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9. April 2008 @ 22:13 |
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Originally posted by Mort81:
OK, I've hit a little snag. my mobo does not have pin headers for AC97 or HD audio. there is a pin header marked AAFP1 on the Supreme FXII audio card and the pin configuration is the same for both the AC97 and HD audio connectors for my front panel. from what I can tell from googling, this is where I hook up the front panel audio. my problem now is, is it for AC97 audio or HD audio? either one will connect to it.
Hey Morty here's a couple of pix. hth....
I know that your front headers may be different than mine but I think the "Supreme-FX" is the same or at least similar. ;)
pic 1 front header
pic 2 front header close up
pic 3 Supreme-FX card
pic 4 Supreme-FX close up
.....gm
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9. April 2008 @ 22:17 |
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thanks gm. does the headphone and mic jacks work ok with yours hooked to the HD audio connector?
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9. April 2008 @ 22:22 |
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Originally posted by Mort81:
thanks gm. does the headphone and mic jacks work ok with yours hooked to the HD audio connector?
Morty I honestly didn't test them. lol. I'm still switching between the E6850 and Q6600 with one gpu. Of course I'm on the E6850 now. :P
Sorry buddy. I know not much help am I??
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9. April 2008 @ 23:15 |
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wow lots of nice builds going on in here. keep them comming so i know what to pick for my new build.
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9. April 2008 @ 23:48 |
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Hey to all you guys with the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R, I found this to fix the vdrop. On my board when I set it to 1.5v it shows 1.42 in everest. Hopefully this will fix it.
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10. April 2008 @ 01:48 |
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from top of mobo to top of TR ultra 120 extreme heat tubes is 6 5/8".
thanks for the info Mort it should fit fine in my Antec 900 then as Sam confirmed last night. looking good hope all goes well and you have it up and running soon
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10. April 2008 @ 09:04 |
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Mort, on your pic's, the case I saw, what kind was it, and was that a handle I saw on the top, which I like, suprises me why all cases dont come with one, or at least the heavier ones anyway.
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10. April 2008 @ 09:12 |
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Coolermaster Stacker I think. As for the handles, I remember hearing a comment on the handles for the Cosmos that they're too thin to put your hands in, is that true of the stacker as well?
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10. April 2008 @ 09:55 |
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I've seen a Cosmos and a Stacker side by side and the Stacker didn't have a handle that I remember. The frikkin Cosmos needs a handle and a crane to boot!! It's heavy of course but the "handles" are on both sides of the top and I got my hand under them without much effort and I have fairly large hands. ;)
Hey Fred!! Good to see you droppin buy. ;) You about to start ordering parts for that Father/Son build??
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10. April 2008 @ 10:32 |
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It's definitely a Stacker, but they have a single handle in the top rather than two full-length ones.
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10. April 2008 @ 10:33 |
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Hey there greenman, how's it going, yeah I'm always here, I hardly ever post lol, I don't have much knowledge to give but you guys already know that, but I read every page everyday, and yup a roonskies, summer is getting closer, junior will be coming home and will definatly be asking for a lot of purchasing advise.
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10. April 2008 @ 10:41 |
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Good to hear from you again Fred, how's it going? :)
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10. April 2008 @ 11:15 |
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hi guys, i wonder if you can recommend a chip for this build.
i do some gaming, but mainly its just for home entertainment, movies etc (streaming to tv)
i already bought the parts listed below so its no use recommending others.
thanx in advance
Antec Sonata III UK - mini tower - ATX
PNY GeForce 8 8800GT - graphics adapter - GF 8800 GT - 512 MB
WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB - hard drive - 500 GB - ATA-100
Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Performance TwinX Matched - memory - 2 GB ( 2 x 1 GB ) - DIMM 240-pin - DDR II
ASUS P5N-E SLI - motherboard - ATX - nForce 650i SLI
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10. April 2008 @ 11:35 |
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The P5N-E SLI is an appalling motherboard, don't use it, use a Gigabyte P35-DS3R instead.
Also, it's a new PC build, so why an IDE hard drive? Use a WD5000AAKS instead, the S-ATA version, they're excellent.
As for the CPU it depends on how much you have to spend, I recommend the E6750 or Q6600.
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10. April 2008 @ 11:39 |
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Originally posted by popeye10:
hi guys, i wonder if you can recommend a chip for this build.
i do some gaming, but mainly its just for home entertainment, movies etc (streaming to tv)
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Since the motherboard you own supports the LGA 775 processor, and since you mention, movies, video, etc., I would suggest the Q6600 if you want to purchase a chip today. Shortly, we should be able to pick up the new Penryn (45nm) Q9300, Q9450, etc. which would aid you in cooling your mini-case since you have a potent and hot graphics card. Intel announced the Penryn chips in January but are holding them out of the market - presumably to deplete the older 65nm chips. Crazy - especially since Nelham is supposed to be released late this year (for the unaffordable versions) and early next year for the others.
