The (new) Official PC building thread!

gm,

I'm naturally a tidy person but it isn't always that neat.

abuzar,

don't you mean raising them (loosening them up)?

 

I'm with Mort on the timings.

HOLY COW!! You're on the STOCK cooler and getting those type numbers.. Are your temps ok? I have a similar cooler to the AC7 but just ordered a TR 120 Ultra (it was cheap as you know) and my temps are in the mid to high 30's at idle and jump to the high 50's to low 60's under FULL load.

....gm

 

greensman,

And you noticed that while Danica was lying all over a Car on the screen!?! Keep the cleanliness, I'll take Danica! LOL!!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Russ,

neither one of us could handle Danica but we'd have one hell of a good time trying.

 

Yeah, sorry I meant loosening the timings lol.

 

no staying with XP for now. how many gigs did you go?

and Mort nice setup bet you can guess what my desktop pic is lol

 

Wow, nice Mort, that case looks a lot better than it does in the pictures I've seen.

My life just got a lot more complicated...
Which do I choose from? lol
http://www.agt.si/images/oh-154.jpg
http://www.tiendapcline.com/catalog/images/NZXT117.jpg
http://pan.fotovista.com/dev/8/0/00070008/l_00070008.jpg
http://www.sysopt.com/img/2006/10/nzxt_zero1.jpg
http://computermonger.com/wp-conten...ses/CoolerMaster_CM690_ATX_Mid_Tower_Case.JPG
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pic_disp.php?id=10730
http://www.hardware.info/images/news/computex07-IMG_0655.jpg
So many options! lol

 

@Sam
go with the NZXT with the red led's or the RC690
or just get the RC690 and get red led fans.....lol

speaking of such. ive been looking at the few places i know to look and cant find any red led fans. svc has the ones i wont but not in stock....and i thought i was the only fool wanting red...lol

anyone got any tips on place to look for fans?

 

How about these?
http://www.ncixus.com/products/18235/TRICOOL120MMREDLED/ANTEC/
As for the case, I'm thinking the green lexa because it's quite a rarity, and green isn't a colour you often see on its own with PCs these days...

 

Red fan:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998123

 

@sammy,
The Lexa GREEN is my favorite (only because of color) but the COSMOS is a NICE case that can have GREEN fans added to it. btw good link on the Antec Tri-Cool fan.

@rob,
Check your mail. hehehe. I think the linky that sammy gave is pretty danged good for price but I don't know what shipping is, maybe better with multiple parts ordered.

....gm

 

Only 2GB Corsair http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145177 , I havent tried to do a fix on XP not reading 4 or more GB unless using the 64bit version. Most people that start reaching the 4GB+ level are switching to the resource hog Vista.
If I'm wrong or theres an update for that everyone please let me know!!!

 

The 4GB limit is due to the 32-bit operating platform. Vista will be the same unless you go with the 64-bit version. It's not something you can "hack", it's a hard limit unfortunately.

Gm: The green case seems rare as rocking horse poop, so I don't know how much luck I'll have finding one. They're on sale for big bucks in the UK from random retailers I've never heard of, and for cheap at Pixmania, but knowing what they're like a Blue one will probably turn up...

 

Merry-Go-Round poop is hard to find too. hehehe. If they're really cheap at one retailer you should consider adding GREEN fans to it for a different look. I've decided to stick WHITE fans in mine (even tho its not a windowed case) because the GREEN ones I've looked at SUCK!! I might look at the TRi_Cool from the link you gave tho. The best price so far by far. lol.

btw have you actually checked out a Cosmos?? They weigh like "One Metric Ton"!! lol Heavy to say the least but look VERY functional.

Where is elly bolly?? hihihi....

.....gm

 

I wondered that too, place seems kind of empty. I currently have a white fan in my standard Lexa, my gaming PC needs arguably better fans than the stock blue ones, but the normal ones should suffice for my server.
As for decent green fans, I haven't seen many either.

 

Nice PC mort...one more package and hopfully my cooling issue is over this is what I ordered:

2ea. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2604118&CatId=498

2ea. http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5...ight_Mosfet_Cooler.html?id=wAijDS93&mv_pc=241

Temps are now CPU 40 and Mobo 50 at idle and its winter

almost the same hardware in mid case the temps were 30/ 37 air pressure in this case seems to have air pockets and it seems to interfer w/ air flow... BUT I use 10 out of 11 bays so I need fullsize case...cant wait to defeat this issue so I can build a mid size player, player gamer PC... LOL I dont game much- just use alot of apps at once...

 

e-mail?snail mail??? nothing in either...lol

those tricool fans you have some of those fans dont ya sam? if so they must be quiet huh?

 

@herrick,
I truly hope that gets you where you want to be with your temps. You've fought this far to long.

@CR,
You impatient TURD!! L@@K on Monday or Tuesday if SNAIL mail goes as it normally does.

@sammy,
If you find a good linky for GREEN fans in the states please post or PM me with it. tia...

....gm

 

@ greensman

Ill keep you posted LGLM...?

 

@GM,
gotta look at these
http://www.xoxide.com/quadledgreen.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000086A1B/themussou0895836-20
now these 2 are little pricey
http://www.acousticpc.com/silenx_120mm_quiet_led_fan_green.html
http://www.radioshack.com/sm-tricool-120mm-green-led-fan--pi-2255566_tb-techSpecs.html

kinda pricey also
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5..._Blue_Green_Red_-_49_CFM.html?tl=g36c15#blank