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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Forum Jun 1, 2010, 10:28 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 630
Posted By Sproinket
Complete AMD/ATi Gaming Rig

While it pains me to do so, alot has changed in my life for the better and I think now is a better time than any to move forward. I just purchased a house in April (1st one, woohoo) and a new car...
Forum: News Mar 3, 2010, 04:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,127
Posted By Sproinket
I don't personally prefer any "High End"...

I don't personally prefer any "High End" Keyboards, since I think they are usually a waste of cash considering I'd much rather own a good mouse as opposed to a keyboard when gaming.

I've been...
Forum: Games Mar 3, 2010, 04:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,657
Posted By Sproinket
It's a known issue with the game itself. And...

It's a known issue with the game itself.

And with the latest patch by Rebellion with Beta Dedicated Servers, alot more issues popped up but well, that's Beta.

Stuttering is a horrible issue for...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Forum Mar 1, 2010, 10:24 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 543
Posted By Sproinket
PCI-E Soundblast X-Fi Titanium Sound Card

Like the title states, I'm looking to hopefully swap out this soundcard for a PCI version. If not, I suppose I can sell it as well and just buy a PCI one instead.

Why am I getting rid of this one?...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 25, 2010, 08:06 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,216
Posted By Sproinket
No, I'm keeping it stock with the Vapor Cooling. ...

No, I'm keeping it stock with the Vapor Cooling.

I Just meant the WC system for my whole rig. I'm not going to bother OCing anything until I get that, then worry about Card and CPU OCing
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 25, 2010, 07:03 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,216
Posted By Sproinket
haha yea I hear ya. I'll wait to do any sort...

haha yea I hear ya.

I'll wait to do any sort of OCing until after I get my WC System
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 25, 2010, 04:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,216
Posted By Sproinket
Did you ever get your OC to stick Jasper? ...

Did you ever get your OC to stick Jasper?

Just got my machine up and running and I'm trying to get my Toxic OC to stick also
Forum: Project Logs Feb 25, 2010, 02:42 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 590
Posted By Sproinket
Project Kryptonite

I always figured either you do it all...or do nothing. And in this case, I opted to pretty much do it "all" for the most part.

Currently, I am making this thread as a log for my upcoming project...
Forum: System Builder's Advice Feb 25, 2010, 02:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 707
Posted By Sproinket
Cpu-z 1.53?

Anyone know if this version is in fact the buggy version?

Every time I go to run it, my core clocks and what not are pretty....odd looking while it's open.

Unless of course I'm missing...
Forum: Cases, Modding & Electronics Feb 25, 2010, 03:51 AM
Replies: 409
Views: 79,578
Posted By Sproinket
On the rig as I type. Pics will be uploaded...

On the rig as I type. Pics will be uploaded tomorrow since it's super late and the Project shall begin :)
Forum: Networking & Security Feb 24, 2010, 03:58 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,070
Posted By Sproinket
Or you can just decline the install of that...

Or you can just decline the install of that particular update...Which is easy enough to do. Then you won't have to worry about it much unless you somehow forget and/or it gets installed somehow
Forum: Case Mod Gallery Feb 24, 2010, 03:51 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,661
Posted By Sproinket
You should invest in a new desk chair :P

You should invest in a new desk chair :P
Forum: Cases, Modding & Electronics Feb 24, 2010, 12:24 AM
Replies: 409
Views: 79,578
Posted By Sproinket
I agree with you there on alot of points. ...

I agree with you there on alot of points.

Doing a simple Window mod like that can be pretty darn difficult for people who have no clue what a jigsaw may be or an electric cut off wheel is for that...
Forum: Cases, Modding & Electronics Feb 23, 2010, 11:26 PM
Replies: 409
Views: 79,578
Posted By Sproinket
Yea, I added in shipping to the total estimate....

Yea, I added in shipping to the total estimate. For me it's like just over 40 shipped.

A "professional" modder is basically an overused name for someone who dabbles around with that stuff.
...
Forum: Cases, Modding & Electronics Feb 23, 2010, 10:48 PM
Replies: 409
Views: 79,578
Posted By Sproinket
40 dollars for a Windowed Side Panel? I...

40 dollars for a Windowed Side Panel?

I guess some lazy people are that crazy :P
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 23, 2010, 01:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 786
Posted By Sproinket
Yeah, I knew the ratings were messed up. ...

Yeah, I knew the ratings were messed up.

Thanks for more closer ranges Stu
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 23, 2010, 01:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 786
Posted By Sproinket
Anyone use any Cooler Master R4 series 120mm fans?

Just curious if anyone has any of these fans, similar to this one here.. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103062)

Clearly, the specs of it having only 19db-A is wrong, but...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 22, 2010, 03:26 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Oh I agree, the difference between air temps...

Oh I agree, the difference between air temps within say, a foot or two at that probably isn't much at all.

My main reasoning behind trying to put a rad in the best possible position I can get it...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 22, 2010, 02:58 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Cold air is denser than Hot air, thus hot air...

Cold air is denser than Hot air, thus hot air rises.

