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I have been looking at fan controllers and they are not very expensive so would it be a good idea to buy one? Would it help for overclocking?

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It won't help.. but it will let you get a much louder fan. As in you can get a 150 CFM fan and undervolt it when you don't want it up too loud.

Short answer? No.


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^You go on THG at work.......very professional

but yeah it wont help an overclock but you can shut up your fans when you dont want them


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Silverion77 wrote :

^You go on THG at work.......very professional

but yeah it wont help an overclock but you can shut up your fans when you dont want them



I'm a government employee.. I'm supervising a contractor today.

I was playing Solitaire on a Windows 3.1 Machine but I got bored.


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You should download Steam

 

Edit: you actually built the OC rig?

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Silverion77 wrote :

You should download Steam



Lol.. that falls under the "blocked" category of software I'm allowed to use at work.


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Myspace and Facebook too (turrets)

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Silverion77 wrote :

Myspace and Facebook too (turrets)



Yep.. and Youtube, Video Google.. all that.

Luckily www.muse.mu works so I can listen to some music.


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lol.. you really like them a lot

But their song on GH3 is fun


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I like the idea of being able to turn off my fans at night so the computer wont be very loud because i cant download things overnight.

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Bidybag wrote :

I like the idea of being able to turn off my fans at night so the computer wont be very loud because i cant download things overnight.



Well.. if you do that you might as well turn the computer off. The fan controller isn't useful for that. Turning the fans down while overclocked might cause temperatures to rise too high (depending on the setup).

And Silver: Yea I like them, Wirelessfender got me started on them.


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what sort of things do you download that take all night?


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Silverion77 wrote :

what sort of things do you download that take all night?



Pr0n.


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You mean p0rn** :D

 

Edit: Wow they let you listen to the whole song on the site


Message edited by Silverion77 on 01-21-2008 at 04:28:01 PM

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