Recent content by misterlin

it's a standard modem given to me by cox. it's preatty old and dusty. i randomly lose connections and get random lockups. is this common with old modems ? so i decided to order this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16825122104

i'v been using this dollar store mousepad for years and i want to make a switch to compliment my mx1000. I play alot of Fps games so the mousepad can't crap out on me :)

of course i cleaned it off.. down to the last particle of dust and made sure the surface was CLEAN CLEAN applied as5.. the size was like the A in AMD on the cpu heatspreader

lian li pc 65 2 intake 1 exhaust 1 on top optimal airflow

dfi nf3 lanparty stock everything.. it's brand new so i'm stocking it for a while

46 celcious during heavy load 50celcius

if your dorm as carpet.. take your socks off to disperse static.. static = death to pc parts make sure you friend does the same ...lol do a barebone ( cpu/videocard/1stick of ram) lay the motherboard on a cardboard box and start it up there's more.. but i'm sure your friend knows...

to eliminate a short in the case i did a naked startup on a foam pad with a s.754 3k+ and a geil value ram 3200 hooked up the videocard and i pushed the onboard start button and i didn't get any beeps or a post so to rule out the videocard.. i took the card out and only started it with...

so a white rice size is enough for that cpu with heat spreaders ?

lian li pc65 -1 exhaust/1 on top/2 intake stock heatsink was at like 52c

is this too hgih ? i took the stock grey paste and applied AS5 only put like a green pea size amount why is it so high ?

in bios before this happened cpu was 47~49 is that hot ? i took the standard crap thermal paste and applied AS5

i'm using the moniter right now with no problem my powersupply is enough since i don't have power hungry parts only suspect is the mobo or the cpu i did notice it was around 48C in the bios screen before i started the format

every part is new i was at the hdd format step and it was exactly at 76% and out of nowhere my comp just shutdown so i tried powering it up and i got "please check cable signal" -took out ram and tried another one = no success -did a barebone startup = no success -took out ram...

ASUS "A7N8X-E Deluxe" nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU -RETAIL AMD Mobile Athlon XP 2500+, 266 FSB, 512K Cache, 45 Watt - OEM Thermaltake SILENT BOOST Highest Performance Cooler for AMD AthlonXP up to 3400+ -RETAIL with a 6800gt i'm sure it will kick ass for a...