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11. July 2008 @ 11:35 |
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For ref, the Southbridge will run hotter than the northbridge often because the heatsink is miniscule for it on most boards (or non-existant)
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11. July 2008 @ 11:45 |
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rob,
yes I can control all 6 of my case fans through the mobo/bios. there's actually 7 fan headers on the mobo that can be controlled in the bios and 1 more that can't for a total of 8 fan headers on the mobo. I'm only using 6. non of those include the cpu fan/header which can obviously be controlled in the bios which is fairly std on most mobos anymore.
I don't like to plug any fans into molex plugs coming from the P/S. makes for more wires and mess.
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11. July 2008 @ 11:47 |
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8 headers is certainly impressive, but why leave one you can't control? Why do that? Motherboards confuse me sometimes...
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11. July 2008 @ 11:49 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
8 headers is certainly impressive, but why leave one you can't control? Why do that? Motherboards confuse me sometimes...
I kinda wondered that myself.
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11. July 2008 @ 12:09 |
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im wondering about the ASUS P5Q Deluxe and how many fan headers it has. would you be able to find that out in the manual? i might DL it and see.
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11. July 2008 @ 12:11 |
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Originally posted by cincyrob:
im wondering about the ASUS P5Q Deluxe and how many fan headers it has. would you be able to find that out in the manual? i might DL it and see.
yep. lemme see if I can find it. Soph can prolly tell you too.
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11. July 2008 @ 12:18 |
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Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435 |
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11. July 2008 @ 12:20 |
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found it to...lol there site does suck
Connectors 2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
1 x COM connector
1 x TPM connector
6 x SATA connectors (red)
2 x Drive Xpert SATA connectors (orange)
1 x CPU Fan connector
3 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x IEEE1394a connector
Front panel audio connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Header
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
Power on Switch
Reset Switch
System Panel (Q-Connector)
looks like 5 total including the CPU fan header
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11. July 2008 @ 12:23 |
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better look in the manual to make sure all 4 fan headers can be controlled in the bios.
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11. July 2008 @ 12:30 |
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looks like you can only control 3 case fans in the bios via Q-fan.
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11. July 2008 @ 12:36 |
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11. July 2008 @ 12:39 |
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here's mine. I lied to ya there are 7 (not 8) fan headers, 6 (not 7) of which can be controlled in the bios.
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11. July 2008 @ 13:10 |
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Here's a bad photo inside the bios of the P5Q.
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11. July 2008 @ 13:16 |
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Soph
can you adjust those speeds individualy?
cpu fan 3245rpms???? wow
chassis fan 3750rpms???? what kinda fans are those???
oh yea airconditioning units....lol
i might have to sell some old ball cards and get me one sooner than later...lol
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11. July 2008 @ 13:52 |
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Quote:
cpu fan 3245rpms????
I don't have a CPU fan, the chipset fan is connected to the CPU fan control.
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11. July 2008 @ 14:02 |
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Anyway back to the problem at hand.. I think I'll just go with the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6, because of the xtra PCI 16 slot,& 8 SATA,8 USB. The heat coils look like their a little better situated around the CPU also
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11. July 2008 @ 14:15 |
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here's few pics of my bios. there's a lot more to it but the mods would can me for using too much space.
probably should have just provided the links. I'll do so if the mods request.
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11. July 2008 @ 14:29 |
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mort
LOL. I was only showing a shot of the fan controls because it was a raised question. I had and have no intentions of photographing my entire bios;D
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11. July 2008 @ 14:31 |
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Originally posted by Sophocles:
mort
LOL. I was only showing a shot of the fan controls because it was a raised question. I had and have no intentions of photographing my entire bios;D
oh come on. what else do you have to do ;)
the last 2 screenshots are of my fan controls. I had to take 2 pics because they are laid out on 2 different screens. chassis fans and opt fans.
