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I opened RealTemp about 5 seconds before Prime95! My old application used to jump to 85 in about 40 seconds!
Btw is there any reason to leave it at constant 4.2 GHz if I get the same vCore anyways with 1.6 GHz Turboboost OC mode?
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epikAnglory
United States1120 Posts
I opened RealTemp about 5 seconds before Prime95! My old application used to jump to 85 in about 40 seconds! Btw is there any reason to leave it at constant 4.2 GHz if I get the same vCore anyways with 1.6 GHz Turboboost OC mode? | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On August 27 2011 10:13 Womwomwom wrote: Speaking of heatsinks, does the United States not sell Thermalright products anymore? Because holy shit the Thermalright HR-02 Macho is an amazing steal at $40 provided you can fit the thing in your case. I don't know... [H] reviewed it, and I'd call it fair, but not unexpectedly amazing for the price. I'm kind of of the opinion that if you crack the $25-30 tower cooler range on air, you should go for the top or near the top of the heap, not somewhere else in the middle. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/07/26/thermalright_hr02_macho_cpu_air_cooler_review/3 61C load on a 3.6Ghz 920 with 25C ambient doesn't really impress me all that much. It's good enough, but not so outstandingly better than a Gaia/212+ that it makes me have a hardware happypants or anything. And frankly, if you look at that review, yeah, it's impressive price/performance... if the next cheapest HSF you throw into the mix is 75% more... maybe a different review can sound more awesome, and less like a paid ad, but that one just made it seem reasonable at best. And that's a big honkin piece of metal to have hanging off your mobo. Oh wait. Asshats shouldn't have highlighted the no-fan version of it in their results. Much more impressive at 47C. And maybe I should read slower at midnight. The big honkin piece of metal comment still stands though. | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
On August 27 2011 14:10 JingleHell wrote: The big honkin piece of metal comment still stands though. Is there a particular weight one should start to worry/avoid, or does that depend on motherboard build quality? | ||
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guMmiwormz
United States312 Posts
I think I might've broken off the retention clip on the pci express slot, but it doesn't even look like there was one in the first place when I got it. The actual slot itself looks fine, theres just nothng for that last part of the fin on the video card to go into. This is my motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236 and my GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604 Thanks in advance. | ||
Womwomwom
5930 Posts
On August 27 2011 14:34 MisterFred wrote: Is there a particular weight one should start to worry/avoid, or does that depend on motherboard build quality? I wouldn't move the computer around too often with any of these heavy tower coolers but there shouldn't be any problems. People are fitting Noctua D14s and Thermalright Silver Arrows, both weigh close to 1kg, without any problems and you can probably ghetto rig some supports if you are worried about Try snapping or bending a PCB. Its actually really difficult to do it with your bare hands, you basically need to put your weight on it to actually seriously bend it. | ||
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Kinetik_Inferno
United States1431 Posts
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Kinetik_Inferno
United States1431 Posts
Something else, I was looking at the Noctua NH-D14 recommended in the OP of this thread, and according to it's reviews, this HSF is really quiet, but fucking HUGE. The reviews say that it will be hard to install on small motherboards. Should I be concerned about large HSFs? Simply not fitting? | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
About your second question, you should be concerned about the size. There are two main things you should take into account: - RAM clearance. Some larger coolers, like the Noctua D14, will have trouble fitting if you use memory with heatspreaders. That is why when possible, I always recommend the most basic memory kits to prevent this from happening. - Case clearance. Some cases cannot fit tall tower CPU heatsinks due to insufficient width and/or huge side panel fans. The Noctua D14 (the Thermalright Silver Arrow is better in just about every way though) should fit in most cases that can fit 158mm tall CPU heatsinks. The main problem is memory clearance since its just so wide, which might be why those reviewers found it difficult to mount on small motherboards. | ||
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gruff
Sweden2276 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On August 27 2011 14:52 guMmiwormz wrote:+ Show Spoiler + So I began building my comp today, but I've run into some trouble. When my video card is plugged in, the monitor has no signal and the computer doesnt recognize it. When I take it out and use the onboard GPU, its fine. I think I might've broken off the retention clip on the pci express slot, but it doesn't even look like there was one in the first place when I got it. The actual slot itself looks fine, theres just nothng for that last part of the fin on the video card to go into. This is my motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236 and my GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604 Thanks in advance. Uh... are you plugging the monitor into the graphics card when you plug it in? Is both 6pin PCIe connectors connected to the graphics card? | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On August 27 2011 14:34 MisterFred wrote: Is there a particular weight one should start to worry/avoid, or does that depend on motherboard build quality? It's more motion that's a danger, like Wom said. It's much more likely to unseat the CPU if your PC takes a whack, and the heavier your cooler, the better the chance it can damage the mounting holes if it gets bounced around. It's not so much a danger of breaking the mobo, as it is wearing down those holes or damaging the solder on the motherboard, that second one requiring not having all your standoffs in place. It's really kind of a gut call. It's mostly a concern if you move your PC a lot or have reasons to be concerned about it getting hit/shaken a lot, like toddlers or pets. | ||
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ProZerren
United States10 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Without knowing what you are going to be using your computer for, we can't comment on how poorly optimized the build is. If it's for gaming than 6950 2GB is a waste of money, Phenom II X6 is a waste of money, 990x is a waste of money, 750w power supply is a waste of money, Caviar Black is a waste of money, ... SODIMM is not compatible with 990x... You want DDR3 SDRAM. | ||
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DPK
Canada487 Posts
On August 27 2011 14:52 guMmiwormz wrote: So I began building my comp today, but I've run into some trouble. When my video card is plugged in, the monitor has no signal and the computer doesnt recognize it. When I take it out and use the onboard GPU, its fine. I think I might've broken off the retention clip on the pci express slot, but it doesn't even look like there was one in the first place when I got it. The actual slot itself looks fine, theres just nothng for that last part of the fin on the video card to go into. This is my motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236 and my GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604 Thanks in advance. Did you disable the onboard GPU in the BIOS before plugging in the new GPU? I'm pretty sure this might be your problem. | ||
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epikAnglory
United States1120 Posts
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Voidz
Spain51 Posts
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
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guMmiwormz
United States312 Posts
On August 27 2011 22:21 skyR wrote: Uh... are you plugging the monitor into the graphics card when you plug it in? Is both 6pin PCIe connectors connected to the graphics card? oh. didn't even think of that. Thanks a lot for the build and the advice. Everything looks to be working now. | ||
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epikAnglory
United States1120 Posts
-trying to put in an optical drive through the back -applying too much thermal paste -not switching monitor to HDMi mode :D | ||
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RaLakedaimon
United States1564 Posts
Specs- + Show Spoiler + Monitor Info: 1920 x 1080 Recommended Resolution eMachines E233Hbd Black 23" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 80000:1(1000:1) Processor Intel® Core™ i3 540 Processor (2x 3.06GHz/4MB L3 Cache) Memory 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module Video Card ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 1GB - Single Card Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 Motherboard USB / SATA Interface Motherboard default USB / SATA Interface Primary Hard Drive 750 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive Network Card Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit | ||
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