do you happen to remember what your score was in 3dmark05?

Updated with new stats.

here's a link off toms for the 3112 chipset: http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20030307/index.html The card I have looks like that so if your store has an image reference, that might help. Of course, you could always just call them and ask about the chipset. Sorry to hear about your problems rupra...

any idea if this will work on the standard A7N8X? I'd like to try it!

Don't know if it has the hardware monitoring you're referring to, but speedfan reports two temps for my card. Currently, w/ case temps of 34C, it idles at 72C. The card hits 80C on load (HL2, 3dmark). You can click my sig for the specific setup which has 2x 120mm, although it really is only one fan ...

which two port card? the silicon image 3112? AFAIK, that is the cheapest SATA controller card available. If so, I can attest to its reliability; quite good for Win XP. Can't say I've tried in a linux environment though, but i hear the support is quite good (gotta love that cheap hardware has the bes...

I can only offer that the US version will in fact operate on 240V. As for the PFC, can't say much...

Overall, its a good PSU though. Get it if you have the means to.

Oh yeah, they got new software too. Its beta so YMMV. I'm using it now, and while the new features are really cool (PWM frequency management!), it might be a bit overwhelming for new users.

runs in my box 24/7 right now. Hope it stays that way =p

you can get the papsts from directron.com

lol, I can appreciate that... I realized I've become quite obsessed w/ tweaking.

LOL, not trying to make anyone feel bad.

Just be happy when you remember you didn't have to spend almost $300 to get it. I had to save up a LONG time to be able to afford it.

Oh yeah, have you tried other benchmarks? I'm getting about 4000 for 3dMark 05.

have you tried defragging after installing HL2? It helps quite a bit... did for me at least.

You can get some optimizations to improve your performance here: http://tweakguides.com/. I haven't tried them myself though, so I don't know if they work well.

currently running -Asus A7N8X -xp2500 mobile @ 2.4ghz -1gig kingston ram at CL 2.5 Yeah, rivatuner did the trick for me. Initially had minor artifacting when I unlocked the pipes, but for some reason, after I changed to the new detonators, it solved the problem. Here's the gallery post for my box: h...

Samba all the way. You can get samba to run as your PDC w/ roaming profiles and everything.

That way, you've got just about all the features of NT4, but on an OS thats likely to run more stable (personally, i feel NT4 is nowhere near as stable as Win2k).

I've got the passive gigabyte. Here's what I've managed to achieve thus far: I currently run HL2 @ 1280x1024 w/ max settings and 4x AA/16x AF. I would estimate that my average framerate is 65fps. What slows me down though, is my HD which, according to what I've heard, needs to be defragged after the...

Have you guys seen how much this card is retailing for now at newegg?? Its now $45 more than what I paid 2 weeks ago.... ugh.

Supply must be tight.

So it seems mcubed put up a new OScommerce frontend for their store to showcase their new products. Some interesting items to consider: - New thermal sensor hub which now includes foil sensors (sounds promising for more accurate temp measurement). - Various thermal adhesives. Oh yeah, here's the lin...

Not quite sure if that'll be a problem or not. Mike's review is accurate in saying that the heat is primarily transferred through both top and bottom.

no whining or humming for me. I believe there was another thread discussing this issue already.

simple. Fantastic!

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=16857

for pictures and specs.

? Can't you get the temp off speedfan or something?

haha, damn, that's horrible. Ok, I take back my suggestion.

Update: Tried enabling all the pipes again once I updated to the newest forceware drivers. For some reason, the mild artifacts that appeared previously have all gone away. Not quite sure what it was that resolved the issue, but nonetheless, happy to report that my card is nearly running at 6800 GT s...

I think one problem holding them back is the fact that they'd be liable for not providing some sort of grounding for the HDD. Effectively, they'd have to decouple the disks AND be able to ground it (maybe we/ a separate wire or something).

Agreed, probably not gonna happen soon

Oh yeah, forgot to mention, I suppose the zalman fitting would depend on your socket position in respect to the mobo as well. I only managed to clear the case by 1-2mm.

Welcome, just glad I could help! If you needed to know about the zalman, i wish you'd have asked; I'd have shown you the pix right away... I was assuming all the v1000 guys followed each others posts... haha. Now i just gotta figure out a way to cram a Zalman 7700 in there :shock: Unfortunately, by ...

haha, yeah, 50C is relatively high, but I can cope w/ it. All I can say about the wiring is 'buy lotsa clips!'

Oh yeah, i'll PM you about the fan (can't seem to find it ),