That made me laugh (Ripster is essentially the "Big Cheese" over at geekhack, partly because he has a nice macro lens).
Also, for the non-mechanical keyboard inclined public, there are a variety of both cheaper and more gaming oriented options out there...
Mine were threaded. Make sure to use the included stand-off tool, just to be sure. If all else fails, just superglue them in (although, be aware you won't be able to remove them. Hot glue might work better, with the benefit of being removable.
Just bought a refurbished 1397599 Model M from ebay for $40 after shipping :D. Can't wait for it to come in.
It was manufactured in 1994, and as such only 1 year younger than me.
There are two ways the motherboard can control fan speed AFAIK: Voltage, and Pulse Width Modulation (PWM).
Voltage simply varies the voltage applied to the fan. Lower voltage = slower fan speed. As it is simply augmenting the main power source, voltage control works with both three and four...
Those people didn't have Intel powerpoint slides confirming our fears.
P.S. Although I hope Intel changes their mind or that we are all just misinterpreting everything.
I can't fault Intel for trying to make money, and it actually isn't that bad of a strategy. That being said, anything above a $50 premium for the unlocked version will be quite irritating.
It seems as if the stock version of sandy bridge will not support overclocking. Be prepared to pay for the unlocked version:
forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2091809
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2010/07/22/intel-to-limit-sandy-bridge-overclocking/1
Note the last three lines of text:
...hopefully Intel changes their mind
Unfortunately they are out of stock, but I managed to get a refund on the shipping. I had to trouble paying for a replacement, but paying $12 to get nothing was a little too much.
Anyhow, customer support was great! I got the refund in under 1 minute of Newegg chat.
Mine was DOA :|. First DOA I've ever had, too. It would almost never get power, and when it did NO computer would recognize the drivers.
So now my $20 keyboard is a $32 keyboard as I have to ship it back, but I still opted for a replacement instead of a refund, as I thought the keyboard was...
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