Recent content by n0nsense

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    How to stick memory heatsinks on VGA card ?!?

    chop_wood is the seller i choose. The price is the same, but das-kobold wants 11 USD for shipping. chop_wood is nice person and shipping it for 2 USD. P.S. International shipping
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    my Q9300 idle temps

    it is possible ... which cooler you have installed ?
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    my Q9300 idle temps

    This temps are normal. Don't forget, this are core temperatures inside. The CPU diode temperature should be somewhere in 35-40 range. This is temperature you used to see. My own stock temperatures on non overclocked air cooled Q9300 is 58 idle and 64 load Celsius for cores at 30C ambient...
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    How to stick memory heatsinks on VGA card ?!?

    Thanks guys, I have 10-15 days till my order arrives. Meanwhile i thought to try to surround the chips by the tape and use thermal paste on top surface. Will it work ?
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    How to stick memory heatsinks on VGA card ?!?

    Thanks, I found it, he is the only person shipping thermal tape. I also found some thermal glue, but i think i'll stay with tape. The left problem is to talk the guy to ship it with USPS First-Class International. The listed option is USPS Priority and it's 11USD which is too much. For...
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    How to stick memory heatsinks on VGA card ?!?

    Hi, I need some advice. I have Accelero S1 rev2 cooler. My card died and now replaced with the new one. Since i already used this cooler, memory heatsinks falling. The problem is: How to stick (glue) memory heatsinks. I tried little drops of super glue in the corners and MX-2 thermal...
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    Graphics card upgrade question.

    I don't think that you really need any upgrade now. as long as you have 40+ fps it does not really matter for gaming. if you want to pay extra money for scores, you always can if it make you feel better :) i have less powerful machine (only E6300@3.06Ghz) with eVGA 8800 GTS 640MB @ stock...
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    Q6600 vs E6850 (Short term [12 months])

    may be (and just may be) you right with quads, not with C2D. The P35 is no improvement over ICH8. performance is no better then 680 or 965. a lot of noise about 1333 fsb, but all 600i (even cheap 650) have it almost for year. the only new thing is DDR3, and it's completely useless now...
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    Q6600 vs E6850 (Short term [12 months])

    Nothing Like 680i with ASUS implementation. simply select 1750 FSB (438x4) with sync mode. (no voltage or anything else modified) runs for weeks with serious loads (100%cpu and mem utilization for 3 days (recompiling 3 times whole system) with some graphics tests on background. waiting to lay...