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| Thread ID: 88915 | 2008-04-14 10:58:00 | Lets build a PC 2008 (April) | Metla (12) | PC World Chat |
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| 658738 | 2008-04-21 03:18:00 | Borrowed from www.gpforums.co.nz very very cool. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 658739 | 2008-04-24 10:50:00 | OK, I'm putting together my very first gaming rig, and have some big decisions to make... :) The main things that are bothering me at this stage are the Motherboard and CPU... I'm looking for something that's good, and going to overclock well, so I want peoples opinions on a few things. I'm looking at this: Asus P5K PREMIUM/WiFi-AP www.nzoczone.com And have been looking at this too: Asus P5KC www.ascent.co.nz I'm going to be throwing a bit at this rig, so I really want a little bit of a future in it (as naive as I realise that is). And what I'm wondering is, do I want to buy cheaper parts, OC them like crazy, and replace more often, or do I want to buy more expensive ones... OC them like crazy (lol...) and keep them for a while. So with that in mind, Q6600, E8200, or E2160... What do you guys think? |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 658740 | 2008-04-28 02:05:00 | BM, I was looking at both those boards too, decieded against the DDR3\DDR2combo, as I wouldnt move from 4Gb DDR2 to DDR3. Not sure I need to waste money on the Premium version, so I'm going for the Gigabyte DS3P....I do like heat pipes..... As for proc, well, I like the idea of low thermal Q9450, however to get 4Ghz, I would need 500FSB, and you have to be lucky to get a board up that high with a Quad in it, so I might have to settle for 3.2 - 3.6. I wouldnt get a dual core now, as although they clock faster, parallel computing is only going to increase, therefore the extra cores will come into their own in the near future..... |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 658741 | 2008-05-08 00:57:00 | Hi All, I'm, as usual, hijacking this thread for my own evil purposes . . . mwahahaha *cough* :blush: Anyway, I recently bought a Q6600, and This Zalman Heatsink ( . ascent . co . nz/productspecification . aspx?ItemID=351077" target="_blank">www . ascent . co . nz), or at least something like it . I want the fan exhausting directly out of the back of the case, but I'm not sure which way the fan blows . I would just turn it on and see, but I don't have many other parts yet, so can't actually start it up yet . So what way should I have it? Does the fan pull or push? At the moment the fans facing the rear of the case . Might sound like a silly question, but I want to get it out of the way now . |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 658742 | 2008-05-08 10:57:00 | The fan should be positioned to blow through the fins. I did look at this cooler originally as it does at least look good.....but I think it bolts through the motherboard doesn't it? It would get in the way of some heat pipes of some motherboards though. | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 658743 | 2008-05-08 11:27:00 | The fan should be positioned to blow through the fins . I did look at this cooler originally as it does at least look good . . . . . but I think it bolts through the motherboard doesn't it? It would get in the way of some heat pipes of some motherboards though . My MoBo has quite alot of heatsinks, and its a little bit of a close call, but it has a nice bracket that bolts on, and then there's a clip from there . The clip isn't the most solid thing ever though, so it has a bit of (rather concerning) wiggle room . Do I need to put the fan in the CPU_FAN header? In the manual it says the CHA_FAN1 header, but the MoBo manual says there must be a cable in the CPU header . . . The fan plug has 3 points, but fits the 4 pointed one . Is it ok to use the 3 pin plug on a 4 point header? |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 658744 | 2008-05-08 21:46:00 | Do I need to put the fan in the CPU_FAN header? In the manual it says the CHA_FAN1 header, but the MoBo manual says there must be a cable in the CPU header... Try it and see. Doesn't really matter. Normally you'd use the CPU_FAN one. The fan plug has 3 points, but fits the 4 pointed one. Is it ok to use the 3 pin plug on a 4 point header? No worries there. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 658745 | 2008-05-10 06:00:00 | most fans have an arrow on one edge showing what direction it spins and which way the air flows. it usually comes out the front part where the label is (most fans anyway) | williamF (115) | ||
| 658746 | 2008-05-10 22:05:00 | most fans have an arrow on one edge showing what direction it spins and which way the air flows. it usually comes out the front part where the label is (most fans anyway) I've found a useful online manual, which is way better than the one supplied. The fan blows backwards. There aren't any arrows, because it's surrounded by a giant copper "flower" heatsink. At least that's what zalman call it. Anyway, cheers all. Turned it on the other day and might have to get some earmuffs... or start using the supplied fan controller. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 658747 | 2008-05-11 23:15:00 | BM, 3 pin fans are red=power,black=neutral and 2rd is for a controller to decrease\increase speed, some fans also have a 4th wire to report sin speed. Most motherboard will require you to place into the cpu_fan header as they have safety stop if the cpu_fan is not used or the fan stops, hence the 4th pin on the board. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
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