I agree 100% and I was trying to get that across in my note. The X38 is head and shoulders better than the 780i. It's just that I had a burning desire to play with SLI.
I think the crashes are certainly heat related as they will only happen whilst I have been playing games for a while. I am considering swapping out the 9600GT for a 9800GT2 but the NB temp is still very concerning, the StrikerII motherboard is the big issue here. It's a piece of crap. So with all that said. I would like to get the 780 running stable just because I'm not going to let it get the better of me. (I still have the X38 so will probably switch it back eventually) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling No offense, but I would call going from an x38 to a 780i a downgrade, not an upgrade, unless you must have SLI - and even then I'm not sure of the value/performance ratio of two 9600GTs vs a single 9800GTX. Water cooling should not be required in a non-overclocked system these days, even an SLI rig. You have much deeper problems than heat if you are experiencing crashes like that. I wouldn't suspect power either. > Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:37:33 -0600 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] Water-cooling > > Hi, > > Since swapping out my Asus Maximus Formula (X38) for an Asus Striker II > Formula (780i) my system temperature has jumped a whopping 10 degrees > and crashes frequently. I know the Maximus is a far superior board and > chipset but I wanted to play with SLI so I had to go nForce even just > temporarily until I give up with the whole SLI thing :-( > > So I was thinking if I really want this to work I should go for a liquid > cooling solution. I am currently looking at the Zalman Reserator XT and > will certainly use it to cool both my CPU and Northbridge. I was > wondering could I also plug the GFX card inline or would it reduce the > effectiveness too much (2 x G9600 GT SSC)? Some WWW sites say it would > be OK but I trust this list more than random WWW sites. If anyone else > has gone this way yet do you have an practical advice? > > Thanks, > > > Gary Hunter > Consulting Engineer - Core Services > Travelport GDS > T: (+1) 303 - 397 - 5035 > M:(+1) 720 - 231 - 0965 > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SITA: HDQOK1G > Galileo Product Development Center > 6901 S Havana St > Centennial, CO 80112 > > > > If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify the sender > and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any attachments > were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious code. > This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. The > recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's own risk, and in so doing, the > recipient accepts full responsibility for such actions and agrees to take protective > and remedial action relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable for any > loss or damage arising from this message or its attachments. > > > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself wherever you are. Mobilize! http://www.gowindowslive.com/Mobile/Landing/Messenger/Default.aspx?Local e=en-US?ocid=TAG_APRIL If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify the sender and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any attachments were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious code. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. The recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's own risk, and in so doing, the recipient accepts full responsibility for such actions and agrees to take protective and remedial action relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable for any loss or damage arising from this message or its attachments.
