PC Tech/Gaming Info Thread

[SPRANG_A]

have you double checked your RAM?
either that or the caps on the board going...

i got that problem already.. was the Board startin to give out

[ruffneck_12]

Here's something I found the other day while browsing Parts Express,

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/se ... er&x=0&y=0



basically a solid state heat pump, looks like a good alternative to water cooling a CPU/GPU

the only drawbacks from what I read so far is that based on atmospheric conditions condensation can occur<<<biggest problem I see (temps get below freezing )

and on the hot side, heat is constantly being produced even if it's not connected to the CPU/GPU so the heatsink will have to be able to support the extra 25.7/51.4W PLUS the heat taken away from the CPU/GPU<<<shouldn't be a big problem for a decent aftermarket heatsink

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also what is a normal temp for a CPU/GPU in a room without AC and no overclocking?

[M_2NR]

There is no general set temp. for all the devices but i normally try to keep em idle as close to the room temp as possible because its generally hot in Trinidad. Around 30-40 C is nice.
Under load i see around 50C for CPU (max) and GPU peaks at 64C.

(E8400 w/ Zalman and a 1GB 46oGTX EE)

[Virus]

Here's something I found the other day while browsing Parts Express,

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/se ... er&x=0&y=0



basically a solid state heat pump, looks like a good alternative to water cooling a CPU/GPU

the only drawbacks from what I read so far is that based on atmospheric conditions condensation can occur<<<biggest problem I see (temps get below freezing )

and on the hot side, heat is constantly being produced even if it's not connected to the CPU/GPU so the heatsink will have to be able to support the extra 25.7/51.4W PLUS the heat taken away from the CPU/GPU<<<shouldn't be a big problem for a decent aftermarket heatsink

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also what is a normal temp for a CPU/GPU in a room without AC and no overclocking?

Pros and Cons of Thermoelectric Cooling
Pros:

* You can get below ambient temperature. This is not possible with water cooling.
* Less expensive and more compact than other types of extreme CPU cooling.
* More reliable as there are no moving parts.

Cons:

* High power usage.
* If the cooling element of the Peltier fails, you can kill your CPU, as it will continue to heat up even after shutdown of the computer.
* Condensation: with temperatures dropping below ambient, condensation can form on the CPU - not a good thing.

[Ronaldo95163]

sounds like the capacitors on your board starting to fail under cpu voltage regulation

** looks over at board and remembers to change capacitors for office pc **

have you double checked your RAM?
either that or the caps on the board going...

i got that problem already.. was the Board startin to give out

Double checked RAM everything...even tried another module...still the same problem.

Carried the PC by a IT specialist this morning for a diagnostic....he says my files could be corrupted and i may have to reinstall windows....

Wanna make sure from you guys if it's really the board before i do this and loose all my data. Also if what he says is true ....will i still be able to back up all my stuff?

Starting to consider one of these now

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/B0041OSQ9S/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1306869421&sr=1-2

[bushwakka]

^^i highly doubt.....if u say u tried different boot drives and its the same problem.....then its got to be ur hardware, mobo most likely...chalk an cheese

[South Man]

Anyone having problems shopping on new egg recently?? When I spoke the Customer Service Representative,they said they don't accept international credit cards.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ they gone back with that? - i bought stuff from them in April with my Scotiabank credit card - got it delivered overnight too

[nareshseep]

j/k couldn't help it, the best boot drive :-

[speedfreak99]

For the 3D i believe that you may need to see if the monitor has 3D on the HDMI port. I remember it was only recently that monitors only had 3D on the DVI port and there was some big press release that it was now on HDMI as well.

Hmmm thanks...didnt know of that development, i will keep an eye out for these new monitors.

[ru$$ell]

Deus Ex-Human Revolution Beta Leaked,played it for a bit,it has music from the original Deus Ex,well Unatco headquarters at least so far,it gave me goosebumps hearing that soundtrack again.

[Ronaldo95163]

Found this cool program today

http://www.paretologic.com/products/datarecovery/pro/index.aspx

[shogun]

hoss.. this may not solve it... but CLEAN YUH MC PC

Ent?

