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Upgrade 2x120 mm fans for my Tsunami Dream

Well that is interesting information. So the next question from a novice in the area is how do I undervolt it? What voltage are these fans running on? Or is the installation of a pot-meter the most flexible way to go? Stephen
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- Post #18
- Apr 19, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Upgrade 2x120 mm fans for my Tsunami Dream

Room is appx 20 C, System temp shows 34 C, and CPU 40 C /SSO
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- Post #16
- Apr 19, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Upgrade 2x120 mm fans for my Tsunami Dream

Thanks for your prompt replies. So the Nexus 120mm Real Silent Case Fan D12SL-12 is a viable option? Cheers Stephen
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- Post #6
- Apr 18, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Upgrade 2x120 mm fans for my Tsunami Dream

Hi, I am in general very satisfied with my Thermal Take, Tsunami Dream case ... except the noise from the 2 stock 120 mm fans. I have read multiple reviews recommending changing these and now it is time. I am therefore looking for replacement alternatives to the installed fans that will...
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- Apr 18, 2006
- Replies: 23
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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NVidia NForce4 SLI Chipset SATA 3.0 Gb/s Controller

A number of boards including ASUS A8N-SLI/Premium implements the NForce4 SLI chipset. On this board there is a NVidia RAID Controller with a theoretical transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s. The controller can manage 4 SATA drives, and also IDE drives. With 4 SATA drives in a RAID 0 config, one could...
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- Oct 11, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Motherboards
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RAID 0 with Western Digital Disks

Thanks for pointing out the obvious to me. Thank you also for pointing me to a great site. Loads of information there... I now see that my chase of 150 MB/s (1.5 Gb/s) vs 300 MB/s (3 Gb/s) is rather irrelevant, when the best SCSI drive (Maxtor Atlas 15K II) only delivers a peak of 97.4...
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- Post #3
- Oct 11, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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RAID 0 with Western Digital Disks

I am in the process of building a new system for extremly Graphics and File intensive operation, and finding the best RAID setup for reliable data transfer. In connection with this I have been working on debugging this system. After intensive discussion with WD we have now concluded that...
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- Oct 11, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Motherboards
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, WD2500JS RAID problem

I have on the above board for a week now tried to get a stable RAID 0 boot array functioning with only very limited success. I have tried both the onboard NVidia Controller, and the onboard SiI 3114 controller, but with out managing to getting a stable system. A number of errors are shown...
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- Oct 8, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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New built problems

Have reinstalled the system now on a single HD connected to the NVidia SATA Controller. Tried subsequently to create a full image of the drive using Acronis True Image. This reported a readerror on the HD. There really seems to be a problem somewhere between the MB and the HD. Anyone...
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- Post #3
- Oct 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New built problems

Further info... It seems that one of the two disks drops out of the RAID 0 array from time to time. Any suggestions to why this would happen? Cheers
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- Post #2
- Oct 3, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New built problems

Hi, Just built PC with the spec below. The two SATAII HDs are set up in a RAID 0 array on the NVIDIA RAID Controller. The bios has been updated to 1007. no problem, although I had the "BS_DEF.DLL" error with the 1006 bios. NVIDIA chipset is updated to 6.66. I am running NVIDIA...
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- Oct 3, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, Raid setup

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- Post #2
- Oct 2, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Backup / Image software

Hi, I have just finished building a new PC, amongst others with a 2x236 GB =472 GB RAID-0 C-drive. I will be installing XP32 and a few applications on this, and will thereafter use the diskspace for videoediting and TV recordings etc. The installation it self should not be more than a...
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- Oct 2, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, Raid setup

Hi, I am setting up my new PC with the above MB, and a bootable Raid 0 SATA setup. On the board there are two Raid controllers, NVIDIA and Silicon. In the manual there is nomention on what the difference between them are, so which should I choose for the setup? Any explanation and...
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- Oct 1, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Thermal Pad or Paste?

