My new game machine... - Page 15

TQ · 05-18-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by zsaz1029

Ohm's Law!!! Yes, I'm just trying to feel like I have a (small) clue about what's being discussed.

That's more than I've got.

TQ · 05-25-2008, 07:11 AM

It's done, and except for a bad moment when we thought we had a defective motherboard - it wasn't booting from the DVD - the build was a success.
Turns out the Ideazon USB gaming keyboard (the lovely and cool Merc Stealth) was the culprit. As soon as I plugged in an old PS/2 clatterer we were on our way to config town.
(Note to board makers: don't ditch those legacy PS/2 ports, ever! )

Once that little scare was out of the way we got Vista Business64 installed, updated and I did a little tweaking of the OS.

The CPU is running at its default of 3.0. I haven't gone into the BIOS except to poke around a bit and to force the DVD to the first of the line in the boot sequence, but it's working.

One little weirdness...it's either the Zalman or the GTX's cooling fan, but one or the other is running at a screamingly loud rate. I need to crack the case to see which one it is but it's very noticeable. I would have done it yesterday but after building two machines we were pretty beat and decided to drink instead. I kept to my rule that are three things one never does while drinking: Drive, shoot and work on computers.

Oh, a shout out to Zalman: they now ship with their HSF's a bottle of cooling paste complete with a brush applicator. Nice. No more gooey finger tips.

ctal · 05-25-2008, 07:30 AM

Outstanding!

The recent Asus boards have done away with the PS/2 mouse port, although they still have a PS/2 keyboard port. The recent Gigabyte's have both.

-- Al

TQ · 05-25-2008, 07:37 AM

I'd be in there right now installing the tools I need for diagnostics and benchmarking, but my nephew's in there on the sleeper sofa.

I need to post the various speeds at which everything is running, but that unconscious teenager is in the way...which reminds me...I've got to get his OS loaded.

traveler · 05-25-2008, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TQ

[snip]

Nice. No more gooey finger tips.

I put a plastic baggie over my finger....

TQ · 05-26-2008, 06:40 AM

But now it's like painting your masterpiece...a series of brush strokes and you can see the Mona Lisa on your heat spreader.
Unless you prefer Dali, but that would mean you've got paste dripping down its sides...

XJ. · 05-26-2008, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TQ

. I kept to my rule that are three things one never does while drinking: Drive, shoot and work on computers.

After my last computer build (corrupted a SATA drive), I'm thinking I'd enjoy it much more if I did drink

05-25-2008, 07:11 AM	#212
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,405	Re: My new game machine... It's done, and except for a bad moment when we thought we had a defective motherboard - it wasn't booting from the DVD - the build was a success. Turns out the Ideazon USB gaming keyboard (the lovely and cool Merc Stealth) was the culprit. As soon as I plugged in an old PS/2 clatterer we were on our way to config town. (Note to board makers: don't ditch those legacy PS/2 ports, ever! ) Once that little scare was out of the way we got Vista Business64 installed, updated and I did a little tweaking of the OS. The CPU is running at its default of 3.0. I haven't gone into the BIOS except to poke around a bit and to force the DVD to the first of the line in the boot sequence, but it's working. One little weirdness...it's either the Zalman or the GTX's cooling fan, but one or the other is running at a screamingly loud rate. I need to crack the case to see which one it is but it's very noticeable. I would have done it yesterday but after building two machines we were pretty beat and decided to drink instead. I kept to my rule that are three things one never does while drinking: Drive, shoot and work on computers. Oh, a shout out to Zalman: they now ship with their HSF's a bottle of cooling paste complete with a brush applicator. Nice. No more gooey finger tips. __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/Sapphire X1950XT/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/eVGA 8800GTX/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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05-25-2008, 07:30 AM	#213
ctal Eschews Obfuscation Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 1,125	Re: My new game machine... Outstanding! The recent Asus boards have done away with the PS/2 mouse port, although they still have a PS/2 keyboard port. The recent Gigabyte's have both. -- Al __________________ "I didn't say I didn't say it. I said that I didn't say that I said it. I want to make that very clear." -- George Romney, in 1968, while campaigning for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
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05-25-2008, 07:37 AM	#214
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,405	Re: My new game machine... I'd be in there right now installing the tools I need for diagnostics and benchmarking, but my nephew's in there on the sleeper sofa. I need to post the various speeds at which everything is running, but that unconscious teenager is in the way...which reminds me...I've got to get his OS loaded. __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/Sapphire X1950XT/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/eVGA 8800GTX/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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05-26-2008, 06:40 AM	#216
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,405	Re: My new game machine... But now it's like painting your masterpiece...a series of brush strokes and you can see the Mona Lisa on your heat spreader. Unless you prefer Dali, but that would mean you've got paste dripping down its sides... __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/Sapphire X1950XT/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/eVGA 8800GTX/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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