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    PC powers up but nothing is displayed

    Did you try to clear and reset your bios? and boot from 1 stick of ram? & possibly check each stick of ram individually with memtest.
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    uhoh - I think I just formatted the drive with BOOTMGR

    The file you want to look at to change the timeout and defaults is /etc/default/grub https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Configuring%20GRUB%202 Either gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub [basic gui text editor] or sudo nano /etc/default/grub [easy terminal editor] to make basic default...
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    uhoh - I think I just formatted the drive with BOOTMGR

    hi maybe some of this info will get you going destrekor wrote First of all there is a difference with versions of GRUB you probably have GRUB 2 rather than GRUB [legacy]. For GRUB look here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling%20from%20LiveCD Reinstalling from a live cd...
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    Computer HELP

    See the previous post regarding a full new Win7 install or if you need to run Nvidia 'clean up tool' and reinstall the Nvidia drivers from an upgrade. Check your specs for the original PSU [it is likely to be underpowered for upgrading] & evaluate if you are going to over-clock the CPU and...
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    Do I need to upgrade my PSU? Should I?

    I would upgrade to a 650W power supply, because several Nvidia GTX 260 cards require 500W and up. & check out your specs & connections [some require 2 6-pin Molex] for your video card.
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    What is the best Thermal Paste or grease?

    I prefer the method [AS5 single-dot ] and for me the 'tinning' is key CurseTheSky and definitely use OCZ Freeze so basically ditto the last 2 posts couldn't agree more on this.
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    Is it worth repasting the the motherboard's northbridge and GPU from stock?

    I recently just checked my Northbridge on an older MSI 6570 board and the original paste did not completely cover the entire chip-heatsink the temps were ok at about 35C I reapplied some non-conductive paste and got a better lockdown by a adding 4mm nylon washer to the push-pins for a tighter...