Spec Check Please?

Mei said:
most importantly, is it fast!? :)
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It is very fast!

I need to optimise my SSD as I feel it is operating with the handbrake on however, that could all be down to Windows 8 rather than the SSD.

I need to do some tests on Prime etc and make sure system is running optimal.

Once i'm happy with that, i'll order some new fans this week and get ready to overclock :D
 
Mei said:
which is it the Samsung?
should be good
you did ahci and intel port?
and yeh u just got to download some tools :)
I only have hdtune installed on mine but theres lots of them
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I have a Samsung 830.

I enabled AHCI.

How do I enable the Intel Port?
 
Mei said:
just to let u know I got the same error as u on windows 8 ><
with both the regular and beta version
kinda lame
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I know, very lame!

I am currently having trouble with my graphics card too, the display seems a little blurry.

Don't think there is a Windows 8 version for a Gigabyte 7950? :confused:

Need to do some research tonight to find different drivers.
 
Managed to get Battlefield 3 running last night on Windows 8 and it was amaZing!

I then remembered about Dolby Headphone setting in Asus's soundcard options and well, it does exactly what it says on the tin, it helps you locate enemies via positional sound so i'm very happy :D.

I'm going to give Windows 8 a chance, i've got everything running now, just SSD left to optimise so I think I will stick with Windows 8 :)
 
Mei said:
can i ask did u use the same drivers i pointed at?
some1 just advised me to use windows7 drivers on it but i thought they were the same driver!?
i duno but i had nightmares lol

i think if u can get it doing everything u want keep it yep :)
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I used those drivers that you suggested yeah mate :)

I tried to install them at the weekend and I thought I was successful but my screen was blurry and I re-checked device manager and noticed that the drivers did not install properly first time round, so installed the graphics card drivers you suggested yesterday and all was good :D
 
Totally Dubbed said:
BLOODY HELL! that cooler is a BEAST haha
Here's my suggestion:
Move your HDDs and SSD to the lower rack, and remove that top rack -> you'll have better air flow through the case from the front.

And yeah man - I'll try it now :D!
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Did you try the fans? Pictures? How did it go? :p
 
I have decided to get 1 more intake fan and put one fan in the rear exhaust.

I am thinking about taking out the fractal fan from the front and use that as the top rear exhaust.

Then put either the following fans at the front of the case as intake.

2 x Thermalright TY-150

or

2 x Corsair AF140

Which one out of these two should I go for?

The Fractal Design R4 case has a fan controller so would someone be able to advise where best to plug everything in e.g. which fans into the motherboard, which fans connected to the fan controller etc?

Advice required please :)
 
Totally Dubbed said:
I can't advise on air flow. But again, fractal fan on the top will make a very loud noise.

As for which and where:
The controller allows a continues voltage to it.
In other words, the fan mobos operate based on your motherboard temps, and the ones that aren't connected to the mobo, are ones you control yourself.

For me, I'll have the front two only, on the controller. The rest, ie. The top and bottom, will be in the motherboard.
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Yeah I do not want my PC to be loud.

Which means maybe I should just buy 2 x Fans as intake and leave it as that.

I'd rather have the Thermaltake/Corsair fans instead of the Fractal ones which means i would have one spare fan to put somewhere.

When I put 12V through my fans, they are a little louder, now I have my CPU cooler plugged into the controller at the front, and I can't work out if its the CPU Cooler fans that are loud or the Fractal fans.

The only way I know will be to disconnect the front Fractal fan, then put 12V through the CPU Cooler and see if it sounds the same as before - if it does, then it is likely the Noctua fans are the loudest at 12V.

If this proves not to be the case, then it will point the loudness issue to the front top Fractal fan.

The PC is very quiet so anyone reading this do not be mistaken, I just want it to be more quiet thats all :D
 
Totally Dubbed said:
Wait wait...cpu cooler in controller!?
That in my opinion is highly dangerous to do..

