Recent content by philg

How do I get the stupid AsIo.dll to load properly on boot and keep this farking dumb-arse ghosty Asus 'Splendid' icon from flashing in the in upper right corner. I get the error "Can not load AsIo.dll" and 'EAccessViolation' when the Six Engine fails to load. I really hate it when people...

IMO the quality is better than the Antec 300 (and likely the 900), and the depth of the case makes cable routing a breeze. Excellent case compared to the other ~10-odd ones I looked at.

This is good to know. I built this machine because the AGP slot in my Dell would require a 350w PSU to provide enough horsepower to run at 1900x1200. Wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be power-limited again.

Thanks, Do you mean a PCI fan to feed the fan on the video card? The Radeon exhausts heat at the 'claws' of the cooling case so the face would have to be butt up against the side of the case.

It DOES seem like Gigabyte forced ASUS' hand a bit. If so, good on Gigabyte for calling them out, and good on ASUS for correcting their path.

I think we think the same way - it doesn't matter with the present config but would become a problem in crossfire. I still like the principle of having the PSUs airflow independent of the case flow. Less variables to control. I may add two quiet fans to the case - one over the video card...

It's more that the fans from the vid card and the PSU would be facing each other. Not bad as-is but would be a problem when crossfire is installed.

I'd get the 590 for the drive bay flexibility.

The 590 case has ports on bottom to allow the PSU to take in cool air from outside the case. If I flip it, it will rob cool air from the case and the video card.

Yeah I wanted something that would take me through crossfire as I want to run everything at 1900x1200 without switching resolutions. I can see why people like the HX series now - I have plenty of extra cables to stow.

Here's my build with the CM590 case.

Got it running Vista and am posting from it now. Nice clean build with the CM 590 case.

If you have issues with a 'Chassis intruded" error, make sure that the 'Chassis' pins on your board are jumpered right.

I got the CM590. It's quieter at arm's length than the Dell 8300 under the desk. I am happy. The case ROCKS as it was easy to build in and has lots of room. Crossfire won't be an issue.

NM it's definitely stainless steel.