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« Reply #15 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 11:05:38 » |
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i've just recently upgraded my PSU to a Corsair TX650w from this thing http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119227i was going to sell it if anyone is interested? it is only 5 months old and was a stop gap until i could afford something better for overclocking and powering a decent graphics card. Which i'm purchasing next month  |
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« Reply #16 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 12:16:50 » |
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Depending on your motherboard there are sometimes options in the BIOS to run the fans at less voltage.
Or you could get a dedicated fan controller which goes in a free bay slot.
What other fans did you purchase Sam?
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« Reply #17 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 13:08:14 » |
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the only fan i can here in my machine is my graphics card. it's noisy as hell which is another reason i'm upgrading.
my other two fans are Arctic Cooler & Coolermaster. You could also include my Freezer Pro too. they are all silent.
I'm currently searching for a 120mm x 15mm fan for my case. There is room for a 120mm fan where my 80mm Arctic Cooler is yet the amount of air being shifted is on par with a kittens fart.
A 25mm wide fan wont do as my HD is sat directly in front of it and the fan encroaches by at least 5mm.
I'm also thinking of getting a better Midi Tower case for better air flow etc. Mine's currently a Cooler Master Elite 330.
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« Reply #18 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 13:09:01 » |
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I only bought a 120mm case fan, I already had a 80mm case fan and there was a 120mm fan already in the new Coolermaster case. The PSU has a 120mm fan as well.
I don't think my mobo BIOS has the ability to alter the fan voltage, plus I've only got one chassis fan plug on the mobo and the rest are connected by molex.
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« Reply #19 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:12:24 » |
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I only bought a 120mm case fan, I already had a 80mm case fan and there was a 120mm fan already in the new Coolermaster case. The PSU has a 120mm fan as well.
I don't think my mobo BIOS has the ability to alter the fan voltage, plus I've only got one chassis fan plug on the mobo and the rest are connected by molex.
I meant what brand? Best thing to do is read the reviews, the specifications give you a good idea but they bullshit a lot because they know most people won't test them. |
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« Reply #20 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:17:24 » |
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To swap over voltages of fans the easiest way is to follow these instructions, its just a case of swapping over connectors in the molex e.g. yellow and red together = 7v, red and the closest block connector = 5v, yellow and black closest block = 12v.
Pretty easy to change the molex pins around mate.
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« Reply #21 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:17:53 » |
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« Reply #22 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:33:03 » |
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No point now, my PC's dead  Got home from work and went to turn it on... nothing. Absolutely dead. It won't even POST, no power what-so-ever. I've stripped it down to a barebone system and still had no luck. I've tried clearing the CMOS and that doesn't work. I've tried my old PSU as well but that didn't work. I've come to the conclusion either the mobo or CPU is fried. It's a right fucker, was working fine last night when I shut it down and now nothing. Must've been a power surge during the day or something. |
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« Reply #23 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:35:51 » |
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Have you checked it's plugged in?
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« Reply #24 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:37:26 » |
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If the mobo or CPU was fried it should still boot into something - you should get fans running and warning beeps galore - but the fans should run.....
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« Reply #25 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:38:21 » |
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Yes, I'm not that stupid! Have you checked it's plugged in?
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« Reply #26 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:39:11 » |
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Have you tried a different plug / cabley thing. It should do something.
Fuse?
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« Reply #27 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:41:08 » |
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If the mobo has gone you will get nothing whatsoever, no posting no beeps...nowt. if the CPU has gone sometimes you get a posting but not always, do you have a friend with a spare socket (insert chip...478,775,AM2 here) CPU?
Thats my first port of call for a non posting mobo, if you try a chip that is known to be good then the mobo is definatly gone.
...one other thing....
I am not suggesting you have not looked at it...or that you would ignore summut so silly...
Have you checked the fuse in the PSU power lead? if you have tried another PSU was it on the same power cable?
Just a thought mate.
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« Reply #28 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:41:24 » |
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are there any lights on in your house?
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« Reply #29 on: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 18:41:34 » |
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Have you tried a different plug / cabley thing. It should do something.
Fuse?
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