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16. March 2008 @ 04:26 |
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Pepp77,
Someone should get the "Bonehead of the year" award for that design! I can just see some newbie plugging the male end into a hard drive or a DVD drive! Can you say Sparks? LOL!! Don't think it would do the drive much good either
I could see it if it was on a fan as a pass through, but what else would you do with a male molex plug? Especially one that gets it's power from the fan header! Are they wanting you to use more than one fan, as some fans have both plugs, but that would still leave that male plug on the fan free for someone to plug in somewhere it shouldn't be plugged in!
LMAO,
Russ
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16. March 2008 @ 07:24 |
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Pepp: In a molex connector, Red is 5V, Yellow is 12V, Black is 0V. In a 3-pin fan connector, Red is 12V, Black is 0V and Yellow is Speed Monitoring.
What a lot of connectors do is use the molex connector to provide the power to the fan and then have a separate connector running off to the motherboard if you want to still monitor its speed, but not attach it to the board for power (although why you'd do this I'm not sure)
Mort: Unlucky, but I suppose you pay for convenience, they had it, newegg didn't!
Theone: I've used connectors like that to daisy-chain into hard drives. What's wrong with that? It's much the same as using a Molex splitter...
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16. March 2008 @ 07:49 |
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Know what sucks? USPS came with my Q6600 yesterday. No one was home so I have to go pick it up on Monday!
Being patient sucks :(
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16. March 2008 @ 11:01 |
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sammorris,
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Theone: I've used connectors like that to daisy-chain into hard drives. What's wrong with that? It's much the same as using a Molex splitter...
Take a closer look at the Asaka adapter, then take a look at a standard pass through fan connector!
Pay close attention the the 3 prong plugs on both! The one above is used to power a fan from the power supply and be a pass thru connection so you don't lose a molex plug. Now take a careful look at the pic of the Asaka's 3 prong plug! It's the opposite! It gets it's power from the fan header on the motherboard, not the power supply! It's not a pass thru connection, which would leave the other end which is a male molex plug, that's exactly like what comes out of a power supply! It would be very easy to make a mistake and plug it into a video card or drive. See what I mean? The male plug is useless, as anything you plugged it into it would be powered by the fan header on the MB! Not a very good idea! ROFLMAO!!
Best Regards,
Russ
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16. March 2008 @ 11:29 |
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So it is! Hah, my bad, the connector I used could work either way round because it included both of the 3-pin connectors, male and female!
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16. March 2008 @ 12:45 |
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Know what sucks? USPS came with my Q6600 yesterday. No one was home so I have to go pick it up on Monday!
Being patient sucks :(
that sucks man, its like its teasing you!! LOL
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What a lot of connectors do is use the molex connector to provide the power to the fan and then have a separate connector running off to the motherboard if you want to still monitor its speed, but not attach it to the board for power (although why you'd do this I'm not sure)
the less power you strain through your mother board the better, it stays cooler and thus performers better, id rather take my power directly from the PSU then the MB! (although i guess the difference is minimal)
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16. March 2008 @ 13:02 |
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abuzar1,
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Know what sucks? USPS came with my Q6600 yesterday. No one was home so I have to go pick it up on Monday!
Being patient sucks :(
And it would suck any less if you weren't? LOL!!
Hang in there buddy!
Russ
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16. March 2008 @ 13:11 |
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Pepp: heh, some fans can burn out the motherboard header because they draw too much current (i.e. Deltas), so it can happen!
Theone: That's what I was thinking lol, if you're impatient it annoys you more!
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16. March 2008 @ 13:51 |
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It IS annoying, if you guys have noticed I'm not the patient type lol.
First time I fired up my E6750 I went to the BIOS and put the clock speed to 3.6Ghz! I actually tried 4Ghz but it didn't POST with that.
tripplite is right, the box is just sitting there at the post office, TEASING me.
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GregI6
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16. March 2008 @ 14:03 |
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My Birthday today. :)
Things to get after exams.......
