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Frozennova

Frozennova

Frozennova

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Not a massive achievement by the standards of you guys but I'll be stomping my way into the OCUK top 500 sometime tomorrow morning.

Oh and I should start getting my A3 bonuses monday or tuesday if production continues as is, shame the computer in the bedroom due to living with the better halfs parents and she won't let me leave it all night.
 
You are in 70th place if you ignore all the non-folders. Slackers do not count in the rankings in any way, shape or form. Be happy you are in the top 70!
 
SiriusB said:
You are in 70th place if you ignore all the non-folders. Slackers do not count in the rankings in any way, shape or form. Be happy you are in the top 70!
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I stuck at 84 once I :eek: at my electric bill! (Was a dedicated quad, PC dual core, PS3 on 24/7).
 
frozennova said:
25th top producer as well :) might soon be time to get a gpu in the rig
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Do it :D Any idea what?


Methinks it's time for me to sell a couple of spare cards. Had an 8600GTS lying around for a few months now, and my 9600GT is soon to become redundant due to a single-slotted upgrade :cool:
 
Preferably something that doesnt produce too much heat not exacly in the best case on the planet, and also something cheap as chips.

Can I run a second card in a PCI-e 1x slot?
 
frozennova said:
Preferably something that doesnt produce too much heat not exacly in the best case on the planet, and also something cheap as chips.

Can I run a second card in a PCI-e 1x slot?
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The short answer is yes, the long answer is it's a bit more complicated. Firstly, you normally have to remove the end of the x1 slot to physically fit a graphics card in, although there are a couple of x1 graphics cards floating around - these are usually very slow cards anyway, and not worth folding on. Details on how to remove the end of the slot here.
Secondly, a PCI-e x1 slot only provides 25W power, unlike a x16 slot which provides 75W. This means you have to be using a card which draws <25W (unlikely) or <100W with a 6-pin adaptor (or <175W with two 6-pin adapters, etc). However, not all cards will follow this principle, presumably because they require more than 25W from the PCI-e slot for whatever reason. The safest way is to buy a card you either know will work in a x1 slot, or one that you're happy running in a x16 slot/can easily sell with minimal hassle if it won't work in a x1 slot.

The 8600GTS I have is apparently meant to draw 75W, but doesn't have a 6-pin power connector, so wouldn't work in a x1 slot. The 9600GT I have is meant to draw 95W and has a 6-pin power connector so may work in a x1 slot, but I haven't tried it so don't know for sure.
According to the 'bay they're going for £40+ inc postage, I could knock a tenner off that if you're interested?
 
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