That sounds typical. A retail cpu comes with a cooler and a small patch of TIM (thermal interface material) that contacts the cpu core. In that...
I'm fairly certain that the specific technology that went into the Deathstars (glass-coated platters?) is long gone. My last purchase was a...
Bill, how are you cooling your new cpu? Did the cooler come attached to the new cpu (retail cooler) or did you put thermal paste on it and then...
Bmoore, report back if you have more troubles. The majority of BSODs are probably due to software with some due to memory. A bad PSU usually fails...
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that because of the possibility of turning your mainboard into a lifeless paperweight, if you don't...
Bmoore, is there a particular reason why you want to upgrade your PSU? Are you thinking of adding drives or buying a beefy video card? If no...
Did you plug in any extra power connectors that are needed for the mainboard? I just had a "fail-to-boot" on my last build and it was simply...
mklangelo, I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. Maybe it would be better if you simply stated what your budget was and whether you're looking...
Have you tried a different IDE cable to your CD-ROM drive? I've had two go bad in the last year. I'd create a Memtest86 boot floppy/CD and let...
Can you get into the BIOS? Can you boot a boot floppy? i.e. take Windows out of the equation and see if you can simply boot a dos os floppy....
Do you mean AM2?
I think the only full-fledged game that supports it is Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - IIRC. Or maybe one or two others at most. The word on...
Raingirl, Your instincts are surely right. It sounds like they're trying to glorify onboard sound and onboard video. There are many decent...
If you do have "defective" RAM, extended runs of Memtest86 should flush it out. Getting good runs of Memtest should give you some confidence in...
I don't really know how on-topic this is but seeing the post above about the MSI mainboard problems, I got a bit inspired. After doing this for...
Is this what you're referring to? If not, I'm not sure what it is you're talking about. The four foam pads are attached to the cpu. The copper...
I'm with Bmoore, check your refresh rate first. A rate of 60hz will give you eye strain, maybe headaches, maybe nausea. Gary
Make sure you do a bit of research before you commit to one. KVMs, IMHO, fall into the "not ready for prime time" category of PC components. For...
Ah-ha! You have a teenage daughter! Somewhere in the 15-17 year range I'd say simply by the nature of the request. I've gotten very similar...
A customer review of the Antec Smartpower 2.0 450W PSU found in the Antec Sonata II from Newegg: "I was lucky enought to have a defective PSU....
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