Recent content by greebler

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    How important is it to get matched memory?

    How much stability and or preformance gain, would you achieve by having memory that was waffer matched? (twins) Like the CORSAIR Series XMS "kits".
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    PCI Slot Blower Fan -- is it really a good idea?

    They are worthless, noisey, and will break in a month.
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    Whats the coolest Thermaltake case (air cooled)

    I always liket the Tsunami Dream It is a little more reasonable in price too. The build quality is good, and is extreamly easy to install in. It uses a removable hard drive "rack", everything feels solid.
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    Ghetto Fan Mods! (Updated with Pictures)

    Wow, we all took a few history classes in our day and should have a vague idea of the horrible living conditions of the getto slums. However this is a forum concerning computer electronics, I don't understand how relevant this "blame" is towards the topic. From my point of view, the...
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    Problem with 9800 Pro (r350) after installing Thermaltake Giant Extreme III (artifacts)

    :D I don't mean to be pissy, just clearifying that I know what I am doing. It gets the focus of the thread off topic and wastes time. So update: I have removed the TTake extreme giant heatsink contraption and cleaned the board down with alcohol (99%). I did find a few places where...
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    Problem with 9800 Pro (r350) after installing Thermaltake Giant Extreme III (artifacts)

    No No No, the rear heatsink doesn't touch the REAR of the GPU. Thermaltake made this heatsink as a kinda univesal setup, its not made specificaly for a 9800 pro. I have done a lot of research on this heatsink and everyone installing it on a 9800 Pro has had this problem. Some have used the...
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    Problem with 9800 Pro (r350) after installing Thermaltake Giant Extreme III (artifacts)

    Well the only think I may have done is scratch the mirror surface of the chip wile applying the compound with a straight edge razor. I didn't see anything after I cleaned it off the 2nd time, perfect mirror reflection..
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    Problem with 9800 Pro (r350) after installing Thermaltake Giant Extreme III (artifacts)

    So I installed the beefy Thermaltake Giant Extreme III on my R350 ATI 9800 Pro, the initial install was fine. Then I realized like everyone else that the rear heatsink didn't meetup with the board. I tried a few different combos, but couldnt' get it in contact with the rear side of the GPU. O...