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Alienware X51 overheating problem

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actually...

 

my current build is a x51 that i shoved in a bitphenix prodigy...

 

works amazing, but cpu idle temp still to high for me liking)

 

pics later maybe?

Pics are above :)

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I am now looking to get rid of an x51 with gpu, moba, cpu heat sync, disk drive, power pack. All it needs is a CPU and a HDD.

 

 

 

LOL as if anyone would make the same mistake as me. HaHaHa 

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I am now looking to get rid of an x51 with gpu, moba, cpu heat sync, disk drive, power pack. All it needs is a CPU and a HDD.

 

 

 

LOL as if anyone would make the same mistake as me. HaHaHa 

Put an i3 in it, and a 2TB drive and have it as an HTPC on which you could still game from your couch.

Case:NZXT H440   CPU:3570k @ 4.4ghz   Cooler:Prolimatech Megahalems w/ ap121 p/p  GPU:Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770  RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16gb 1600mhz  Mobo:Sabertooth Z77     PSU:Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w   Wheel: Logitech G27 + joystick as handbrake Asus DGX 5.1        Mouse: Corsair M65     Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger Cherry MX black  Headphones: ATH-M50s    Phone: Nexus 5 32GB  Earphones: Sennheiser CX 400ii    SSD: 120gb 840 evo  HDD: WD Enterprise 2TB    AMP&DAC: Schiit Stack. 

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Put an i3 in it, and a 2TB drive and have it as an HTPC on which you could still game from your couch.

could do. although I don't have a couch. it can live in my house/studio apartment thingy 

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could do. although I don't have a couch. it can live in my house/studio apartment thingy 

Well yeah, somewhere underneath the huge TV I imagine you must have in your bachelor pad. 

Case:NZXT H440   CPU:3570k @ 4.4ghz   Cooler:Prolimatech Megahalems w/ ap121 p/p  GPU:Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770  RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16gb 1600mhz  Mobo:Sabertooth Z77     PSU:Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w   Wheel: Logitech G27 + joystick as handbrake Asus DGX 5.1        Mouse: Corsair M65     Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger Cherry MX black  Headphones: ATH-M50s    Phone: Nexus 5 32GB  Earphones: Sennheiser CX 400ii    SSD: 120gb 840 evo  HDD: WD Enterprise 2TB    AMP&DAC: Schiit Stack. 

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Well yeah, somewhere underneath the huge TV I imagine you must have in your bachelor pad. 

Do you mean my gigantic 23in monitors hooked up to my main pc hahaha. Now all I need to do is save for a proper tv.

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Do you mean my gigantic 23in monitors hooked up to my main pc hahaha. Now all I need to do is save for a proper tv.

Congrats, with the 69 posts btw.

Case:NZXT H440   CPU:3570k @ 4.4ghz   Cooler:Prolimatech Megahalems w/ ap121 p/p  GPU:Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770  RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16gb 1600mhz  Mobo:Sabertooth Z77     PSU:Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w   Wheel: Logitech G27 + joystick as handbrake Asus DGX 5.1        Mouse: Corsair M65     Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger Cherry MX black  Headphones: ATH-M50s    Phone: Nexus 5 32GB  Earphones: Sennheiser CX 400ii    SSD: 120gb 840 evo  HDD: WD Enterprise 2TB    AMP&DAC: Schiit Stack. 

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