Fan suggestion X1950XT

[x800professor]

evga dosnt acctualy make the boards, they order them from other makers normaly jetway, but many times in my exp the evga versions have lesser caps and such on them :/

In this case it is just an NVidia board with an evga sticker on it.

 

[tkpenalty]

Yes I am and no it hasn't. They haven't even shipped it.

EVGA told me that they are shipping me a new board. If this one kills $700 worth of RAM like the last one did, then they'll "discuss the next step." I wanted my money back, but no go on that. So, I guess they need $1,400 worth of dead sticks sitting around to realize that they make crap.

First goes your GPU, then your Motherboard and RAM.... what next? CPU? PSU? Man... I feel sorry for you.

All these RMA attempts are so slow... as well.

So just sue them, since their motherboard destroyed your RAM. Its THEIR fault, if they knew it you have a right to sue them. Take your CPU out just in case the motherboard decides to wreck it :rollout:.

Get a P5W DH Deluxe.... if they decide to refund.

 

[x800professor]

First goes your GPU, then your Motherboard and RAM.... what next? CPU? PSU? Man... I feel sorry for you.

All these RMA attempts are so slow... as well.

When I first got the thing I discovered that my DVD-RW would not work with my motherboard. This has been a blast. I can't believe how slow newegg has been with this. They didn't even acknowledge that they received it until about a week after they received it.

 

[Zalmann]

When I first got the thing I discovered that my DVD-RW would not work with my motherboard. This has been a blast. I can't believe how slow newegg has been with this. They didn't even acknowledge that they received it until about a week after they received it.

DVD burner as well!! So much bad luck, you should buy a lottery ticket, your bad luck has to end some time, and it could be with a lottery!

 

[x800professor]

First goes your GPU, then your Motherboard and RAM.... what next? CPU? PSU? Man... I feel sorry for you.

All these RMA attempts are so slow... as well.

So just sue them, since their motherboard destroyed your RAM. Its THEIR fault, if they knew it you have a right to sue them. Take your CPU out just in case the motherboard decides to wreck it :rollout:.

Get a P5W DH Deluxe.... if they decide to refund.

That was the motherboard I was looking at for the longest time before the 680i came out. I like the overclocking options on the 680i, which I why I picked it. Can't even do 1T timings on the P5W. Not to mention that I don't think I can fiddle with the multiplier on that board. If this kills my ram again, I'll end up sending it back to corsair again...and then they better give me my money back. By that time bearlake should be out. I wonder how good (or bad) that will be.

 

[x800professor]

I just realized that this thread is over a month old and I still don't have my zalman installed. Stupid, stupid parts.

 

[AshenSugar]

hehe, yeah sucks dont it :/

and ddr2 is designed to work at 2t really the perf hit isnt neerly what it is on ddr1, very low infact

 

[x800professor]

hehe, yeah sucks dont it :/

and ddr2 is designed to work at 2t really the perf hit isnt neerly what it is on ddr1, very low infact

eh, about .1-.15 seconds on superpi 1m for me. Not a lot, but still. It was part of my personal battle for a score in the 13s.

 

[Ling-ling]

You must have gremlins living in your PC case

 

[Zalman]

This is one big thread. I tried reading from the start, but it's too big.

 

[x800professor]

You must have gremlins living in your PC case

Yes, yes I do. They must have been drawn to it because of its size. At least the case works. Well, the molex connector for the 25cm fan on the side is a pile of poo. It fell apart when I tried to connect it to the power supply. The black wire (ground) fell out so I had to rewire it and one of the pins fell out, so I had to put it back in. I'm glad it was the black wire, that's easier to deal with than the +5V wire.

 

[x800professor]

This is one big thread. I tried reading from the start, but it's too big.

Yes, it started as a question about a fan and ended up my personal journey through computer hell.

 

[Behemoko]

ACA X2 FTW! I think it would not only outperform 2 of the other 3 cards (at least!) but it's about half the price.

