Just looking before I leap...new PC final thoughts.

Short wires on fans are fixed just by cutting and soldering in a little extension or using a plug and wire from an old fan and just cutting and adding the plug from old cheap fan, plus i have found sites that sell extensions have to look for it and get back to you on that one.
 

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sandman said:
Short wires on fans are fixed just by cutting and soldering in a little extension or using a plug and wire from an old fan and just cutting and adding the plug from old cheap fan, plus i have found sites that sell extensions have to look for it and get back to you on that one.
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I thought of that & might be a better solution that how I have it now (red line in pic crudely represents cable location). While the cable isn't resting over any electronics, it is tucked in a confined area. There isn't any tension on it, having an inch or so of slack.
 

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Do these pics look correct? The RAM is PC3-12800 DDR3 (1600Mhz) but this indicates it's much slower.:confused:
 

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It's dual channel so it's running 667 x 2 = 1333, so it looks like it's right to me
 

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Default motherboard settings will run it at 1333MHz.

Check your BIOS for RAM XMP setting, this should bring it up to 1600MHz.

If you download CPUZ and post a snip of the CPU, Mainboard, Memory, and SPD tabs, you can tell from them.
The SPD tabs will show the manufacturer tested settings and if the RAM is XMP enabled.
 

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External WD USB 500GB
Here's CPUZ-
 

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Dave76 said:
Default motherboard settings will run it at 1333MHz.

Check your BIOS for RAM XMP setting, this should bring it up to 1600MHz.
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That fixed it. Now reads 1600Hhz.:)

Another question. I just found HPET set to 32 bit mode when it should be on 64 in my system bios. What exactly does the high precision event timer do & should this be set to 64-bit?
 

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Glad your RAM is at 1600MHz, strange the CPUZ SPD tab is blank.
That information is stored on the RAM and usually indicates if XMP is available.

I would set the HPET to the same as your OS, 64bit.
High Precision Event Timer

Setting HPET to 64bit allows the 64bit OS and apps to use the full 64bit registers.
 

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Avast
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Opera Next
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External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
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Windows 7 64-bitIntel Core i5-2500K 3300 Mhz16Gb Patriot PC3-12800 1600 MhzEVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built 2011
OS
Windows 7 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5-2500K 3300 Mhz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3
Memory
16Gb Patriot PC3-12800 1600 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi)
Sound Card
On Motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell U2412M & NEC EA232WMi
Screen Resolution
DELL 1920x1200 - NEC 1920x1080
Hard Drives
Crucial 128 Gb SSD
Hitachi Deskstar 2Tb 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
Seagate Barracuda 500Gb 7200 RPM
Hitachi GST Deskstar 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache
PSU
Seasonic M1211-620 Bronze
Case
Antec Solo
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Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Rev 1
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Apple
Mouse
Microsoft
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5mbs
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Sunbeam PL-RS-3 Rheosmart 3 Fan Controller 3.5" Bay 3 Channel 30W Fan Controller Panel
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