The (new) Official PC building thread!

@russ
with our board(mobo)as ive stated mine the 2.1v i cant get ingot the bios to adjust the speed on the board for the fans plugged into it. it is all done auto by the board. so does it sense the temp in the room and around the puter and adjust the speeds on its own???

or should i get a block of dry ice and set t next to the case...lol

is it better to use a lower or higher multi # when OC'ing? i know ive asked this but i dont really remember the answer...loli set at me 3.6ghz but i would like to get my mem up a little bit more above the 800mhz its at now. granted its stable.well not sandra stable...lol
but i think i should be able to run the mem at its rated speed. but then again that might be the PSU problem im haven again..... guess i just need to wait and get the new PSU and go from there.

 

Unfortunately the board doesn't have fixed controls for fan speed controls, it's all automatic...

 

well if it s all automatic then i assume i dont have to worry about the speed needing to be changed as for the board/bios will do it.

 

It does indeed. However, it only works for CPU_FAN and CHA_FAN2.
I just use it for my rear case fan (plugged into CPU_FAN) and it works a treat, fan stays at a rock silent 700rpm at idle and when I run games or open orthos it spins up to about 1100rpm. Still not full speed, because it doesn't consider the CPU hot enough. It's great for me, but I don't know whether other people would be so keen on not being able to adjust it. Still, living in the US you could just get a Sunbeam Theta and have done with it!

 

I personally don't adjust my fan speed except for the video card fan. All my other fans run at full speed, it sounds like a real Man's machine. I run my video card fan at 60% because it's a whiny little fan.

 

As far as I'm concerned, any old fool can build a PC that roars like a server room, it takes skill & intelligence to build a powerful gaming PC that's whisper quiet no matter what you throw at it. That said though, if I get a second GPU I fear my PSU may start to make a racket again...

 

dang now im a fool... ;(
i got a loud puter and its not for gameing. i have no skills

 

Lol no offense intended Rob, if you didn't set out to achieve something in the first place, not achieving it doesn't make you a fool!

 

well my goal was to build me a good quality reliable PC. i have yet to acheive that so i guess that makesme a fool....

 

Why, what's wrong with it?
Crashing during the first couple of days of changing your overclock doesn't mean your PC isn't reliable, it just means you haven't finished getting it right yet.... Cheer up!

 

Sam, you see, my computer is not LOUD. It's got this quiet growl, that says "Hey, I can kick your ass, but I choose not to right now". That's the way I see it.

 

heh, and mine's all like.. "I can and will kick your ass but I'm not going to make a fuss about it". LOL. A silent assassin... Hmm, I kinda like that phrase. With any luck in a few weeks it's going to be the fastest PC at my LAN Party hehe. I love it!

 

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im just messin with ya Sam. im sorry. but it aint right yet. i still cant get my mem up to rated speed. but i think an dhope the new PSU will fix that.

 

@sam
seeing your not from the states and are a bit younger than most.you might not know who Jack Tatum is. football player for one of the greatest teams ever the Oakland Raiders. that was his nick name. they/he even wrote a book called "They call me the assassin"
and on your Red and Black NZXT case a Raiders LOGO would look nice...


sorry to go way off topic here...lol

 

Oh well, the growl is more manly anyway

 

Hehe, interesting...

Here she is, go nuts!
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/5063/s5000472hj9.jpg
I also love this picture, even though it's out of focus, it's awesome.
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8804/s5000469mu7.jpg

In fact, this one too while I'm at it:
Hehe, you can see the pizza boxes I've left on my floor!
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1146/s5000468zd3.jpg

Oh, and Greensman?
I kept this photo from a few months back. I like playing with colour...
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6168/s5000314lh2.jpg

Abuzar: Guess what, turn of a dial and my PC roars with the best of them. All options covered! XD

 

Yeah it roars, but it can't do the Growl man. I've got you beat, admit it lol.

 

Lol. I sold my Growling device (the 900 - the big fan on that was great, it was like a very quiet version of a lion's roar when it spooled up!)

 

dont know if it would be growling or howling them thunderblade fans i had going for about 3 1/2 mins before i unplugged them..lol

 

let's call some neutral ground and go with "annoying" - I had one too, but never used it because of the noise - oh and the most absurd lights I've ever seen, flashing multi coloured sequences... Not bad for £3, but very irritating. Suppose I should also mention the fan failed after a few months of very occasional use. Suddenly it didn't light up or spin round and the molex connector got a bit hot!