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Official DO's and DON'T for ASUS A8N-SLI (PREMIUM)

Thanks for the info guys. I'm aware that, depending on the type of heatpipe, it's not nearly as effective upside down. But I've heard conflicting stories about the one on this board, like whether or not it has a "wick" inside the pipe or not. I've heard some people say it makes very little...
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- Post #363
- Feb 17, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Official DO's and DON'T for ASUS A8N-SLI (PREMIUM)

OK here goes... I just got my new system installed and I'm having a bit of a problem. First of all, here's a rundown of my hardware: Athlon X2 4400+ ASUS A8N-SLI Premium rev. 1.02 2 x 1GB OCZ Platinum EB PC4000 (DDR500) 2 x XFX Geforce 7800GTs in SLI WD Raptor 37G (boot drive)...
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- Post #359
- Feb 17, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Can you use Fish tank pumps for water cooling?

Thank you.
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- Post #45
- Jun 2, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Can you use Fish tank pumps for water cooling?

Algae definitions from a quick Google search: (important point in caps) Algae needs light to grow period, end of story. Were not talking about bacteria here. Do I have to repeat this again. Well, it has been said that "common sense" is not so common. Well, it makes sense to me, that...
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- Post #36
- Jun 2, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Can you use Fish tank pumps for water cooling?

You're right, but we were talking about algae specifically, we weren't talking about types of coolant or anything else. This would be common sense, woundn't it? I was simply stating that even if you used straight tap water, in the absence of light, algae wouldn't be your problem. That's not...
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- Post #28
- Jun 1, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Can you use Fish tank pumps for water cooling?
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- Post #27
- Jun 1, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Can you use Fish tank pumps for water cooling?

True, to some degree. If your case has no lighting in it whatsoever, than algae shouldn't be a problem even with staight water with nothing added. That's why most water pipes are opaque, so light can't pass through them. Algae needs light to grow, without it, no algae. Additives are usually...
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- Post #24
- Jun 1, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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*FINALLY*

Lets see, a pc in standby mode will consume an absolute maximum of about 50 watts, and that's being conservative (it's probably less). Power consumption * time in hours = watt-hours. 50w x 24hrs. = 1200 watt-hours or 1.2 kW-h. 1.2 kW-h * 30 days = 36 kW-h. I'm not sure where you live...
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- Post #69
- Jun 1, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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*FINALLY*

Well, you must be running XP in it's standard bloated form. I use my own slipstreamed version of XP with a load of the features tossed. Most people don't use half the crap that windows XP installs by default. Do yourself a favour and unbloat your OS by slip streaming it. Get rid of all the crap...
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- Post #68
- Jun 1, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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*FINALLY*

I hear ya :). A typical game's load time is not simply limited by your hard drive. Most of what is loaded when you're waiting for the next level are compressed textures, maps, scenes, etc. that all have to be decompressed by your CPU. So really, game loading time is better reduced through a more...
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- Post #66
- Jun 1, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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AMD Socket A CPU Fan Clogs

That's completely normal for pretty much any copper/aluminum finned type HSF. One of my rigs has a Thermalright sk800 HSF on the CPU, and it's on 24/7. So every 3 months or so I remove the fan and vacuum the fins. The CPU temp usually drops 10 degrees C or more after I clean the HSF...
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- Post #4
- May 18, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Best cooling

So you want the best cooling for a s939 proc in a mid-tower atx case and you have a budget of around $200.00 US. Ok, here's what I'd go with: Clearflex 60 3/8"ID PVC Tubing (12ft @ 1.12 ea.) ---> $13.44 DD DDC-12V Pump ---> $74.99 Swiftech MCW6000-64 CPU block ---> $42.50 DD standard...
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- Post #8
- May 14, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Mobo temp sensor questions quite confused here

While it is true that temperature measurements aren't entirely accurate, the accuracy is quite sufficient for our purposes, it's the degree of accuracy that is in question. Most temperature probes are just simple resistor type devices. You take a certain material that changes it's resistance...
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- Post #2
- May 13, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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First Water Cooling Project

Thanks. Here's a break down of all the components I used to put this rig together, with the exception of the actual computer hardware itself. All prices denoted in CAD (Canadian) or USD (American) where applicable. I'll also provide links to where I purchased everything. Lian Li PC-V2000 full...
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- Post #17
- May 13, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Micro sized air conditioner for a pc case?

In reality, it's not really an air conditioner anyway. It's just peltier cooled air. A true A/C unit (gas phase change with condenser and compressor) not only cools the air, but lowers the humidity as well. Ever try using A/C in your car in winter to quickly get rid of condensation on your...
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- Post #15
- May 12, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling

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