Recent content by Clay Aichin

The only fan near the nb heatsink is the case fan and that blows air out. The new PSU I installed (Corsair CX500m) has its fan on the bottom of the PSU, facing the board. That seems to be an exhaust cooling fan which blows air in, towards the PSU. Most other PSU's I've seen have their exhaust...

My 2.5 year old HP Pavilion desktop seems to be beyond repair and I need a decent computer quickly. Before I build my own first desktop unit (after taking out and replacing a bunch of parts on the HP, I see why I need to choose my own parts), I have to have a PC for my daily personal chores...

I received the Arctic Silver Ceramique a few days ago and applied a small amount, but the northbridge heatsink is still running very hot. Speedfan and Hwinfo say the mobo temperature is 37° C or 38° C, but the heatsink feels much hotter. I can't even touch it for more than a few seconds...

Isn't that the opposite of the problem I'm having now with the northbridge heatsink, which gets very hot to the touch as the thermal paste bond has broken? I've been watching 1080p Youtube videos during Linux live DVD sessions and I've downloaded several files including a 3 gig + ISO version of...

What's the best way to check if the southbridge adhesive is still solid without unattaching the clips, or should I disengage the clips and see if the heatsink moves at all by lightly touching it? Perhaps if it's not hot to the touch, I should just leave the southbridge alone for now, especially...

I ordered the Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 as I've read that's best for the chipset. Many recommend the Arctic Silver 5 for the CPU and GPU's. This is a photo of the N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX from the HP site. I have the H-Alvorix-RS880-uATX as that's what's written on the board. Naturally, there's...

I remember Resplendence.com from the days of Registrar Lite. It was hard to figure out what was their freeware program and what the shareware one was. I would have run WhoCrashed, but I had already run a partial Darik's Boot and Nuke (Dban). That crashed with a BSOD, too. I'm not sure what...

I'm going to upload a bunch of minidumps to the Sevenforums and see what they have to say. What I can't understand is why I can run a Live Linux disk for multiple hours, but Window 7 in normal or safe mode, rescue disks, and Darik's Boot and Nuke (Dban) crashed in 5 to 10 minutes. Memtest86...

I think I first have to remove the old adhesive that's sticking to the heatsink and the chipset. I can either use isopropyl alcohol or an Arctic Silver set that's on sale @ Newegg. Newegg is having a sale on the Arctic Silver line with free shipping. Any recommendations here...

There's a part on H-Alvorix-RS880-uATX mobo that has metal fins that are attached by clips and looks like a heatsink for an integrated chip. It's right next to the CPU w/heatsink and fan (see photo link below). After unattaching the clips, it appears the adhesive glue has worn away as the...

I've been having a similar problem with a 2 year old HP Pavilion. It started 4 days ago. The screen first crumbled into a mush of white and blue as if the hard drive stopped, and then the screen went black. Only the power light and the fans were on. I tried posting into bios several times...

I picked up the Seagate STCA3000600 3 TB Backup Plus @ Costco last month during one of their $99 sales and I still haven't opened the box yet. Many have said they've gotten the STCA3000101. The one I purchased says it's made and assembled in China. I've read recommendations that state to...

I've used them both, and when I want to hear a more powerful and adjusted sound, I always choose Winamp. Another reason is the ease of searching Shoutcast with Winamp. That's not to say Foobar doesn't have its advantages like quick format conversions. It's also a great player when adding...

In the years since Winamp was introduced and considered popular, many have switched over to Foobar or some other player. While I like Foobar, my go to program is still Winamp, mainly due to the plugins. When I use the Muchfx2 Winamp Plugin Stacker with Enhancer .17 and a few other DSP...

I can't even find a link on the main site (see link below) to the 64 bit version. I can only find it on Videohelp.com, Afterdawn.com, Softpedia, etc. Other than the obvious reason that it should handle memory better for Windows 64, why install the 64 bit version rather than the 32 bit version...