JEDIYoda - Thanks for your reply, but could you be more specific. After all the "peeps at AMD" have actually managed to produce quite impressive processors, and thus should know a bit about processors. I dont think they can be considered jolly amateurs anymore... Stephen
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- Post #3
- Sep 28, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Thermal Pad or Paste?

I just viewed a demonstration video on the AMD website regarding choice of accessories for their AMD 64 processor. To my surprise they say that for permanent cooling thermal pads should be used, and not paste, as the latter can degrade with time. Nevertheless it is mostly paste that is...
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- Sep 28, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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New PC - Your comments are appreciated

Thanks again, Having browsed further through the net, I have come in doubt as regards to the choice between ASUS and MSI MB+GPUs. I am looking at two almost identical options which I would like to hear the honerable forum members opinion on. ASUS: A8N-SLI/Deluxe + EN6800GT/2DT/256 MSI...
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- Post #14
- Jul 31, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New PC - Your comments are appreciated

Ok, Not much seems to get through Toms test there... So It still comes down to the MSI SLI/Platinum needing the -5V I have now found that clearly defined on http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=641. This is now clearly defined in the box at the bootom of...
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- Post #12
- Jul 29, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New PC - Your comments are appreciated

The more one reads here the more confused one gets (goes the wrong way...). According to the great thread the ultimate "do i need a 24pin PSU ?" thread posting 03/15/2005 by FastEddie the MSI K8N SLI Platinum MB needs a -5 V for the Creative Live! chip. It is actually difficult to find a PSU...
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- Post #9
- Jul 29, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New PC - Your comments are appreciated

I note on http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build.html that ASUS 6800GT card has been certified for SLI, whereas the MSI card I have mentioned in my original posting is not. I am considering whether one should then opt for the ASUS instead, or of the advantage would be better of having...
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- Post #8
- Jul 29, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New PC - Your comments are appreciated
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- Post #7
- Jul 29, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New PC - Your comments are appreciated

Thanks for your comments. 1 - I was actually advised against more RAM under XP Prof, as I was told more than two sticks and 1 GB would not improve performance, on the contrary. 2 - When you say noisy, is that a serious difference from something like the ThermalTake Cooler Silent Boost K8 at...
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- Post #5
- Jul 28, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New PC - Your comments are appreciated

Thanks for your input. Corsair recommends 2.5-3-3-6 latency on AMD platforms for the indicated C2PRO Memory. Their more expensive XLPRO memory runs 2-2-2-5. Is this an issue with the C2PRO then? Cheers Stephen
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- Post #3
- Jul 28, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New PC - Your comments are appreciated

Hi, I am in the process of compiling a new PC and have come to the following configuration that goes for appx. 2500 $ in Europe or 1800 $ in the US. It will be used at home in a room w. appx. 25 deg year round, and has been optimized primarily for use with MS FS9 (and ready for the...
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- Jul 28, 2005
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Computer Building
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HELP: Total Crash -> What to upgrade?

Thanks for the comment on the voltage. I dont have access to another PSU but buying a new of these is definately cheeper than starting to change CPU and MB... Had contact with the system for a short time, Windows initiated a diskscan and found around 20-30 lost links. I then got it started...
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- Post #9
- Sep 12, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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HELP: Total Crash -> What to upgrade?

Here im uncertain about what to expect. Im currently looking in the BIOS hardware monitor, and see the following: VCore varying 1.680, 1.696, 1.712, 1.728 most 1.712 Vtt 1.216, 1.232 Vio 3.168, 3.184, 3.200, 3.248, 3.264, 3.280 + 5.000V 4.948, 4.975 +12.000V 11.680, 11.741 -12.000V...
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- Post #7
- Sep 12, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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HELP: Total Crash -> What to upgrade?

