qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
- Joined
- Dec 6, 2007
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- Location
- Quantum Well UK
System Name | Quantumville™ |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
Keyboard | Yes |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
So, I haven't played Left 4 Dead 2 for ages and wanted to play the new maps. On my 26" 1920x1200 monitor it looked fantastic, as you'd expect.
But WTF the noise?! The fan on my GTX 285 ramped up to full within a 20 seconds and stayed there. Back to desktop and quiet again. Played UT2004 and still quiet.
Tried my 8800 GTX and only moderate fan noise, as expected.
Noticed a fair amount of dust in the 285s fan. Blew it out with my breath and the dust in the fins inside came out, but didn't seem all that excessive.
Popped it back in and quiet again!
Awesome game. Had forgotten a little bit how compelling Valve games are.
But WTF the noise?! The fan on my GTX 285 ramped up to full within a 20 seconds and stayed there. Back to desktop and quiet again. Played UT2004 and still quiet.
Tried my 8800 GTX and only moderate fan noise, as expected.
Noticed a fair amount of dust in the 285s fan. Blew it out with my breath and the dust in the fins inside came out, but didn't seem all that excessive.
Popped it back in and quiet again!
Awesome game. Had forgotten a little bit how compelling Valve games are.