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    ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Motherboard Temps

    I just installed the thermalright 90C tobring my CPU temp down, now my next target is the mobo. I put two slot fans in the PCI bins, andof couse the little spinner runs at 8,000RPM's ... but I am getting low-mid 50's under load. What is the spec temp for tis MOBO, anyone know? The Lian-Li...
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    Thermal Interface Material Advice

    I have an FX-55 processor that is running too hot. I just invested in a ThermalRight 90C Heatsink, and 92cm 126CFM fan, and a couple of slot coolers. Should arrive today. I also ordered 1 tube each of Arctic Silver 5 and Arctic Silver MX-1. They were both on sale and both tubes cost me...
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    Superhot FX-55

    I finally got the rig running and am on about hour 12 of burn-in. Everything is stable, but WOW, the CPU runs super-hot. I'm using the stock heatsink that AMD provided for the FX-55, and I sit at 44C idle, but when I loaded up MS Flight Simulator, and turned every feature to Max, ran it at...
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    Built out a new system

    I just built a new system: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe AMD FX-55 2GB Crucial Ballistix (4x512) Plextor PX716A 2 x WD 10K RPM Raptors in Raid 0 2 x EVGA 6800 Ultra Video Cards 510W PC Power & Cooling Power Supply Lian-Li Mid Tower Aluminum Case 4 Case fans, 1 Power Supply fan. I haven't...
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    Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe - two cards, non-sli

    What is the correct way to set up the ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe board for 2 PCI-Express graphics cards (6800 Ultras), running 2 monitors each (4 monitors total)? Do I flip the swich to 2 cards, but not attach the SLI connector, or leave it on single card and simply plug a card into each slot...
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    FX-55 Heatsink Installation Problem

    I ordered the Asus SLI-Deluxe and AMD FX-55 with retail fan/heatsink. Processor drops into Mobo no problem, of course ... but the heatsink .... no way will it lock. It doesn't matter how hard I yank on the plastic locking lever, it will not lock ... and I have pushed down on it plenty hard...