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11. July 2008 @ 17:10 |
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Originally posted by rick5446:
greensman..Not yet I'm waiting for an answer on that one last thing Rampage vs Gigabyte..I was just gettin ready to when this popped up
I've been busy with kiddies and work this week so NOT very much posting for the GM!!! ;(
rick if you haven't ordered please look at these... I know you've had information overload the last couple of days but it's always good to explore your options... I didn't look at money I just looked at 2 PCI-e slots and 8 SATA ports... You can always add a USB card if you need one. :) I think each of these mobos has plenty of connections for your needs. :)
linky #1 X48 chipset
linky #2 P45 chipset
I chose these mobos for features and the ability (reported) to run the newer 45nm Intel cpus. :D You mentioned needing 8 SATAS and a bunch of USB ports. These have them and the mobos are rated well on the EGG. Which doesn't mean much but hey at least the people reviewing like the product. :P
I like the ASUS P5Q-Deluxe, MSI P45 Diamond (you'll have to get DDR3 RAM tho), and the DFI LP LT X48-T2R. The choice is up to you so make the best of it and go from there. ;)
Here's some more RAM choices to "mess" with you too.... lol. linky to RAM These should be about it for your "possible changes". I like Mushkin but the OCZ you chose will work nicely... I hate to give someone ONE choice and then they don't like it. ;) Almost anything you go with you've looked at will work very nicely. You'll not believe the improvements you're gonna get with this NEW puter. ;) Good luck and break a finger nail... hehehehe. :P
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11. July 2008 @ 17:30 |
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I just had to post this RAM!!! I know it's NOT well liked/known RAM and it's DDR3 but it's so PRETTY!!!! hehehe. :P
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11. July 2008 @ 17:33 |
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I have no problem with patriot RAM, sometimes they release some pretty decent stuff. Donald (6402) used to use Patriot every now and then. I use a lot of Corsair RAM because they've been the most consistent with their quality.
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11. July 2008 @ 17:48 |
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I really wish somebody would try that DFI LP LT X48 TR2 mobo. I almost got it instead of my rampage formula. the only reasons I didn't go wit it is because 1) unless you change out the NB heatsink with an aftermarket hs I would have had to have mounted my TR U120E 90 degrees from std with the fan either blowing up or down. 2) the rampage formula became available right before I ordered the DFI mobo. I was seriously considering the maximus formula before that.
there should be no problems with a smaller cpu hsf eg. actic cooling freezer 7 pro or OCZ vendetta. very good mobo I would bet.
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11. July 2008 @ 18:10 |
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I looked at it when I purchased the P5Q. I had a budget of up to $400 so most high end boards were within my range, but I kept running into posts like this one. The only real benefit to going the X48 is a 2X16 bit cross fire which I will never use. In fact I've had a history of buying boards with unneeded features but fortunately common sense took over because all I wanted to was reasonably well featured board that overclocked well. In my view with Nehalem just a few months away and expensive high end purchase just isn't worth it at this time.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?p=860560
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11. July 2008 @ 18:19 |
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MANNNNNNNNNNNN
I want them bios!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats sweet setup there
so with the different steps for the ram that almost let you fine tune the speed down to the closes possible to rated speed right? or to any speed you want.
so in all reality with the 1066 mem running at 1066 or a hair over or under, you wont have any problem achieveing any CPU OC.
with my 800 mem. i can get it up to 900 stable but after that im no good.when i had it up to 4.0ghz it ran fine for 3 days no problems but once it got over 450 feq i couldnt keep it stable(i didnt try and give it more juice)i had the freq up to 458x9 and it would fail.
hey isnt that Q9450 multi @ 10?
that would be fun to play with..lol 400x10=4.0ghz on a quad????
come on dont lash me i know you all think about it also....
realistic if/when i get me a quad tbh i doubt i will OC it. i doubt i will do anything that would require it to be OC'd.
but deadrum has his OC'd to 3.6ghz??? or some where close doesnt he?
ok who's gonna contribute to the redrob newest build fund??????
yes this here is off topic but its to funny to not share.
the wife made a chocolate cake lastnight. i dontget off work until 11:30pm and home until 12:00am. i get home and have a little sample(yes little) take my shower mess with the puter abit then go to bed. in the morning i wake upwith her smacking the crap out of me, yelling why did i eat all the iceing off the cake....me wakeing up i told her ididnt(which i didnt). after a few mins of her yellin at me our youngest(3yo) comes out of his room to see what mommy and daddy were yelling about. we both look at him and begin to laugh our ass's off. he had chocolate iceing all over his face,hand hair you name it... he must have gotten up in the middle of the night and gotten into the cake and went back to bed.....i went to take a pic of him and my camera wasnt on the doc to charge the battieries, but it was a funny thing to see.......
ok sorry to go off topic
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