Recent content by The Land of Smeg

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    Thread Error Message (102)

    I remember there was a thread that served as a great reference to a common problem with the A8N-SLI boards. The thread link won't work anymore for some reason, I can only get a copy from Google's cache (16 May) The Link that I can find on Google is...
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    a8n-sli chipset heatsink fan

    How can I order the Asus A8N-SLI Premium Steel Heat Pipe (13-020161000) if I live in Australia? Would somebody be willing to sell some on Ebay? Or would anyone (reputable) be willing to order one for me, and ship to Australia, to be paid by Paypal?
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    a8n-sli chipset heatsink fan

    How is yours setup... is that the Asus A8N-SLI Premium Heatpipe with another passive heatsink mounted on top of that? which one and how if it is? or is it another Passive heatsink?
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    XFX 6800GT: Stock Cooler off, NV5 Silencer on. What about back plate?

    I know it wouldn't affect performance, but am I *meant* to keep it, and is it meant to protect the back from damage or does it just not matter?
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    i broke my 6800 GT :(

    It's a resistor, you'ld need to find someone that is very skilled with electronics and a good eye to fix it. They'ld need to get a multimetre and find the value of the simular resistors, then find a replacement, position it in such a way that it will not stick out too much (you can't buy block...
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    XFX 6800GT: Stock Cooler off, NV5 Silencer on. What about back plate?

    Ok I took the Stock Cooler off the XFX 6800GT and put an NV5 Silencer on. I put the rubber stops on and the flatheat screws on top of that which came with the NV5. Am I supposed to use the backing that came with the XFX Card with the NV5 silencer (which looks like a blobby X) or is that part of...
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    a8n-sli chipset heatsink fan

    Adding a fan that is quieter that your quietest component would hardly add any noise levels (0.1 - 0.5db) so using a SilenX 40mm fan is not much of an issue other than airflow :D. It's only 10mm in height so that 25mm I estimated includes if I had the SilenX fan installed. Well anyway I don't...
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    a8n-sli chipset heatsink fan

    I have been planning on buying an XFX 6800GT with an NV5 Silencer. That 30mm 8000RPM fan (Vette A3010M12S-N) is giving me the shits too, I would like to know how much CFM that fan pushes, but I'll just have to assume that a 40mm SilenX fan (6CFM/14dB) would be sufficient. Now why I need your...
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    Thermal Insulation tape for capacitors on motherboard?

    I am going to fit a Thermalright XP-120 heatsink on my new motherboard, which in case you didn't know, is an absolutely massive heatsink. When I fit the heatsink in one way, it comes in contact with DDR DIMM 1, and the other way it gently comes in contact with some capacitors. I don't want...
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    Uses for the PCIe x1 slot?

    how much bandwidth is offered by x1? and how much bandwidth is offered by PCI?
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    Uses for the PCIe x1 slot?

    Well I'm about to buy a new motherboard that has PCI Express. It has: 3x PCI Slots 2x PCIe x1 Slots 2x PCIe x8/x8 -or- x1/x16 slots (SLI :D) Well anyway, with all these PCIe x1 slots, these seem kind of useless with out anything being compatable with them yet, I want to be sure PCIe x1...
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    The next (r)evolutionary phase in Video "cards"?

    Next Revolutionary Phase in Video Cards: Horizontally Mounted Cards. Allows for CPU-size heatsinks for the GPU... GPUs are the most rapidly developing components in a computer, a good CPU will modern for a good 3-5 years, a good GPU will keep you modern to 1-2 years. It's always the Video...
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    Replacing 330uf/6.3V Capacitor on Leadtek GeForce 4 Ti4200

    I forgot to mention, The leg was bent, and it was pulled out of the capacitor cylinder itself. The legs are still well soldered on the PCB. Thanks for the low ESR tip, thomrk
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    Replacing 330uf/6.3V Capacitor on Leadtek GeForce 4 Ti4200

    Well after I replace the capacitor, I intend to install the Copper heatsink that I got (Thermaltake Geforce 4 Cooler with Coolmod), to replace the stock aluminium one. I'm a little unsure about using the Memory heatsinks as they are seperate to the one for the GPU and don't cover the whole are...
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    Replacing 330uf/6.3V Capacitor on Leadtek GeForce 4 Ti4200

    I have a Leadtek GeForce 4 Ti4200 (128MB) and a while a go I reseated the heatsink (Stock) so I could fit a Thermal sensor underneath the heatsink (no I didn't put the sensor on or in contact with the core!). When I reseated the heatsink (by reseated, I mean took off and put back on the...