New Computer

[Kansei]

yeah I run a massive ass passive cooler on my desktop too.. it's uber schweet

for anyone looking for a case for a new computer:

http://www.silverstonetek.com <-- they make amazingly high quality stuff

 

[Brian MP5T]

That's Crazy cool..

What temperatures are you seeing under load?

What Chip?

 

[Kansei]

I'm embarassed to say what chip

it's an Athlon XP 2500+ Mobile (45w instead of 65 watt for the desktop chips). Stock clock speed 1.86ghz, running it at 2.4ghz stable for the past 2-3 years. 40C under load (I run Folding@home 24/7)

 

[Kansei]

I bet my 1.8GHz Pentium-M (Dothan) thinkpad is faster though, I've never "raced" them in Prime95 to check though

 

[Brian MP5T]

I'm embarassed to say what chip

it's an Athlon XP 2500+ Mobile (45w instead of 65 watt for the desktop chips). Stock clock speed 1.86ghz, running it at 2.4ghz stable for the past 2-3 years. 40C under load (I run Folding@home 24/7)

40C..

Thats awesome for an Overclock..

Mine get to 58C... when loaded hard. No Overclock.

 

[zoomzoom02]

I have done a lot of work in ARC-GIS. We use it for mapping Wildfires. Very demanding software/

 

[Brian MP5T]

I have done a lot of work in ARC-GIS. We use it for mapping Wildfires. Very demanding software/

I'm still in "School" so we have started wirh ERDAS, but I've been told that we use that mostly for Ortho and 3D... ARC-GIS is the main focus of our days..

 

[DeadGeneration]

Why didnt you go with multiple hard drives on Raid0, preferably 10k or higher RPM
Edit: nevermind I think I read that as three 320gb drives on raid? If so, which raid format, and if each drive is 320gb they arent more than 7200rpm each are they?

 

[Brian MP5T]

^^
No Raid

No 10,000 Raptor

7200 RPM SATA 320 Gb x 3

I can hook a raid controller but I do not have one file that is larger than 320 GB Yet. The largest file is 124.5 Gb so I do not need it quite yet. I want to wait until 10,000 becomes mainstream and less $$$ Before commiting to it..

 

[Brian MP5T]

So my quest for Quiet continues to evolve...

I'm trying to go with passive as much as possible with no fan smaller than 120mm.

Big and Slow cools quiet and as well as small and fast.

I moved one fan to the other side of the HDD tray. Now there is a Push - Pull going on with the HDD, the real reason was to bring a fan in line with the video card.

You can see the fan controller on the inside of the box above the DVD RW drive. 3 Fan channel.

1. Rear Case Fan. Going to be used for the CPU Passive
2. Both fans on the HDD Tray, Mostly for Video Card Cooling.
3. Will be attached to a 120mm fan on the CPU heat sink on it's slowest setting only if required.

Here is what would be ideal IMO..

If Required, 120mm Fan... on slowest setting just to help.

 

[DeadGeneration]

Ya, I put in two 10k raptors about a year ago, they are loud.

 

[Brian MP5T]

^^ Really?

Do you think it's because the top is clear?

 

[DeadGeneration]

Top is clear on what?

 

[Brian MP5T]

So I got some Cathode Ray Tubes.. (NEON for the Computer.)

Too ******* Bright Biach..

Stuck them under the lower part of the desk.

Looks AWESOME

 

[Brian MP5T]

Top is clear on what?

The Raptor..

http://www.wdraptorx.com/en/video/

 

[DeadGeneration]

Oh, that must be the new generation, mine are solid and are only around 70gb each. Basically all they did was make it bigger capacity and clear top, prolly just as noisy.

The Raptor..

http://www.wdraptorx.com/en/video/

 

[Donas64]

Quick Question. I use my PC for moderate gaming, graphic design e.t.c.

I don't have a huge budget but it's time for me to upgrade again. I'm sticking with my AGP setup for at least another year. Here are my current stats

Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz HT
Leadtek 6600GT 128MB
2 Gigs Patriot Ram (184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
120 GB HDD
D865PERL Intel Mother board.

It pretty Pretty Much runs all the apps I need it too (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, and the occasional game: (Currently playing through F.E.A.R)

My intended upgrades are actually very simple:

Either XFX or Leadtek 7600GT Videocard (they are so cheap and will run just about everything I need incredibly well)

but my main problem comes with the processor upgrade I'm considering.

Core 2 Duos are out of the question for me because of the budget I'm running but I'm not sure if my motherboard supports dual core processors. I'm quite confused and I went to the intel site but I'm having trouble locating the info I need.

So Basically:

1. Does my motherboard support dual core processors

2. Whats the fastest single core processor my motherboard supports

and

3. Do dual core processor make games perform worse since they are not setup to utilize both cores?

Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks!

 

[exNeon]

if your mobo supports dual core, you can tell by the socket.
many p4 boards are socket 775, which will support a dual core processor (also a socket 775)
i just built a machine yesterday with a dual core e6300 a 1.86Ghz but i also have new ram, new everything, so i cant really compare it to my old athlon 2500+ that also ran around 1.8Ghz.

so first, look up your mobo socket on the manufacturer site and see the socket, go from there.

 

[Donas64]

if your mobo supports dual core, you can tell by the socket.
many p4 boards are socket 775, which will support a dual core processor (also a socket 775)
i just built a machine yesterday with a dual core e6300 a 1.86Ghz but i also have new ram, new everything, so i cant really compare it to my old athlon 2500+ that also ran around 1.8Ghz.

so first, look up your mobo socket on the manufacturer site and see the socket, go from there.

Thanks, I made a separate thread regarding this but I appreciate your answer. I'll look that up.(first)

 

[Donas64]

here is a link to my MOBO specs. If I'm reading this correctly my mobo supports socket 478. Of course I could be totally wrong. If so that means I'm out of luck on dual core processors without replacing my Mobo right?

http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d865perl/index.htm