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    os change

    in Site and Forum Issues

    Posted

    Might be an idea to show where it is. So, I'll just add it here :)

    Click "My Controls" at the top of the page, goto "Edit Profiles Information" in the left hand side menu bar, then at the bottom of the Profile Edit page, there is a drop down for it. "OS" "what is your os?" then select the one you want :)

    Hosting information

    in Announcements

    Posted

    Glad to see the site is back up mate :)

    Maybe a few less skins might help out too? Possibly have a poll on the most used skin, and stick with that one and maybe 1 other. Depends on how much load the extra skins cost, if any.

    Anyway, glad to see everything going smoothly now :)

    PSU calculator

    in Hardware Field

    Posted · Edited by cygnus

    Cool. Thanks for the linky :)

    lol I tried 4 different PC configs, and I got the same 3 PSUs each time :P

    Oh well, I may get a new PSU if I decide to upgrade my video card. But at this point in time, I don't think I'll be changing cards.

    Vegetable Oil PC

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    If anything, it will just even out the temperatures. Heat transfer would be quicker, but eventually, the net temperature would be the same. So realistically, devices that ran cooler would run hotter than before. It may actually accumulate the temperature and the temperature could rise (minimally at best though).

    I certainly wouldn't do it. I think it would be easier to build yourself a mini refrigeration system. Maybe from the guts of a window shaker, just need to do a lot of welding lol

    Stock air cooling is enough for a guy like me though. They wouldn't sell the stuff air cooled if it didn't work properly. The best you'll do is extend the chips life a bit, and already they last long o_O

    What are the causes of HDD failure

    in Hardware Field

    Posted

    My WD 250gb runs at 34'c with just a simple PSU fan (mounted in front of the PSU and it pulls air through the front of the case to the back). I thought 34' was a bit warm, but after reading a lot of the temps other people get, its not surprising to me because of the work it does.

    I'll see what my 2 500Gb drives show up as when I get them for Christmas :)

    New System

    in Hardware Field

    Posted

    The mobo temperature shouldn't really be that high. Probably a sensor just out of whack. I wouldn't worry too much about it, as long as you have good cooling in the case and lots of air flow, you'll be fine. I never really trust those temp sensors.

    My new Rig

    in Hardware Field

    Posted

    Nice computer N1K :) Awesome stuff hehe

    I just bought the parts for my brothers new PC.

    We went with the 8600GTS and the E4500 Core 2 Duo instead though. Low budget but need a fairly powerful computer.

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