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Old May 30, 2012, 05:59 PM   #20776
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I am shocked at how smooth this proc is paired with the board.
Told you it feels like a AMD dual core or a C2D 775 CPU doesn't it. It is a VERY nice cpu!
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Old May 30, 2012, 06:17 PM   #20778
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Told you it feels like a AMD dual core or a C2D 775 CPU doesn't it. It is a VERY nice cpu!
If I wasnt moving to the 2600k(shes getting the 2120) the g440 would fit for the wife perfectly. Quiet, cool, snappy.
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Old May 31, 2012, 09:43 AM   #20779
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Nice case MP, was considering it for my new build but decided on the HAF 932 advanced. I feel the HAF in more suited for a crossfire cooling setup with the 230mm fan on the side.
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Old May 31, 2012, 11:34 AM   #20781
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Nice case MP, was considering it for my new build but decided on the HAF 932 advanced. I feel the HAF in more suited for a crossfire cooling setup with the 230mm fan on the side.
Thanks, man. I have a 480mm radiator and a slim 360mm radiator in this, so i'm confident with running 4 cards, lol.
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If a storm trooper ever took the form of a computer, it would look like that. Looks good.
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Old May 31, 2012, 05:02 PM   #20784
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The case cost $125. Was an impulse buy, needed to get my rig in a case and off the floor in a pile of hardware. My FX-8150 rig will probably end up in it long term, as I have to cool my VGAs; they overheat when all three are isntalled, and the P280 would take too much modding for me to watercool it. I kinda wish the side panels had more sound-dampening material, but they have none at all.

The monitor is fantastic. I'll be editing my pics for reviews on it from now on, hopefully it'll pay off. I paid $275 for it, a reasonable price, IMHO, but until I get triple-monitor issues fixed, I'll nto be buying the other two. I do plan to at some point though.

Yeah, main downside is trying to cool two cards in this case. Zero side venting means my GPUs do get a bit warm.

And $275 is a great price on that monitor. I got my first at $262 and that was *with* the employee discount.
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Yeah, main downside is trying to cool two cards in this case. Zero side venting means my GPUs do get a bit warm.

And $275 is a great price on that monitor. I got my first at $262 and that was *with* the employee discount.
Glad to hear the good opinions on the Dell U2412M. Been thinking about getting one myself.

I take it is good for gaming?

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Yeah, main downside is trying to cool two cards in this case. Zero side venting means my GPUs do get a bit warm.

And $275 is a great price on that monitor. I got my first at $262 and that was *with* the employee discount.
Yeah, they had a deal that I could just not refuse. THen the cancelled the order on me, telling me the lead time was too long, and didn't even let me know they cancelled it. I had to call them up and re-order, adn tel lthe mthat that reasoning was BS, becuase it clearly stated on the webpage that the lead time was three weeks, instead of the 1-2 days that some Dell products have. What a screw-up...

My VGAs run a bit hot as well, but they aren't throttling, so I don't care too much.

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Glad to hear the good opinions on the Dell U2412M. Been thinking about getting one myself.

I take it is good for gaming?
Actually, it's fantastic for gaming. The best example of that is in BF3, on Firestorm. With the old monitors, the glare from the sun was one big wide white blur, obscuring view. WIth the U2412M, that big huge glare turns into individual rays of light, and the obscuring effect just doesn't exist like it did before.


I'm not sure if that's beucase it's an IPS panel, or the LED backlighting, because overall the monitor is much brighter than my older monitor. I'm working on reviews, of course, and this monitor lets me see that a few of my pictures are too dark, and I'm working right now to replace them wit hbetter pics. I could NOT be happier with this purchase, for my uses.
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Actually, it's fantastic for gaming. The best example of that is in BF3, on Firestorm. With the old monitors, the glare from the sun was one big wide white blur, obscuring view. WIth the U2412M, that big huge glare turns into individual rays of light, and the obscuring effect just doesn't exist like it did before.
Building on that, this review is pretty comprehensive: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2412m.htm

Low motion blur and very low input lag. It's pretty darn good for gaming.
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Another happy U2412M user here Really is a heck of a monitor for nearly every task- and you can regularly find them on sale. I almost feel bad for how cheap I was able to get mine
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tidied up the top portion.
man the wire management on this case sucks
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Build a shelf to go in front of the PSU and hide that shit With your (USB stick comes to mind) modding skills it should be a breeze
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i have planned for that. but i was thinking of a fan intake there as well.
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I got a new rig! After 4 years on my old one.

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man the wire management on this case sucks
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how about running 24 pins cable infront of board and put the rest cable in 5,25 inch bay
running front panel cables behind 3,5 slots, maybe you need to make a hook to keep the cable
and make small loop sata cables
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Gratz. Maaan, that sound card is ancient . I have always liked the bling-stuff. I mean it has a cool shroud, but apart from that it's getting outdated a little bit )) time for Creative Recon 3D, may be? :P
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how about running 24 pins cable infront of board and put the rest cable in 5,25 inch bay

running front panel cables behind 3,5 slots, maybe you need to make a hook to keep the cable

and make small loop sata cables


nice idea, the 24pin makes the back have no space left for the rest. instead of the 5.25". i
was thinking of putting in the removable HDD cage and putting the not needed cables there.
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Mjkmike sent the above bundle to me as a gift, plus a Scythe Yasya cooler too
And what's more, the bundle is already oc'd @ 4Ghz so hopefully I'll have no stability issues.

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dont those gigabyte badges on the heatsinks decrease their efficiency? they are passive and those badges seem to block the top of the heat sinks!
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