The (new) Official PC building thread!

Could not agree more. No more awkward hand positions to stick cables on mobo. On my lexa case, i had to remove my psu to just fit in the 4 pin connector for mobo as the thermalright cooler was too big for my hand to get right in.

 

Yep the 3D Aurora is a large case. lol. BUT it is labeled as a FULL tower and they ain't kiddin. I like the aluminum cases now and like I said earlier, the GM is buying aluminum from now on!! btw I still want a CM Stacker. I may have to find out where Morty lives.....hehehe.

Greg that's what I like about FULL tower cases. The CM-690 is a mid tower but on the bigger side of mid BUT it pales in comparison to the 3D aurora. lol. Lots of space to stick stuff and still get your hands inside to work on things.

....gm

 

I found that thread about degrading,

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17845950

make up your own mind.

 

That sucks, hopefully Intel fixes this problem soon.

 

yes i will follow this also being i was going to get one soon

 

Thanks for posting that link Greg16! You quoted a problem some seem to have, and to save everyone else time from reading 4+ pages of a different thread, I will quote one of its latest entries which pretty much sums up my opinions now that I've read more about it.

People are learning the limits of the new technology, which brings the next statement. Looks like now more than ever you need good stable power supplies to regulate systems with such delicate circuitry.

 

plus when you're OC(ing) to extremes it can be risky.say if your OC(ing) to 4Ghz OC(ing) to 4.4Ghz etc. won't get you much/any more performance

 

Glad to hear i am of service. As ZoSoIV said, there is no point in sticking a chip past 4ghz. I'm not sure anyone even needs a chip that fast anyway(not for normal day browsing anyway). Only if benchmarking i suppose.

 

so that's telling me you dont need to up the vcore that high for it to preform high oc's the E8400/E8500 are made to run cooler and from the looks of it dont require all the voltage either. im not sure its a problem as to not knowing to not take it up high on the vcore.

just what ive gotten from it.

 

Yeah basically. If you're lucky then 3.8/4ghz is achievable on stock voltage.

 

what were saying Robert is just don't push to the limit where your at is fine

 

well i dont know what the hell just happened.i went and backdown the vcore to normal. rebooted and this thing went all wacky.it wont run at the 3.6ghz any more keeps rebooting and makeing a weird clicking sound. i got it at 3.42ghz right now mem multi on 2.0 and the vcore back at 1.35v. got orthos running and it seems fine, but i think something is wrong some where...

 

Maybe it's the problem we were discussing? Hopefully not.

The weird clicking song seems to be a hard drive problem though...

 

but why would a hdd jst make that sound the same time the system shut down?

 

Rob - my 8200 @3.2Ghz (400FSB) runs completely stable at 1.23750V (by stable - Ive had it run for 24odd hours under Orthos with no errors), the stock is 1.22500, so Ive only had to up it 0.01500V to get a 20% stable overclock - 1.35V sounds high, for basically the same FSB overclock.

 

cincyrob,

Sounds more like the HDD heads parking. They can't be in the physical disk area when they park or they would ruin the drive. The tolerances are so tiny that a single particle of cigarette smoke, not can but "will" destroy the HDD with physical damage. Any power down situation parks the heads. It takes power to the drive for the heads to remain un-parked. The un-powered default is parked, always!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Hhhmm look what Corsair are now producing:-

New PSU

Check out the 12V ampage

 

Pepp77,

Looks like two twin 500s to me! Makes sense! At 200mm, it's a bit long though! It would need a Tall, deep case with a lot of motherboards!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Funniest things is the amount of modular connectors you seem to get - I think it said 10 SATA and 10 IDE lol

 

Pepp77,

Most motherboards only give you 8 Sata ports, and two of those are not Intel, as the SB limit is 6! BTW, Those aren't IDE, they're Molex plugs. Lot of fans and other things plug into them! Hey, it doesn't hurt to plan ahead! LOL!!

Best Regards,
Russ