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jack888 · 21-07-2011 9:11pm #1

Heres completed build. Running great, running two dell monitors, one 20 inch and one 27 inch at 2560x1440.

I have windows installed on ssd drive, hdd is also plugged in. But I cant see HDD in windows. Anyone know what I have to do?. Want to use HDD for storage. I have both drives running off same power cable, is this a problem?

Not sure what temps are good. CPU is running at 38C and M/b at 32. Is this ok?. This is only while browsing? havent tried gaming yet. Fans running half speed.

darego · 21-07-2011 10:36pm

hey mate sorry i can't answer your question but i noticed your heat sink fan was on the left instead of on the right blowing heat out through the exhaust fan. i have both the heat sink (not installed yet) and the ram so i was curious if you tried fitting the fan on the right already if so did it fit above the ram?

jack888 · 21-07-2011 10:42pm

Yeah,

I did have it on the other side first because thats the way the air should get pushed.

But it blocked 2 ram slots and slightly blocks a third, you can fit it in but you have to have it slightly wedged. Ill have to swap to other side if I notice any temp problems. All good so far but havent tried gaming yet.

Deano12345 · 21-07-2011 11:14pm

Normally you just have to format the storage drive, as long as its being detected in your BIOS, then its working fine. I cant think of the way to format within W7 but you can do it with your Windows 7 DVD

Voodu Child · 21-07-2011 11:24pm

Did you check disk management?

Right-click My Computer and go to Manage > Disk Management

Monotype · 21-07-2011 11:37pm

Voodu Child wrote: »

Did you check disk management?

Right-click My Computer and go to Manage > Disk Management

This. The drive isn't initialised.

PseudoFamous · 21-07-2011 11:41pm

Messy cables, yum. She's a purdy one.

jack888 · 22-07-2011 12:05am

Voodu Child wrote: »

Did you check disk management?

Right-click My Computer and go to Manage > Disk Management

Yeah, found it and formatted with NTFS.

Thanks

jack888 · 22-07-2011 12:06am

PseudoFamous wrote: »

Messy cables, yum. She's a purdy one.

This is it after I tidied cables.:eek:

jack888 · 22-07-2011 12:08am

Are those temps ok. Just played Crysis at 2560x1440. Highest CPU temp was 58.

PseudoFamous · 22-07-2011 12:10am

jack888 wrote: »

Are those temps ok. Just played Crysis two at 2560x1440. Highest CPU temp was 58.

They're fine. You start worrying when they go above the 70s.

Leman · 22-07-2011 7:08am

58 is actually pretty low. :P

The max my i5-750 ever gets to is 65, and thats when Prime95 Stress testing.

Mr Blobby · 22-07-2011 1:07pm

jack888 wrote: »

Are those temps ok. Just played Crysis at 2560x1440. Highest CPU temp was 58.

Is that crysis 1 or crysis 2

jack888 · 22-07-2011 2:25pm

blobby360 wrote: »

Is that crysis 1 or crysis 2

1

jack888 · 22-07-2011 2:25pm

Anyone know what extra fan I should buy for this.

It has to be a four pin connector into motherboard.

Leman · 22-07-2011 2:43pm

jack888 wrote: »

Anyone know what extra fan I should buy for this.

It has to be a four pin connector into motherboard.

I personally use Scythe Slipstreams and love them to bits.

They recently came out with a PWM (4pin) version, so pick one up!
http://www.quietpc.com/ie-en-eur/products/scythefans/slip-stream-120-pwm-hs

That site is great for fans though, so feel free to check out others. I assume it's a 120mm you need for the case, yes?

jack888 · 22-07-2011 2:51pm

Leman wrote: »

I personally use Scythe Slipstreams and love them to bits.

They recently came out with a PWM (4pin) version, so pick one up!
http://www.quietpc.com/ie-en-eur/products/scythefans/slip-stream-120-pwm-hs

That site is great for fans though, so feel free to check out others. I assume it's a 120mm you need for the case, yes?

Yep 120mm.

There is only 3 fan connections on motherboard, do some plug into the power supply?

Leman · 22-07-2011 2:59pm

jack888 wrote: »

Yep 120mm.

There is only 3 fan connections on motherboard, do some plug into the power supply?

You can plug fans directly into a molex plug (that fan I linked comes with an adaptor packaged with it) but it will ALWAYS run at max speed, instead of the variable/controlable speed the 4th wire in the PWM header allows it to do.

Some fans may simply come with a molex plug.

jack888 · 22-07-2011 3:14pm

Leman wrote: »

You can plug fans directly into a molex plug (that fan I linked comes with an adaptor packaged with it) but it will ALWAYS run at max speed, instead of the variable/controlable speed the 4th wire in the PWM header allows it to do.

Some fans may simply come with a molex plug.

What is a molex plug?

Leman · 22-07-2011 3:34pm

jack888 wrote: »

What is a molex plug?

These plugs.

jack888 · 22-07-2011 3:40pm

Leman wrote: »

These plugs.

Ah ok, so thats to plug into the power supply? and the other one is to plug into the motherboard?

Leman · 22-07-2011 3:43pm

jack888 wrote: »

Ah ok, so thats to plug into the power supply? and the other one is to plug into the motherboard?

Correct. The Molex ones come from the power supply, the 4pin PWM connector plugs into the motherboard.

jack888 · 22-07-2011 3:48pm

Leman wrote: »

Correct. The Molex ones come from the power supply, the 4pin PWM connector plugs into the motherboard.

Thanks, Ill get 2 of those you recommended, plug one into power supply and one into motherboard.

If its in power supply is it always on max speed or can I set it to low?

Fluffy88 · 22-07-2011 4:05pm

When it's plugged into the PSU it will be running at max all the time.

You could get a fan controller, then plug all your case fans into it and you can control the speeds at which they operate at. So when your browsing you could leave them on low and when your gaming turn them up.

Cheapest one on the site,
http://www.quietpc.com/ie-en-eur/products/casefanaccessories/kazeq
A full list of them(first one is just after half way down)
http://www.quietpc.com/ie-en-eur/products/casefanaccessories?sort=price&descending=yes&set=Set

Leman · 22-07-2011 4:19pm

jack888 wrote: »

Thanks, Ill get 2 of those you recommended, plug one into power supply and one into motherboard.

If its in power supply is it always on max speed or can I set it to low?

Ones plugged into the Power SUpply are always on max, while the PWM fans will ramp up when needed.

These fans are pretty quiet anyway (they are from QuietPC after all :P) so it won't matter too much.

jack888 · 22-07-2011 4:23pm

Fluffy88 wrote: »

When it's plugged into the PSU it will be running at max all the time.

You could get a fan controller, then plug all your case fans into it and you can control the speeds at which they operate at. So when your browsing you could leave them on low and when your gaming turn them up.

Cheapest one on the site,
http://www.quietpc.com/ie-en-eur/products/casefanaccessories/kazeq
A full list of them(first one is just after half way down)
http://www.quietpc.com/ie-en-eur/products/casefanaccessories?sort=price&descending=yes&set=Set

My case actually came with a fan controller, just didnt get around to installing it. Maybe Ill install, I do prefer controlling from within windows though.

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