Q9450 not overclocked yet, stock intel cooler, 80mm fan over processor to help vent air out
Ultra aluminumius full tower case with 120mm fan coolong hds (4) and 120mm sucking the air out. should I add another fan or what im getting on average 55C just running a few windows and a movie, not even...
get 25% cash back like me
I went on ebay got all the parts for my new q9450 sys had one little snag but all in all i bought my sys and savesd $460 cash back. Mind you you do have to wait 60 days to get the cash back but it is worth it since the prices are the same or less then the stores...
new dell 30" took 3 installs of 8.10 drivers to get it to recgonize 2560 x 1600 res, now its showing theres numbers 41C temp/55% fan speed/ 281% ACTIVITY!!!! wtf???
Took forever for it to hit 2560 x 1600 on my 30" dell but heres the problem, it took 3 installs of the 8.10 drivers before it would recgonize the resolution and now its showing core temp 41c/fan speed 55%/ activity 281%. How can just using a monitir make it 281%? A little help here if you would...
Heres the break down for pricing, Using paypal and windows live I got most of this at 30% cash back on ebay after 60 days so:
Mother board gigabyte p45 d4sr 182 = 127 (+could get a $20 rebate)
hard drives (x3 samsung 1tb) 364 = 228
processor w/fan q9450 275 = 202
2 x...
Actually the ultra x3 has gotten a lot of great reviews, but I went with the corsair 1000w trust me, for the next 5 years this should handle everything you can throw at it and more if not, well theres always those 30 new nuclear reactors the gov is building.
Heres the break down for pricing, Using paypal and windows live I got most of this at 30% cash back on ebay after 60 days so:
Mother board 182 = 127 (+could get a $20 rebate)
hard drives (x3) 364 = 228
processor w/fan 275 = 202
2 x 2 ozc ram 60 = 42 (trying for $20 rebate...
OK heres the parts
Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4P Intel P45 ATX 1600 FSB Core 2 Duo
NEW Intel CORE 2 Quad CPU Q9450 1333MHz FSB with fan
OCZ Titanium 4GB Kit DDR2-800 PC2-6400 CL4 Memory New
Corsair HX1000W CMPSU-1000HX
HIS Radeon HD 4870 X2
Antec Ultra full tower case
2 120mm front fans / 1...
Thank you, I will be using this machine for some gaming/video editing/and photography. But it seems that I should save this power supply for a toy computer. Any suggestions on somthing efficant and cool looking ;).
right now if you use microsoft live/paypay and ebay you get 30% back off your buy it now price. I just need the video card and I got the system for under 900 after cash back. Take a look at my post for all the components and prices I paid after cash back.