88*C is extremely hot!! You should not be going past 75*C on a desktop cpu, preferably not higher than 60*C.

Something is wrong with the liquid cooling system. The temperatures are going really...

i put an exhaust fan a few days ago, and i am safe for now, i will buy a real 93cfm or 76cfm case fan and use the current one as an intake

Hello All,
Recently I built a new pc, with the following specs:

Ultra Aluminus midtower case
ultra xpro 600watt power supply
core 2 duo e7200 with stock fan
2gb of pny ddr2-800 ram
...

i may get an aluminus

Which of these mid-tower cases should i get:


Thermaltake Soprano: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3180430&CatId=1859



Ultra Aluminus:...

of course it doesn't mean better, but a more expensive psu would've been a waste of money for the system i have, since i won't be doing 8800GTS SLI, etc.

I just bought the 600watt one today, and i decided i will not use SLI with two big cards. The 600watt cost me a mere 75.00, and its more than enough for any of my future systems, considering that i...

.....or this psu below?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2486983&CatId=1483

Which of the psus below would you guys recommend? I'm looking mainly for one that has:

1. SLI
2. mid-range to high-end system
3. Future expandibility
4. Reliability
5. Energy Efficiency
...

bad psu, almost always the culprit

really!!

i thought tri sli needed 1200 watts!!

400w on desktop, planning on getting 1600w on my new pc. yeah, 1,600 watts!!

List the wattage for the Power Supply (PSU) on your computer. Who has the highest, and can PROVE IT!!!

attempt removal from pc, and then re-install it 15 minutes later. It works!!!