What's the state of the airflow in your case? Namely, what case, fans, power supply are you using? Don't tell me you're using one of those 10 year old flimsy cases that's only way to remove hot air is through the power supply.

Think the link you're looking for is:

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Most fanless power supplies can supply more power than they are rated, if they are kept cool enough, due to the fact they are usually under-rated to be able to stay cool enough fanless at their max load. If my memory serves correctly, I remember the silverstone rep posting that ST30NF was based off ...

You should add a "None of the above, I won't be upgrading this generation." People like me won't be upgrading for at least another year and at that time we'll be talking about quad-cores. Personally I think the market is going to look really good for buying a processor in about 3 months. By then the...

120x120x76mm, 220.29 CFM @ 3550/3200 RPM, 59.0 dBA , 31.80 watts, 2.65 amps Even at 5V this thing will still be running at around 1500rpm. Most SPCRers consider 120mm fans at this speed to be far too loud. If noise isn't an issue go for it, otherwise I'd consider something else. For something like ...

This will give you an idea about power consumption. Note that these are the total system draw, not just the video card.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2717&p=4

I believe the 7900 GTX uses ~95W and the X1900XT uses ~125W. I remember reading this on a reliable site but I can't remember where. The 7900 series use much less heat and so run much cooler than the X1900 series so SPCRers generally go for them.

I have this one though I have the model without firewire. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145235 It's passive and keeps my 200GB Samsung cool and fairly quiet. The hard drive is more quiet than when hard mounted in case, especially when seeking, but it's still louder than whe...

Seasonic S12 500W or 600W. You might even be able to get away with a 430 though it's always good to have a little headroom. If that's not enough for ya then look at some of the enermax power supplies. They're probably the quietest you'll be able to find above 600W though they're certainly not in the...

I had a similar problem with my 9800pro recently. The screen would display some parts correctly and the rest would be random characters/weird stuff. It happened right after I moved so I figured it was a loose connector. I took the card out and re-seated it and it was better until I moved my computer...

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It's a completely non-conductive liquid material stuff that's pourable down to ~-90C. You could build a case similar to those done with oil but run the whole thing through a watercooling loop or very low temp refrigeration system.

If your computer is acceptably cool and quiet with the new video card installed than I would just keep your current case. If it's not where you want it to be noise and cooling wise than I would suggest modifying it. The front bezel is very restrictive for airflow and there are several posts on here ...

Reseat everything. Ram, CPU, Power Connectors, HD connectors everything. Then try to boot with the bare minimum of equipment installed. Sometimes a loose connector will have the effect you've described. Then try with different ram, video card, and another power supply (borrow some friend's equipment...

Another one falls for the thermaltake trap...

I have a similar problem with my 9800pro. When using the S-Video out the TV has lines of grey that slowly go up the screen. Anyone have an idea on how to get rid of them?

Something to try is to reseat your CPU, ram, graphics card and all your power and other connectors. Do the fans and the power light turn on? If they do then it's almost certainly a bad motherboard and you'll need to RMA it. If your fans twitch or only turn on for a second then it could be an issue w...

There's the small antec cases which are pretty nice as well: Antec Solution SLK1650B Black Computer Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129150 Antec NSK 4400 Black/Silver Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129012 Antec Solution SLK2650-BQE...

I don't know how well that simple circuit will work. If the initial pulse from the power supply very quickly goes from 0 to 12V then it should work great, but if it takes place over a something like a second then this won't work. I don't think there's a precise value of a capacitor that's needed for...

What are you using to measure the temperature? Reports given by speedfan etc. (and even the temperature given in BIOS) can be way off. Is the heatsink hot to the touch? Also, P3s are very tough for heat, if it's stable at 70C I wouldn't worry too much, worst case you loose something that's worth les...

With an XP-90 you'll be able to cool it with a decent fan, just don't expect silence. Might be worth it to go for a XP-90C just for that extra little bit of performance.

I would suspect problems in this order: RAM Motherboard Power Supply Video Card Processor It's also probably worth reseating your ram, video card, processor and all of your power supply and other motherboard connections. Sometimes a tiny spec of dust or something gets in there that breaks the connec...

If you can fit the original box inside your suitcase go for it! The boxes that they ship LCDs in have a ton of padding. Baggage handlers are about as rough as people at UPS and Fedex so I wouldn't worry about damage. The only thing I would worry about it theft, but no one is going to steal it if it'...

Assuming my memory holds correct the Radeon 1900XT draws 135W at max power and the 7900GT draws 90W. Makes the 7900GT much easier to quiet. Performance is almost equal so I would choose the 7900GT.

In real use most AC fans that you would ever think of putting in a computer can be undervolted. However this is not an easy task, some people have placed two fans in series (like you) for similar results. Note also that dimmer switches (rhetostats) do not undervolt in the conventional sense. What th...

Looking at the case it will only fit a 80mm fan on the back, though it will fit a regular power supply. Looks like it could make a decently quiet computer if you used low power components and you cut out the rear fan grill.

I'd definitely jam on a black polo with just a single small SPCR on it.

I bought a IBM thinkpad R31 with a 1.06GHz P3 off ubid.com for $300. At idle the fan never turns on, and the hard drive is inaudable when not seeking. If I run folding at home the fan will turn on, but it remains fairly quiet. It will however get fairly loud if I leave it on my bed, as the intake is...

Yeah, there are various great linux boot CDs tthat will let you back up your data, though you may have to learn a little linux to use them. An easier solution might be to pull your hard drive and put it in your roommate's computer as a slave and get your information from it that way. After that use ...

Shining Arcanine wrote:With the cheap Radeon 7000 I brought, I can literally see Firefox repaint, as well as every other window load.

Check and update your video drivers. The default windows drivers for the radeons always do this (in my experience). It should definitely not be doing this.

Your case looks far too nice on the outside for a celeron 433. You need to add some big scrates and dents, maybe a big hole with a fan grill over it leftover from some attempted ducting mod. Then break some plastic parts on the front, and take off the stickers and smear some dirt on the sticky spots.