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Curious to see how that 2900 XTX performs. Does anyone know when the 'official' benchmarks are coming out for the XTX?

http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Radeon+HD+2900+XTX+Doomed+from+the+Start/article7052.htm ATI's new flagship card, the 2900 XTX, cannot surpass the 8800 GTX. rotfl All this talk about how great the card would be. The 8800 GTX is overclocked and it beats the 2900 by a hefty margin. Even if...

7c cooler at idle than the stock cooler on the SB and a few degrees cooler on the NB (MB temp). Pop 'em right on your 680i board with no mods needed. Pins line up perfectly. Much quieter than the stock vacuum they put on there. They look kind of sexy too all lit up!!

Is there an app to monitor 680i SB MCP temps in Windows? If they show in the BIOS there must be some way to display them in Windows, no?

E6700 to 3.5 GHz, cpu overclock only. Temps are 43 idle, 48 load. Totally stable playing C&C Tiberium for 2 hours straight. Very nice. Man, these E6700s are so overclockable. Is it safe to run this 24/7 on those temps with just a front side bus increase and no voltage change?

How high can you overclock an E6700 and 2 8800 GTXs before you run the risk of damage on a watercooled system? gpu core/mem? cpu? What's an acceptable overclock for those components that safe? And risky?

:) I have a few items for sale after finishing up my latest w/c build. I'll post some pics a little later with name/date for those who are interested. Shipping costs are the responsiblity of the purchaser. Funds can be sent through Paypal and you can see my 100% feedback account on...

My new prototype copper G80 waterblock!!! SLI could be a bit of problem. Gonna be a tight fit. Will have to work out the specs

I threw two of these on an evga 680i board running dual 8800s, one for the NB and one for the SB. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the results after reading such rave reviews about them. Using MX-1 paste temp on the SB MCP were 16c higher than the stocker cooler. The NB chipset seemed...

http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=202-F1-MB01-01&family=99 New sink/fan for the SB MCP. Apparently is quiet from what I've read in forums. And it fits under your monster 8800s lol. Throw on a 680i NB waterblock and one of these and you're in business. Or even one of those...

So I hooked up my hack of a system just to see what two rads would do for temps. I split two 8800 GTXs onto a GTX 480 and an E6700 onto a 120.3. Fans used were 4 Silenx Pros at 1400rpm and 3 Aerocools Xtremes running at about 1800rpm, plus the onboard NB fan. Fluid was a 90/10 mix of...

I ditched my CM Stacker 830 a few days ago for a TJ07, mainly because the stacker was poorly designed for water cooling. I'm in the process of putting getting the TJ07 and am looking for some ideas on the best approach to a dual loop using this case. I can easily use a single loop and keep the...

I've read that using vinegar works as long as you don't leave it inside too long. Is this true and do you basically do a rinse with vinegar and then flush it with distilled water or? Is there a better alternative?

Yesterday I took the plunge and ditched my CM Stacker 830 for a Silverstone TJ07. After carefully examing the two last night, it's evident that the TJ07 is designed much more efficiently than the 830. I did not realize how much space is wasted in the 830 until I compared them side by side...

If you read my original post (http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1161656) you'll know that I just set up my first w/c system last weekend. After looking around and seeing some kick ass loops set up by others I was disappointed, so I decided to rip out all of the tubing....the joys of...

After years of being a Creative Labs customers I finally threw in the towl and abandoned my X-Fi. I just had enough of their medicore software and drivers, terrible customer service, and atttitude of 'we can't do anything wrong'. On top of that, having no working Vista drivers available for...

I purchased Clearflex tubing for my setup a few weeks ago, but switched to Tygon last night because I was reducing the length of the tubes. All I can say is wow....great tubing. It bends like nobody's business and sticks like it's glued on. I didn't think Tygon would be that much better, but...

Well, I finally took the plunge and elected to get rid of my personal space heater of a PC to go with watercooling. Temperatures were horrific on air and come summer it would not have been pleasant to power this baby on. So here it is, a detailed review of my first time water cooling adventure...

I have the Black Ice 480, which is a huge rad. I'm trying to figure out how to effectively mount it on a CMS stacker 830 (inside is not possible). I have seen some pics of other systems where is appears the rad is mounted on spacers of some sort on the top of the case (laid down lengthwise)...

Now that I have my water cooling system up and running I'm wondering if there are any suggestions you guys can make to shave off a few more degrees. Or is this pretty well as good as it gets (I am pleased with it at this point)? Air temps with Zalman 9700 LED and a crapload of fans were...

