looks good, but i think can go a bit lower still...

iirc last time when using Phenom II x3, idle at 3xC with third party cooler, in a mATX chasis...

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Added on November 8, 2009, 10:34 pm3GB RAM is more than enuf for a non-gaming rig... and HDD??? i am happy with 7.2k rpm... i scare if i try 10k already, i would curse my laptop...

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Added on November 8, 2009, 10:35 pmbut y did u get a nForce 630a mobo???

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 8 2009, 10:35 PM

it's my Phenom II... the heatsink used is Scythe Shuriken with OCZ Freeze... for graphic using integrated HD3300 only...

for cheap mobo dun get A$U$, Asus is the most expensive when comes to mobo... get those like ECS, Biostar or even MSI...

i myself last time was looking for a budget mobo as well... then i found Biostar's TA790GX XE... it uses the newest (back then) 790GX chipset, with SB750 Southbridge (which allows me to unlock the 4th core), and still come with Radeon HD3300 which has 128MB Sideport memory (means dun need to share RAM)... and still come with fancy stuff like all solid capacitors, power and reset switch on mobo, debug LED...

mobo + Athlon x2 5200+ + 4GB RAM + ice-cream () less than SG$400... that was 1 yr ago...

honestly speaking, it's the most valuable mobo i ve ever bought (i was a Gigabyte fanboy back then, thx to my brother in army introduced that to me)... it met all my requirements., namely mATX and SB750... and still with PCI-E 2.0 x16 for graphic card...

AMD CPU goes with AMD mobo...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 8 2009, 10:57 PM

hmm.. that means the price didn't drop much... i still remember back then i bought for abt SG$155...

it's a valuable investment though... i had so much fun fiddling with the Phenom II x4x3...

main thing is actually budget...

for me usually, i jzu see wat i can get with a certain amount of budget for a certain chipset... then i adjust other hardware accordingly...

for eg, if i die die want Core i5 700, but i can't get a nice P55 mobo to go with it, then i'll go for a cheaper P55 mobo...

special criteria comes in place at times, eg: mATX mobo... this of course is a big constraint, since ur choice is severely limited...

for my Athlon rig, my criteria were: 790GX + SB750 chipset, mATX, 4 DIMM slots... and the Biostar meets all my requirements...

for my Core 2 rig, i dun have any requirement, so went with 1 of the cheapest P35 mobo i can find...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 8 2009, 11:16 PM

well, i am sure there are computers in ur home rit???

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Added on November 8, 2009, 11:18 pmbut stay in hostel so long, i though desktop should be better???

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 8 2009, 11:18 PM

my all time favourite is still Cooler Master's AMD Dragon chasis...

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Added on November 8, 2009, 11:23 pmby the end of 4yrs, sell it...

that's wat a hostel student do...

watever u can't bring back, either sell or give away...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 8 2009, 11:23 PM

well, any storage warehouse in the area of ur hostel???

rent for 2mths and put ur valuables inside... that should be safer than hostel...

gratz on ur new findings...

so wat's the new temp now???

i suppose u re using 0804???

anyway, i also juz flashed the BIOS of my N81Vp... it's suppose to fix a problem with the BT light, but now it seems to boot faster...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 8 2009, 11:36 PM

i think he's referring to his CPU.. .

4xC... that's wat i am talking abt...

now the temp looks sweet...

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Added on November 8, 2009, 11:39 pmback to the OEM website...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 8 2009, 11:39 PM

subscribe technet la....

save all the troubles...

i use thumb drive... took me abt 20mis to install...

guys... can gimme some ideas of wat birthday present to buy for a 23 yr old girl???

headache headache...

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Added on November 9, 2009, 2:52 pmbtw, poor student here... so pls dun burn a hole my wallet...

cake is out of the equation, since we ve a tradition here to gather a group of ppl and celebrate birthdays at 12am... cake, snacks and drinks arr the norm...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 9 2009, 02:55 PM

still chasing...

ah yes, forgot to mention that... in the residence here, there's also the tradition that everyone will write on a big birthday card, which will be given to the birthday boy/girl during the celebration...

no time to prgram la brother... exam leh...

well, time is of the biggest problem here...

her birthday is on the exact same day as my last exam paper...

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Added on November 9, 2009, 3:22 pmBBX: a brief review of Powershot S90...

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/10/canon-s9...-me-everywhere/

still quite some noise at low light though...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 9 2009, 03:22 PM

make b-day card ah...

i suck at this kind of things...

wah piang... bro i dun want to scare her away sia...

well, i am leaning towards sth that can be worn, or is useful instead...

if bracelet i need to go to city mall and see where can make...

or, do u guys suggest i ask her close friend for ideas??? this one's my friend also...