TE PC Buying Guide (updated 21 feb 2011)

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JPushkarH said:
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I recently (12-Apr) bought AMD Athlon II X3 440 (Rs.3300) + Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H (Rs.4300) + Corsair 2GB DDRIII 1333MHz VS2GB1333D3 G (Rs.1050/1200) from lamington road.

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I wonder what is idle CPU Temperature ? & fan speed ?

I found w/o doing any oc Just running as is i found my CPU temperature is 55 deg C @ 6250 rpm. Very Noisy.

No.s are from BIOS as well from HW monitor. mostly identical.

Don't think ok ?

or should dump stock cooler & go for something else ... Any Suggestion ..
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AMD Athlon II X3: Affordable Compromise | silentpcreview.com

Also put up a thread in CPU+Mobo section or PM l33t. Lots of people have the same combo in TE and they can chip in with their temps.
 
JPushkarH said:
Good Read Derk Angle.

It says 25 deg idle temp for X3 440 i am having 55

Seems dangerous ?

what say ?
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Something fishy,But not unusual, I run at 3.5GHz, stock HS+F Load temps touch 51-52, Idles out at about 37-40.

Here's what happened to my friend, I unlocked his 4th core and suddenly the temps shoot up to 50-55 C , I put the same chip in my motherboard, the temps were fine, sometimes when you are in a hurry (Especially with the UD2H) while unlocking, the sensors might really get angry (I hope you are still tri-core, dont mess with that)

1Question : Were the temperatures at 50-55 degrees after you played a game / Ran a search/prime tests or anything of that nature which might put the CPU under a bit of stress ? Also, How well ventilated is the cabinet ? Since the HSF is a little too small (IMO) it needs good intake and exhaust fans. That could one of the reasons too.

Here are the possibilities-What you could try :

1. BIOS might have gone stale - Try resetting the CMOS

2. HWMonitor+UD2H is not quite a combo actually - Get CoreTemp or better yet check the temps from the BIOS (If its still high reset bios try again)

3.The previous 2 should work, if they dont, try reseating the HS+F, after re-TIMing it.

If it doesnt work out, please post in the CPU and Mobo corner, I'll+Other more experienced members would love to help you out :)

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JPushkarH said:
Good Read Derk Angle.

It says 25 deg idle temp for X3 440 i am having 55

Seems dangerous ?

what say ?
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It said 25C above ambient. So if room temp is 20 proccy is 45. If 25 the 50.
 
DarkAngel said:
Also put up a thread in CPU+Mobo section or PM l33t.
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JPushkarH said:
http://www.techenclave.com/cpu-mobo-corner/temp-rising-188711.html
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I just tried unlocking 4th core as curiosity for a while it shows Phenom II X4 for same but then loaded Optimized Defaults from BIOS Just 1/2 an hour.

X3.JPG


X4.JPG


before Unlocking ...& After Unlocking Seams identical
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Sackboy said:
Bhai log update this thread with new sandy bridge processors
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Will put up new guide by weekend. Little busy with office work and also was waiting a bit for more mobo options and availability.
 
Hey guys,
I know this isnt probably the perfect thread for this but I dont think my query is worth creating a new thread.

Simple question. I want to connect my PC to my LCD tv. TV is about 10+ meters away. I am going to pick up a 15 meter VGA cable tomorrow from Nehru place. Is there anything I should know? I have heard VGA degrades quality over distance. Is 15 meters too much?

Is there a brand I should look for or just any cable will do?

I could also go with HDMI and get a DVI - HDMI converter but I am guessing 15 meter HDMI would be a LOT more expensive. Dont wanna spend more than 1000 bucks or so.

Thanks.
 
Does your TV have HDMI port? If yes then buy HDMI cable instead.... :)

And BTW which motherboard and GPU do you have?
 
Yeah TV has an HDMI port. But again, HDMI would be expensive. Plus I am not sure how well an HDMI-DVI converter would work.

Gigabyte mobo. Nvidia 250GTS GPU.
 
HDMI-DVI works perfectly. VGA is analog; HDMI/DVI is digital. Youl will avoid two A2D and D2A conversions(one at motherboard and one in HDTV). So never buy a VGA cable. VGA is outdated!
 
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