What app can I use to put a full load on my CPUs/GPUs so I can get a before and after comparison of temps? Trying to get some pre/post comparisons. Thanks.

I have a Black Ice Extreme 480 and am wondering which barb is the 'in' port and which is the 'out', or does it matter? doh...could find any info on this.

I have a spare HW Labs Black Ice GT Xtreme 240 Dual 120MM Water Cooling Radiator with 1/2IN Barbs that's brand new. If you need a new rad for your system let me know. First post gets it and out of courtesy for others, please don't ask for it unless you really need it. It's up to you to...

I'm ready to take the plunge. Just wondering if anything is missing on my shopping list. I have a few additional questions as well...or more than a few =P. Your help is appreciated! 1. Distilled water versus coolant - I see that you can buy coolants, but there are lots of posts where...

I'm just wondering if anyone is watercooling a similar setup to mine, what temperatures they are recording for the CPU and GPUs, and with what parts. I'm trying to put a kit together and want to find out what I can expect in terms of temps to see if it's worth it to take the plunge.

I accidently posted this is cooling, rather than watercooling so hopefully this one will get read instead. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am switching to water cooling because my rig runs too hot on air. On a cool day it's not so bad, but...

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I ran 3dmark06 with the latest patch and score about 11,300 in SLI. I was getting 12,700 before in SLI with the previous NV drivers (not 97.44), but I'm not sure if it's driver related. Doesn't that score seem a bit low. Is anyone out there running a similar config to me and if so, can you...

I popped a CNPS9700 LED on my E6700 yesterday and my temps went from: idle - 55-60c to 35-40c load - 62c to 45-48c Fan speed running at lowest setting. If you turn it up a hair it will drop idle and load temps a few degrees more. Not a bad cooler if anyone is thinking of ditching the...

Any 8800 third party coolers available yet? Has anyone seen any or still too early? These cards run damn hot.

I just upgraded from my HP 23" fp2305 to an LP3065, their new 30", and all I can say is wow. The 1000 to 1 contrast ratio combined with the 92% color gamut will knock your socks off. I instantly noticed the difference when I loaded games like NWN2 and Medieval Total War 2. Colors are vibrant...

In case anyone is interested, I just got my DWA-142 USB N Adapter to go with my Rangebooster N router and after testing performance have seen roughly a 2.5 mbit increase above G. I was using the DLINK Airplus Extreme USB Adapter and getting about 6 mbit, which has since jumped to 8.5 mbit with...

I noticed my primary pci-e slot had throttled down to about 25% performance and I couldn't see to fix it after re-installing the drivers (both versions, using cleaner, safe mode, etc.). I re-installed the o/s as per recommendation of forum users and installed the latest 97.03 drivers. Since...

I'm looking to get into water cooling for my E6700 on a 680i board. Can anyone recommend a good solution. I've looked at lots of reviews, but would love to get some opinions. I'm also looking at adding two waterblocks to the 8800 GTX cards when they come out so I figure the solution I...

I'm running into problems with the new evga 680i mb and the 8800 GTXs. After installing both the XFI audio and the onboard Realtek HD audio, the sound is exhibiting the old 'snap, crackle, and pop'. It doesn't happen in all games, but in most. At the desktop level I hear the same when playing...

Anyone out there with these cards running in SLI. Can you let me know what temps your cards hit under load. I'm a bit curious. I'm idling around 61/59 and under load I have hit 86/85, but I noticed the temp levels don't drop much. I tried manually adjusting the fan speed to cool the cards...

I'm sure many of you are aware of this, but for those who aren't. There is an application called Everest that allows you to complete customize the tray icons with critical info you want to see, such as temps, fan speeds, voltages, etc. You can also customize the G15 LCD to show the same, as I...

Anyone have an eVGA 680i MB with an E6700 cpu? If so, can you tell me what your cpu core is showing and if the voltage is stable or if it fluxcuates. My drops to 1.14 and 6X cpu clock when idle and I'm just wondering if that's normal. Couldn't find anything in the BIOS or manual on it. Is...

Weird problem with my system. When I ran 3dmark 06 the first time I got a score of 10300 on a single card. When I upgraded to SLI I scored 12700. Recently, I noticed system performance, particularly graphics, was 'questionable' and when I ran 3dmark06 in SLI I got about 5300. I tried...

Unless you're using it for somethikng other than games, there seem to be a lot of compatiblity issues with games. I have an 8800 GTX SLI setup on an eVGA 680i MB. To give you some insight as to the problems I have encountered; NWN2 - ok Gothic 3 - ok MS Flight Sim X - some graphical...