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Monotype · 30-07-2012 11:56AM

It's just after the weekend and they probably have a backlog of transactions to process and don't know that they have your money yet. They should notify you soon enough. Lets hope they read their email on time before they ship.

thewheel2.0 · 30-07-2012 10:50PM

I'm thinking of going for this card but I would be really stretching to buy one of them. Which one would you go for the single fan or dual fan and would one be a good buy around €150 or is there better value in the new market?

Procrastastudy · 30-07-2012 11:03PM

What res are you running? That should decide if you go for the 1GB or 2GB card. Say's he isn't splitting though... Sorry I mis read it - go with the better cooling imo.

thewheel2.0 · 30-07-2012 11:17PM

GCDLawstudent wrote: »

What res are you running? That should decide if you go for the 1GB or 2GB card. Say's he isn't splitting though... Sorry I mis read it - go with the better cooling imo.

1080p. I might try and negotiate a split anyway

So two fans are considered better cooling? Is that true for all cards?

Fluffy88 · 30-07-2012 11:25PM

thewheel2.0 wrote: »

1080p. I might try and negotiate a split anyway So two fans are considered better cooling? Is that true for all cards?

1GB will be fine at 1080p but will take a hit at any higher resolutions and maybe in the near future when more taxing games come out. But for now it's perfect at 1080p and to get a 6950 for €150 is a pretty good price too.

As for the better cooling, you can never make an assumption like that, the only way to tell which cooler is better/quieter is look up reviews of both cards. But since they are both Sapphire cards the dual fan version is most likely quieter and better at cooling, but that's just a guess. Sapphire is a good brand and both cards should be good anyway.

Montgomerie · 31-07-2012 11:06AM

PC is up and running and I've been playing the odd game or two. Can anyone tell me If my temps are okay? I thought because of my older case and chosen components, it would be running hot. They seem low but low is relative and its not easy to judge when I've never checked on temps before...Screenshot of HWMonitor attached. You can see what the components are from the screenshot. Stock heatsink on the CPU btw.

Skylinehead · 31-07-2012 11:08AM

Montgomerie wrote: »

PC is up and running and I've been playing the odd game or two. Can anyone tell me If my temps are okay? I thought because of my older case and chosen components, it would be running hot. They seem low but low is relative and its not easy to judge when I've never checked on temps before...Screenshot of HWMonitor attached. You can see what the components are from the screenshot. Stock heatsink on the CPU btw.

Yeah thats fine. My CPU runs about 25 idle, but that's with a H100.

Montgomerie · 31-07-2012 11:14AM

Thanks Skylinehead. Is there any other tests/benchmarks I should run at this stage? Anything else I should check on? Maybe there's a thread/guide floating about here? Everything runs fine on the system so far. Very impressed.

Sound of Silence · 31-07-2012 12:35PM

Montgomerie wrote: »

PC is up and running and I've been playing the odd game or two. Can anyone tell me If my temps are okay? I thought because of my older case and chosen components, it would be running hot. They seem low but low is relative and its not easy to judge when I've never checked on temps before...Screenshot of HWMonitor attached. You can see what the components are from the screenshot. Stock heatsink on the CPU btw.

Are these your temps at idle, or were you running some program at the same time?

I realise it's a stock heatsink, but have you tried running Prime95 just to be extra sure about what your temps would be under load? Seeing as it's a new PC, running Prime could also be beneficial, as all the extra heat will allow the new thermal paste to settle in.

Idle temps aren't that important; it's your temps under load that you should be checking.

thewheel2.0 · 31-07-2012 01:05PM

Montgomerie wrote: »

PC is up and running and I've been playing the odd game or two. Can anyone tell me If my temps are okay? I thought because of my older case and chosen components, it would be running hot. They seem low but low is relative and its not easy to judge when I've never checked on temps before...Screenshot of HWMonitor attached. You can see what the components are from the screenshot. Stock heatsink on the CPU btw.

I get very similar temps to that on idle with the Thermalright HR-02 Macho cooler. I think I screwed up the thermal paste application so I bought Arctic MX-2, I wonder will it make a difference?

Montgomerie · 31-07-2012 01:45PM

Sound of Silence wrote: »

Are these your temps at idle, or were you running some program at the same time?

I realise it's a stock heatsink, but have you tried running Prime95 just to be extra sure about what your temps would be under load? Seeing as it's a new PC, running Prime could also be beneficial, as all the extra heat will allow the new thermal paste to settle in.

Idle temps aren't that important; it's your temps under load that you should be checking.

Yeah these are idle temps. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't running very hot, even at idle. I ran Arma2 Op Arrowhead benchmark on full settings and my graphics card (7850 oc edition) is showing 63°C max. CPU temp was 39°C max, altho the cores show higher; about 54...this game is obviously going to use the GPU more but these temps are fine yeah?

Sound of Silence · 31-07-2012 02:01PM

Montgomerie wrote: »

Yeah these are idle temps. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't running very hot, even at idle. I ran Arma2 Op Arrowhead benchmark on full settings and my graphics card (7850 oc edition) is showing 63°C max. CPU temp was 39°C max, altho the cores show higher; about 54...this game is obviously going to use the GPU more but these temps are fine yeah?

I highly doubt that your CPU temps were 39c max with the stock CPU cooler. You could be looking at the wrong values. I personally use "Core Temp", as it's a lot easier to read.

