First of all, I don't know a lot about computer hardware, so please forgive my ignorance. I purchased a computer from Cyberpower about 2 years ago. Since then I've had numerous problems with 2 pieces of hardware: the cooling system and the motherboard. The cooling system has been replaced 4x already and is about to be sent in once again to be replaced. I think that I need a better cooling system for my computer. Also, instead of buying a new computer, I'm considering just using what I have and upgrading.
My computer hardware specs are as follows:
CAS: Xion III Gaming Mid-Tower 420W Case with Side Window [-14] (BLACK COLOR)
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit
FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dba)
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
HDD2: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus P5N32-E nForce 680i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
POWERSUPPLY: 1,100 Watts Power Supplies [+239] Tagan TG1100-U96 TurboJet Quad Quiet SLI Ready)
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express XFX Extreme Edition Powered by NVIDIA
With that said, any ideas on why my cooling system stops working? Are there better cooling systems out there for this setup? Also, my computer is very noisy. Any suggestions on how to reduce the noise level? Thank you in advance.
My computer hardware specs are as follows:
CAS: Xion III Gaming Mid-Tower 420W Case with Side Window [-14] (BLACK COLOR)
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit
FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dba)
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
HDD2: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus P5N32-E nForce 680i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
POWERSUPPLY: 1,100 Watts Power Supplies [+239] Tagan TG1100-U96 TurboJet Quad Quiet SLI Ready)
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express XFX Extreme Edition Powered by NVIDIA
With that said, any ideas on why my cooling system stops working? Are there better cooling systems out there for this setup? Also, my computer is very noisy. Any suggestions on how to reduce the noise level? Thank you in advance.
