Your PC ATM

Wile E · Oct 11, 2010

[H]@RD5TUFF said:
You'd think the case was made out of used toilet paper and garbage bags.

No wait let me guess that would be an improvement .

Toilet paper is highly underrated these days. lol

Velvet Wafer · Oct 11, 2010

Wile E said:
Toilet paper is highly underrated these days. lol

which should mean, everyone got brown fingers?

[Ion] · Oct 11, 2010

Radical_Edward said:
[Ion], Make sure to look at Cooler Master's webstore, they have refurbished cases there that are much cheaper than new, and look brand new to boot. (I know, that's where I got Lauren's 534 from, and they even included the side window panel, cost me a total of $32 dollars shipped. )

I'll definitely check that out, I got a GeminII from them for $11 shipped, it was $35 shipped from NE at the time

HammerON · Oct 11, 2010

So - moved my old i7 crunching rig to the Antec Nine Hundred case and reduced it to the measly X1650 gpu. Also had to change out the fan on the CM V8 as the original one was dying. The Noctua 120 fan is working great! I know the cable management sucks and right now I don't care as this is a pure cruncher and the airflow is awesome.

So here is my new rig minus the EK wb I bought as they "screwed" me:

Here is the problem with the EK wb:

Notice anything...

Wile E · Oct 11, 2010

lol. I think that's the first time I've seen a threadless screw.

HammerON · Oct 11, 2010

Me to and you should of heard me cuss when I got everything ready to build and went and opened the stupid plastic bag and pulled them out! I was like holy shit - you pay a premium for these blocks and the quality control is that bad? This is the first EK block I have bought and had (still do as this should be an easy fix) real high expectations.

Wile E · Oct 11, 2010

One mistake is by no means a solid indicator of a company's quality control. Double checking a screw for threads in anywhere but a screw factory is pretty outside of the norm. It's a screw, you just expect they are there.

Email support a pic, I bet they mail you a screw.

HammerON · Oct 11, 2010

I understand your point, but still it reflects on them overall. I will email them however I hope to have one before they mail one to me

Mussels · Oct 11, 2010

HammerON said:
I understand your point, but still it reflects on them overall. I will email them however I hope to have one before they mail one to me

what reflects on them is how they handle this - remember that THEY dont make the screws, they're sent them sealed in a bag they likely never looked at either.

Red_Machine · Oct 11, 2010

Hey guys, thought I'd throw my hat in the ring. This is the PC I have listed under my avatar. Shots of 3dfx-equipped Legacy PC will come soon!

Athlonite · Oct 11, 2010

Ha HammerON you got screwed mate easy fix though just take one screw with thread and jog down to the local hardware store...

I bet your email wins the tech support guy weirdest support mail of the month

@Red Machine is there a reason you have an floppy drive

Red_Machine · Oct 11, 2010

You mean other than because floppy drives are awesome?

I use it to get downloaded stuff onto my DOS machine, and also to do BIOS upgrades/downgrades etc.

Athlonite · Oct 11, 2010

er really you think they're awesome

I haven't done an DOS based BIOS flash in years widows is the only way to go
um if you use an 1GB usb stick and format it to FAT16 and turn on HDD emulation in you BIOS that's if it supports USB you should be able to get away with not using an floppy drive

whats the specs of you dos machine

[Ion] · Oct 11, 2010

That's a 'questionable' 600w PSU. I'd see about replacing it

Athlonite · Oct 11, 2010

[Ion] said:
That's a 'questionable' 600w PSU. I'd see about replacing it

I was going to mention that but you beat me to it

Red_Machine · Oct 11, 2010

Athlonite said:
er really you think they're awesome

Yes, I do.

Athlonite said:
um if you use an 1GB usb stick and format it to FAT16 and turn on HDD emulation in you BIOS that's if it supports USB you should be able to get away with not using an floppy drive

whats the specs of you dos machine

It has no USB ports. Toshiba Pentium 90Mhz laptop with a 2GB HHD and 40MB RAM. Linked via docking station to a 15-inch CRT.

Ion said:
That's a 'questionable' 600w PSU. I'd see about replacing it

Oh trust me, I know. I'm friends with crazyeyesreaper and he always likes to remind me what an idiot I was when building this machine originally.

He says I should have fried it already, considering I'm ruinning an OC'd GTS 250. I'll be looking at getting a new PSU, new mobo and new RAM at some point in the future. A new GPU would be nice too, but even the 550W Corsair he reccommended won't be enough to run much better than I already have, apparently...

MoonPig · Oct 11, 2010

99% anyone?

As you can see, i just have to stain the wood-filler i used

[Ion] · Oct 11, 2010

Red_Machine said:
Oh trust me, I know. I'm friends with crazyeyesreaper and he always likes to remind me what an idiot I was when building this machine originally. He says I should have fried it already, considering I'm ruinning an OC'd GTS 250. I'll be looking at getting a new PSU, new mobo and new RAM at some point in the future. A new GPU would be nice too, but even the 550W Corsair he reccommended won't be enough to run much better than I already have, apparently...

I'd much rather have a Corsair VX450w than that. I'd be surprised if that PSU could even do 400w+ for an extended period of time, even w/ horrible efficiency and bad voltage control. A TruePower New 550w would be a great choice for you. Enough for GTS250 SLI easily

Red_Machine · Oct 11, 2010

[Ion] said:
I'd much rather have a Corsair VX450w than that.

Do you mean you'd rather have that more than the SumVision or the Corsair? Apparently the 550W Corsair is rated at 550W continuous rather than peak.

[Ion] · Oct 11, 2010

Than the SumVision

The VX550w is a very decent PSU, especially for it's modest price. The SumVision looks terrible :shadedshu

Red_Machine · Oct 11, 2010

Yes, I know. It was cheap, and I was ignorant. I just saw 600W and went "Oooh! Must have that!" I think it cost me less than £20, actually...

Radical_Edward · Oct 11, 2010

Red_Machine, I think you should really get a new PSU... Once you do, manage those cables, it'll make your PC look so much nicer inside. Oh and a aftermarket CPU cooler wouldn't hurt. Sneekypeet is selling some good ones for really cheap right now.

MoonPig, your desk mod is looking great as normal.

[Ion] · Oct 11, 2010

Red_Machine said:
Yes, I know. It was cheap, and I was ignorant. I just saw 600W and went "Oooh! Must have that!" I think it cost me less than £20, actually...

Well, that's understandable. Without knowledge, we are all lost. That's why we're here to help you :laugh:

But if I had your PC, that would probably be the first thing I replaced. A bad PSU can take out quite a few other components if/when it goes

Red_Machine · Oct 11, 2010

Radical_Edward said:
Oh and a aftermarket CPU cooler wouldn't hurt. Sneekypeet is selling some good ones for really cheap right now.

That's why I had to replace my old CPU. I got it OEM without a cooler, and the cheap one I bought was awful. Idling at around 63 degrees. :\ The stock one that came with my Athlon X2 250 is much better. Idles at around 26-33 degrees.

[Ion] said:
Well, that's understandable. Without knowledge, we are all lost. That's why we're here to help you

But if I had your PC, that would probably be the first thing I replaced. A bad PSU can take out quite a few other components if/when it goes

Yup. Had no issue with it so far, tho. Even was happy with a 1GB 8800GT Extreme Edition I had for a day. (Needed to return it because it was overheating

)

brandonwh64 · Oct 11, 2010

Get a coolermaster 212 for that cpu and it should stay at very low temps

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Display(s)	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
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