 

[tkpenalty]

Yes, yes I do. They must have been drawn to it because of its size. At least the case works. Well, the molex connector for the 25cm fan on the side is a pile of poo. It fell apart when I tried to connect it to the power supply. The black wire (ground) fell out so I had to rewire it and one of the pins fell out, so I had to put it back in. I'm glad it was the black wire, that's easier to deal with than the +5V wire.

Are you very rough with your parts?

 

[AshenSugar]

tkp look up that board hes got i did, alot of reports of it being suspected of killing ram.......

 

[x800professor]

tkp look up that board hes got i did, alot of reports of it being suspected of killing ram.......

In over a decade of building computers, I killed one TNT2 Ultra when it was already about 7 years old. That was it. It may not have been my fault, it may have been. I have been very gentle. I am not rich, so I treat $1,700 worth of computer parts like they are my 20 weeks premature baby with osteogenesis imperfecta. If you are referring to the molex, it looks like it was put together by someone at 4:59 on Friday so to speak.

 

[x800professor]

I wish I had waited. This cooler kicks the crap out of a VF-900CU.

http://xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/coolermaster-coolviva-pro_5.html

 

[Zalmann]

I wish I had waited. This cooler kicks the crap out of a VF-900CU.

http://xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/coolermaster-coolviva-pro_5.html

I'm not so sure about an ass kicking, but I like the feature of being able to vent some of the hot air outside, even though it doesn't vent directly. A little bulky, even bigger than the x2.

 

[Wile E]

I'm not so sure about an ass kicking, but I like the feature of being able to vent some of the hot air outside, even though it doesn't vent directly. A little bulky, even bigger than the x2.

I don't know man, 10c at full load, that qualifies for ass kicking in my book. But, then again, it is "to each his own."

 

[Zalmann]

I don't know man, 10c at full load, that qualifies for ass kicking in my book. But, then again, it is "to each his own."

Okay, the performance is decent. I just don't like the size of it, in my particular case, I have a slimline HTPC case on my second rig and would not suite due to the size. I like the VF900 as it is very compact for it's size and whisper quite, not to mention it looks good.

This cooler is ideal for people with larger cases, so it is worth considering.

 

[x800professor]

Okay, the performance is decent. I just don't like the size of it, in my particular case, I have a slimline HTPC case on my second rig and would not suite due to the size. I like the VF900 as it is very compact for it's size and whisper quite, not to mention it looks good.

This cooler is ideal for people with larger cases, so it is worth considering.

Cases don't get much bigger than my armor, but I already have the VF900CU. I got this big case so I would never have any space problems. Plus, the airflow is great. It is 24.6c directly above my big typhoon in a 27.1c room. Yes, it is cooler in the case than out of it. It's probably because that 25cm fan sucks in all the cold air on the floor and circulates it in the case. I'm using a digital thermometer for the readings. It still amazes me when I pull that thermometer out of the case and the reading goes up.

 

[Grings]

on the original subject of graphics coolers, sytrin kuformula's vf1 is good

http://www.shinyhardware.co.uk/products/SYTRIN_KuFormula_VF1_Plus/7301/

hard to find though, and ugly

 

[Zalmann]

on the original subject of graphics coolers, sytrin kuformula's vf1 is good

http://www.shinyhardware.co.uk/products/SYTRIN_KuFormula_VF1_Plus/7301/

hard to find though, and ugly

Gee, that is extremely ugly, not to mention huge and sticks out a fair bit. Even with a large case, you'll probably need to cut out a window in the side of your case to fit that beast!

 

[Wile E]

This cooler is ideal for people with larger cases, so it is worth considering.

That's exactly what I was thinking. May be time for an upgrade for Wile E. lol

 

[x800professor]

New card is here! Well, it's only running with 1GB of ram since all the other sticks are dead. I'll be installing the Zalman sometime this week and will have test results to post. YES! I'm not going to install it immediately because I want to test the card first.