1. Raptor 74gb drive
2. X-Fi soundcard
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16. March 2008 @ 14:11 |
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sammorris,
It's funny you would think that when you get old, you would be less patient because you have less time! LOL!! Then again, the years of experience with the consequences of impatience teaches you not to be impatient! LOL!! One of life's little jokes on us! LOL!!
The "Retro" 2400+ simply amazes me. I originally left it at the "Optimal" settings until I went in and took a good look at them. The memory timings were "real loose". I set the memory to it's rated timings and it got even faster. To think, I could of had something like this 4 years ago if I had just been smart enough to buy good quality components instead of the junk I used to buy! Sure I would of had to spend more money, but in the long run I spent a lot more and got Less! ROFLMAO! Some of us learn very late in life! There's more to a fast computer than a fast CPU! This thing is so sweet! This coming from a man that owns a fast E6750! ROFL!!
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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tripplite
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16. March 2008 @ 14:13 |
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X-Fi soundcard
over priced and terrible quality (i dont care what ppl say they are!), you can get an m-audio 7.1 surround sound for 70bucks on ebay:)
-tripplite
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GregI6
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16. March 2008 @ 14:25 |
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16. March 2008 @ 14:31 |
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tripplite
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16. March 2008 @ 14:44 |
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Thinking of this,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Creative-Technolog...1QQcmdZViewItem
Not sure what is meant by Dell support.
nah i still think its rubbish, others will disagree!
dell support is a little app that comes with all dell computers, its used to troubleshoot driver issues, re-download drivers, and it provides a FAQ for hardware installtion and such.....
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16. March 2008 @ 14:48 |
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Abuzar: I know the feeling....
Greg: Happy birthday mate!
Theone: Hmm, even so though, I always notice going back to a single core from a dual...
Tripplite: I don't think the X-Fis are poor quality, but they all do the same job and vary from a normal price to a stupid price, with no real gain for gamers.
I'd avoid the Dell version though, Creative's own software is much better.
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tripplite
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16. March 2008 @ 15:00 |
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Tripplite: I don't think the X-Fis are poor quality, but they all do the same job and vary from a normal price to a stupid price, with no real gain for gamers.
I'd avoid the Dell version though, Creative's own software is much better.
i had a feeling i'd meet resistance! i find the line of audio cards to be of very low quality.....just my opinion!
i agree, i would look online to find the latest creative drivers
here:
http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/
-tripplite
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16. March 2008 @ 15:24 |
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well, I've not used one personally, but the normal SB Audigy cards (before they made them all X-Fis) were great, and I now use a USB 5.1 SoundBlaster which rocks.
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16. March 2008 @ 15:57 |
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Happy Birthday greg!
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16. March 2008 @ 16:50 |
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Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series used to come with on board 64 ram.... I see they do not do that anymore after looking on Creatives site? now it only comes on the XtrmeGamer
The software thats come w/ it is cool and the remote control allows you to play with my play list from my bed LOL
000Ps....after more reading I was wrong...I missed it they both come w/ on board ram, sorry
Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-
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danny1969
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16. March 2008 @ 18:06 |
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Looking to buy a pc for the young lad to get him away from the xbox
360s and into pc,s .
want good graphics and for gaming online .
any suggestions
Thanks .
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16. March 2008 @ 18:08 |
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Heh, okey dokey, what's your budget?
I hate to bring a downer on things but a gaming PC isn't going to be quite as cheap as an xbox, but they're much cheaper now than they used to be, and much better than xboxes graphically (at least they are for most titles)
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16. March 2008 @ 18:11 |
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danny1969,
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Looking to buy a pc for the young lad to get him away from the xbox
360s and into pc,s .
want good graphics and for gaming online .
any suggestions
If you have the ability, you should build it yourself. It's not very difficult, costs less than a pre-built you wind up with exactly what you want and it's something you can do with your kid, together. I mean this is the Building Thread! LOL!!
Best Regards,
Russ
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danny1969
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16. March 2008 @ 18:12 |
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moneys not the problem its picking a decent computer to get him off my laptop lol
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16. March 2008 @ 18:23 |
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I agree with theone's sentiment. Would you be happy to do that? You will get a much better PC out of it.
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