Project: Rad In Mi Kitchen

scrlk · 27 Oct 2010 at 18:13

About time!

TheCenturion · 27 Oct 2010 at 18:30

I am now posting from Rad In Mi Kitchen

Okay, here's what I've done so far:

Installed latest GPU drivers
Installed GPU-z
Installed motherboard drivers from disk
Connected to Net
Installed Microsoft Security Essentials
Installed Steam

I might get the latest mobo drivers from the net. I think I'm going to tidy up then unpack my dell 23", g15 and g9

scrlk · 27 Oct 2010 at 19:44

I take that the 23" Dell is IPS considering the other high end parts?

TheCenturion · 27 Oct 2010 at 19:50

Of course, you know it!

Just installed the monitor, and it's a beauty

Jamiman · 27 Oct 2010 at 21:26

wish i had a monitor that wasn't a 15" CRT

It really diminishes what my gfx card can do

thingemajib · 27 Oct 2010 at 21:51

TheCenturion said:
I had no idea why it was making that noise, so I kicked it and it's fine now

i find i have to do that a lot. clicking, scraping, buzzing, rattling all solved with a quick kick/rock.

Who says violence doesnt solve anything?

TheCenturion · 27 Oct 2010 at 23:13

Jamiman said:
wish i had a monitor that wasn't a 15" CRT

It really diminishes what my gfx card can do

Don't worry, look at my vid. I was on a 15" too. In fact, today was the first time I've ever used a widescreen monitor

thingemajib said:
i find i have to do that a lot. clicking, scraping, buzzing, rattling all solved with a quick kick/rock.

Who says violence doesnt solve anything?

Violence > All

Speaking of which I just played GTA. Full settings, 1920x1080. Looked great. Then I quit and quickly loaded gpu-z. Gpu temp was 39'c. Not bad

Also, would someone please be kind enough to recommend some good free software for reading cpu temp? Everest and the like all cost funds

Jamiman · 27 Oct 2010 at 23:23

Try speedfan

Read temps and lets you adjust FAn speeds manually (if they are on a motherboard header anyway)

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

TheCenturion · 27 Oct 2010 at 23:37

Thanks a lot

It's pretty good. I'm going to get the speedfan app for my g15 too

TheCenturion · 28 Oct 2010 at 00:09

hmm, having only ever used stock air cooling in the past, I never bothered with temps. But my cpu is running at 40'c idle, when I turn the fan speed down to 700rpm. The only thing I can hear is my pump lol. Does that temp sound about right?

Jamiman · 28 Oct 2010 at 00:26

Well, the lower the better, but 40 is fine. Might wanna ramp it up when your gaming, or doing CPU intensive stuff, just to be on the safe side.

TheCenturion · 28 Oct 2010 at 00:27

Thanks

Jamiman · 28 Oct 2010 at 00:42

No worries

I build my New 'Budget' PC next week

So excited i have to come and excessively post all over OC

piggin · 28 Oct 2010 at 06:44

The temps on the cpu are ok.
Do you have the chip overclocked ?

EniGmA1981 · 28 Oct 2010 at 07:21

Open Hardware Monitor is the best all in one temp monitoring tool I've used

Looks almost the same as HWMonitor but has an on-streen gadget like everest - and it's freeware

That'll monitor your temps, fan speeds, cpu speeds, voltage, gpu temp etc... great app

TheCenturion · 28 Oct 2010 at 17:49

thanks, just checked out openhardware monitor
No it's not overclocked yet.

After a heavy GTA session, the cpu peaked at 51c and the gpu peaked at 45c. Not bad, except the tubing does feel quite warm and the radiator still feels very cold

Freelanc3r · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:33

TheCenturion said:
thanks, just checked out openhardware monitor
No it's not overclocked yet.

After a heavy GTA session, the cpu peaked at 51c and the gpu peaked at 45c. Not bad, except the tubing does feel quite warm and the radiator still feels very cold

Picspicspics

TheCenturion · 29 Oct 2010 at 17:08

This came with my psu. It just appears to be a power switch that can be plugged into a pci port. Can someone confirm this?

Some pics of the case:

My keyboard display, while on load:

to be honest, I'm very surprised that my cpu is a higher temp than my gpu. First of all the gpu produces more heat, and not only that but the cpu is first in the loop :confused:

Uvo · 29 Oct 2010 at 17:37

TheCenturion said:
This came with my psu. It just appears to be a power switch that can be plugged into a pci port. Can someone confirm this?

seems to be a "overclocking key" apparently.
used to group the individual 12v rails into a single 12v rail.

either controlled permanently via a jumper on the PSU or via this switch.
only to be pressed when the power supply is switched off.
odd thing to have in a PCI slot imo :|

TheCenturion · 29 Oct 2010 at 17:39

Okay thanks

I think I'll just overclock without this thing attached then.