us put together, so I think he's got it. I just make the quick simple suggestion for the sake that it might have slipped his mind. :)
 
On the subject of cpu's what cpu would be a good match for a 6770 graphics card for medium duty gaming before the 6770 became the weak point?

Cheers Shaun.
 
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I will be doing gaming and I also record my gaming with fraps which can be hours of video and I will also encode this so I will want more bang.
 
Installed the new 500GB in my netbook and installed windows.
A little oversize for that little thing, but great for the next vacation to backup pictures and videos from the cam. The holiday can come :D
 
Finally bit the bullet and got a Hauppauge PVR. Just got the disc so I could start installing right now, but I want to wait until the cords come so I can do it all at once. Soon I'll be back to recording gameplay videos and will no longer have to record videos in 480p then render then in 720p. I will also no longer have to switch my PS3's signal over just to record:dopey:
 
Grayfox
I will be doing gaming and I also record my gaming with fraps which can be hours of video and I will also encode this so I will want more bang.
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Ah, that's understandable. I was guessing you were either doing video encoding or some form of CAD software rendering to go for something seriously heavy duty.

Hope it all goes well for you! :)
 

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