Recent content by TheJM

ahhh, the amazon example was gold. Ty spidey

drebo, i have a room mate and can prove it as his name is on some of the bills. so after i've proved i have a room mate i could say that we share a computer or something. but i'd rather get my story straight before/if they ask. In case there's some confusion: I will NOT be playing both...

what is session and layer 7 info? any way around it?

Me and a roommate share a wireless connection. I play poker and want to make an account in his name which I'll be playing from my computer. I have an existing account with the poker site already and have logged into it from my computer. Will a pokersite be able to tell that his account is logged...

worst case scenario: he get's his own youtube vid o_O

Built a computer with the E8400 processor. Used the fan/heatsink that came with it. HAd to remove the original thermal pad and replaced it with antec thermal grease. Idled at 59c. Bought some tuniq off of ebay and some arcticlean 1 and 2 and some lentfree wipes. now idles at 53c. the fan is...

UPDATE: Opened the case and observed as i turned the comp on. The CPU fan was running and before i turned the PC on I checked that it was firmly attached. Grabbed two corners diagonally and tried to wiggle it. No wiggle. I opened up the BIOS first thing and went to the section Computer...

had a lot of work to do today so wont get a chance to try the suggestions untill tomorrow. thanks for the help so far. and corkyg: everyone is very nice to me;-) no noob flame fest yet.

How do I check whether the CPU fan is spinning or not? Do I have to start my PC with the side wall removed? The thermal grease was pre-apllied to the fan.

Im a PC building noob and even more so when it comes to BIOS configurations. I was follwowing a guide to check whether BIOS had correct settings for RAM when I saw the CPU was at a sizzling 92°C. As far as I know it's either the BIOS that has the wrong temp or the CPU fan isnt working. What...

LOL i didnt notice there was two different fan connectors. the one that said CPU fan was much closer to the fan itself. now my wire crosses over the fan, does this matter?

Picture of situation forgot to add what i need help with. currently the wire from the cooler is following path A crossing the north bridge(?). where should the wire go optimally. over and around the ram following the pink route? im worried as i dont know whether or not the cables will melt...

thanks plaid

okay. parts are coming in a week or so. im a n00b so how do i monitor the heat? since i dont know who rodknock is or his reputation im unsure how to interpret that smiley, lol.

Im building my own comp. Not overclocking. This case comes with a built in fan but is it enough? Link to case Antec Sonata III midi case CPU: 8400 Wolfdale Mobo: Gigabyte P35 DS3L Gfx: asus 8800 GT