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  1. Soneast

    replacing fermi TIM.. have you done it?

    Yep, and it helped a ton. My card used to get up to 100°C or higher in Furmark and 85-90°C while playing Just Cause 2. Now she barely hits 85°C with Furmark and hovers around 70-75° during regular gaming. Of course after I saw how badly the factory TIM was applied, it was no wonder it ran so hot.
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    Thermal Compound question

    I thought as much, just needed confirmation. thanks.
  3. Soneast

    Thermal Compound question

    I'm gonna be building a new core i7 rig in the next few days but forgot to order thermal compound for the heat sink. I do have some Arctic Silver 5 laying around from a previous build. Problem is, that was 2.5-3 years ago. Do you think it's still good to use? Or should I just use the stock HSF...
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    DVD Rom Read Problems

    Well, since I don't think every backup DVD I have would degrade at the same time, unfortunately it sounds like my DVD drive might be crapping out. Oh well at least they're cheap. Thanks for the help.
  5. Soneast

    DVD Rom Read Problems

    Hi, My DVD Rom on my old computer is having issues reading my data DVDs that I burnt. I have a plethora of backup DVDs that I burnt with this computer, and have been able to read from these DVDs for as long as I've owned the computer (several years) in fact I used one of the backup DVDs as...
  6. Soneast

    Strange display issue

    oh damn...guess I'm gonna hafta go rip that kid behind the counter a new one, lol. He didn't even know what they were.
  7. Soneast

    Strange display issue

    Hmmm....well I can't really locate a multimeter....Radioshack doesn't carry them (only electronics store in my area) and I didn't see anything on Newegg when I search multimeter, so I guess I'll just hafta hope for the best. ><
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    Strange display issue

    I decided to try a new vid card since AGP cards are so cheap, so I bought a 7600GS to throw in. Unfortunately I STILL had the same problem. I tested the RAM with memtest and that checked out OK, so after some deliberation, I decided to reformat my hard drive before purchasing anymore...
  9. Soneast

    Strange display issue

    Well I did very recently (within 2 months) remove the processor HSF cleaned it up real good and reapplied some AS5 to it and got it running several degrees cooler than prior. As for testing the PSU with a multimeter, I'll hafta check on that, not too many options for electronic stores where I...
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    Strange display issue

    My old computer has been acting up lately. At first I was having issues with games, they'd play fine for a couple hours then the screen would suddenly go blank and I would have to hard restart the PC and it would display fine again for another couple. After no luck with trying different...