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by Palindrome
Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:00 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: NVidia GPU always runs full speed when using multi screen...
Replies: 46
Views: 29346

Re: NVidia GPU always runs full speed when using multi scree

Any progress on this? I just setup a 2nd monitor and the airflow coming out of my case is considerably hotter... Buy ATI? lol My 4670 (750/1000) downclocks to 165/250 with single screen and 200/1000 with second monitor hooked up. Staying at 165/250 with both screens causes tearing and other artifac...
by Palindrome
Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:24 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: How much more life in my Seasonic 430W PSU?
Replies: 8
Views: 4192

Re: How much more life in my Seasonic 430W PSU?

My Seasonic S12-II 430W PSU has had four year's use in a PC that's been on about 10 hours a day, every day. It's never ever been stressed, I've never heard the PSU fan ramp up,and I'm wondering how much life is left in it. I ask because I'd like to use it in a new build. I'm finally going to upgrad...
by Palindrome
Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:43 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Mini-ITX DRAM Ranking List
Replies: 29
Views: 35218

Re:

Nice reference! I'm curious, do you have some kind of exotic application in mind for a mini ITX machine with 16GB of RAM? Didn't you get the memo that "mini-ITX is the new micro-ATX"? ^ ~ I would say, the same kind of applications that people use with their 16GB notebooks, iMacs and even the bigger...
by Palindrome
Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:15 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Nexus or Scythe 120mm fans?
Replies: 33
Views: 14593

Re: Nexus or Scythe 120mm fans?

it's a virtual tie between the Real Silent and Slipstream for ultra-quiet. I've got a Real Silent on my CPU heatsink (running at 35%), which I'm very happy with. I was going to buy another Real Silent to use as an exhaust, but I might try a Slipstream after reading that. They're both pretty much th...