Computer hardware megathread, or "why does my Pentium 3 get poor FPS"

[HEMI]

I'm actually thinking of taking everything out this weekend and picking up a few cans of flat black paint. The back is unpainted too, and in my opinion, looks terrible. I wish they still sold the COOLERMASTER 912 HAF Plus, it was painted black on the inside and had a few more features. But I'm not really to complain, this is a damn good case for $60. And yes, I will take plenty of pics with the new cooler. I'll probably set it up so the intake fans on the top help with cooling the heatsink too. The LED fans in my case are amazing. Their airflow is unheard of, especially when you group 2 together. (COOLERMASTER Sickleflow) But I only grabbed 4, since I was hoping to get full liquid cooling, like a Corsair H100. But it's not really in the budget, and I think this would look much better once I get LED's on it.

Already a step ahead of you with that painting idea Got the hard drive cage done. I won't be putting it back in, but it was good practice. Also, it may not look like it in the picture, but it is matte black paint. Now to rip apart my whole rig to be painted

[SeaDooSnipe]

I feel a sense of accomplishment. 100% stable.

[OMGWTFBBQ]

Will this: http://ark.intel.com/products/52210

Fit in this: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...odTypeId=12454

[Pac]

Will this: http://ark.intel.com/products/52210

Fit in this: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...odTypeId=12454

No, i5 2500K need a LGA1155 socket, and your mobo' is a LGA1156.

Processor upgrade information
Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:

Intel Core i7-8xx (Lynnfield core)
Intel Core i5-7xx (Lynnfield core)
Intel Core i5-6xx (Clarkdale core)
Intel Core i3-5xx (Clarkdale core)

[OMGWTFBBQ]

No, i5 2500K need a LGA1155 socket, and your mobo' is a LGA1156.

What do I need to change/buy to make it fit?

[SeaDooSnipe]

What do I need to change/buy to make it fit?

Well, if you want that specific CPU, then you have to get a new motherboard. Take a look at my signature, I have a quite decent motherboard for the money that is an 1155 socket. Plus it has 3 PCI slots with a good amount of space for another card. If you want to keep your motherboard, you have to get an 1156 socket CPU, such as this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115221 or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115220
It's basically up to you, keep the motherboard or keep the CPU you want. IIRC the Clarkdale doesn't get as good of performance, but still would be a great gaming chip.

[SeaDooSnipe]

Got the new cooler in, and going to hopefully order 4 more of these Sickleflows sometime to get the whole case to be matching with Green LED's. With this setup I'm getting 35C idle and 50C running Prime95 for 6 hours. Now I have to get new LED's for the front, rear exhaust and side case. Then an SSD and I'm done modding this babes out.

[piemaster-p]

Got the new cooler in, and going to hopefully order 4 more of these Sickleflows sometime to get the whole case to be matching with Green LED's. With this setup I'm getting 35C idle and 50C running Prime95 for 6 hours. Now I have to get new LED's for the front, rear exhaust and side case. Then an SSD and I'm done modding this babes out.

Is that a 212+ with the push-pull Sickleflow's on it?

[SeaDooSnipe]

Is that a 212+ with the push-pull Sickleflow's on it?

Yup.

[piemaster-p]

Yup.

Fanceh. I am going to try to sell my CPU, and purchase an x4 955 and overclock it. The cooler looks pretty beast with those fans on it. Does it fit 120mm fans?

[SeaDooSnipe]

Fanceh. I am going to try to sell my CPU, and purchase an x4 955 and overclock it. The cooler looks pretty beast with those fans on it. Does it fit 120mm fans?

Any 120mm fan works with this cooler. And it has a bracket to place another one on it. Only reason why I went with my Sickleflows is because they are HAWT. :P
Just don't use the thermal paste it comes with.. It's crap. I reapplied some Arctic Silver and my temps went down about 5C. The stuff they give you is almost a really thick motor oil. 30C idle, 45C when gaming and 50C when running Prime95. Never gotten above 50C with this ever since I replaced the thermal paste.

So I'd say this cooler is quite a bit better, here are 2 comparisons. Before and after, all running Prime95 for the exact same amount of time.

*stock cooler is the first pic, my 212 evo is the second

[metalmuncher]

Got the new cooler in, and going to hopefully order 4 more of these Sickleflows sometime to get the whole case to be matching with Green LED's. With this setup I'm getting 35C idle and 50C running Prime95 for 6 hours. Now I have to get new LED's for the front, rear exhaust and side case. Then an SSD and I'm done modding this babes out.

