The Computer Megathread

[Ethan]

is the AM3+ socket "backwards compatible" with AM3 processors?

Yes.

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[Littledude]

My mobo got fried and now I have to RMA it. If it doesn't come before next friday, I will flip my stuff. I'M TALKING TO YOU, NEWEGG. I BETTER BE ABLE TO PLAY SKYRIM THE DAY IT COMES OUT.

I'll pray to Alduin for you.

[Uncle Bengs]

Yes.

great!
i'll be buying a black gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3 motherboard, a coolermaster 912 plus chassis, and two 4gb corsair ram sticks
and i'll try to get my friend to help me so i dont mess up, thanks ethan for the tips'n'help

[Robo Dude]

Here it is
Cooling the most important components of the computer.

All the parts of the computer get really hot they can melt withouth fans.

Lets get to cooling theres two types of cooling air cooling and water cooling.

Air cooling is just using fans running of the power supply to keep it cooled down for a single component.
This method is more easy to set up and is cheaper but then it still needs more fans for this method of cooling.



Water cooling is more diffrent then air cooling it requires a pump,radiator,reservoir for lower temps.
For water cooling its not limited for one component it can be setup for all components like CPU, GPU, and Motherboard too.
But if a single pipe is not tighten enough or has a little leak it will break any component in contact for good.
The pump,radiator,reservoir is harder to maintain.
Water coolings low noise level is one of the good things about its cooling but can become quite noisy.


Fans are cheap to get most prebuilt computers use 80mm fans that don't preduce enough cool air to cool the whole computer down.

If you want full detail check these out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cooling#Water_cooling
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/liquid-cooled-pc.htm

If you don't understand a single word then I give up. This is a bit rushed . this is not my best work >:c

[Uncle Bengs]

i thought 120mm fans are the most common in pre-built computers?
pretty much all computers i've seen use 120mm unless it's in a desktop chassis

[Robo Dude]

i thought 120mm fans are the most common in pre-built computers?
pretty much all computers i've seen use 120mm unless it's in a desktop chassis

The prebuilt computers ive gotten had those but I guess its not in most new computers. Btw the prebuilts I got are really old may be my mistake.

[Dropshock]

I'll pray to Alduin for you.

Thanks. But I am certain now I will not recieve it by next week. Newegg won't accept the RMA because I'm missing loving screws so I have to contact the manufacture. Who knows when ASRock will reply to my email. and then I don't even know if they can help me.
forget all why did it have to die RAFASDFSDV

[HelplessNobb88]

Never mind, my dog weighs 10 and I can hold her for several minutes without getting tired of the weight, and they probably have car chargers.

[Legodude77]

I don't want a gaming laptop

They weigh about 8 loving pounds. Any laptops 1000 $ or under that weigh 6 pounds or less? I just want fast web browing and possibly some editing.

Chromebook 

[Sulfate]

Here it is
Cooling the most important components of the computer.

All the parts of the computer get really hot they can melt withouth fans.

Lets get to cooling theres two types of cooling air cooling and water cooling.

Air cooling is just using fans running of the power supply to keep it cooled down for a single component.
This method is more easy to set up and is cheaper but then it still needs more fans for this method of cooling.



Water cooling is more diffrent then air cooling it requires a pump,radiator,reservoir for lower temps.
For water cooling its not limited for one component it can be setup for all components like CPU, GPU, and Motherboard too.
But if a single pipe is not tighten enough or has a little leak it will break any component in contact for good.
The pump,radiator,reservoir is harder to maintain.
Water coolings low noise level is one of the good things about its cooling but can become quite noisy.


Fans are cheap to get most prebuilt computers use 80mm fans that don't preduce enough cool air to cool the whole computer down.

If you want full detail check these out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cooling#Water_cooling
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/liquid-cooled-pc.htm

If you don't understand a single word then I give up. This is a bit rushed . this is not my best work >:c

very poorly written lol

[Jubel]

Can I have 2 monitors while they're both different resolutions?
Or do they have to be the same.

Because if I get a nice 1080p one, I still want to keep my old CRT one, because it has quite a bit of life left in it, and I have many purposes I could use it for.

[Bisjac]

link me best $100-$200 tablet please.
its been a very long while, dunno whats good.
link me a few that fall between that budget. dont know if i necessarily need a 200 dollar one if the differences are small.

:D

[Dropshock]

Can I have 2 monitors while they're both different resolutions?
Or do they have to be the same.

Because if I get a nice 1080p one, I still want to keep my old CRT one, because it has quite a bit of life left in it, and I have many purposes I could use it for.

It does not matter what resolution they are. Hell, I'm running a 23 in 1080p monitor, and using this really tiny 1027x768 monitor with it for chats and stuff on the side. They can be whatever resolution, as long as you can plug both of them in.

[Max4344]

Just got Apple's Magic Mouse working on my windows 7 :D
(using my dad's since he using that Trackpad)

[Dropshock]

Your cooling system is one of the most important parts of your computer.

The components inside of your case do a lot of calculations and work which increases their temperature rapidly without something cooling it. Most of the time, processors come with "Stock fans" which are fans you plop on top of it to disperse the heat. Graphics Cards come with build in fans to blow the heat off of the chip. The way some CPU coolers work, is they attempt to disperse the heat over a large area, and then blow it out of the case with a fan or two. The Hyper 212+ CPU Fan/Heatsink does this.

There are two types of cooling systems for your computer. Air cooling, as in fans, and water cooling.

Air cooling uses fans to blow air from the front/bottom of your case to the back/top of it, the better air movement the better cooling results. This is why you want to work on your cable management, the more wires blocking air movement, the worse cooling you'll get. If you're deciding on a case, definitely look into it's cable management before buying it. Generally, you'll have a decent amount of fans mounted on the case. The least is two, one in the front, one in the back. Some cases can go up to 5 or 6 fan slots. This is the noisiest way to cool your components.

Water cooling is very different from air cooling. It cycles water through a loop, going over your CPU, GPU, and even some other components in some cases, like RAM and hard drives, but that's a waste of money. They use pumps, to push the water through the loop, radiators to cool down the water, and a reservoir to hold the water. The loop can go over every component of your system, unlike air cooling, which is usually one fan per component. Water cooling is for advance users only. It takes days worth of preparing tubing, measuring, and leak testing. If you run the computer before leak testing, water can spill ALL over your components, potentially ruining them. If you're looking for a quiet system, this is the way to go. No noisy fans or anything like that. Just water running through tubes.

Fans that mount on your case are cheap. 120mm fans go for like, $8 a piece. But to buy a full water cooling system, you'll definitely have to shell out some cash. Anywhere from $100 - $250 ish for the loop. If you chose water cooling, and are successful in assembling it, you will not be disappointed. It you more than adequately cool your system.

Here are a few sites to check out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cooling#Water_cooling
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/liquid-cooled-pc.htm

Fixed that for you.