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The Official PC building thread - 4th Edition
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27. October 2010 @ 17:02 |
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Misco have the WD20EARS at an almost giveawy price of £62 plus VAT now, so will be buying another couple come payday being as i don't pay the VAT (or shipping). Can't fault the discs personally, just that they fill up so fast :o
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28. October 2010 @ 07:14 |
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Yeah the price has dropped to around £70 inc. at most stores, but still, it had been falling for weeks, I don't regret buying when I did, I was always going to lose out at some point, with the way hardware prices change, in particular with the slight increase of the value of the pound versus the dollar.
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30. October 2010 @ 05:29 |
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I'm curious if anyone with the "CoolIT ECO-R120" have heard it gurgle (Air bubbles) at times? If it isn't that, then I have a fan making funny sounds. But I swear it sounds like air bubbles LOL! Russ? Will? ☻
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30. October 2010 @ 07:27 |
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If you have a leak, it'll be more apparent than just sound because you'd have a physical drip. If it's gurgling, like the pump is cavitating, you may very well have an underfilled loop cycling air. s far as experience with the product itself I can't tell you much. The only one I've installed apparently works just fine...
@Sam, WTF on MSN dude? Friends or siblings get onto your computer? For the record if it was you, I don't really appreciate your sense of humor...
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30. October 2010 @ 07:53 |
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I sent you a message about it but you're offline.
Yeah that would be my brother. Despite having never done so in 8 months, windows live messenger decided to automatically sign in on their laptop at work. He was leaving messages there to attract my attention in the hope that I'd see them, but I wasn't at my PC at the time. So er, sorry about that :P
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30. October 2010 @ 13:57 |
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I heard the sound before My last blow out at least twice. There were no loose fluids. I hear the sound once a day, if that. I was simply curious if I am a rare case ;)
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30. October 2010 @ 15:29 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
I'm curious if anyone with the "CoolIT ECO-R120" have heard it gurgle (Air bubbles) at times? If it isn't that, then I have a fan making funny sounds. But I swear it sounds like air bubbles LOL! Russ? Will? ☻
Oman7,
I've had mine in and out at least 6 times and I've never heard a peep or a gurgle out of it! not even with the hotter AM2 3800+ single in it. Do you by any chance have it plugged into the power fan header on the motherboard? Neither the pump or the KamaBay fan like that header and both make funny noises when connected to it1
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30. October 2010 @ 15:35 |
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I have the pump connected to the Power supply directly ;)
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30. October 2010 @ 19:30 |
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I heard the sound yet again. However, this time it sounded more like a fan flutter. Perhaps a bearing or sleeve is failing. I wonder if the air pressure from my blowout harmed one of the fans. It was pretty powerful...
If I had to guess, I'd say it was either the 230mm fan on the side, or one of the radiator fans.
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31. October 2010 @ 00:44 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
I'm curious if anyone with the "CoolIT ECO-R120" have heard it gurgle (Air bubbles) at times? If it isn't that, then I have a fan making funny sounds. But I swear it sounds like air bubbles LOL! Russ? Will? ☻
Well Omeg it much be your fan ,My Question are you doin the Push-Pull configuration Like me a Russ? with the fan it came with pushing and the Scythe SY1225SL12SL pulling?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185056&cm_re=120mm-_-35-185-056-_-Product
I have my pump and both fans pluged directly in my Power Supply unit not into the board.I never heard any funny sounds from the pump.I can't hear or tell it's running either it's so smooth you would need a stephoscope to hear like a heart beat in your chest,Check them Fans one maybe goin Out:)
Originally posted by omegaman7:
I heard the sound yet again. However, this time it sounded more like a fan flutter. Perhaps a bearing or sleeve is failing. I wonder if the air pressure from my blowout harmed one of the fans. It was pretty powerful...
If I had to guess, I'd say it was either the 230mm fan on the side, or one of the radiator fans.
If use Air especially High pressured air pump Hold them Blades with your hand cause you can damage the fan by pushing it way pass it's Rated rpm's limit. I've done it before Believe me When. I don't have air handy. I use Rubbing alcohol & Q.Tips to clean my Blades it cuts thru that Dust quick and drys fast to...;)
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31. October 2010 @ 01:41 |
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I agree with bigwill. When you blow out your case make sure you hold the fans in place. I usually put a chunk of scotch tape on each one or better yet just stick my finger in it when I'm blowing it out.
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31. October 2010 @ 01:57 |
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LOL! I likely exceeded the Rpm then. I was laughing when it did it too... :S
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31. October 2010 @ 08:19 |
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It's a pretty comical idea to exceed a fan's maximum rpm and damage the bearing by blowing compressed air on it, but if it's a really powerful spray then I suppose it's easily doable.
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31. October 2010 @ 10:06 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
LOL! I likely exceeded the Rpm then. I was laughing when it did it too... :S
Have you Found the Fan it maybe that's making the noise?
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31. October 2010 @ 13:19 |
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Originally posted by bigwill68:
Originally posted by omegaman7:
LOL! I likely exceeded the Rpm then. I was laughing when it did it too... :S
Have you Found the Fan it maybe that's making the noise?