Looks awesome. As for SSDs, I'd take a look around for the reliability/warranty of the SSD over anything else. You will notice a huge improvement in performance with any current-gen SSD. I got a 60GB low-end SATAII Sandisk Ultra SSD for a spare computer and it blows away my bro's HDD-based PC which has probably twice the CPU performance. Reliable manufacturers I think are: Intel (Custom firmware that is very stable, makes own NAND), Crucial/Micron (They make their own NAND/Controller, also nice firmware updates that bring performance increases), Samsung, and then all the companies that use run-of-the-mill SandForce controllers/firmware.

[SeaDooSnipe]

Looks awesome. As for SSDs, I'd take a look around for the reliability/warranty of the SSD over anything else. You will notice a huge improvement in performance with any current-gen SSD. I got a 60GB low-end SATAII Sandisk Ultra SSD for a spare computer and it blows away my bro's HDD-based PC which has probably twice the CPU performance. Reliable manufacturers I think are: Intel (Custom firmware that is very stable, makes own NAND), Crucial/Micron (They make their own NAND/Controller, also nice firmware updates that bring performance increases), Samsung, and then all the companies that use run-of-the-mill SandForce controllers/firmware.

I'm thinking of either a 128 GB Crucial M4 or a 256 GB Crucial M4.

[metalmuncher]

I'm thinking of either a 128 GB Crucial M4 or a 256 GB Crucial M4.

I have the 128GB M4, performs brilliantly. It takes a few seconds from POST to loading the login screen, and another second from login to the desktop, even while some of the other programs are still loading from the SSD, I can load Chrome instantly.

[SeaDooSnipe]

I have the 128GB M4, performs brilliantly. It takes a few seconds from POST to loading the login screen, and another second from login to the desktop, even while some of the other programs are still loading from the SSD, I can load Chrome instantly.

As long as it beats my HDD I'm all set. I just hate waiting for it to load all of the windows crap at the loading screen, and then wait maybe 1-2 minutes for it to finally be usable.

[piemaster-p]

I'm thinking of either a 128 GB Crucial M4 or a 256 GB Crucial M4.

I just got my Plextor M3 in the mail. It is slightly faster than the Crucial M4, is just as (if not more) reliable, and comes with a 5 year warranty. Either one is a good choice.

[malcolm]

Hi there. this is a basic rundown of my pc specs and some rubbish photos.
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7, 64-bit, Service Pack 1
Language: English
Processor String: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 960T Processor
Processor Identifier: AMD64 Family 16 Model 10 Stepping 0
Processor Speed: 3.01 Ghz
Processor Count: 4
System RAM: 8189 MB
HDD Size Total: 953766 MB
HDD Size Available: 832058 MB
Motherboard Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Motherboard Product: GA-880GM-USB3
BIOS Vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS Version: FC
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 5670, Driver Product: 8 Version: 17 SubVersion: 10 Build: 1119
Resolutions:
800x600x60
800x600x72
800x600x75
1024x768x60
1024x768x70
1024x768x75
1280x720x50
1280x720x60
1280x720x59
1280x720x75
1280x768x60
1280x768x75
1280x800x60
1280x800x75
1280x960x60
1280x960x75
1280x1024x60
1280x1024x75
Audio Device: Realtek HD Audio 2nd output (Realtek High Definition Audio)

[piemaster-p]

Hi there. this is a basic rundown of my pc specs and some rubbish photos.
Blah

Where did you copy that from? I've never seen any spec list that showed all supported resolutions

[RangeRover184]

I've found something that is a testament to Dell durability.
I was looking through my basement and I found my old black work laptop, a Dell Latitude CP from 2001. It'd been hit around by my nieces and nephews, was missing several keys and what I think is the battery, and looked ragged out. I found the charger too and, for the Hell of it, plugged it up. And, to my amazement, it booted and RAN. It was slow as Hell, I mean it had a Pentium MMX at 2.33MHz and 128MB of RAM. But it connected to the Internet and worked.
I'm in awe.

[malcolm]

Where did you copy that from? I've never seen any spec list that showed all supported resolutions

i cant remember i foundit while messing with somthing so i made a coppy and saved it haha