Recent content by tuco

I am thinking of liquid cooling my CPU and possibly my graphics board, but I have run into space issues. I have enough room for all of the components except the radiator. My Antec Nine Hundred case does not have enough room anywhere to mount a 2x120 mm radiator. However, I do have room to mount...

My PSU is an Antec SMARTPOWER 450W, and I think it is failing me. I have heard that the model that I have is not the most reliable around, and also I think that my system may be too much for it to handle. When power is supplied to the unit (when it is plugged in and the switch on the PSU is...

I have been getting some strange readings from temperature programs, so I put my CPU back to stock speeds for experimentation. I used PC Probe 2, SpeedFan, Core Temp (I never have trusted it with Quads), and Intel's Thermal Analysis Tool. Just wondering, is TAT for mobile CPUs only? Anyway, the...

My current setup runs a bit too hot for my liking. My Q6600 is at 2.60 GHz and is already idling at 40 C and reaching 60 C under load. My CPU cooler is a Zalman CNPS9700, and it's a fairly decent cooler so I am sure that the problem is with my case. The case is an Antec Sonata II, and it has...

I currently have an ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard with an AMD X2 4600 CPU. I am wondering whether it would be better to stick with the same board and upgrade to the X2 6000, or buy an Intel P35 based board with an E6600. The upgrade would be made in July/August, and I'm wondering if the C2D line...

I have been thinking of upgrading my current X2 4600 to a 6000, as I have seen the 6000 priced for $30 less than what I bought my 4600 for in the fall. I am wondering how much better it is over the 4600, and whether they are known to overclock well.

I was in a store the other day, and noticed an ATI Radeon 9550 for sale. I expected the price to be around $80, but it was $129 Canada dollars (~110 USD). This seems a bit high for a three year old low-midrange card. No, it did not have TV-out, or any other special things. It was just...

I recently built a completely new computer, with an ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard. It is a socket AM2, because I wanted to use DDR2. The RAM that I bought was OCZ Platinum PC26400, and after assembling it and trying to install Windows, it kept locking up. At first, I thought the Windows CD was...