No. It only makes the sound 2 - 3 times a day. Which makes it difficult to pinpoint. I am due for another blowout though.
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31. October 2010 @ 18:56 |
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All man. I fired up my old EP35C-DS3R with E8400 and The Win Xp OS Cause, I haven ran it in awhile to update some software and do some video editing.I was looking for some AVI Compression software to compress from mb to kb but could'en find nothing until.I came arcoss Xilisoft HD Video Converter it had a Fake rogue anti-spyware program attached to the download and it was messing with my system bad. I thought. I may have to wipe the Drive it would'en even let me get to the Desktop at all at first and when.I did it would'en even let me open Internet Explorer or FireFox neither to surf, Here it is if never had it B4 and BEWARE what you download cause AVG did'nt even detect it
I went through all these steps to get Rid of it and it worked Bye,Bye never again and got a pretty good spyware software out the deal.I never heard of. I hope so be careful on what you download Guys all. I wanted was a compression program and. I came out with infection...
here's the site. I got my help from put it in your favorites you never NO when you may need it.I printed out my instructions
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-thinkpoint
all yea can anybody point me out to some good compression(safe)software for AVI's. I wanna go from MB's to KB's in size if possible there just short clips.I'm working with Thanks for the Hassle if any...;)
direct Link to Filehippo
http://filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/
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1. November 2010 @ 01:07 |
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1. November 2010 @ 01:12 |
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Originally posted by Red_Maw:
I can't think of any ways to shrink the file size without re-enconding it.
Indeed. Video compression is a very specific algorithm. Winzip, winrar, 7-zip, etc were not designed/compiled with video compression in mind. Video compression is a much more complex process ;)
I always liked Dr. Divx myself. But now I'm more into HD files. Which is where Programs like Megui, and Ripbot264 come in handy :D
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1. November 2010 @ 15:23 |
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Originally posted by bigwill68:
All man. I fired up my old EP35C-DS3R with E8400 and The Win Xp OS Cause, I haven ran it in awhile to update some software and do some video editing.I was looking for some AVI Compression software to compress from mb to kb but could'en find nothing until.I came arcoss Xilisoft HD Video Converter it had a Fake rogue anti-spyware program attached to the download and it was messing with my system bad. I thought. I may have to wipe the Drive it would'en even let me get to the Desktop at all at first and when.I did it would'en even let me open Internet Explorer or FireFox neither to surf, Here it is if never had it B4 and BEWARE what you download cause AVG did'nt even detect it
I went through all these steps to get Rid of it and it worked Bye,Bye never again and got a pretty good spyware software out the deal.I never heard of. I hope so be careful on what you download Guys all. I wanted was a compression program and. I came out with infection...
here's the site. I got my help from put it in your favorites you never NO when you may need it.I printed out my instructions
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-thinkpoint
all yea can anybody point me out to some good compression(safe)software for AVI's. I wanna go from MB's to KB's in size if possible there just short clips.I'm working with Thanks for the Hassle if any...;)
direct Link to Filehippo
http://filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/
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Good Info Will, I like the way this guy explained things, very basic that even I understood most of it.
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1. November 2010 @ 16:27 |
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I've been a fan of http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ for a while now,they have good removal information on the latest malwares and such. Of course "most" times Windows runs different after removal than before and I reinstall windows on "most" computers anyway, but it has much information available.
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1. November 2010 @ 16:33 |
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If anyone at work brings me home machines to fix, I just use Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to scan, Spybot Search & Destroy, and make sure the virus scanner is up to date. For work machines it's a bit easier, though i still use the same programs. Once in a while i have to follow detailed removal instructions if someone's gone to town on getting infected with seriously bad ones.
I've said it before and i'll say it again :) - i've lived on the internet since it was born, and i've only ever caught one, maybe two very minor viruses. The other week i had a machine to fix and it have over 70 nasties on it, once i'd resurrected it i told the guy to slap his family and teach them how to use the internet, you have to really go out of your way to pick up nasties, maybe i've just got some kind of spidey sense on what to avoid. (Nah, i think a lot of people out there have flashing neon signs on their heads saying 'nasties come get me').
As to that crapola Xilisoft, i'm afraid the homepages of programs such as that should be enough warning signs to run a mile, there's plenty enough reputable freeware out there, AutoGK to name but one.
I switched my home machines from AVG to Symantec Endpoint Protection a few months ago, no real reason, we use it at work so i felt like a change.
We bought one of these today, for the boardroom at one of the branches, very smart little things, it's going to be connected to a projector ~
Just need to find reasons to buy some more :p
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1. November 2010 @ 16:58 |
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Wants to be computer when it grows up LOL! Cute little bugger ;)
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1. November 2010 @ 17:43 |
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I see its uses Creaky, but the VIA namebrand scares me a bit...
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1. November 2010 @ 17:53 |
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VIA over nvidia any day.
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1. November 2010 @ 17:55 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
VIA over nvidia any day.
Considering recent events, I agree 100%. It may be Via now, but this will probably inspire other companies to compete. Gotta love a friendly competition ;)
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