I had some random shutdowns previously from too hot temperatures. So on suggestion from here I went out and bought Arctic Silver 5 and applied that by first cleaning it with acetone then applied a rice grain sized. The temperature dropped, but still shows 60-70 C in the BIOS.
That seems kind...
My computer randomly shuts down now and I'm not sure why, after I changed the graphics cards. Unfortunately I no longer have the old graphics card to re-install.
I noticed the temperature of my CPU go to 72C degrees after shutdown with stock setup, no overclocking. Is that normal?
The CPU...
SO I got this kick @ss motherboard, the XFX nForce 780i, and so far very happy with it. However, I noticed that the temperature is about 50-60 Celsius and the motherboard chipset (MCP) is hovering around 70-80 Celsius. The CPU is an E8500 with stock heatsink/fan and the MCP has a big heatsink...
I want to upgrade an existing computer to the following:
C2D E8500 *purchased
EVGA Motherboard with Nvidia 730i chipset (click on link for specs)
8GB Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5 (x2, total 4 dimms) *purchased
WD 250GB Raid Edition (x2 in a Raid Mirror Setup) *purchased
Plextor PX-760A...
I have several promotional licenses for 32-bit Windows Vista Ultimate. I would like to use 64-bit, and wonder if I ordered the 64-bit media for Windows Vista Business (since I have a retail copy of that), the ordered disc would have the 64-bit Ultimate version on it?
When I installed 32-bit...
So I bought a PC Power & Cooling Power Supply (S47D) intended for a Dell Dimension E521 that PC P&C claimed was compatible. Well the power supply didn't fit into the case, wtf!
Anyhow, I ended up keeping the supply as it wasn't worth shipping back and repurposing it for my internal use. I...
So I upgraded my CPU with an AMD X2 6000+ CPU and in the process removed the X2 3800+ to be inserted into another rig. Well, the 3800+ was basically welded onto the heatsink and when I yank it out, the chip and heatsink came out of my motherboard (NF590) togheter without the lever being...
My Windows XP Pro SP3 only sees 2.75GB out of the 4GB available4. I expected it to see about 3.5GB, but was unpleasantly suprised. I searched online and understand how memory there is a limitation in address space.
Here are a few things about the system:
- motherboard is nForce 590 SLI
-...
So I'm a budget consious user and looking for a cheap upgrade from X2 3800+ AM2. Idea is to re-use the X2 3800+ for a HTPC. However, there are so many chips to choose from in the same price range of $50-80.
I compiled the list below in order of what I think is the fastest CPU starting at the...
I'm trying to decide between Intel E2200 or AMD Athlon X2 5600+ (65nm) and the decision is largely based on two things:
1. Which processor makes the least noise on stock heatsink and fan?
2. Which processor performs better of the two NOT overclocked? Performance is less of an issue for...
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