Recent content by okeefe58

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    installing 775 cpu/mobo question

    ya -me neither -I just took it off -it really wasn't a big deal, really didn't need to ask I guess (somebody on another forum thought it was a stupid question and that I should have used "common sense" ,which I thought I was doing by asking people with intel experience, of which I had none till...
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    installing 775 cpu/mobo question

    well, I just did, but this guide said otherwise: http://www.pcstats.com/article...?articleid=2231&page=5 I wasnt just asking for the hell of it -it said to leave cover on and when you close and lock, it will pop off, but not to remove it before closing and locking
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    installing 775 cpu/mobo question

    Hi everyone ?for the first time in my pc life, I?ve decided to switch over from being a loyal amd fanboy to intel (I know its hurting me to, sorry amd guys ?cant we all just get along?) anyway, I bought an evga 780i and an E8400 ?now its time to install cpu, no big deal, right? Then I see that...
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    testing mobo outside of a case?

    hi i cant even think of how to word this question to do a search , so maybe someone here can help -i want to test a couple open box mobos i bought by just hooking up to a power supply and monitor (put in a mem stick of course) and see if they post -is this ok to do? is a mobo supposed to be...
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    Video card rapidly overheating.

    THE FAN SHOULD HAVE DEFINATELY COOLED IT SOMEWHAT IT DROPPED MINE AT LEAST 30DEGREES- MORE IF I HAD DOOR/WINDOW OPEN. I WOULDNT KEEP RUNNING IT IF I WERE YOU, TILL YOU RESOLVE IT- P.S. YEAH 6800GTS RUN HOT BUT NOT 270DEGREES- (USELESS POST)
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    Video card rapidly overheating.

    two hundred and effin sixty degrees !!!! you could have a marshmellow roast while your playing vgames! how did you even let it get that high before shutting it down--seriously, you might already have ireversable damage--i bought a leadtek 6800gt refurb couple months ago, and was worried when it...
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    How can I check the speed of my SATA2 HDD?

    P.S. I DONT HAVE A SATA, SO I DONT KNOW FOR SURE, BUT THERE IS ONE FOR MY 2 PATA DRIVES (WIN XP) UNDER IDE ATA/ATAPI CONTROLLER-RIGHT CLICK PROPERTIES-PRIMARY CHANNEL-- DONT SEE WHY THERE WOULDNT BE ONE FOR SATA DRIVES
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    How can I check the speed of my SATA2 HDD?

    RIGHT CLICK MY COMPUTER TO DEVICE MANAGER- RIGHT CLICK ON YOUR SATA CONTROLLER- PROPERTIES- THERE SHOULD BE A SPEED TEST FOR HARDDRIVE UNDER PRIMARY CHANNEL HEADING
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    mobo powder?

    "RUNS TO CHECK HIS OWN MOTHERBOARD" EVERYBODY RUNS TO CHECK THERE OWN MOTHERBOARD
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    mobo powder?

    wait, let meeeeee- hhheeeeyyyyy!!!!!!!
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    mobo powder?

    its not dust -i know what dust looks like--if thats what it was, i wouldnt have posted
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    mobo powder?

    i picked up one of those newegg open boxes (crowd grumbles) of a 939dual-sata2 --theres some sort of white powder on the backside that i've never seen before--anybody got any idea what it might be? (never bought a mobo before) I'm going to take my chances with it as i wont be able to return it...
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    leadtek 6800gt rev. a-1

    i bought one of those open box agp leadtek 6800gt's that newegg has had so many of-afterwards i remembered seeing something about dont get a rev.a-1 posts-since time i've read bunches of horror stories about them and leadtek support-- as anybody knows, the people who have had the problems, are...