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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On September 01 2011 14:58 Blisse wrote: So when's Black Friday? I'll start planning. It's the day after Thanksgiving, so 25 November 2011. There's usually good stuff that week and the week after, including or especially the Monday after (28 Nov.) aka Cyber Monday. edit: though in Canada I think Boxing Day gets good deals as well. I forget. Or maybe I'm thinking of something else. | ||
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ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
On September 01 2011 12:34 Myrmidon wrote: I missed this earlier, but you should never believe what the software tells you about your voltages. The only way to really be sure is to grab some equipment worth a few hundred dollars at least (a reasonable oscilloscope of sufficient bandwidth). A $5 multimeter is good enough to tell you the average voltage with some ballpark estimate though. As alluded to earlier, if your +12V rail was actually going to +5V, the system would shut off. This kind of unexplained dip in the software is very common. I'm guessing your Rosewill is the Bronze Series (RBR1000-M) and not the Lightning? Lightning is very good btw. I think the Bronze Series is the same platform as this Hiper M1000 so it should be similar: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=132 i.e. not worth replacing, unless maybe it bothers you that you have a 1000W unit to power like 50-350W draw or whatever your system actually uses, and thus your idle power draw is significantly higher than it could be. Myrmidon, you rock! Yes, that's a good guess. That's exactly what i have. Allright, if it has the Myrmidon seal of approval, it will stay in. :D Sometimes this itch to have "the best" is not a good itch lol. | ||
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Automata
393 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
64GB Crucial M4 SSD for $90. Absolute steal. @Automata: Do your ambient temps just suck? A 460 clocked below ~850Mhz should be golden on air with decent ambients, if you keep the heatsink clean in any case. I'd suggest cleaning it and re-thermal pasting it over a case replacement. Well, I guess a Sonata is kind of mediocre, but still, a 460 is fairly easy to keep reasonable, my SLI 460s don't crack 80C under any kind of load I actually subject them to, and that's in central Texas. This week is the first week with highs below 105F in about a month. I can't get my AC to cool the house below ~78F in the hottest part of the afternoon. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On September 01 2011 23:24 ensign_lee wrote: Myrmidon, you rock! Yes, that's a good guess. That's exactly what i have. Allright, if it has the Myrmidon seal of approval, it will stay in. :D Sometimes this itch to have "the best" is not a good itch lol. I wouldn't really say "seal of approval" lol. Perfectly fine (well, at wattages most people run) and mediocre is not worth replacing, but it's probably not worth getting in the first place either.  On September 01 2011 23:39 Automata wrote: Hey guys, I'm looking to get a new case right now to replace my old Antec Sonata II. I need something with good airflow to cool down my video card (idles at 60c, underload at 99c). I won't be modding it and I'm looking to spend around 50-80$ CAD on it. My mobo is a Asus P7H55-M LX and my GPU is a zotac gtx460. Let me know what you guys suggest. Have you cleaned out your GPU lately? If you're just looking for lower GPU temperatures, it's probably not a case upgrade you should be investigating first. Anyway, if you're getting a new case, I'm guessing that out of a Sonata II you might prefer something that doesn't sound like a hurricane or have ostentatious styling, so for airflow in that price range, maybe the Fractal Design Core 3000 ($70)? You could move one of the fans to the side intake. Granted, cable management isn't as great as many modern cases, but at least there's some semblance of cutouts. Also, positioning the fan controller can be awkward for some builds, but since you have mATX there should be no issue fitting it in the bottom expansion slot. http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=58342 HAF 912 can be had around $50 though and may be a better choice because of the price. | ||
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ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
And it's currently running ~650W load 25/7. Still have a myrmidon "seal of grudging acceptance"? (Is that a better term? lol) | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On September 02 2011 00:01 ensign_lee wrote: @ lol. To erase any doubt, this is what I have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182188 And it's currently running ~650W load 25/7. Still have a myrmidon "seal of grudging acceptance"? (Is that a better term? lol) Not so sure. That's a pretty hardcore load to run 25 hours a day. But seriously, is it running at 650W all the time? Have you measured this? You have like Folding@Home or are otherwise maxing out your CPU + GPUs all the time? | ||
