Project: Rad In Mi Kitchen

Just turned it on for the first time....

I recorded my results and I'll put it on youtube for you guys in a sec.

But.... the top fan in the door of my case is making a really annoying sound, like it's scraping against something. I've no idea what it could be
 
I am now posting from Rad In Mi Kitchen :D

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

It really diminishes what my gfx card can do :D
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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?
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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 :D

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

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Some pics of the case:

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My keyboard display, while on load:

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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:
 
Thanks mate, I'm going to calibrate my monitor, I really love the Dell, it's actually amazing :D

Oh God, this pc is VERY addictive. I'm already thinking about what upgrades I'm going to do :o

I'm thinking that for my next upgrade I'm going to do one/some of the following:

  • Get some dye into the water or get coloured tubing
  • Watercool the mobo (not really needeed, but watercooling is very addictive :p)
  • Get a better ssd, like a revodrive or something
  • Add an EK multi res (already have a res, but I'm considering another one, just for funsies
  • More/better ram
  • Need to get some proper speakers, don't want to use my fatal1ty headset for everything
  • Some nice lighting in the case, like cathodes or something.
At the moment, I probably won't be doing any of the above for a long time, with the exception of the dye and the lighting, I'll be looking into that soon.

If anyone has any suggestions for upgrades, feel free. I'll be home in two weeks, and I'll probably be attempting some nice overclocking, and I'll install the rest of my games :)
 
Just clocked to 3.8ghz and cpu is idling at 37'c. Ouch is all I can say. I'm thinking I used a little too much thermal paste on the cpu, a lot more than what I used on the gpu.
 
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