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| Author: | Slythe [ Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:37 am ] |
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Okay so I finally got around to trying to repair my newer system that had been sitting for a year while I've been using my older system since I wasn't playing any newer games or anything else that required more power. The newer system had been randomly rebooting or shutting down anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes after powering on. Pretty sure it's a hardware problem. Anyway, I took it to the Geek Squad at Best Buy and they said they don't usually deal with water-cooled systems, but that they couldn't even do a diagnostic because of the quick rebooting. They surmised that it was due to overheating because it appeared the liquid tubes weren't "full enough". Unfortunately, when I bought this system I knew nothing about water-cooling (and still know little), but I suspect that they don't know what they're talking about either. First off, are the tubes supposed to be completely full or close to it ? I never made a conscious effort to check the liquid level when I first bought the system but it's completely sealed and I see no way that any liquid leaked or evaporated, especially after only 1 year of use. I would describe the tubes as maybe 3/4 or more full. I also see absolutely nowhere to add more liquid anyway. Perhaps this was an older style of water-cooling, where it's completely sealed and I'm unable to add liquid? Is that possible? Now, if it turns out I can't salvage this system I may just buy a new one, but I've been out of the loop as it were for a few years and have no idea what models of hardware are good. I'm looking at a few systems on cyberpowerpc.com and I'll just throw the specs of one out there and ask for feedback and how it looks. This was $1229 - Intel® Core™ i7-930 Processor Asus P6T SE Intel X58 Mainboard Pro OC (Performance Overclock 10% or more) Asetek 240mm Liquid Cooling 6GB DDR3/1600MHz RAM 1TB SATA-II HDD ATI Radeon HD5770 1GB 16x Video Built-in 7.1 Audio 22X DVD Rewriterable Drive XtremeGear USB Gaming Mouse Xtremegear USB Keyboard 12-IN-1 Writer/Reader Windows 7 Home Premium AZZA Solano 1000 Advance Cooling Gaming 800W Case It mentions overclocking which I don't want to mess with, and wow, I had no idea 6 GB of ram and a 1 TB HDD were standard these days. I'm leery about getting a water-cooled system but I'm guessing these newer ones are designed better than the one I have now? I saw some videos of a person pulling out some 'tray' with a digital temp readout in front, and easily adding liquid with a syringe through some opening. And how is that video card mentioned, the ati radeon hd5770? The one on my busted system is a geforce g8800 gtx. Any and all advice and comments are welcome. |
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| Author: | Caleria [ Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:15 pm ] |
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Honestly, unless you are doing some very heavy overclocking, water cooling isn't even necessary. Most rigs can get by with the standard/stock heatsink and fan combo nowadays. You might choose to invest in something a little better if you are doing a lot of heavy gaming, though. |
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| Author: | Slythe [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:57 am ] |
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Caleria wrote: Honestly, unless you are doing some very heavy overclocking, water cooling isn't even necessary. Most rigs can get by with the standard/stock heatsink and fan combo nowadays. You might choose to invest in something a little better if you are doing a lot of heavy gaming, though. Thanks for the advice Caleria. So that system whose specs I listed isn't even good enough for heavy gaming at $1200? Ouch. That's about my budget for this. |
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| Author: | Caleria [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:55 am ] |
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Actually, the system specs look pretty good. Should be able to handle most of your gaming needs. Do they offer traditional cooling options, instead of water cooling? Sorry. I should have worded that a little better. I was referring to the cooling when I said "look for something a little better." As in, stock cooling options might not be up to snuff for very heavy gaming, in which case you might invest in a premium cooling solution. That's what I get for posting in a hurry. Sorry for the confusion. |
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