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Quote from: brummieWhy do you plug the CD into the sound card?? Thats so not done anymore  

Lol - I dunno - Im a graphic designer not a tekhead! Hence all the Qs.  Where should it go?...
 

just leave it out. Its for older systems.

Quote from: Eagle

Quote from: brummieWhy do you plug the CD into the sound card?? Thats so not done anymore  

Lol - I dunno - Im a graphic designer not a tekhead! Hence all the Qs.  Where should it go?...
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XP supports digital sound thingy whatsit. the cd drive reads the sound, and xp passes it along the PCI bus to the soundcard. Still no harm in using a CD Rom audio cable, means your at least compatible with older versions of windows, and other operating systems if ever you fancy a dabble.

Ah, so it goes along the IDE cable?    :mrgreen:

lol, heat after all of this !

we should have asked you about that earlier tbh, its easy to overlook the things you check without thinking :s

its an easy problem to fix tho

depends how you want to do it, I say, if your going to do it you may as well do it right

Is swap that back fan for a 120mil fan instead
the front too if itll fit#
tidy up the wireing for better airflow
new heat sink and fan

than you should be sorted

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Will do - more/better coolage is next on my list. The Aero7 seems to be doing the job cranked up high but, as always, you just want more!

Got any recs yourself on CPU coolers?
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You dont need a new heatsink and fan just clean out the one you have.

If it coped with games when you first got it will be able to now  

Quote from: ShaunYou dont need a new heatsink and fan just clean out the one you have.

If it coped with games when you first got it will be able to now  

not quite true as modern games are more CPU intensive than some of the older ones

^^^ he upgraded his cpu not so long ago iirc

Dont forget global warming too  

Quote from: knighty^^^ he upgraded his cpu not so long ago iirc

wheres it say that in the thread?

A Aero 7+ is more than good enough for a moderately OC XP3000+, never mind one running at stock, just clean it out!!!! lol

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Quote from: knighty^^^ he upgraded his cpu not so long ago iirc

wheres it say that in the thread?

A Aero 7+ is more than good enough for a moderately OC XP3000+, never mind one running at stock, just clean it out!!!! lol

I dont think it will tbh, it needs changing for a 3000. icetainl6y wouldnt use one. think of the noise

Quote from: brummie...modern games are more CPU intensive than some of the older ones

As Ive found to my cost!

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...just kidding - all is well... even in 3D!

Thanks for all the helpage.
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