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scarymeerkat
Canada107 Posts
PS excited thanks guys! | ||
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JingleHell
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scarymeerkat
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skyR
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scarymeerkat
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 16 2011 09:06 scarymeerkat wrote: I got an H61, and the RAM I got said something along the lines of made for H67 and P67. That doesn't mean anything right? Like if it's DDR3, it should just be standard for any mobo right? It's fine. | ||
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skyR
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Habel
United States123 Posts
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Uhh Negative
United States1090 Posts
I have the 8-pin power plugged into the video card and that's it besides the DVI. That's all I need right? | ||
mrmin123
Korea (South)2971 Posts
SkyR, I like that passively cooled gpu but yea it probably wouldn't fit in a smaller case (the Lian-Li you linked is a bit too massive for my tastes atm). Also for the GPU itself, is there something in between what Habel recommended and what you recommended in terms of performance? That might be a safe bet for me. Also, any thoughts on small cases like these?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108191 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112221 Nonviable for any type of gaming? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
There's also a passively cooled variant from Power Color for $200: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131442 It looks like it may fit in the Lian Li. | ||
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Uhh Negative
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Habel
United States123 Posts
In regards to the GPU, you can get a 6870, which is a bit less powerful than the 560 (http://www.hwcompare.com/8890/geforce-gtx-560-ti-vs-radeon-hd-6870/), and has less OC head room, but you do save about 50$. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709 600083901 600083829&IsNodeId=1&name=Radeon HD 6870 | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 16 2011 10:20 Uhh Negative wrote: Lol nevermind I forgot that it needed 2 PCI-E cables. It works now. Now I've just got to put it in the case. Don't forget standoffs. | ||
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Uhh Negative
United States1090 Posts
Yeah I've got all those in place. There's only 6 for me. There is a 7th hole in the mobo for one but my case doesn't have the spot for it. | ||
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HuggyBear
Australia377 Posts
I remember the old P4 days when standoffs didnt come with everything. My teacher would just poke holes in two sheets of newspaper and use that to prevent the mobo from grounding | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 16 2011 10:58 HuggyBear wrote: I remember the old P4 days when standoffs didnt come with everything. My teacher would just poke holes in two sheets of newspaper and use that to prevent the mobo from grounding I remember the time me and my IT wife were building a PC at 3 AM without caffeine and we both managed to forget standoffs needed to be in there somewhere. Rather embarrassing, since I think we've both lost count of the number of times we've assembled/upgraded/replaced components. Another time I was replacing a CPU for a friend drunk, and replaced the CPU cooler without actually swapping CPUs. | ||
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XenOmega
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JingleHell
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On June 16 2011 12:31 XenOmega wrote: What is the best way to apply thermal paste? I think I heard one grain of rice in the center of the CPU and then spread it with the finger. Is that correct? Spread it by putting the cooler on the CPU and tightening it down evenly across like lug nuts on a car tire. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On June 16 2011 12:31 XenOmega wrote: What is the best way to apply thermal paste? I think I heard one grain of rice in the center of the CPU and then spread it with the finger. Is that correct? Depends on the heatsink but generally you want to apply the thermal paste and let the heatsink pressure spread the paste. You don't want to spread it, especially not with your finger.. http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=1 | ||
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