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    Athlon X2 6000+ High Temps?

    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...
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    Random Shutdown?

    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...
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    CPU and MCP Temperature Too Hot?

    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...
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    New Build. Do I need to upgrade my power supply?

    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...
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    All versions of Vista 64-bit on alternative media?

    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...
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    Need Additional 4-pin 12V connector

    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...
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    Bent Pins on CPU, able to straigten it, is the chip damaged?

    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...
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    WinXP sees 2.75GB RAM out of 4GB. System with SLI

    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 -...
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    Help: Choose AM2 AMD CPU?

    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...
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    Help: E2200 vs. Athlon X2 5600+ Noise Level on stock fans?

    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...