Greetings from California :)

mrErick · 08-06-2009, 01:38 PM

Hi All,

Brand new to the forum...and also brand new to modding my own PC rig. I have a Dell XPS 600 (sigh...if I'd only known then what I know now...) that overheated and burned out one of my SLI cards a week or so back, and since then I've had the mod bug. I've added two 120mm Antec fans to cool things off more efficiently, a fan controller, and a new single GPU to replace my old pair.

Well that wasn't quite a greeting from California........back on topic! I'm a freelance graphic/web/3d designer with a recently-completed bachelors in 3D Animation and VFX. Now that I use the programs capable of using every ounce of power and speed my PC can produce...I'm aiming to learn the right ways to get it to produce those numbers :)

See you in the forums!
mrErick

**simpswr** · 08-06-2009, 01:43 PM

and welcome to the Forum

Dells are rock solid machines and perfect for 90% of users . . but as you found out, they do lend themselves to modification or upgrades well.

If you need a first class system, you might consider building one . . If you are intrrested in doing that, I suggest you look at this for some ideas to get started

JohnthePilot · 08-07-2009, 04:22 PM

Hi there. Welcome aboard.

Tumbleweed36 · 08-07-2009, 05:01 PM

Hello and Welcome to the forum, nice to see you here with us.

~~T J Belfiore~~ · 08-09-2009, 01:16 AM

Hello and welcome to TSF, mrErick.

I'm in California also, near Sacramento - in Paradise.

**kodi** · 08-10-2009, 02:25 AM

Welcome to Tech Support Forum, hope you enjoy it here

dai · 08-10-2009, 10:39 PM

hi and welcome to the forum

**Glaswegian** · 08-11-2009, 01:36 PM

Hi and welcome to the TSF family - glad you could join us.

**carsey** · 08-13-2009, 02:15 PM

Welcome to the forum

08-06-2009, 01:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
mrErick Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5 OS: XP MCE SP2	Greetings from California :) Hi All, Brand new to the forum...and also brand new to modding my own PC rig. I have a Dell XPS 600 (sigh...if I'd only known then what I know now...) that overheated and burned out one of my SLI cards a week or so back, and since then I've had the mod bug. I've added two 120mm Antec fans to cool things off more efficiently, a fan controller, and a new single GPU to replace my old pair. Well that wasn't quite a greeting from California........back on topic! I'm a freelance graphic/web/3d designer with a recently-completed bachelors in 3D Animation and VFX. Now that I use the programs capable of using every ounce of power and speed my PC can produce...I'm aiming to learn the right ways to get it to produce those numbers :) See you in the forums! mrErick

08-06-2009, 01:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,298 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Greetings from California :) and welcome to the Forum Dells are rock solid machines and perfect for 90% of users . . but as you found out, they do lend themselves to modification or upgrades well. If you need a first class system, you might consider building one . . If you are intrrested in doing that, I suggest you look at this for some ideas to get started __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow? Last edited by simpswr; 08-06-2009 at 01:46 PM.

08-07-2009, 04:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,932 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Greetings from California :) Hi there. Welcome aboard. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

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Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,691 OS: XP Professional	Re: Greetings from California :) Hello and Welcome to the forum, nice to see you here with us. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

08-09-2009, 01:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
~~T J Belfiore~~ Troubled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 530 Posts: 3,520 OS: 7 x64, XP x32 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Greetings from California :) Hello and welcome to TSF, mrErick. I'm in California also, near Sacramento - in Paradise.

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kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,408 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: Greetings from California :) Welcome to Tech Support Forum, hope you enjoy it here __________________ Brian

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08-11-2009, 01:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,559 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 / Win 7 Pro My System Blog Entries: 10	Re: Greetings from California :) Hi and welcome to the TSF family - glad you could join us. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. PC Safety & Security::PC running a bit slow?::Donate::Photographers Corner

08-13-2009, 02:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
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