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2nd Review!

Post Date: 2010-04-15
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    Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 1:12pm
So I've had my computer for almost 2 years now, I love it to death and can play Battle Field Bad Company 2 on full settings even with my modest 9600gt. It is considered "old school" I guess now by some of these computers, but I like it. I recently just got liquid cooling for it, and it helps me run games a lot quicker than with the standard air cooling.

Case: Digital Storm 750Si (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 550W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5GHz (1333MHz FSB) (6MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 780i Core 2 Quad (nForce 780i SLI)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2
Floppy / Card: Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive 1: 320GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 9600GT 512MB
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 1 (Certified Digital Storm Heat-sink)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor
Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Dual Boot (Windows XP Home & Windows Vista Home Premium)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
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How much overclocking did that Corsair H50 allow you to get on your quad?
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I haven't actually overclocked it yet. I am going to contact DSO to see if it voids my warranty at all, and help with doing it.
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Posts: 733 		  Quote AndydViking Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 16 Apr 2010 at 5:18pm
Some people reporting really good temps with their OC using push/pull on that cooler, on other forums.
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Posts: 181 		  Quote paintballakid5 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 16 Apr 2010 at 7:49pm
Yeah. I have 2 extra 120mm's so I am going to try two fans sucking in air, and 1 blowing it out.
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Posts: 733 		  Quote AndydViking Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 16 Apr 2010 at 9:39pm
I haven't seen anyone try 2 push/1 pull.  Have you?  If so was it a very different result?
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Never seen it done no. But I am going to give it a try and see which way is better.
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Good luck man!
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