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    low idle temps, high load temps - e8400

    thanks guys! one last question: if i wanted to re-attach the hs and only have one batch of compound left should i smear it thin across the cpu or should i just do a droplet and put on the cpu? the drop in the middle method doesn't work for me because i'm bad at the taking off and putting on off...
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    low idle temps, high load temps - e8400

    also, what would be a 'healthy' temp for an e8400 not overclocked under load for, say, like 30 minutes of playing battlefield 3
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    low idle temps, high load temps - e8400

    so while the computer was on sleep mode i tried pulling it out a bit to test it's tightness and it seemed tight, but i still pulled one of them out and pushed it back in and i'm floating around 60 celcius while playing bf3 now after playing for 5 minutes, which is much much better. i'll look...
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    low idle temps, high load temps - e8400

    the fan is running yeah, but for some reason it sounds louder than it did before i took it off the first time. i tried putting it in the middle and putting it on 4 times and when it didn't work i decided to clean a flat head with alcohol and smear it as thin as possible across the processor...
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    low idle temps, high load temps - e8400

    about a week ago i took off my stock heatsink from my e8400 and to dust it out. after i dusted it off i removed the old thermal compound that's been on there for 2 and a half years with an arctic silver kit (remover, purifier, compound/paste). 4 tries of this in a row and each time my computer...
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    Windows can not be activated?

    yeah i thought about that right after i posted the thread...It's just that when i got my laptop it was already installed so i'm not sure what to do
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    Windows can not be activated?

    I recently reformatted my computer and laptop with the same disc of windows 7 and was just wondering if that's what could be causing this repeating error message from windows saying 'Windows can not be activated' http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/717/counterfeiting.jpg/ Has anybody else...
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    Will this GPU work with my rig?

    can a p45 ds3l mobo run an I5 CPU?
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    Will this GPU work with my rig?

    yeah i've seen that my cpu is limiting me a lot, do you think i should try overclocking it and getting more cooling or just buying an i5 or something?
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    Will this GPU work with my rig?

    my power supply is the one that i linked above
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    Will this GPU work with my rig?

    So i just recently bought a "GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked EE 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card" off newegg 2 days ago for my computer tower and I was jut wondering what you guys think about it working well or not with this: --e8400 3.0 ghz CPU...
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    Exhaust clamp came off

    bump
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    Exhaust clamp came off

    I did,it all seems to be connected other than this 1.5-2ft long pipe (i assume is the centre section) that isn't connected or being held onto the rest of the exhaust. the middle silencer is disconnected and as far as my little to no knowledge about cars goes, everything looks undamaged. So i'm...
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    Exhaust clamp came off

    I live in the minneapolis area and we got hit by a big snow storm on saturday. I had to drive in the morning to work before the roads were plowed very well so I think when i had to drive through the harder, untrodden snow my (already weak) exhaust got scraped hard and popped off the exhaust...
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    Final Fantasy XIV online!

    So, is there a tutorial or somewhere to learn what to do in this game around at all? because I've played a lot of MMOs and this one is by far the most confusing haha
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    new verizon phone...suggestions?

    I guess i'll have to go for the droid or maybe the ERIS based on reviews and my dads budget, thanks guys :)
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    new verizon phone...suggestions?

    Balls! by chance does anybody know of the differences between the droid ERIS and the droid incredible? all I know is that the ERIS runs android 1.5 whilst the incredible runs 2.1
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    Ordered Ipad, Shipped but not charged!?

    Post a thread about it on a big social forum so everybody can see how cheap you are.
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    Is Google "too big to fail"?

    Probably because of Google :P
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    Woman Sues Google for Bad Directions

    village idiots deserve no moneys
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    Kung Fu Bear whipping around a bamboo stick

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghgg_fukbvU&feature=player_embedded That's it, we're fucked.
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    new verizon phone...suggestions?

    isn't the droid incredible like 600 bucks though? EDIT: on a side note, i just found out that he's paying month to month and he plans on starting up a new 2 yr. contract. has anybody heard of any droid incredible BOGO deals?
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    new verizon phone...suggestions?

    My dad is resubscribing to verizon and he plans on buying a 200$ DROID (buy one get one free) and i'm getting the second one. I just wanted to ask the AT guys if you had any better ideas for that kind of deal.
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    Where did you learn about cars?

    Interesting, I'm liking the input here :)
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    Where did you learn about cars?

    My thoughts exactly! I figured if I have the tools to do it (My hands) then why not just learn how, especially because it feels rewarding to know something about cars, and it's even more embarrassing when I don't and I feel like i should haha. I just don't want to "dive in" and do something...
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    What happens if i put D4 brake fluid into

    into my 93' maxima that says to put in D3 brake fluid? i'm just wondering :)
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    Where did you learn about cars?

    I'm about to be 18 in a month and the only car I've had since I've gotten my license is a 93' Maxima that i haven't done anything more than change a tire and add the occasional oil or coolant, etc.; things anybody could do. But I've been feeling a stronger interest in learning about cars (Not as...
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    School Binder?

    I guess i'll go on an adventure tomorrow. Any other opinions are appreciated. EDIT@zerocool: Why is your post above mine eh?
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    How popular were you in High School?

    I talk to everybody but the psychos and extreme dumb ass jock-like kids but does being popular even matter?
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    School Binder?

    Walgreens and Target are f**king expensive for my poor minimum wage budget :( Do any of you guys know where there are 5-10 dollar sexy zipper binder(I.E. a Five Star binder)
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    2 hours in the ER for a bad stomach ache

    and if that happens you should also just drink water and take it like a man
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    i want to get really drunk

    bust a move.
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    how is america going to end?

    fuckin terrorists.
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    Stuck roller coaster at Great America

    looks like fun i want to go there.
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    Why are you all so bitter?

    my mom sprayed me with salt when i was a kid every night before I went to bed.
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    Stupidity

    personally I dislike weed because of hippies and stoners at my school. personally I dislike alcohol because of the burnout drunks at my school. personally I dislike computers because of the psychotic emo kids at my school. I don't drink or smoke and none of these things are bad if used in...
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    advice on buying sea-doo / waverunner /etc sit-down type jetski

    my old jet ski was the ugliest POS on the face of the earth but it was more fun then those big bulky 3k+ sea doos! go for yamaha you can't go wrong.
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    are you for or against a law banning text messaging while driving?

    I text and drive, but I'm not a woman so I'm good at it.
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    gay dudes can't give blood?

    if i was given blood from a homosexual would i therefore become a homosecksickal? haha really though that is just dumb, if they're STD free then medically it makes 0 difference...
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    Take music off of a Zune on to your computer?

    so basically turn off auto-sync and drag the ones from my zune to the collection and they should pop up in the music folder in my documents? i was thinking that but then i'm afraid of it auto-syncing and deleting all of my songs :o