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Author Topic: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)  (Read 22806 times)

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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #105 on: June 11, 2012, 11:05:30 am »
Quote from: Thief^ on June 11, 2012, 04:02:21 am
The GTX 560's thermal limit (when it automatically shuts off to prevent damage) is apparently 106°C.

Its okay all aperture science peripheral equipment is designed to be safe up to 40,000 degrees Kelvin.
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #106 on: June 11, 2012, 11:31:25 am »
I was having heat problems so I decided to buy an Antec Cooling System. Worst choice ever.


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The fans won't spin. They'll twitch and die, resulting in my computer shutting down due to the fan not being on.
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We double checked all the power wires, they work.
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Could be the USB port not working.
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How do I get this $100 thing to work?
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #107 on: June 11, 2012, 11:59:22 am »
why are you using a usb port?
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #108 on: June 11, 2012, 12:01:40 pm »
Quote from: Tellemurius on June 11, 2012, 11:59:22 am
why are you using a usb port?
Manual says too. Nowhere else to plug it up either.
Plugging it up there makes it start to spin for several seconds before stopping instead of twitching.
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #109 on: June 11, 2012, 12:18:13 pm »
Sounds like not enough power for it. Those things usually want in excess of 700 watts of available power. Further convincing me that most high-end cooling solutions are a waste of money for most.
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #110 on: June 11, 2012, 12:34:38 pm »
Rig it up to accept power from a wall outlet, then you'll have the coolest computer in all the worlds.

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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #111 on: June 11, 2012, 12:34:59 pm »
Quote from: nenjin on June 11, 2012, 12:18:13 pm
Sounds like not enough power for it. Those things usually want in excess of 700 watts of available power. Further convincing me that most high-end cooling solutions are a waste of money for most.
Got a 1000 watt power supply. Power's hopefully not the issue.
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #112 on: June 11, 2012, 12:35:19 pm »
Quote from: nenjin on June 11, 2012, 12:18:13 pm
Sounds like not enough power for it. Those things usually want in excess of 700 watts of available power. Further convincing me that most high-end cooling solutions are a waste of money for most.
700 watts? dude thats more than what my machince uses twice with a graphics card.
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #113 on: June 11, 2012, 01:11:02 pm »
It spins then stops. Am I connecting it to the wrong place? Does my board not support it? Why is this not working?
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #114 on: June 11, 2012, 01:19:33 pm »
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It spins then stops. Am I connecting it to the wrong place? Does my board not support it? Why is this not working?
ok tell me all of the wire connections of what pin size and where did you plugged it into
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #115 on: June 11, 2012, 01:23:57 pm »
5 pin(one pin is empty) USB connector. USB3 port.
3 pin power supply. CPU Fan pin.
Unless that's not what you want.
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #116 on: June 11, 2012, 02:00:34 pm »
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5 pin(one pin is empty) USB connector. USB3 port.
USB3 is a 20pin header
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #117 on: June 11, 2012, 02:04:11 pm »
It looks like a 4-pin fan connector to me. One of the connections only has two wires though, is that right?

EDIT: Are you using some kind of adapter on the fans of that thing to connect them to one fan socket? Are you supposed to?
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #118 on: June 11, 2012, 04:17:14 pm »
The pump and the two fans run on one CPU Fan port. I'll switch the ports for the USB, but it should run without it.

The USB ports in question.
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Re: The Computer Technical Thread:Thermal Compounds (throw that oem heatsink away!)
« Reply #119 on: June 11, 2012, 05:53:12 pm »
Quick note. Everything to do with my computer is here.
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Graphics driver is AMD HD Radeon 5550.
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