YYYEEESSS FINALLY!!!!!!!

[TheSilentAssassin]

I HAVE UPGRADES!!!!

New Specs!!!

Dell XPS 410
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6400 (2.13 GHz, 1066FSB) w/ 2MB Cache (5.75 GHz)
Thermaltake TR2-500w
3GB DDR2 667Mhz (PC2-5300)
BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB PCI Express-16
250GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
16X DVD+R/RW CD-RW Combination Drive
Intergrated Audio
Logitech MX1000 Mouse and Keyboard Combo
Logitech X-230 2.1 Configuration Speakers System
Logitech Premium Notebook Headset w/mic
Linksys WRT54G Router
Samsung SyncMaster 170MP

I AM PUMPED!!!!!!!!

[RobotBanana]

Congrats! :2thumbs:

I have the BFG 8800GTS 640mb OC2. Good series of cards. :D

[{CLR}geneSW]

same graphics card that I have, you can push it a bit further then the factory OC, and if you don't care about the warranty you can remove the sticker and take about 1-2 degrees off of the temp! Also, make sure that you bump up the fan speed to about 90% as well.

[TheSilentAssassin]

same graphics card that I have, you can push it a bit further then the factory OC, and if you don't care about the warranty you can remove the sticker and take about 1-2 degrees off of the temp! Also, make sure that you bump up the fan speed to about 90% as well.

even if you don't mess with the card?

[{CLR}geneSW]

trust me. Get rivatuner and i'll make you a video so you can push the fan speed up or else that baby will run hot.

[darth_nevus]

what are the clock speeds of your card? and seiko's right. the firmware for the card doesn't run the fan high enough to keep that baby cool.

[Dead_And_Gone]

I haven't played with Rivatuner enough to know what to do.
I have after market cooler for my 8800 gtx..

[darth_nevus]

I haven't played with Rivatuner enough to know what to do.
I have after market cooler for my 8800 gtx..

Which one did you go with? at the time i was looking, not many "viabile" soultuins existed to work with the ram & the CPU that i found effective enough to justify the cost.

[juneau]

I'm pretty sure Thermaltake make the best 8800 coooler. I juts don't see the point though. These babies run cool and silent with the stock fan. :)

[TheSilentAssassin]

what are the clock speeds of your card? and seiko's right. the firmware for the card doesn't run the fan high enough to keep that baby cool.

Well I just put the new graphics card in and it is QUIET. A lot less noisy than my old card. Here is the info on the card that is on the box.

GPU: Nvidia GeFore 8800 GTS
Bus Type: PCI Express
Memory: 640 MB GDDR3
Core Clock: 500MHz
Shader Clock: 1600MHz
Stream Processors: 96
Texture Fill Rate: 24 billion/sec.
Memory Bandwidth: 64 GB/sec
Shader Model: 4.0
Min Power Supply: A 400W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V rating pf 26A or more.

Since all of my computer specs are up there, will this new PSU work correctly?

According to the ntune thingy it says that the current temperature of the GPU (as I am typing this message), is at a stble 50 C.

No problems to report yet. The only thing that I am worried about is overheating. The new PSU and GPU are bigger, so how do I know if the system is getting too hot? Just based on the GPU Temp?

Hopefully nothing goes wrong...(already created a restore point :2thumbs:)

[TheSilentAssassin]

oh, by the way, what should I do with my old PSU?

[juneau]

oh, by the way, what should I do with my old PSU?

Whatever you want, just don't open it. :D

[TheSilentAssassin]

Got some pictures...


The "Guts" of my computer...


http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7973/comp1my6.jpg

The new Thermotake power supply

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8079/psusk1.jpg

THE BEAST...

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5666/gpuas2.jpg

[TheSilentAssassin]

oh, by the way, what should I do with my old PSU?

Whatever you want, just don't open it. :D

ahhhhh............trash?

[darth_nevus]

very nice! what psu is it?

[TheSilentAssassin]

very nice! what psu is it?

Thermaltake 500W

need to adjust the fan speeds?

