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My Sons New 790FX's Army Machine

btarunr said:
lol. You're just about a decade away from starting a similar thread :D

jk
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lol sad truth......but im going to be doin something similar but hunnite dosnt need ot know right now ;) but with a techie dad our kids will know something bout comps..
 
wow your a great dad, i wish my dad built me something like that, but im sure he will love it, i know i would
 
My dad built my comp last year but it didnt have a quad core or a high end gpu lol
 
well dont you think its a bit overkill for your son sure if your gonna use it then great you can share it but all that good tech for him its not like hes gonna be 3d modelling or playing crysis

good system nonetheless i think thats the same 8800gt i got

Pentium 2 system i had with 16mb of ram at age 7 well it was mine and my bros BUT had a master system and mega drive before that
 
i think its a good idea you expose them to new current tech and educate them on how it works they will learn how to adapt to new stuff. i think its a great idea...and Damulta your a great dad dude i hope he has fun :)
 
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3870x2 said:
3850 for 150? pretty easy, newegg.com or tigerdirect.com. even a 3870 goes for 180. Sometimes you can find a 3870 with a MIR down to 150. Crazy seeing as just 2 months ago they were 260-280. They are pretty cheap, and good cards. The 9600GT an the 3870x2 forced the cards to lower their prices pretty rapidly.
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crazy is the 3850 i almost got (may still get) for $70
 
Uh, I was just on newegg and didnt see a hd3850 for 150. Think the one I saw I was 169.99 and the 3870s are 179.99 (or 169.99 for gigabyte gddr3) up to 239.99.
 
Daddy DaMulta, Can I have one also?! More serious note, nice build!
 
Dude! I had no idea you were a dad?! Congrats (5 years too late). Awesome!:toast:
 
maybe i could get my wife interested in something like guitar hero? shes to worried about gilmore girls and louis vuitton purses -_-.
 
cute kid! :) now he has something to tell his class as rodney would say my daddy built me a 100% kick ass rig!

- Christine
 
5 yr old with a water-cooled rig and 24/7 tech-support and free upgrades...doesn't get bigger than this. lol
 
any idea about the temp read out? The beeping is driving me nuts, and I hate the fact I need to add more ice every few hours.

Also this is my 2ed 790FX board that would not boot video in the first PCI-E slot, which I find very odd.
 
have you tried to put the temp sensor inline? would get rid of your headache and give you some usable temps ;)

just seal up the exposed part where the wires enter the probe and place the sensor inline

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The beeping....is that coming from the mobo temp warning alarm in the bios? And putting ice in a cup just doesnt seem right to me. Perhaps like what intel igent said.
 
intel igent said:
have you tried to put the temp sensor inline? would get rid of your headache and give you some usable temps ;)

just seal up the exposed part where the wires enter the probe and place the sensor inline

:confused:

:toast:
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What?

I don't understand
 
put the probe in-line with the coolant like between the hose and barb ;)

just make shure the end where the wire leads enter the probe itself are sealed

you just have to get the tip of the probe in the water to get readings

it should work :o

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I have the probe in a cup of water on the side of the case and it's reading 120F 48c lol
 
that cat on your avatar is flippin hilarious, is it a LOLcat?

EDIT: @intel_igent
 
I wanna have a dad like you.

I remember my first system was a 75 Mhz Celeron that died the moment it was set up on my desk.
 
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DaMulta said:
I have the probe in a cup of water on the side of the case and it's reading 120F 48c lol
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in that case i think you have a faulty sensor :( does it have a normal 3 pin connector on the end? usually you can just replace the sensors as theyre only like $5-$6 only trouble is i forgot where i saw them at

ill keep an eye out for ya

:toast:
 
I have one if you want it.;)
 
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