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    Upgrading PC over next week or so will post pics up when building begins.

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    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
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    Asus Xonar DX ~ Seasonic M12 700 watt PSU ~ Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced ~ Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

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    Nice mate, BF3 upgrade FTW
    That mobo and RAM will look good together
    Just remember what I said about the first RAM slot and the Corsair A70 - you may have to use the "B" channel.
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    Yeah will do, not looked at that yet
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    Asus Xonar DX ~ Seasonic M12 700 watt PSU ~ Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced ~ Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

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    Pictures?

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    When i get all parts, just waiting for CPU to arrive
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    Asus Xonar DX ~ Seasonic M12 700 watt PSU ~ Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced ~ Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

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    You all up and running now then?
    Main PC :
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    | Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB 3200MHz
    | ASUS TUF RTX 3060 OC Edition 12GB
    | Samsung 980 PRO 1TB NVMe
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    | Sound Blaster AE-7
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    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
    Asus P8Z68 Deluxe ~ Intel i7 2600K 3.4ghz ~ Corsair A70 ~ 8GB Corsair Vengance (Blue) ~ Asus GTX 580 DirectCU II ~
    Asus Xonar DX ~ Seasonic M12 700 watt PSU ~ Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced ~ Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

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    Cool mate.
    Which soundcard did you go for in the end?
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    No build log, pictures etc tsk tsk.

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    Asus Xonar DX ~ Seasonic M12 700 watt PSU ~ Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced ~ Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

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    Looking good mate
    Did you get the sound card working? Or are you going to get a Xonar?
    Main PC :
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    | Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB 3200MHz
    | ASUS TUF RTX 3060 OC Edition 12GB
    | Samsung 980 PRO 1TB NVMe
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    | Sound Blaster AE-7
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    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.
    Asus P8Z68 Deluxe ~ Intel i7 2600K 3.4ghz ~ Corsair A70 ~ 8GB Corsair Vengance (Blue) ~ Asus GTX 580 DirectCU II ~
    Asus Xonar DX ~ Seasonic M12 700 watt PSU ~ Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced ~ Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

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    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% ????
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    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
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    | Samsung 980 PRO 1TB NVMe
    | Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe
    | Sound Blaster AE-7
    | Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE LCD
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    I want it too slow down if temps drop
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    Asus Xonar DX ~ Seasonic M12 700 watt PSU ~ Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced ~ Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

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