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

If you want to reallyknow for sure that your temps are stable, then I would advise you run Prime95 for at least ten or fifteen minutes. If you're running an AMD processor, you should really be trying to keep your temps below 60c. Intel CPUs can go much higher - anywhere around 70-80c is fine.

(64bit Prime95)
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=205

Remember that in reality your temps will never be anywhere near what they might be in Prime95, so don't worry if it goes slightly over what could be considered a "safe" temperature.

Fluffy88 · 31-07-2012 02:04PM

Those temps are great!

Games usually aren't very good at producing very high temps as they don't fully stress your components. Running a game or game benchmark is great for seeing the actual temps you will usually be getting but if you want to see the worst case scenario temps you are best running Prime95 like Sound of Silence recommended for the CPU and Furmark for the GPU. These will stress both your CPU and GPU pushing them to their limits.

Headshot · 02-08-2012 07:20PM

question, you know if you change your mobo, this ****s up your windows 7. Will it be the same for windows 8, does anyone know?

PseudoFamous · 02-08-2012 07:22PM

Headshot wrote: »

question, you know if you change your mobo, this ****s up your windows 7. Will it be the same for windows 8, does anyone know?

more than likely, yeah. You can phone up microsoft and explain the issue and they'll give you a new license so long as it wasn't OEM

On a completely unrelated note, I managed to disable the lights on a superflower PSU today with absolutely no ill effects. Warranty is gone now, but hey, I'm not too fussed. Might be upgrading to a nice modular yoke sometime, get some purty sleeved cables

Headshot · 02-08-2012 07:33PM

PseudoFamous wrote: »

more than likely, yeah. You can phone up microsoft and explain the issue and they'll give you a new license so long as it wasn't OEM

That's great to know. Iv a retail version so I should be grand.

Thanks

Monotype · 02-08-2012 07:53PM

PseudoFamous wrote: »

On a completely unrelated note, I managed to disable the lights on a superflower PSU today with absolutely no ill effects.

You should take a few photos and do a tutorial. I'm sure a few people would be interested.

ShadowHearth · 02-08-2012 08:06PM

hmmmmm.... it bites again ffs.....

Monotype · 02-08-2012 08:09PM

What is it this time? Maybe you should buy crack, I hear it's less addictive!

PseudoFamous · 02-08-2012 08:16PM

Monotype wrote: »

You should take a few photos and do a tutorial. I'm sure a few people would be interested.

it was actually really easy, the LEDs are moulded into the fan bracket thing and are powered by the fan header, so they aren't affected by the PSU at all. I literally just opened up the PSU, pulled the fan out a bit, and cut the LED wires out with a scissors. Definitely not a clever way to have done it, though, I was afraid the fan might not be a complete circuit any more about halfway through. Dumb luck it worked, although I'm pleased it did.

ShadowHearth · 02-08-2012 08:49PM

Monotype wrote: »

What is it this time? Maybe you should buy crack, I hear it's less addictive!

Dunno yet. Maybe new razor mouse. My current one really pisses me off. I need to start its software each time and put my settings in to it.
Then maybe get that final 2312hm? Lastly I always wanted g27

Brian · 02-08-2012 09:33PM

From your latest pics I'd suggest some proper headphones

RUCKING FETARD · 03-08-2012 01:07AM

Does liquidy (water) stuff come out in every spray from a can of compressed Air?

I've only ever used an ancient compressor I had lying around, bought a few cans of dirt cheap air in a €1.49 shop a few days ago but when I spray it on my hand it's abit damp for a few secs after, are they all like that?

Bloodwing · 03-08-2012 01:13AM

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

Does liquidy (water) stuff come out in every spray from a can of compressed Air?

I've only ever used an ancient compressor I had lying around, bought a few cans of dirt cheap air in a €1.49 shop a few days ago but when I spray it on my hand it's abit damp for a few secs after, are they all like that?

Once you don't shake it and as long as you hold it upright there shouldn't be any noticeable moisture. Give the can a short blast before spraying it on components, and it kinda goes without saying but make sure the system is off!!

N64 · 03-08-2012 01:54AM

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

Does liquidy (water) stuff come out in every spray from a can of compressed Air?

I've only ever used an ancient compressor I had lying around, bought a few cans of dirt cheap air in a €1.49 shop a few days ago but when I spray it on my hand it's abit damp for a few secs after, are they all like that?

Mind telling us what shop you bought the compressed air? My PSU is dusty

RUCKING FETARD · 03-08-2012 02:01AM

N64 wrote: »

Mind telling us what shop you bought the compressed air? My PSU is dusty

http://www.dealz.ie/store-finder/

Those guys.

ShadowHearth · 03-08-2012 09:14AM

Brian wrote: »

From your latest pics I'd suggest some proper headphones

I hate headphones. I got 5.1 speaker system there. It works perfect. Plus it's in my own office so there is no one around who could get annoyed by noise. I use a very ****y headphone as my mic. I just put it on my neck

Monotype · 03-08-2012 09:24AM

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

http://www.dealz.ie/store-finder/

Those guys.

That is not Santry.

I'll have to check them out. That's very cheap for compressed air.

h57xiucj2z946q · 03-08-2012 09:56AM

You could be cheeky and bring your PSU to a filling station and use the tire pump. Just hold it a nice bit back in case the pressure is too strong!

Monotype · 03-08-2012 10:17AM

Someone made a good point a while back that the filling station air pumps can have water in them condensed from the air which won't do your components any good.

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