I've had it with this POS. I've been patient. ASUS, you've really blown it with this board.
I've waited for the fixes, I've accepted that sleep "just ain't right", I've traded for the fixed board, I've updated the BIOS upwards of a half dozen times. IT STILL AIN'T RIGHT!!! Every night...
Waiting on the Mobo, UPS "Out for Delivery"
Sandy Bridge 2500K:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Zalman 9900 Max:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118074
Arctic Silver or the "New" Zalman ZM-STG2 Super Thermal Grease?
Arctic...
Big debate.
This: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147047
or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
The Antec is tried and true, besides the number of positive reviews the rig my son and I built for him is in one and we like it a lot...
Have a 2-year old ASUS N80vn-X1. (14")
T5800 cpu / Nvidia 9650GT gpu
4GB RAM
Just recently set it up to triple-boot with Win7, WinXP (for an older FPS game) & Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
While doing all of that I came across a site where a guy with the same laptop bumped his CPU from a T5800...
Can I have it all?
I have been looking for a cheap, basic laptop for traveling. Only need net + mail on the road.
It's also time for a desktop upgrade. Current system is an Athlon 64 3700+, Nvidia 6800GS, 2GB RAM, + drives. (I know - ancient)
Started thinking about combining the $$...
I would like to make custom length power cables for my SATA HDD. I have a modular PSU that has two SATA-specific ports for the 5-pin type SATA plug. I have been able to find several sources for the SATA plug for the HDD end, but can't find any of the connectors for the PSU end (No, I don't...
My new build is complete at least for now.
For the old hands here, you probably will be bored by this post, it is more for somebody considering a Qpack/Chenming, but I would like to thank all the members of the forum for some great info that helped with my research for the build.
I picked...
I've seen some other posts with people looking for a decent LAN party bag for their QPacks/Chenmings. A mid-sized athletic bag worked well for my Shuttle, but I've had trouble finding a bag wide enough (or with a wide enough mouth) that wasn't pretty huge. Lack of padding has also been an issue...