[Ronaldo95163]

lol steupzzz.... i hadda do over da PC again....probably for the 100th time lol

[ruffneck_12]

I want to upgrade my GPU, the CoolerMaster PSU calc adds up everything to 357W and they recommend a 390W or 350W eXtreme power plus CoolerMaster PSU

I currently have the 500W eXtreme power plus BUT it's 70% efficient which means 350W useable power output...so do I have to upgrade my PSU also? Or coolermaster knows what's best and I don't need to change it.

really dont wanna risk underpowering anything

[HCCA]

^What kinda gpu?

[South Man]

^ they gone back with that? - i bought stuff from them in April with my Scotiabank credit card - got it delivered overnight too

And the GTX 460 was on sale you know... Now it's out of stock

[ruffneck_12]

^What kinda gpu?

GTX 260

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HELPS!!!

now checked my -12V rail voltage
It hovers at -7

Used speedfan and speccy to check it, same result,,, Inaccurate program or failing PSU?

I checked the BIOS, couldn't find the -12V to check, just had 12,5,3.3 and the CPU voltage

[SPRANG_A]

^What kinda gpu?

GTX 260

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HELPS!!!

now checked my -12V rail voltage
It hovers at -7

Used speedfan and speccy to check it, same result,,, Inaccurate program or failing PSU?

I checked the BIOS, couldn't find the -12V to check, just had 12,5,3.3 and the CPU voltage

you no have multimeter?

[ruffneck_12]

yea but it buried under the junk under my stairs outside plus it need a battery

ah go see if ah cud borrow a PSU tester tmr... but does anyone experience this with Speedfan or Speccy?

[HCCA]

If your psu is the one with the dual 18A rails and two 6 pin pcie plugs then the card should run fine.

Has one running on a cheap 550w logisys power supply and had no issues.

If your psu giving out such a low voltage then it may be that it going through, however i use the bios to check voltages on the psu really. Motherboard monitor is a good program to use also.

[M_2NR]

is there like a newer program to use beside that and HWMonitor.

I've notice no program properly gives me readings on the Atom setup i have

Everest is probably the only one that gives some. I think I hadda look for the latest version everest yes

[besflickredo]

question:can setting up raid 0 give u equivalent speeds like a SSD

having second thoughts about purchasing a SSD

any bad reviews?

[nareshseep]

If your psu is the one with the dual 18A rails and two 6 pin pcie plugs then the card should run fine.

Has one running on a cheap 550w logisys power supply and had no issues.

If your psu giving out such a low voltage then it may be that it going through, however i use the bios to check voltages on the psu really. Motherboard monitor is a good program to use also.

Love that program ... I believe its no longer supported... not sure if it will work on newer mobos

[Ronaldo95163]

Got back my PC today...HDD had to be formatted once again Woopeee..... Lost all my games n stuff....trying to recover the data with a third party program right now hoping to get something out of it....so far im only getting a bunch of old files from 2005

[HCCA]

Got back my PC today...HDD had to be formatted once again Woopeee..... Lost all my games n stuff....trying to recover the data with a third party program right now hoping to get something out of it....so far im only getting a bunch of old files from 2005

Invest in ah external hdd. 1/2 TB hdd cheap and an enclosure cheap as well.

However if i had ur problem i woulda chuck the hdd in my enclosure and copy off my important files and then reformat/reinstall.

Long time i eh get ah BSOD nah, only from insane overclocking

[Ronaldo95163]

Steups i rel fedup of dis PC yes..... always reinstalling windows..can't wait for the new build to be finished so i wont have to worry about using this...this...

I lost COD - (All of them! )
NFS SHift
Crysis Warhead


Im gonna take your advice and invest in an external HDD and copy all the files over to it and Overwrite the data every month.

[fouljuice]

Zalman's new cpu cooler

[firstchoicett]

question:can setting up raid 0 give u equivalent speeds like a SSD

having second thoughts about purchasing a SSD

any bad reviews?

My Friend it all depends on which SSD you are using, earlier this year i test the following.

WD 1 TB Black SATA3 6G X 2 Raid 0 Vs 1 Intel SSD

Windows 7 Score WD---5.9 Intel SSD----7.8

Transfer WD 111MB/s Intel SSD 196MB/s
Hope that helps you.

[M_2NR]

Zalman's new cpu cooler

oh dear God... sexy but that will be a pain in the ass to clean... >_>