No doubt if the ambient (room) temperature is high, that makes cooling that much more of a problem. Note I added #6 to my list above. Keeping the...
That probably is not the fault of the heatsink. Assuming: That heatsink fan assembly (HSF) was designed for that CPU, The CPU is not being...
That still does not make sense. You are adding a covering to something designed to radiate heat. Don't do it! It is a bad idea! If it created a...
Who told you that nonsense? An auto mechanic? Or an electronics technician? Got a link? I don't think you understand the purpose of thermal...
Huh? Paint? I know of no paint that is designed to transfer heat. Thermal paint for motorcycles is designed to not burn up from heat (and hot...
Regardless if using areset button, moving a jumper, or pulling the battery, when you reset the CMOS, you still have to, upon first boot, enter the...
I don't think it is fair to make a blanket statement that one brand of CPU runs hotter than the other. And certainly, with Intels dominance since...
That is absolutely wrong! That is the whole point of standby power! I explained it above. This voltage IS present on several points, INCLUDING the...
How did you do that? You can't do it with a multimeter unless you can put the battery under a realistic load. I would replace the battery. They...
I was thinking along those lines - that is dirt or dust, especially if combined with cigarette smoke if you smoke while using your computer, may...
This problem is also being worked http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=219358.
Well, I happen to like both Antec and Corsair PSUs (and another RAM maker, Mushkin, makes good supplies too) so IMO, you can't go wrong with...
Just remember, more hardware means greater demands for power. Make sure you have a quality PSU with ample power to support it.
When talking best picture quality, it is hard to beat a good quality CRT. Too bad they take up a lot of real estate and pump out a lot of BTUs.
Hmmm, I think you were just unlucky. I always blast PSUs from the inside out, outside in, and every which way but loose. If dust bunnies jammed...
You saw that in my sig's link? Ummm, I don't think so. I consider myself a hardware technician above anything else. I have very little experience...
Leaving power cords connected for grounding (earthing) during maintenace is an old wife's tale as any student of electronics can tell you. Don't...
Wow! Did you tell them this happened right after cleaning? I am impressed Dell is stepping up for this, but that is certainly good. But I...
I've been running dual LCDs for years and will never go back to a single monitor. Currently running 2 x 22" widescreen Samsungs.
The "sweet spot" is defined as that point where less RAM has a noticeable drop in performance, but more RAM yields only marginal gains for the...
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