• Pictures of Your Computer v6
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He randomly bashes on things he doesn't like, like in the BF3 thread you can almost always see him saying negative things about AMD/ATI. Ignore him.
[QUOTE=ClaBrendon;33714056]It's a top brand. Do your homework please. I bet he had bad experience with one and thinks they are all bad.[/QUOTE] I saw a ton of reviews on newegg and most of them were DOA. I even went to Fry's on black friday and they had some MSI boards on display, one of them with bent CPU pins. [editline]14th December 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Makol;33714065]He randomly bashes on things he doesn't like, like in the BF3 thread you can almost always see him saying negative things about AMD/ATI. Ignore him.[/QUOTE] But it's true that the i5 2500k and i7 2600k out perform most AMD processors many tasks, and that AMD processors use more power than intel chips. Not to mention the bulldozer chips were missing millions of transistors somehow. I'm just spreading the word of glory. I have nothing on ATI other than my AGP 9600 Radeon Pro 128mb couldn't run Crysis.
[QUOTE=seano12;33714384]I saw a ton of reviews on newegg and most of them were DOA. I even went to Fry's on black friday and they had some MSI boards on display, one of them with bent CPU pins.[/QUOTE]Yes lets trust user reviews! Fact is, don't. And doesn't mean is was MSI who bent the pin. Could have been Fry's when it was put on display, or maybe that's WHY it was on display. As a DISPLAY only product.
Reviews stating DOA are [I]usually[/I] meaningless when it comes to the product iself, firstly people who have had a not so convenient or expected purchase are much, much more inclined to write a review saying so, not only that but DOA purchases do happen and it has nothing to do with the manufacturer 99.9% of the time, it'll be the way it was shipped or the carrier's fault, if half of MSI's products were DOA when received do you really think they'd make money making these boards? Not at all seeing as every motherboard I've ever seen comes with at-least a year warranty in which all of them cover DOA products.
So those 90 dollar Mobos are okay? (after MIR)
[QUOTE=David Tennant;33714512]Reviews stating DOA are [I]usually[/I] meaningless when it comes to the product iself, firstly people who have had a not so convenient or expected purchase are much, much more inclined to write a review saying so, not only that but DOA purchases do happen and it has nothing to do with the manufacturer 99.9% of the time, it'll be the way it was shipped or the carrier's fault, if half of MSI's products were DOA when received do you really think they'd make money making these boards? Not at all seeing as every motherboard I've ever seen comes with at-least a year warranty in which all of them cover DOA products.[/QUOTE] MSI is the only company I have ever heard of having the board they submit for review die when overclocking. [url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asrock-p67-extreme6-asus-p8p67-deluxe-msi-p67a-gd80,2924-15.html]Article in question[/url] In my experience MSI leaves a lot to be desired in both bang for buck and feature, though the last one I used was an 650i board. The $90 mobos are fine, but don't expect all the features or overclocking headroom of the higher end stuff. Its always a good idea to look at the reviews from actual review sites of comparatively priced boards, tomshardware.com does good roundups from what I have seen; they helped me decide between z68 and p67 motherboard and the different models.
p67 for life
I'd rather go for X79 and a 3960k.. but money says no.
[QUOTE=Turki Azamat;33710388][img]http://i.imgur.com/WezcJl.jpg[/img] [url=http://imgur.com/a/1TKx7]Moar[/url] [url]http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=693852[/url] This might help you.[/QUOTE] why does the 800D have the HDD fan in that location? im sure there is no air vent on the case door where that fan goes
[QUOTE=meppers;33724509]why does the 800D have the HDD fan in that location? im sure there is no air vent on the case door where that fan goes[/QUOTE] There is, actually. I'd say there's a good inch+ between that fan and the side panel. Edit: Didn't read your post properly. There's no vent on the side panel, the 800D draws all it's cool air from the bottom of the case. I was a bit curious at first as to how that thing would get air, but it does.
[QUOTE=meppers;33724509]why does the 800D have the HDD fan in that location? im sure there is no air vent on the case door where that fan goes[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1294/corsair_obsidian_700d_002.jpg[/img] Self explanatory with the chart.
I watched OC3D's review of the 800D and while I think it's one of the best cases, it's definitely not for air cooling. If air cooling were better I'd buy it right now.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/wOuwk.jpg[/t] Installed a Xonar STX, now I just need to do something about my silver psu..
I started disassembling my XPS 720 case... Currently it's lying on its front grill, left side open. [img]http://i.imgur.com/GRd65.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/fCbOJ.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/LAOcL.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/JNAGm.jpg[/img] As you can see, I took the rear plastic grill off. [img]http://i.imgur.com/SG3oo.jpg[/img] Seems to be bent a little... but oh well, I'm gonna saw it up anyway. [img]http://i.imgur.com/r6NEQ.jpg[/img] inside [img]http://i.imgur.com/x1fIW.jpg[/img] Stuff I screwed out so far. [img]http://i.imgur.com/I3OcL.jpg[/img] Rear plastic grill, BTX motherboard try and the left door from inside. [img]http://i.imgur.com/oNe3j.jpg[/img] Rear plastic grill from the side you don't see it. Now follows the hardest part of the work... transforming the backside from BTX to ATX.
