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E3 2010 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) from Jun 15-17:

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By Gophn

Supplemental to the Clevo D900F Ultra-Detailed Review

This post will document my search for the fourth fan of Clevo D900F (aka. Sager NP9280).  Come and read what I went through… and a windfall that led me to a successful, yet simple, fan mod (modification).

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Last Updated: 2009-05-20

By Gophn

continued from PART 1

For years, I have been more aware of the dangers of heat in PC systems (especially notebooks) because of recent posts and my own videocard overheating. Since most brands of PCs do not supply us end-users with software level monitoring solutions, I am glad that programs such as RivaTuner can get the job done by going low-level to detect and monitor our GPUs (graphics processing units). Now I can monitor the GPU temps while gaming or benchmarking. (check out my examples at the end)

This guide is for those that want to know their computer’s temperatures (CPU, Hard Drive(s), and especially the video card). It will also be very useful for troubleshooting.

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Ever wonder what temperatures your computer is running at?

Has you desktop or notebook ever suddenly powered itself off after a duration of use?

When you are playing games, do you ever notice a lag after a number of minutes of consecutive gameplay?

One should always be aware of their system… namely the components with that can generate dangerously high temperatures that can ultimately affect the life of the computer.  A CPU should not really exceed 80-90 C degrees Celcius.  A HDD (hard disk drive) should never exceed 60-65 degrees Celcius for a long duration or it will diminish the life of the drive. Read the rest of this entry

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