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I'm hoping it's attributable to dust. I'm going to buy some compressed air tomorrow.
If not... it was nice knowing you :P
And I'm back in the cold UK, so it's nothing to do with ambience!
If not... it was nice knowing you :P
And I'm back in the cold UK, so it's nothing to do with ambience!
Hmm... 168.8F... and 150.8... If this is true, do the following :
It's a good plan. :)
| To Do : 1) Open up your computer 2) Find the exact location of the overheating pieces 3) Go get a frying pan and some eggs 4) Make scrambled eggs 5) Go get a new computer |
It's a good plan. :)
CLEAN THE VENTILATORS!
It's usualy that - no need to buy compressed air (wtf)
... if it still overheats than buy another, better vent.
It's usualy that - no need to buy compressed air (wtf)
... if it still overheats than buy another, better vent.
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im still voting on making scrambled eggs.
and hey, comprsesed air is a great deal. why get free air when you can buy some.
and hey, comprsesed air is a great deal. why get free air when you can buy some.
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Lol, elvenspike. I have an oven.
True about the air.
Gregor; clean the vents with what? Compressed air works well...
I'll try the hoover.
Edit: Hoover seems to have worked for now: http://i27.tinypic.com/2r6jxts.png
The north- and southbridge are still a little hot, but now I can o/c my graphics card again :)
True about the air.
Gregor; clean the vents with what? Compressed air works well...
I'll try the hoover.
Edit: Hoover seems to have worked for now: http://i27.tinypic.com/2r6jxts.png
The north- and southbridge are still a little hot, but now I can o/c my graphics card again :)
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| CPU: -56° C [...] ICH: 76° C |
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That's what I was thinking (and hoping). Which still doesn't solve why I often crash during games. Maybe the sensors are garbled, and really everything is too hot...
Oh well. I'm not really bothered that much about this PC. It's my dads, and as soon as I can get £400 I'm building my own. Maybe I'll buy the CPU from him, and stick it to my new CPU, and then overclock to about 5GHz.
Oh well. I'm not really bothered that much about this PC. It's my dads, and as soon as I can get £400 I'm building my own. Maybe I'll buy the CPU from him, and stick it to my new CPU, and then overclock to about 5GHz.
hmm, i was about to say that that wouldn't be enough to build a decent computer, then i remembered that less of your money can buy more :( yup, just checked its about $650. Although I saw a nice nvidia GPU that costs ~500-600. isn't that insane?
Actualy not. They'd all cost that much if it werent for the tense competition with ATI. You can get an decent comp for 400, built several good ones that were in the same price range this summer.
It really all depends on what you do with the computer. I spent ~USD 1200 on mine 18 months ago and it does everything I need without lagging. (Keep in mind that hardware around these parts is 50-100% more expensive than in the US.)
hmm, parts are dirt cheap in the US around now. 4 GB of RAM is going for like 20 dollars... (not literally... i think. i saw some RAM going for about that much before though, might've been 30)
"Than in the US"
I always assumed you were American. Where do you live?
This is what I'm getting (I like AMD and NVIDIA for some reason):
AMD Athlon X2 6000+; 3GHZ and 2MB L2 Cache. Not sure about L3 or L1.
XFX 9600GT. I've heard things about XFX. Some good, some bad... but I'm on a very tight budget.
WD 320GB, I think it's called "Black Scorpio" or something, idk.
2GB (I'll get more soon) Corsair Dominator, at 1066MHz
I forget what PSU I'm getting. Something "xStream". It's 500w and made by OCZ, anyway.
Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3
and I'm spending £20 on a single heatsink!
All for £336.
I always assumed you were American. Where do you live?
This is what I'm getting (I like AMD and NVIDIA for some reason):
AMD Athlon X2 6000+; 3GHZ and 2MB L2 Cache. Not sure about L3 or L1.
XFX 9600GT. I've heard things about XFX. Some good, some bad... but I'm on a very tight budget.
WD 320GB, I think it's called "Black Scorpio" or something, idk.
2GB (I'll get more soon) Corsair Dominator, at 1066MHz
I forget what PSU I'm getting. Something "xStream". It's 500w and made by OCZ, anyway.
Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3
and I'm spending £20 on a single heatsink!
All for £336.
NVIDIA rox. i wish my case was bigger, dell makes these puny cases that can't fit anything good. i was lucky my card fit (can't even remember what it is atm) but still. I need to build a computer, it'd be way better than this pile of junk i have from dell. and i paid more than chris' parts for it and it's worse lol
Building is the way forward. OEMS suck.
I can't afford a case, so I'm using my 4 year old Compaq (which I broke)'s case and CD/DVD/Whatever drive.
I can't afford a case, so I'm using my 4 year old Compaq (which I broke)'s case and CD/DVD/Whatever drive.
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You should see my profile (http://www.cplusplus.com/member/helios/ ) instead of asking answered questions.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 SL9TA
LGA775
1.86 GHz
L2: 2 MB
FSB: 1066 MHz
(OEM)
USD 118.75 (September or October 2007)
Heatsink: Thermaltake Ruby Orb
USD 58.40 (January 2008)
Motherboard: Asus P5N-E SLI
USD 157.80 (January 2008)
Video: XFX GeForce 8600GT 512 MB DDR2
USD 171.85 (December 2008) (stopped working)
Video: XFX GeForce 9400GT 512 MB DDR3
USD 125 (March or April 2009)
RAM: DDR2 1 GB 667 MHz *2
USD 81.25 (January 2008)
Case: generic Noganet
USD 17.15 (January 2008)
Power supply: Powercooler 500 W
USD 77.5 (January 2008)
HDD: Western Digital 250 GB
USD 96 (November 2007?)
HDD: Seagate 500 GB
USD 148.40 (April or May 2008)
Monitor: Samsung 743NX 17"
USD 234.35 (March 2008)
Total: USD 1114.6
Note: Some of the prices may be a little off. I have them written down in local currency, so I may have forgotten the exchange rates from the time.
Not listed are a DVD writer, a CD writer, a mouse, and a keyboard, all of which I kept from my old computer. Also not listed is a pair of cool Genius speakers and a TV tuner.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 SL9TA
LGA775
1.86 GHz
L2: 2 MB
FSB: 1066 MHz
(OEM)
USD 118.75 (September or October 2007)
Heatsink: Thermaltake Ruby Orb
USD 58.40 (January 2008)
Motherboard: Asus P5N-E SLI
USD 157.80 (January 2008)
USD 171.85 (December 2008)
Video: XFX GeForce 9400GT 512 MB DDR3
USD 125 (March or April 2009)
RAM: DDR2 1 GB 667 MHz *2
USD 81.25 (January 2008)
Case: generic Noganet
USD 17.15 (January 2008)
Power supply: Powercooler 500 W
USD 77.5 (January 2008)
HDD: Western Digital 250 GB
USD 96 (November 2007?)
HDD: Seagate 500 GB
USD 148.40 (April or May 2008)
Monitor: Samsung 743NX 17"
USD 234.35 (March 2008)
Total: USD 1114.6
Note: Some of the prices may be a little off. I have them written down in local currency, so I may have forgotten the exchange rates from the time.
Not listed are a DVD writer, a CD writer, a mouse, and a keyboard, all of which I kept from my old computer. Also not listed is a pair of cool Genius speakers and a TV tuner.
I know. His English is better than mine! Grumble.
I always assumed you were American due to your name being something to do with NASA, although I guess it could be the greek God Helios too.
I just had a look at that heatsink... damn. That looks pretty good. This is the one I'm getting: http://www.dclstore.co.uk/images/products/ocz-vendetta-2-cpu-cooler-ocztvend2-l.jpg
Not from that site though, I just googled "OCZ vendetta 2".
I always assumed you were American due to your name being something to do with NASA, although I guess it could be the greek God Helios too.
I just had a look at that heatsink... damn. That looks pretty good. This is the one I'm getting: http://www.dclstore.co.uk/images/products/ocz-vendetta-2-cpu-cooler-ocztvend2-l.jpg
Not from that site though, I just googled "OCZ vendetta 2".
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