Maxed out Dell dimension E521
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LegendJared
March 21, 2014 5:14:38 PM
So I have this dell dimension e521 pretty muh maxed out I have a Amd athlon 6400+ cpu 8gb of ddr2 pc6400 800mhz ram and a Asus Radeon 7750 v2 in there I'm also geting a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI (SB0460) 7.1 Sound Card to put in there I'm having fun with this project of mine if any one has any Ideas of any more upgrades I can put into this system I do have a upgraded heat sink and 1 80mm case fan mounted on the back and its nice and quite and runs great I am trying to fill up the other 2 pci slots and the pcie x1 slot on it.
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LegendJared
March 21, 2014 5:39:32 PM
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LegendJared
March 21, 2014 6:02:54 PM
becksy513
April 13, 2014 2:49:23 PM
i just put a 120Gb OCZ im my E521. amazing speeds!! just make sure you set it to RAID in the bios before you install windows as you have no AHCI mode.
im curious. i have ordered 8Gb of ram. do you think it will work in our systems. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141233430289?ssPageName=STRK:...
im curious. i have ordered 8Gb of ram. do you think it will work in our systems. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141233430289?ssPageName=STRK:...
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LegendJared
April 14, 2014 11:00:41 PM
LegendJared
April 14, 2014 11:09:04 PM
becksy513
April 15, 2014 3:46:10 AM
LegendJared
April 15, 2014 8:46:01 AM
thats fine my bios is also 1.1.4 as well but this computer never fails to impress me the I'm actually I can run far cry 2 completely maxed out on this computer and run skyrim on high and fallout 3/new vegas on ultra I got the Athlon x2 6400 for 50 bucks totally worth the performance boost I have mounted a fan to the back of the case and got a new copper pipe heat sink to keep the most powerful am2 processor cooled since its 125w you would need to upgrade the psu which was easy to do I must say This is a great computer and it works great for me
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becksy513
April 15, 2014 10:38:49 AM
the little old e521 can still keep up with the big boys. i have the standered x1300 so no ultra settings for me im afraid. you should seriously consider picking up a ssd. 64Gb is the minimum you should consider. i have a 120 for my OS and other little things and the HDD i pulled out for storage. from clicking restart with some apps open to the desktop fireing up and firefox open and ready to use is like 25-30 seconds. thats without the fastest SSD on the market and no AHCI mode. im not even in RAID
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becksy513
April 15, 2014 10:39:36 AM
becksy513
April 17, 2014 3:42:33 AM
LegendJared said:
thats fine my bios is also 1.1.4 as well but this computer never fails to impress me the I'm actually I can run far cry 2 completely maxed out on this computer and run skyrim on high and fallout 3/new vegas on ultra I got the Athlon x2 6400 for 50 bucks totally worth the performance boost I have mounted a fan to the back of the case and got a new copper pipe heat sink to keep the most powerful am2 processor cooled since its 125w you would need to upgrade the psu which was easy to do I must say This is a great computer and it works great for meCan you make a picture of your setup with open side panel? I am wondering which CPU cooler you used, since it is BTX Dell proprietary, and which fan you placed on the back panel, is it 80mm? I think you can also add 1 fan in the front of your CPU in that place in between front panel and inner frame, I also seen people placing exhaust fan on CPU heatsink as well.
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becksy513
April 27, 2014 10:17:34 AM
hey can any of you guys guide me through adding case fans to my e521. there are no fan ports on the mobo appart from the HSF.
im about to add a 6000+ and a HD radeon 5000 family gpu so i thought i would add a fan or 2. low end gpu i know but better then the X1300 i have right now.
many thanks gents
any advice would be great. i have a AVC model DS09225b12U taken out a HP. it has a connector that has 6 holes and looks like a UK telephone cable
im about to add a 6000+ and a HD radeon 5000 family gpu so i thought i would add a fan or 2. low end gpu i know but better then the X1300 i have right now.
many thanks gents
any advice would be great. i have a AVC model DS09225b12U taken out a HP. it has a connector that has 6 holes and looks like a UK telephone cable
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LegendJared
April 28, 2014 10:38:04 AM
LegendJared
April 28, 2014 11:13:42 AM
also im in the process of finding a new sound card with xram which I am told and slitley improve fps which is my main goal also suprsingly one of my ram sticks went bad so I have a 1gb stick in its place atm but of course my computer is a work in progess I also have my eye on the power color 7770 with the 1000mhz core clock until I find a better gpu that will fit in the case of course I should be getting another case fan in the mail today they are a pain to get in but if you do buy some make sure they come with there own screws or you probably wont be able to mount them you have to try to line up the squares with the holes on the cares fan I recomend going between the 4 screws screwing them in gradually and just keep switching until the case fan is nice and secure.
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LegendJared
April 28, 2014 1:03:46 PM
I'm pretty sure you can view all the picturse I took of the insides on here just click next hope this works http://tinypic.com/m/i5byxe/2
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LegendJared
April 29, 2014 9:08:27 AM
becksy513 said:
hey can any of you guys guide me through adding case fans to my e521. there are no fan ports on the mobo appart from the HSF.im about to add a 6000+ and a HD radeon 5000 family gpu so i thought i would add a fan or 2. low end gpu i know but better then the X1300 i have right now.
many thanks gents
any advice would be great. i have a AVC model DS09225b12U taken out a HP. it has a connector that has 6 holes and looks like a UK telephone cable
Cooler Master R4-SPS-20AK-GP Black 80mm PC Computer Cooling Fan is what I have in my case they come with 4pin addapters if you need I can send you a picture
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becksy513
May 6, 2014 3:47:05 AM
have you seen this. great website
http://computerwine.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/upgrading-de...
http://computerwine.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/upgrading-de...
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May 6, 2014 5:13:12 PM
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