Recent content by ecb3

Son of a gun. Thanks for the info, it was really starting to bug me. I have an AMD motherboard so now I know why I didn't need the screws. I feel better. ECB3

I just put together my first rig in a CoolerMaster 201 case. Sweet aluminum case but, at the end of everything I have a little ziplock bag with 4 brass looking screws in it and a note in the bag that says: "NOTICE: THESE SCREWS IS ONLY USE FOR RETENTION MODULE!" Whew! Sounds...

Ahhhhhh! Thank you for such a fast response. Fortunately I only picked at it a little with my fingernail. It is my first rig and it's sitting here next to me waiting for power. I, and my case, thank you! ECB3

I bought a Duron-Monster, Model:PM-DR-B, to cool an AMD T-Bird at a local Fry's. But, when I opened the package there is a small, light grey square of sticky substance in the middle of the cooling plate where the CPU would touch. The instructions didn't say to remove it. I picked at it a...