[QUOTE=Romka;33764571] Now follows the hardest part of the work... transforming the backside from BTX to ATX.[/QUOTE] I am very interested to see how this goes down.
[QUOTE=raceingdemon;33768685]I am very interested to see how this goes down.[/QUOTE] I imagine lots of dremeling and lots of riveting/welding/screwing
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;33768747']I imagine lots of dremeling and lots of riveting/welding/screwing[/QUOTE]Exactly. And I also need to figure out which 2 pins are for the power button, HD LED, power LED, etc...
[thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41041550/Computers%20%26%20Home/computer_build_600t/DSC_0803.JPG[/thumb] [thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41041550/Computers%20%26%20Home/computer_build_600t/DSC_0804.JPG[/thumb] [thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41041550/Computers%20%26%20Home/computer_build_600t/DSC_0805.JPG[/thumb] [thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41041550/Computers%20%26%20Home/computer_build_600t/specs.PNG[/thumb] Felt like cheering this thread up
That is bringing me down because my build is so shitty compared to yours
[QUOTE=altern;33773151]That is bringing me down because my build is so shitty compared to yours[/QUOTE]Don't be. I'm a spoiled kid with pro cable managing skills :v: [editline]dont see this[/editline] To be honest, I've worked for the money to buy this so not fully spoiled. Got about 15% of the computer from my parents :v:
[QUOTE=dije;33769107][thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41041550/Computers%20%26%20Home/computer_build_600t/DSC_0803.JPG[/thumb] [thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41041550/Computers%20%26%20Home/computer_build_600t/DSC_0804.JPG[/thumb] [thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41041550/Computers%20%26%20Home/computer_build_600t/DSC_0805.JPG[/thumb] [thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41041550/Computers%20%26%20Home/computer_build_600t/specs.PNG[/thumb] Felt like cheering this thread up[/QUOTE] I still don't understand why people get those triple slot cards from Asus, what temps are you getting? My overclocked 570 Twin Frozr III idles at 29 deg, and loads (BF3 Ultra, Crysis 2 maxed etc) max 45 deg
[QUOTE=Goz3rr;33777915]I still don't understand why people get those triple slot cards from Asus, what temps are you getting? My overclocked 570 Twin Frozr III idles at 29 deg, and loads (BF3 Ultra, Crysis 2 maxed etc) max 45 deg[/QUOTE]Overclocked to what?
[QUOTE=dije;33777960]Overclocked to what?[/QUOTE] Core: 775MHz Shader: 1550MHz Memory: 2000MHz
[QUOTE=Goz3rr;33778035]Core: 775MHz Shader: 1550MHz Memory: 2000MHz[/QUOTE]My 570 is clocked to: Core: 810 Shader: 1620 Memory 2200 Idle: 30 Load: 56
GPUs can easily withstand 90c+ on load so it doesn't really matter, I think triple slot cards have their uses on dual GPU cards but on single GPU cards I don't see the point, they only make it heavier and make it harder to add a second GPU due to space requirements. For me they're completely unnecessary and just create problems later on.
[QUOTE=Goz3rr;33777915]I still don't understand why people get those triple slot cards from Asus, what temps are you getting? My overclocked 570 Twin Frozr III idles at 29 deg, and loads (BF3 Ultra, Crysis 2 maxed etc) max 45 deg[/QUOTE] The DirectCU2 coolers are quieter than even the TwinFrozer III. I have two 580 Extremes which run those Twin Frozer III and they are quiet, but not silent.
[QUOTE=Brt5470;33782033]The DirectCU2 coolers are quieter than even the TwinFrozer III. I have two 580 Extremes which run those Twin Frozer III and they are quiet, but not silent.[/QUOTE] The TFIII's on the 570's are the same as yours, except your fans are blue, and they reverse on boot to keep dust out. I've never heard the fans while they were on auto mode. They become audible at ~60%, which is also the highest i've seen them go while on auto mode..
[QUOTE=Goz3rr;33783200]The TFIII's on the 570's are the same as yours, except your fans are blue, and they reverse on boot to keep dust out. I've never heard the fans while they were on auto mode. They become audible at ~60%, which is also the highest i've seen them go while on auto mode..[/QUOTE]To add something to the discussion. My fans never go above 40% :v:
[QUOTE=dije;33783379]To add something to the discussion. My fans never go above 40% :v:[/QUOTE] MSI Afterburner doesn't allow anything < 40% :v:
[QUOTE=Goz3rr;33783776]MSI Afterburner doesn't allow anything < 40% :v:[/QUOTE]I can set it to whatever I want :v:
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