And well, to do with your setup - don't know what to suggest really. But definitely try the fractal up top. It will be louder than any fan you'll hear on your system.
As much as i like the fractal case look, i feel there are very basic and silly mistakes that have been done in the design process of it.
Ie. Fans being much louder when on metal grills.
Motherboard, sata connections - mean the hole isn't well placed at all for more than 5 sata connections.
Clearance off the ground is next to nothing, especially seeing as the psu, is just probably downward facing
The lack of case fan screws that aren't included
The lack of any padding to protect the case door making noise when closed....the list goes on.
I'm surprised i didn't read any of these things when I read and watch reviews.
So many things on my rig i feel need explaining....
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I think I have the CPU Cooler plugged into the controller, not 100% tbh so will double check tonight.

I myself hope the CPU Cooler is plugged into the Motherboard as youve highlighted :)

With regards to the case, i'm totally with you on the small things that make a difference.

However, I will not complain because I wanted a cheapish case which was stylish and silent, then overclocking etc comes after as that was not the priority for me.

I'm sure every case has pro's and con's :)
 
Mei said:
hehe if they made them perfect modders would get bored :)
i agree with height off the ground, maybe they should start selling extra tall feet
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Definitely needed some height off the ground, I have now realised that I cannot have a fan by the PSU because of this reason.

So in total I am planing on having 2 x intake, 1 x exhaust and 2 x on the CPU Cooler.

5 Fans in total, don't know if that will be sufficient without sacrificing on noise, we shall see :)
 
Mei said:
i think having a low spinning one there might do a bit tho, as its basicly blowing straight into the gfx card, where its needed
does the bottom dust filter cover that slot too? i forget
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Yeah could spin this fan on low speed...I believe the dust filter does cover the slot but will have to check tonight lol :(
 
I had a look in the case and can confirm that at the bottom there is a dust filter which covers the PSU and extra space for the fan.
 
Mei said:
i think having a low spinning one there might do a bit tho, as its basicly blowing straight into the gfx card, where its needed
does the bottom dust filter cover that slot too? i forget
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I added a fan from my old pc and had it as an intake so that it blew air into the graphics card.

Temperatures dropped about 2-3C which is good for a 6 year old fan :P

I had to have the old fan on the lowest setting otherwise it was too loud, so I will add a more decent fan which creates less noise here :)
 
Totally Dubbed said:
Wait wait...cpu cooler in controller!?
That in my opinion is highly dangerous to do..
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It was me being silly :rolleyes:

I checked last night and the CPU Cooler is plugged into the CPU Cooler Pins on the motherboard :D

The back exhaust fan and the front top intake fan (both fractals) are the fans that were connected to the Fan Controller at the front.

The fractal fans are the fans that I can hear when turned up at 12V :(:mad:

I am thinking of replacing these with more quieter fans? e.g. Thermaltake/Corsair? :confused:
 
Mei said:
i forget what them fractals run at, think its 1000rpm
they shouldnt be that loud?
tho what they are blowing against often has something to do with it
you could just use ur fan controller and turn them down? hehe

anyway i like the look of these for case fans
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-029-NB&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=1816
seem pretty good value with extras you get with them, they use bolts and rubber gromets which is nice, means they should last
and it depends if you are going to use that fan controller what speed fans would be best i think :)
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The Fractal fans run at 1000 RPM.

At 12V they are not THAT loud, i'm just being fussy :p

Ideally, I would have more case fans and run them all at 7V to keep the noise down :)

I really want to use the existing fan controller however, I may get an additional fan controller, not really sure if I need that though.
 
I did a Prime95 test for 10 minutes yesterday (the quick one) and my CPU temperature hit 81 on load!!! - Bare in mind that I only have 1 exhaust fan and 1 intake fan.

On idle the temperature was around ~30-35 which is okay.

What are people's views on this? More case fans would help keep the CPU temperature down? Or have I set something up incorrectly or possibly, a bad CPU Cooler mount?

I have left the BIOS settings as default, could my voltage on the motherboard be set automatically which is too high?

Please note, I have not overclocked yet...
 
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Mei said:
hm 80 does seem a little high
how fast does it reach that temp?
reason i ask is bcos if it goes to 80 fast its usually a sign the heatsink isnt making good enough contact, but if it goes to say 50 then just slowly keeps creeping up then its more likely airflow
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It slowly creeps up, then slowly creeps down during cool down.

I think it is an airflow issue thats all :)
 
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