You mean it didnt come with the heatsink already attatched?steelie34 wrote:
im an idiot.
/facedesk
i needed to remove the plastic cover from the heatsink... im idling at a hot, but much cooler 58C. i can't believe im trusted to maintain servers for a living.
steelie34 wrote:
im an idiot.
/facedesk
i needed to remove the plastic cover from the heatsink... im idling at a hot, but much cooler 58C. i can't believe im trusted to maintain servers for a living.
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i mean it was on top of the cooling assembly, basically covering a bunch of holes and whatnot. not necessarily the internal heatsink...Dragonclaw wrote:
You mean it didnt come with the heatsink already attatched?steelie34 wrote:
im an idiot.
/facedesk
i needed to remove the plastic cover from the heatsink... im idling at a hot, but much cooler 58C. i can't believe im trusted to maintain servers for a living.
Leave the side of the case open and what model of dell are you using
Last edited by The#1Spot (2008-01-11 13:23:34)
Temps seem ok, but what about the ram speed? Does this mean my ram runs at 400mhz instead of 800???
its an xps 600. the card is doing much better now...The#1Spot wrote:
Leave the side of the case open and what model of dell are you using
No RAM works at 2 clock(slagen? dutch but you'll know it) per second I believe and so effectively 400 = 800 (400x2)']['error wrote:
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Temps seem ok, but what about the ram speed? Does this mean my ram runs at 400mhz instead of 800???
Turn the fan speed up 2 100%?
ok, so the freezing has stopped since removing the plastic and blowing out all the dust from the system. but this thing still gets pretty damn hot. since i have the lamest case in the world (Dell XPS 600) what can i do to cool this sucker off? there is VERY little room left inside the case, so if i need aftermarket cooling, its gotta be small but effective.
how hot is it at load?steelie34 wrote:
ok, so the freezing has stopped since removing the plastic and blowing out all the dust from the system. but this thing still gets pretty damn hot. since i have the lamest case in the world (Dell XPS 600) what can i do to cool this sucker off? there is VERY little room left inside the case, so if i need aftermarket cooling, its gotta be small but effective.
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it idles at about 58-60 degrees C.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
how hot is it at load?steelie34 wrote:
ok, so the freezing has stopped since removing the plastic and blowing out all the dust from the system. but this thing still gets pretty damn hot. since i have the lamest case in the world (Dell XPS 600) what can i do to cool this sucker off? there is VERY little room left inside the case, so if i need aftermarket cooling, its gotta be small but effective.
under load it gets to 78-80 C.
then there is no problem. Those are good temps for 8800GTX.steelie34 wrote:
it idles at about 58-60 degrees C.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
how hot is it at load?steelie34 wrote:
ok, so the freezing has stopped since removing the plastic and blowing out all the dust from the system. but this thing still gets pretty damn hot. since i have the lamest case in the world (Dell XPS 600) what can i do to cool this sucker off? there is VERY little room left inside the case, so if i need aftermarket cooling, its gotta be small but effective.
under load it gets to 78-80 C.
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We need to make a sticky of things not to do with new PC components.
1. Do not force RAM into motherboard while it is backwards.
2. Do not apply thermal grease to backside of processor.
3. Do not snip traces off video card to make it compatible with older sockets.
4. Do not leave plastic packaging on cooling components.
etc...
P.S. No offense meant to anyone. I'm just kidding.
1. Do not force RAM into motherboard while it is backwards.
2. Do not apply thermal grease to backside of processor.
3. Do not snip traces off video card to make it compatible with older sockets.
4. Do not leave plastic packaging on cooling components.
etc...
P.S. No offense meant to anyone. I'm just kidding.
it was ninja plastic, i swear. didnt even see it at first until the heat caused the edge of it to curl upCrazeD wrote:
4. Do not leave plastic packaging on cooling components.
ROFL, we really did have some good laughs out of those topics hahaCrazeD wrote:
We need to make a sticky of things not to do with new PC components.
1. Do not force RAM into motherboard while it is backwards.
2. Do not apply thermal grease to backside of processor.
3. Do not snip traces off video card to make it compatible with older sockets.
4. Do not leave plastic packaging on cooling components.
etc...
P.S. No offense meant to anyone. I'm just kidding.
Indeed.']['error wrote:
ROFL, we really did have some good laughs out of those topics hahaCrazeD wrote:
We need to make a sticky of things not to do with new PC components.
1. Do not force RAM into motherboard while it is backwards.
2. Do not apply thermal grease to backside of processor.
3. Do not snip traces off video card to make it compatible with older sockets.
4. Do not leave plastic packaging on cooling components.
etc...
P.S. No offense meant to anyone. I'm just kidding.