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OK so I installed my Zalman CNPS9700 LED Fan and heatsink. Bit of a mare really as had to take out the whole motherboard, alter the back plate because of the heatsink on the back of motherboard, bolt it all together and reinstall everything. After checking that, I popped in the new graphics card, installed the drivers (still need to up date them tho) and finally put in a new intake fan in place of 3 drive bays at the front. Was it worth it... YES! The CPU now runs 20 degrees cooler, the PSU is way cooler, graphics are a little sharper and I think I have a performance boost as I can run, games, video, e mail, etc. all at once on Vista without my PC throwing it's toys out of the pram because of the high temperatures! Smiles all round then, I even put some new window decals on!

Next I will work on updating all my software, including the dreaded BIOS, clear out Vista, remove all the system processes that are not needed and finally a little over clocking। All this just so I can run Unreal Tournament 3 maxed out for hours on end where it comes out in November, I think I have lost the plot, lol! I find it fun tho, maybe I could set myself up fixing peoples day to day PC problems... Would you hire me, my rates would be very competitive and the service would be friendly and efficient, maybe even 24 hours! Anyway my system now looks like this:

Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Business DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2400 MHz CPU 4 X 1GB PC6400 Elixir DDR2 800 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS (640 MB) DX10 Superclocked Monitor 1 Samsung SyncMaster 19" LCD Monitor 2 Samsung 42" Plasma Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard Zalman CNPS9700 LED Gigabyte 3D Aurora Alu-Black ATB-B Window Side Panel Disk Drive Maxtor 320 GB X 2 1 x Samsung 18x DVDRW LightScribe Black DVD-RW 1 x LG GSA-4167BAL 16x DVDRW/RAM Black Hiper 580W Modular PSU BLACK atx 2.2 12 SILENT Creative Audigy Sound Card Bose 2.1 Sound System AVerMedia PCI Digital/Analogue TV Tuner Hybrid+FM Floppy Drive and Card Reader Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard MX Revolution Mouse ATI Remote Control Microsoft Digital Assistant Fingerprint Reader Various External HDD's, Media Drive and USB Sticks Microsoft LifeCam VX3000 Web Camera

Here are some pics, if you are interested: Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3

Anyway this weekend I am just lying low so I will be on MSN on Friday night and then we have the Formula 1 race:

Belgian Grand Prix on ITV

Live qualifying Saturday 15 September 1230-1420 ITV4
Qualifying re-run Saturday 15 September 1615-1720 ITV1
Live race Sunday 16 Sept1200-1505 ITV1
Highlights Sunday 16 Sept 2245-2345 ITV1
Highlights re-run Monday 17 Sept 1800-1900 ITV4

That's probably all I will post until Tuesday, so I hope you all have a great weekend!

TODAY'S LINKS :: The Technology of Porn :: If Earth's population was shrunk into a village of just 100 people :: Simple IQ Test :: Power From Water :: Snap A Party Dinner Set :: All Your Base

REMEMBER KID'S :: "If at first you don't succeed, call it version 1.0!"