I had not tought of it as a problem source, but actually now you mention it I did change power supply when comming to korea, which may be causing the problem. In addition Since posting I have been working a bit further to understand what could be the problem. Additional info: - MB Selfcheck...
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- Post #4
- Sep 12, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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HELP: Total Crash -> What to upgrade?

guys, I really need help for this one. Anything you can contribute with is greatly appreciated. I am currently in Korea and have had a total crash of my PC. Through the last year my otherwise stable machine has had problems and now the end has come. Yesterday I saw it alive for the last...
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- Sep 12, 2004
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Computer Building
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HELP: MSI-6380 / KT266 Pro2-RU RAID/Win XP problem

Hi, After a couple of years without major problems I now have a problem with my setup, which inhibits it from booting properly. I boot on a 200 GB WD HD on Primary master IDE assigned as C:. As indicated below I have 2 30GB WD HDs in a RAID-0 configuration with one partition assigned as D:, and...
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- Jun 25, 2004
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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How fast can I go

Alright, Thanks I had overlooked their reference page there. Appreciate your help (although disappointing news) Cheers Stephen
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- Post #11
- Dec 21, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How fast can I go

Well thats the thing. How can I find out what types are supported??? ;-) Cheers
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- Post #9
- Dec 21, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How fast can I go

Hi, Thanks for your comments. I am actually not thinking in terms of overclocking, but rather what is the fastest AMD CPU I can install on this motherboard? As I see it I should be able to upgrade to a AMD Throughbread 2400+ working with FSB at 266 Mhz, but that is also the limit since the...
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- Post #7
- Dec 20, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How fast can I go

Oh, right... CPU(s) Number of CPUs 1 Code Name Palomino Specification AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ Family / Model / Stepping 6 6 2 Extended Family / Model 7 6 Technology 0.18 µ Supported Instructions Sets MMX, Extended MMX, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE CPU Clock Speed 1538.9 MHz Clock...
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- Post #5
- Dec 20, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How fast can I go

Mainboard Manufacturer : MSI MP Support : 1 CPU(s) MPS Version : 1.40 Model : MS-6380 Version : 2.0 Serial Number : 00000000 Memory Controller Error Detection Method : ECC Error Correction Capability : 1-bit Supported/Current Memory Interleave : 1-way / 1-way Number of Memory Slots : 3 Maximum...
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- Post #3
- Dec 20, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How fast can I go

Hi, I have a system with a MSI-6380 Mainboard with VIA266 (FSB 266 Mhz) chipset and currently an AMD ATHLON XP1800+ CPU How can I determine how fast a CPU I can install on the current board and chipset? Thanks Stephen
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- Dec 20, 2003
- Replies: 10
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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ADSL problems

Hi, I have some trouble with my ADSL connection. I seem to loose a lot of data, and the web is running very inefficient some of the time. Lookup of webs are sometimes very slow. I have Norton Internet Security running and have noticed that the log records a lot of messages with a ident such...
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- Dec 19, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Networking
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Reinstalled XP - Slllllooooooowww startup

Thanks for your info. Thats the exact behaviour i experience. Have you thought that your facial expression might be the result of waiting on XP booting <g>. Looking at the design objectives on boot-to-ready durations, this certainly does not fulfill the requirements... Anyway appreciate you...
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- Post #12
- Sep 10, 2003
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Reinstalled XP - Slllllooooooowww startup

A couple of days have gone by, evenings wasted on this problem, but with an increase in knowledge on the subject. After copying the /windows32/repair files over I am now actually able to get a stable boot on the disk that was a problem. Starting System restore and restoring to a point one month...
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- Post #9
- Sep 9, 2003
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Reinstalled XP - Slllllooooooowww startup

The latest install was made on a completely new HD, and access to the RAID drive was first reestablished after the new installation was finalized. So yes it was a completely new installation. Thanks for the tips. I also strongly suspect NAV and will try a reinstallation of this tonight. Anyone...
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- Post #8
- Sep 7, 2003
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Reinstalled XP - Slllllooooooowww startup

Thanks for your answer, both of you. Hmmm Bootvis seems to be unavailable from MS currently... What caused the total crash is still something of a mystery. The system reported that \windows\system32\config was missing (which is correct. The previous setup was on 2 RAID 0 configured disks, and...
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- Post #4
- Sep 7, 2003
- Forum: Operating Systems

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