[darth_nevus]

very nice! what psu is it?

Thermaltake 500W

need to adjust the fan speeds?

you throw that away, and i shoot you. i'll drive over there and do it myself.

[{CLR}geneSW]

well, you need to download, install, and run Rivatuner so you can turn the card fan speed up so it doesn't overheat ingame. Here's a video by me of how to turn the fan speed up once you have it installed.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v491/echosofbliss/?action=view&current=rivatest.flv

[imlittlev]

ya dont throw away old hardware that works.... never know when you will need it!

[WalkinTarget]

A lot less noisy than my old card.

:D Haha, who's the schmuck that took that noisy beast offa your han .. errrmmm, waitminute .. nevermind.

Wait til you see that card when I am done with it .. muhahahahaha !!!!

[darth_nevus]

A lot less noisy than my old card.

:D Haha, who's the schmuck that took that noisy beast offa your han .. errrmmm, waitminute .. nevermind.

Wait til you see that card when I am done with it .. muhahahahaha !!!!

something straight out of the Borg files... thats what...

[TheSilentAssassin]

A lot less noisy than my old card.

:D Haha, who's the schmuck that took that noisy beast offa your han .. errrmmm, waitminute .. nevermind.

Wait til you see that card when I am done with it .. muhahahahaha !!!!

something straight out of the Borg files... thats what...

Should be interesting...

[drunken_chef]

happy to see that you got it done kyler :D

[Dead_And_Gone]

Excellent. :2thumbs:

I know when I got my new rig a month ago or so, it made it
an entirely NEW experience. you will enjoy. :dance:

[Prey_for_Death]

Nice

[juneau]

very nice! what psu is it?

Thermaltake 500W

need to adjust the fan speeds?

you throw that away, and i shoot you. i'll drive over there and do it myself.

You had me in stitches. :D

[darth_nevus]

very nice! what psu is it?

Thermaltake 500W

need to adjust the fan speeds?

you throw that away, and i shoot you. i'll drive over there and do it myself.

You had me in stitches. :D


hahaa, well i have a sin of a collection of hardware. its the only thing i really "collect" and when something works well, its a good thing to keep mayhaps someone else will need it, or even yourself. especially psu. i can't count the times...

[drunken_chef]

i think he was talking about throwing away the old PSU. the 500 watt TT is his new one :D

[darth_nevus]

i think he was talking about throwing away the old PSU. the 500 watt TT is his new one :D

*bonk* Darth has a brain fart.. i thought that was the one he replaced :oops:

either way, save it!

[TheSilentAssassin]

i think he was talking about throwing away the old PSU. the 500 watt TT is his new one :D

*bonk* Darth has a brain fart.. i thought that was the one he replaced :oops:

either way, save it!

I kept the old PSU for a back up. I just can't get over how quiet the thing is.

Is a constant 50 C a good temp?

[darth_nevus]

i think he was talking about throwing away the old PSU. the 500 watt TT is his new one :D

*bonk* Darth has a brain fart.. i thought that was the one he replaced :oops:

either way, save it!

I kept the old PSU for a back up. I just can't get over how quiet the thing is.

Is a constant 50 C a good temp?

50c on what? the video card? cpu? psu? ambient temp of the case? northbridge? mobo?

CPU yea, thats a bit warm, but nothing to be worried about.
GPU, thats a decent temp the 8800s can take quite a beating.

[rafles]

So.. this means that are you going to be even more deadly Kyler?? :shock:

[TheSilentAssassin]

So.. this means that are you going to be even more deadly Kyler?? :shock:

once I get a new monitor to run at higher resolutions, then I will be even more deadly...

[rafles]

So.. this means that are you going to be even more deadly Kyler?? :shock:

once I get a new monitor to run at higher resolutions, then I will be even more deadly...

:shock:
remind me to stay away from you or in your team...

[TheSilentAssassin]

So.. this means that are you going to be even more deadly Kyler?? :shock:

once I get a new monitor to run at higher resolutions, then I will be even more deadly...

:shock:
remind me to stay away from you or in your team...

HA...thanks