Recent content by KnickFanRA

Thanks for your help all... I figured out the problem. Apparently the motherboard sensors are off by 20C or even more. Wish I had known this earlier :-) Thanks for the suggestions.

I have just flashed my bios using the liveupdate link you sent me, thanks! Unfortunately, the temperature still reads 57C :-(... Any other suggestions? I don't want to decrease the life of my processor if it really is running this hot. I can see no reason why it would be doing this, other...

Where can I go about updating my bios? Surely the temperature can't be off by 10C? Or can it? Thanks!

Hi folks. I am running an Athlon64 3000+ with MSI K8T Neo Platinum Motherboard. I am using the retail heatsink, one exhaust fan blow out of the case from the back, and one intake fan blowing air into the case from the front. I have opened up the side of my case. The motherboard monitor reports...

I got the CaseEdge Black case recommended by Anandtech in the July (I think) Mid-Range System guide. The fans are blowing in the right directions. (Front fan is intaking air, Rear fan is expelling air). The PSU is an ANTEC True Power 420. My heatsink seems to be properly attached. It has two...

So I am thinking the generic fans I have in here aren't really the problem. They wouldn't cause the CPU you be approximately 15 degrees C above normal, right? Even with the case side opened, I still get the 58C... Could it be that my sensor is lying to me? Could it be my heatsink not attached...

How can I tell if the heatsink is on the right way, or correctly? I mean, I snapped it into place, and I think it is ok. Any way to tell for sure. If I didn't attach it properly, wouldn't my processor be totally fried already? I'm not sure what the problem is. The heatsink is the one that...

Hi folks. I am running an Athlon64 3000+ with MSI K8T Neo Platinum Motherboard. I am using the retail heatsink, one exhaust fan blow out of the case from the back, and one intake fan blowing air into the case from the front. I have opened up the side of my case. The motherboard monitor...

Hey Dan, I took your suggestion and everything works perfectly! Thanks a ton!

Also, what kind of power supply would I need for all that stuff? And how does one gauge, in general how many watts they will need.

Hey folks, I just got a Maxtor 160gb hard drive, ata133. The drive was defective, and in the process of hooking it up, I am not sure what happened, but my old 60gb hd makes a clicking noise repeatedly when I turn it on, so I am assuming the drive is a dud... I sent it back to Maxtor, and I...

Hey folks, I just got a Maxtor 160gb hard drive, ata133. The drive was defective, and in the process of hooking it up, I am not sure what happened, but my old 60gb hd makes a clicking noise repeatedly when I turn it on, so I am assuming the drive is a dud... I sent it back to Maxtor, and I...

Yeah, those chips are high density plastic with metal inserts. I still love playing with them, just as much as I do with clay chips. You can get good, high quality chips of that type with vinyl, aluminum, or oak cases on eBay for a better price than they have on that website. I got my set for...