Next time you purchase any disk drives, I recommend you get SATA II drives as you have 4 SATA ports on that mb. (When you store a bunch of movies and TV shows, 500GB will disappear very fast.)
GOOD LUCK and let us know how your build went!
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10. April 2008 @ 12:48 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
The P5N-E SLI is an appalling motherboard, don't use it, use a Gigabyte P35-DS3R instead.
Also, it's a new PC build, so why an IDE hard drive? Use a WD5000AAKS instead, the S-ATA version, they're excellent.
As for the CPU it depends on how much you have to spend, I recommend the E6750 or Q6600.
he said he bought it already, no recomendations for other parts.....
(but i agree with sam. bought a p5n-e of a dodgy seller ont he bay, was DOA (mayeb not the p5n-e fault)
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10. April 2008 @ 14:52 |
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Ah, my bad, didn't spot that. Well I think for that board it has to be a 65nm chip as it needs a BIOS update, and the BIOS updates for the P5N-E SLI are one of many bad things about it. I'd say an E6750 ideally, that should work with it. If you encounter problems with your new build though spaul, I'm warning you now, the motherboard is the first thing you should replace.
Shaff: loads of the P5N-E boards came DOA< so it's realistically Asus' fault, but also the sellers for knowingly selling it on in that state.
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10. April 2008 @ 15:51 |
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Originally posted by FredBun:
Mort, on your pic's, the case I saw, what kind was it, and was that a handle I saw on the top, which I like, suprises me why all cases dont come with one, or at least the heavier ones anyway.
it is a cooler master stacker 830 evo. the handle you see is on the rear of the removable mobo tray. I luv the mobo tray. great feature. there are hand wholes at the front and rear of the case itself for carrying, no handle as such. I'll post a couple pics later.
I ran into another little snag. the cooler master crossflow fan I have ordered is not going to fit. my sata connectors and ide connector plug into the front of the mobo and therefor will not allow room for the crossflow fan. no biggie as I was pleasantly suprised to find that my 4 fan side panel will fit perfect without any moding what so ever. all I had to do is pop out the top rear fan adaptor (the one directly over the TR ultra 120 extreme).
I ordered 2 more antec 120mm red led tricool fans and will put them in the two bottom slots on the fan panel. I will RMA the crossflow fan.
I'm gonna wait untill my 4 in 3 device module gets here before I fire it up. that way I will have everything hooked up and can tie up all the wires and cables all at one time nice n neat.
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10. April 2008 @ 15:56 |
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10. April 2008 @ 16:00 |
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All is well sammy, thanks for asking, I'm always lingering lol.
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10. April 2008 @ 16:50 |
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I'm gonna wait untill my 4 in 3 device module gets here before I fire it up. that way I will have everything hooked up and can tie up all the wires and cables all at one time nice n neat.
Mort:
You know that if you tie up all the wires and cables before you fire it up, something will be wrong and you will have to undo them. However, if you don't tie them up before you fire it up, your new rig will run like a top. Somebody has had to name that happening as a law. :)
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10. April 2008 @ 17:15 |
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Originally posted by spaul40:
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I'm gonna wait untill my 4 in 3 device module gets here before I fire it up. that way I will have everything hooked up and can tie up all the wires and cables all at one time nice n neat.
Mort:
You know that if you tie up all the wires and cables before you fire it up, something will be wrong and you will have to undo them. However, if you don't tie them up before you fire it up, your new rig will run like a top. Somebody has had to name that happening as a law. :)
Murphy did :)
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10. April 2008 @ 17:20 |
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here's some more pics. left side with fan panel installed:
right side without side panel installed. notice the removable motherboard tray handle:
rear. notice the mobo tray handle again and the rear hand hole for carrying. this mobo also has a cmos reset button on the I/O panel. no jumper to move on the mobo:
front with door removed. I still have to install my card reader:
top. the front handhole is right behind the power/reset/top usb panel:
I'll post some pics of the inside after I get my 4 in 3 device, fans for side panel and get everything tied up nice n neat.
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10. April 2008 @ 17:29 |
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Personally I dont like the case (but then I dont like doors on cases anyway) - but hopefully you do and thats what matters - the build looks to be coming along nicely though I must say and that case sure does seem to be a big one lol - would be nice to get a clue of actual size with something to compare it to.
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10. April 2008 @ 17:46 |
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Originally posted by Pepp77:
Personally I dont like the case (but then I dont like doors on cases anyway) - but hopefully you do and thats what matters - the build looks to be coming along nicely though I must say and that case sure does seem to be a big one lol - would be nice to get a clue of actual size with something to compare it to.
I don't like doors either but there are so many other pros that outweigh that one con. fortunately I can easily remove the front door and it will swing open from either direction. I might just leave it off.
it's been a dream to build with the removable mobo tray. not nearly as much reaching down into the case trying to get everything installed.
it is big (25.2" x 9.8" x 21.1"). biggest case I have ever owned. fortunately it is all aluminum. the hardware weighs more than the case
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