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XenOmega
Canada2822 Posts
On September 01 2011 03:30 XenOmega wrote: Do you think NCIX will pricematch ASUS ML239H 23IN ips LED LCD 1080P 50000000: with http://www.newware.com/product_info.php?products_id=37729 at 178$ Assuming they, is this a good IPS purchase? Looking for a monitor for : Homework, Indesign, Gaming (mainly RTS, RPG and shooter) Just to let you know, NCIX accepted the pricematch  Shipping was also cheaper than Newware!Robert | ||
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ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
On September 02 2011 00:05 Myrmidon wrote: Not so sure. That's a pretty hardcore load to run 25 hours a day. But seriously, is it running at 650W all the time? Have you measured this? You have like Folding@Home or are otherwise maxing out your CPU + GPUs all the time? Yeah, maxing out doing distributed computing with dual ATI 6970s (just swapped in from 5870s, not sure if that was the best upgrade, but they were $220, meh). My UPS is saying it's drawing that much anyhow. and lol at 25/7...whoops.... :D | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z Z68 LGA1155 mATX 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E4 SLI CrossFire HDMI USB3.0 SATA3 Motherboard G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 Memory Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM LG GH24NS70 24X SATA Internal DVD Writer Burner DVDRW Optical Drive Black OEM EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Fermi 850MHZ 1024MB 4104MHZ GDDR5 2XDVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E Video Card XFX 550W PRO550W Core Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 44A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze $750 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Antec Earthwatts is at $45. MSI Twin Frozr II GTX 560 Ti is at $200 after mail in rebate and gift card. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On September 02 2011 00:40 ensign_lee wrote: Yeah, maxing out doing distributed computing with dual ATI 6970s (just swapped in from 5870s, not sure if that was the best upgrade, but they were $220, meh). My UPS is saying it's drawing that much anyhow. and lol at 25/7...whoops.... :D Well, with efficiency, if it's running at 80% (not really likely that far below capacity), if it's pulling 650w from the wall, it's actually running at about 530w, I believe. | ||
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Gattaca.usa
131 Posts
On September 01 2011 23:50 JingleHell wrote: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL090111&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL090111-_-EMC-090111-Index-_-SSD-_-20148441-L0A 64GB Crucial M4 SSD for $90. Absolute steal. ugh. i just paid 114.99 for that and it is being delivered today. FML Also all my components are coming in today but the case doesn't get here until tomorrow. AHHHHHHHH | ||
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Deadpoetic0077
United States63 Posts
Galaxy 60XGH3HS3CUD GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Model #:60XGH3HS3CUD Item #:N82E16814162052 be better than this card by itself: SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card Model #:100314-3L Item #:N82E16814102948 looking to use for gaming Items found on newegg.com | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
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ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
On September 02 2011 01:20 JingleHell wrote: Well, with efficiency, if it's running at 80% (not really likely that far below capacity), if it's pulling 650w from the wall, it's actually running at about 530w, I believe. That's interesting. I thought that PSUs ran efficiently from 50 to 80% load? | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On September 02 2011 01:59 ensign_lee wrote: That's interesting. I thought that PSUs ran efficiently from 50 to 80% load? Depends on the model, but I believe a lot of them dip a bit below optimal efficiency below certain levels of load. IIRC, they only test certain usage levels for efficiency for 80+ certifications. As usual with PSU's, though, take me with a grain of salt, Myrm and skyR certainly know more. | ||
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Deadpoetic0077
United States63 Posts
On September 02 2011 01:59 Rachnar wrote: the hd6870 is well much more worth it U think that the 6870 will run stuff like sc2 battlefield bc3 and skyrim better than those 2 linked up? id honestly prefer to go with just the one cause its cheaper but im willin to spend a little extra cash to get the better stuff | ||
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