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chicsdiggit

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Ok, I have a Lian Li case, and I have the tray out and I mounted the MOBO, CPU (X2 3800+), and stock heatsink and fan. I guess my first question is this. Does my retail CPU come with thermal compound? On the bottom of the heatsink, there is a raised piece of material that coincides with the CPU, is this pre-installed thermal compound, or do I need to put some on?
 
it should come with a thermal pad (so leave it on)

but make sure you remove any protective cover from the thermal pad/thermal material

 
There was just a piece of plastic around the bottom of the heatsink, and I took that off. Thanks for the quick response! This is kinda scary, but fun! heh heh I will keep you guys all posted! ;-)
 
Ok, I just connected the RAM, case LED lights, etc, front USB ports, and Video Card. Now I am going to power it up for a test.
 
Originally posted by: chicsdiggit
Ok, I just connected the RAM, case LED lights, etc, front USB ports, and Video Card. Now I am going to power it up for a test.
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You're about due for a snack break! 😀
 
Ok, powered it up, and everything was fine! YES!!!!!!!!!! ha ha Due for a snack? Get this, I didn't even eat anything today yet either! ha ha but I am determined.
 
Originally posted by: atybimf
So, what are the specs of this bad boy?
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
SAMSUNG 930BF-BLACK Black 19" 4ms (Gray to Gray) LCD Monitor
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard -
Leadtek WinFast PX7800GT Extreme TDH Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card
CORSAIR TwinX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 1.5M Cache IDE
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Logitech Z-5500 970181-0403 315 Watts 5.1 Speaker
Forton 450
Lian Li PC-60USB B2 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
 
Originally posted by: chicsdiggit


AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
SAMSUNG 930BF-BLACK Black 19" 4ms (Gray to Gray) LCD Monitor
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard -
Leadtek WinFast PX7800GT Extreme TDH Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card
CORSAIR TwinX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 1.5M Cache IDE
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Logitech Z-5500 970181-0403 315 Watts 5.1 Speaker
Forton 450
Lian Li PC-60USB B2 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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Very nice.
You're gonna feel like a proud papa when you first log on
 
AMD's thermal guide advises against adding thermal paste to a heatsink that uses a pad, they are not compatable.
 
Originally posted by: chicsdiggit
It looks like my OEM copy of windows xp doesn't have a cd key!
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Then you have most likely purchased an illeagal copy of Windows XP. Call Microsoft and they will send you a legitimate copy for squeeling on the perpetrator who sold you the bad software. Or you could just find an XP C**prate ____y.
 
I don`t mean to caca on your parade...but heres a link where others have your noCD key problem...

http://www.pcmech.com/forum/printthread.php?t=128400

What I do know is I have seen copies in the past OEM that is sold with no CD key.

But not from what we would call a reputable dealer such as newegg...etc...

Good Luck with that key issue...

Also you can`t use or borrow a friends CD key it just doesn`t work that way!!

Good Luck!!
 
that makes is more intrasting when I got my OEM copy from neweg it had he stiker inside the pakeging check the box. IDK .it may be there it might of felll who knows
 
Geez, this REALLY sucks!!! Talk about frustrating. WHat happens if I don't complete the windows install? What would happen if I took out the Installation CD right now?
 
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