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- Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:21 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: First build- parts list
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- Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:30 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: First build- parts list
- Replies: 12
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Ah, gotcha. Good to know, although I may go with it at first to save money. It will be sufficient as far as temperatures go. I don't know about it specifically, but since this is a high-TDP part, it is likely to have a fast, loud fan. My logic is: this CPU's heatsink+fan must be designed to handle t...
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:59 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: First build- parts list
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4819
What are your goals: silent, very quiet, reasonably quiet? A better CPU heatsink is notably missing from your list. This is especially important with your hot 125 W TDP CPU. The PSU will be fine. So the supplied heat sink will not be sufficient? There doesn't seem to be any info on the supplied hea...
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:58 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: First build- parts list
- Replies: 12
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First build- parts list
Hi forum, So far here is the components I've selected: Windows 7 ASUS M3N78-VM AM2+/AM2 -this comes with a nvidia GeForce 8200, right? Is this a decent graphics card? I don't need a high-end gaming one, but one nice enough to run some games. AMD Phenom II X4 AM2+ Rosewill MicroATX Mid Tower Computer...
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:57 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
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- Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:56 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
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- Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:55 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: You know you're getting old when...
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Re: You know you're getting old when...
Heh, i'm not there yetblackworx wrote:...you have to scroll down, and scroll down, and scroll down some more to get to your year of birth on a web form