Re: My next (wanna-be) build
Get an i7 920 with D0 stepping. Overclock it yourself and save some money and get aftermarket cooling for it (i.e Promilatech Megahelms, Thermalright Ultra Extreme aka TRUE, etc)
12GBs of RAM is kinda overkill for a system used primarily for gaming.
If the budget allows for it, get a SSD using an Intel or Indilinx controller for OS/applications.
Smellydeli
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Re: Bestec ATX-300-12Z REV.EHR
I don't think the Antec 300 is meant to be Solos replacement. The P18x line IMO is the Solos successor.
The 300 is supposed to be a gamers/enthusiast case on a budget with extra room for more fans without silence in mind.
The Solo is more towards the average consumer who cares more about silence rather than cooling capability.Leave a comment:
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Re: NSpire PS design and assembly quality
Interesting... I have the same CWT 600w model except it's branded by Xclio. IIRC Thermaltake also uses this model but I don't know what caps they use.
Minor differences here and there but Xclio uses a Rubycon for primary. Oddly enough, it's missing two Y caps compared to post #10.Leave a comment:
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Re: dead antec PSU, small diameter blown caps
How about mouser.com ? I think they have more things in stock then digikey (they had Nichicon HZs while digikey didn't).Leave a comment:
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Re: Another Example of Apple's Superior Operating System
Because Steve Jobs is a god and [I]knows[/I] what his legions need:
[url]http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=16233[/url]
Also Vista is a fine OS. It's just that people have become so settled into XP for 8 years that people refuse to change and upgrade.Re: Another Example of Apple's Superior Operating System
Because Steve Jobs is a god and [I]knows[/I] what his legions need:
[url]http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=16233[/url]
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Re: Need help on reviving an old mobo
The day before, I was checking the ethernet chips with a multimeter and somehow got it to post and get into BIOS. Disabled (or at least tried to) disabled the ethernet chips. Pressed F10, shutdown but didn't restart. Tried jumping the ethernet chip and through trial and error and got into BIOS again, however it shutdown by itself. After that I have been unable to get the fans spin/twitch by jumping the power switch.
Was fiddling around again today. First was just plugging the 20-pin and 4-pin and just letting it sit. The ethernet...Leave a comment:
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Re: Need help on reviving an old mobo
There's no sound from the speakers when connected the headers on the mobo when there isn't any RAM.
The ethernet chips do get unusually hot and the northbridge gets warm when the mobo is just plugged in. I'm thinking that the two 25v caps in between the chips went bad.
Those pics are of the K8N Neo2. Now [I]this[/I] is the GA-MA790X-UD4P:
[url]http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/images/products/8044.jpg[/url]
I found this when I was removing the caps from the SL350, don't know if it's still okay...Leave a comment:
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Re: Need help on reviving an old mobo
Already cleared and checked the CMOS battery.
Polymer caps are rather expensive compared to electrolytics. I don't think I'll be getting those as I know that processor can only achieve about 20% OC and its not like I'll be using LN2 to OC it.
My GA-MA790X-UD4P however is filled with polymers
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Re: Need help on reviving an old mobo
Nothing looks discolored or burnt around the mosfet area. The 4 big ones and the 8 smaller ones are UCC.
I was wondering if adding caps would help with overclocking. My Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe Vcore is, iirc, -.05v from what I set in the BIOS. The caps around the mosfet area are Panasonic caps and everything else looks like UCC.Leave a comment:
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Re: Need help on reviving an old mobo
The Gigabyte card uses Nichicon caps that appear to be in good condition. There are some surface mount caps that I'm not able to identify.\
I'll try to replace the OSTs then.
Quick question, what would happen if I filled up empty cap slots on a working mobo?Leave a comment:
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Re: Need help on reviving an old mobo
I haven't yet. I did notice that it was littered with Fuhjyyu caps but I wanted to replace the affected ones first to at least see if it would work still and then replace the others.
If my own power supply (Xcilo 600w in use) isn't powering the faulty board, then the Smartpower isn't the main problem anymore.Last edited by Smellydeli; 09-07-2009, 03:00 PM.Leave a comment:
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Need help on reviving an old mobo
So the story begins with my sis telling me that the computer isn't turning on after being used the night before. Alight no biggie so far. Press the power button, hear the fans spin then nothing.
Opened up the case, checked the connections and everything seems to be in order. Tried to turn the computer on again and all the fans spin up then slow down. BUT the fans twitched to a stop. Unplugged everything from the PSU except for the case fans and they spun normally. Cracked open the PSU and behold, blown caps on the +12v line (and possibly the +5v)!
Alrighty, replaced...
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