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having some questions after my build
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dragnandy
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20. September 2008 @ 01:26 |
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i put all my stuff together, whew! but i have some questions
-on the fans, theres this cable with 3 pins on all the fans but theres only 2 or 3 slots on my motherboard. is that just for controlling the fan speed? because i can see the fans running even though the 3-pins are not connected.
-on the motherboard guide book that comes with it, it says there there is a fan speed slot thing, but its 4-pins. can i still use the 3-pin cable on the fans to plug it in that?
-i realized that i put my cpu fan cooler the wrong direction. well, its not wrong but i would get better air-flow if i change the way its facing. if i take it off and put it back on, would i have to re-apply thermal paste??
-which is better? DVI or VGA(the white one or blue one)
i think i have more questions, but i cant think of them now, thanks.
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ddp
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20. September 2008 @ 14:26 |
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how many fans are 2 wire & 3 wire? can get a 3 pin to 4 pin adapter. as long as heatsink is not moved then don't need new grease. is your monitor digital or analog?
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dragnandy
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21. September 2008 @ 01:21 |
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what do you mean 2 wire or 3 wire?
-but if i adjust the direction, then would the grease like mush and spread apart? perhaps i should just increase the fan speed or something to cool it down.
-im not sure what you mean by analog or digital. im pretty sure its analog though. Dell 2008WFP.
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ddp
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21. September 2008 @ 01:29 |
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the wires from the fans, are there 2 wires as in black & red or 3 wires as in black, red & green? if cpu heatsink is not removed off cpu then grease is alright. does your monitor have 1 connector to pc or 2? if 2 then that monitor can go either digital or analog.
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dragnandy
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21. September 2008 @ 02:48 |
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monitor has one connector.
im also wondering, how do i check my video card temps? because im playing this low-end game, but for some reason, a few minutes into the game it freezes. im not sure if it crashes, but the screen freezes, then the monitor detects no signal from the pc. and i cant do anything after that but to restart.
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ddp
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21. September 2008 @ 12:55 |
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white or blue monitor connector? what videocard do you have? is it onboard or fits in a slot?
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dragnandy
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21. September 2008 @ 14:46 |
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hd4870 video card. im pretty sure my monitor is analog
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ddp
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21. September 2008 @ 17:07 |
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then stay with vga not dvi as won't see difference if using dvi from videocard compared to using vga from videocard.
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dragnandy
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21. September 2008 @ 20:19 |
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well, right now im using a DVI cable. since it wouldnt make a difference, can i just stick to it? or would you recomment VGA?
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ddp
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21. September 2008 @ 21:53 |
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stay with it.
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dragnandy
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24. September 2008 @ 01:08 |
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thanks. and also, how do i check my video card temps? i use coretemps for my cpu's, but i dont know how check the videocard.
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ddp
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24. September 2008 @ 12:03 |
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that i never dealt with. what videocard do you have?
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dragnandy
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24. September 2008 @ 21:44 |
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sapphire hd4870. i searched and i found one already. like cpu-z, theres a GPU-Z temp program.
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