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Upgrading PC over next week or so will post pics up when building begins.
Spec -
Motherboard - Asus P8Z68 Deluxe
CPU - Intel i7 2600K 3.4ghz
CPU Cooler - Corsair A70
Ram - 2 X 4gb Corsair Vengance (Blue) DDR3 1600mhz
Asus GTX 580 DirectCU II
Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb Sata III
DVD - Samsung Sata DVD RW
Case - Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced
Nice mate, BF3 upgrade FTW hehe
That mobo and RAM will look good together :up:
Just remember what I said about the first RAM slot and the Corsair A70 - you may have to use the "B" channel.
Yeah will do, not looked at that yet
Pictures?
When i get all parts, just waiting for CPU to arrive
You all up and running now then?
Yes up and running, just getting all software i use installed. Had a couple of teething problems and have been busy so has taken longer than expected. Will post pics etc as soon as i get time. lol
Cool mate.
Which soundcard did you go for in the end?
No build log, pictures etc tsk tsk.
Looking good mate :up:
Did you get the sound card working? Or are you going to get a Xonar?
Got the Asus sound card (came Tuesday) lol and is working well.
right - i had CPU temp issue when i initially got pc running it was sat at around 44oc could not see why so checked Bios and noticed i did not have the latest one so flashed to new one and cpu temp now sits between 20 and 26oc. Very good motherboard would highly recommend !!
Very good case loads of room and is well designed and well built. Very well ventilated come with 3 fans and room for more, also ready to fit rads etc.
Also noticed something else - the Corsair A70 cpu cooler always sits at the same rpm @ around 1550rpm even though the mobo is set to adjust fan speed depending on temps. I ran the fan Fan Xpert utillity wich runs fan from 0% - 100% speed test and it stays the same speed wether at 20% or 100% ????
The A70 probably doesn't need to spin up and more as the cpu is within a certain temp range.
As for FanXpert do you have to set "manual control" in the BIOS?
Just a thought ..... I haven't had much time to have a play with my 2600k yet :(
I want it too slow down if temps drop
Tried numerous things now to alter cpu fan speed and no matter what i try it stay at 1550rpm ??
What you done with your old stuff?....mobo/cpu/ram?
Did you not get a voltage stepdown adapter (my mind has gone blank as to what they are actually called lol) for the fans?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bully
And are the fans PWM or 3 pin on the A70?
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I am using the adapter that came with the A70 as not using it keeps it at a constant 1600rpm. The connectors are 3 pin.
How's everything going then?
Sound and GFX good in BF3?
Have you ran 3DMark 11 yet?
All very good, i ran 3DMark 11 but cant remember score i only have free version. It seemed a low score to me.
Oh yeah I remember now, it was a good score IIRC
You should run it again and post here :up:
P6509 3DMarks