By having the dense, cold air at the bottom outside of the case, be pulled in by two fans then passing thru the Rad, that in essence means that...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 22, 2010, 12:47 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Well, the only problem I have now is trying to...

Well, the only problem I have now is trying to find about 11" of clearance on the front...Which seems impossible So far
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 21, 2010, 11:04 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Well, it's only smarter in a sense to do it like...

Well, it's only smarter in a sense to do it like that, since the air passing THRU the rad is cooler since it's from the front/bottom.

The way you were saying to setup at a top, you are pushing air...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 21, 2010, 10:55 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
....Blowing warm air outside of the case, would...

....Blowing warm air outside of the case, would be done by the top 140mm Fans...While cooler air blows in from the Front of the case thru the Rad.

I just assume that the cooler the air passing...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 21, 2010, 10:18 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
I meant a front intake looking like this. As...

I meant a front intake looking like this. As opposed to the edit'd top intake in the earlier pic. Since to me it seems like it would be better to have cooler air pass thru the Rad, as opposed to...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 21, 2010, 10:10 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Makes sense that way. I just need to figure...

Makes sense that way.

I just need to figure out if there is room for a front rad mount with the case. I hear yes and no, so the only thing to do is measure. If it would fit, I then have to decide...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 21, 2010, 10:04 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Yeah, cause I was taking "Push" as if the air was...

Yeah, cause I was taking "Push" as if the air was "Pushing" thru the Rad into the case.

Which was confusing me at the time, since actual force of movement push and pull are different motions.
...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 21, 2010, 09:56 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
It's not that I'm being lazy and letting everyone...

It's not that I'm being lazy and letting everyone do the thinking for me. It's just that your method of explanation isn't quite what I tend to understand, but I assume that's merely the language...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 21, 2010, 03:47 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
So basically, the internal Rad fans act as the...

So basically, the internal Rad fans act as the exhaust ones, then the mounted ones act as the intake ones?

I'm just getting confused with your lack of clear answers...They are all vague without...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 10:41 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Well as far as Rad fans go, I'm to assume that...

Well as far as Rad fans go, I'm to assume that the internal fans are the exhaust fans, while the fans you would mount to the rad are the ones putting in the cold air
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 10:00 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Yeah, but right now I'm only going to go with...

Yeah, but right now I'm only going to go with just ONE Rad setup for the time being. :P

My concern with a front mount Rad is airflow obstruction with a pump and res, but at the same time I am only...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 09:51 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Well, I was HOPING that front mount would work,...

Well, I was HOPING that front mount would work, since it seemed perfect and being able to hide the Rad is sexy.

But I tried to read up on the case and Rads as to whether or not anyone was able to...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 09:44 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Yea, which is why originally I thought the Bottom...

Yea, which is why originally I thought the Bottom Rad install would be better. Add on some nice fans up top to pull the air out.
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 09:38 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Yup, or on the bottom on the inside....But the...

Yup, or on the bottom on the inside....But the top mount seems much more useful especially since I can mount two fans outside/under the cover. I'll simply mod the cover with holes so that I can keep...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 09:34 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Yeah, I just dunno if pulling air up from the...

Yeah, I just dunno if pulling air up from the bottom, or pulling it down from the top would be better.

Simply because for the most part, the bottom of the case has less clearance per say so less...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 08:51 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Yeah, I'm liking the HK Kit with that EK Rad fo...

Yeah, I'm liking the HK Kit with that EK Rad fo shooo. Especially since the Swiftech kit is right there in price, it just includes the tubing and coolant, but I'd rather prefer to buy tubing and...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 07:54 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Well, I understand the looping part of it. IE:...

Well, I understand the looping part of it. IE: What Erocker listed for example, like a RAD with 1/4" Port needs a G1/4" Thread and 1/2" Barbs for the Tubing etc.

I just wasn't sure on actual...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 07:22 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
What do you say about the whole Swiftech H20-220...

What do you say about the whole Swiftech H20-220 Apex XT Setup?

Or would you rather prefe something similar to what you had listed before since the price seems similar to both
Forum: techPowerUp! Club Forum Feb 20, 2010, 07:16 PM
Replies: 14,392
Views: 944,572
Posted By Sproinket
Oh, well as for lapping the CPU itself I'm not...

Oh, well as for lapping the CPU itself I'm not sure if I will be doing that or not...However the HSK is another story.

But that's something to decide on ONCE I get the damn thing and decide on a...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 06:59 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
I imagine the CPU Block will fit the AM3 even if...

I imagine the CPU Block will fit the AM3 even if it doesn't list it?
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 06:43 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
You mean like the Rad that we just installed in...

You mean like the Rad that we just installed in this 69 Chevelle? I could take a pic of it for ya, but I think it MAY be too big to use with a PC ;)

But on a more serious note, I live about...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 20, 2010, 06:41 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,675
Posted By Sproinket
Understandable, and of course we all love the...

Understandable, and of course we all love the American Economy now hah. But lucky for me, my expenses are far lower than my income so usually I'm able to purchase things on whim...Like the entire Rig...
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