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Video cards keep dying because of heat. :(
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As far as dust goes, 9 out of 10 inlet fans have filters. GPU fan had no dust on it.
So my choice is GeForce 7000 series or HD 3000? Which one? I hear ATI is crap.
That duct idea is solid, I should give it a try.
From bottom to top/
tuner
sound
IDE
SCSI
firewire
The rig is solid, I plan to keep on using it, possibly past 2012 if we survive. Like I said, because of SCSI it's pretty fast. The only thing I see myself possibly needing is Athlon 64 to run Premiere. For now I'm using vegas. Now to build a new one I'd need about a grand, which I don't have, lol. Plus there is the sadness of loosing this monster, if you know what I mean. Just think about it, I don't need nothing new, so why spend money on brand new tech which in a year will become old and cost twice less?
When they drop support for XP and Windows 7 comes out, I might build a new rig.
Now, why do you guys keep saying I need a new PSU?
So my choice is GeForce 7000 series or HD 3000? Which one? I hear ATI is crap.
That duct idea is solid, I should give it a try.
From bottom to top/
tuner
sound
IDE
SCSI
firewire
The rig is solid, I plan to keep on using it, possibly past 2012 if we survive. Like I said, because of SCSI it's pretty fast. The only thing I see myself possibly needing is Athlon 64 to run Premiere. For now I'm using vegas. Now to build a new one I'd need about a grand, which I don't have, lol. Plus there is the sadness of loosing this monster, if you know what I mean. Just think about it, I don't need nothing new, so why spend money on brand new tech which in a year will become old and cost twice less?
When they drop support for XP and Windows 7 comes out, I might build a new rig.
Now, why do you guys keep saying I need a new PSU?
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I'd suggest using the top rear as exhuast too.. Keep a nice thermal going.
you dont need a grand to build a new one, there are alot of builds that would cost less than $400 and would spank that rig of yours im sure.
all this for $345, all you would need is your case (reused) and a new operating system
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops $55 cpu (processor)
Newegg.com - Foxconn A78AX-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards $65 motherboard (mobo)
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory $40 ram (memory)
Newegg.com - POWERCOLOR AX3850 512MD3 Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards $70 video card (gpu)
Newegg.com - Antec earthwatts EA430 430W ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies $40 psu (power supply)
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives $55 hard drive
Newegg.com - Sony Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1675A - CD / DVD Drives $20 DvD/CD drive
all this for $345, all you would need is your case (reused) and a new operating system
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops $55 cpu (processor)
Newegg.com - Foxconn A78AX-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards $65 motherboard (mobo)
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory $40 ram (memory)
Newegg.com - POWERCOLOR AX3850 512MD3 Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards $70 video card (gpu)
Newegg.com - Antec earthwatts EA430 430W ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies $40 psu (power supply)
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives $55 hard drive
Newegg.com - Sony Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1675A - CD / DVD Drives $20 DvD/CD drive
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lol, i see all kinds of wrong here.
1. system is dusty all over
2. no attempt at wire management
3. system is very old...and not worth upgrading
4. psu sucks
Just because you have SCSI drives doesnt mean the system is fast. Just because of the age and failure of upkeep...a $350 system would run circles around that thing.
we say you need a new psu because the psu is the most critical component in a system, think of it as the heart of the computer.
1. system is dusty all over
2. no attempt at wire management
3. system is very old...and not worth upgrading
4. psu sucks
Just because you have SCSI drives doesnt mean the system is fast. Just because of the age and failure of upkeep...a $350 system would run circles around that thing.
we say you need a new psu because the psu is the most critical component in a system, think of it as the heart of the computer.
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