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Recent content by PhoenixAshes

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    How is Intel on RMAs?

    I RMA'd a 2.4B about 3 months ago, with the wrong heatsink, I might add, and had absolutely no problem. Give them just the info they need without volunteering anything and you should be OK.
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    AMD guy definately switching to intel.

    I would have to recommend something within the Gigabyte 8KNXP family, if you can get your hands on one. Granted, not the greatest OCer in the world, but I have my 2.8C running at 3.2 day in and day out and it is 100% rock solid. 4SATA ports, Intel CSA Gb NIC, regular IDE as well as IDE RAID. The...
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    hot 3.0C

    I've got a 2.8C 30 cap OC'd to 3.2 with a ThermalRight SLK-947U and it runs 44C at 100% load. My mainboard used to up my temps by about 10C until I did a BIOS update, so you might see if you're running the latest BIOS for your board and see if that gives you some more realistic numbers b/c to...
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    925X chipset for the long run?

    From what I've read and heard, the 925XE's are due out before the end of the year, with a paper launch in October. They are the ones that are going to introduce Intel's 1066 FSB.
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    Need a rock solid board...

    My personal advice if you're looking for rock solid stability would be to go with a gigabyte board. Even mildly OC'd mine has been nothing but stable.
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    Cleaning ASx off of HS...

    What I always use is 91% isopropyl alcohol. Pulls it right off and leaves your HS clean as a wistle. If there's a little bit left over (read a slight discoloration on the bottom of the HS) that,s not only normal, but typically good. And I believe as long as you also apply some fresh TIM, you're...
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    Intel 925X.. Will it Support 1066Mhz front side bus

    I don;t think the new 925X's "officially" support the 1066 FSB, but the ones they are supposed to release in October will. From what I've read, they're gonna be labeled the 925XE's.
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    Which 925 M/B??? Gigabyte or ASUS??

    I personally would go with the GigaByte board. I've heard that in the past, they had some problems running Corsair's RAM, but I think they've got it ironed out. I have their 8KNXP and it's absolutely rock solid when combined with a gig of level 1 Mushkin.
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    What's the highest CPU my MB can handle?

    From the looks of it, it wouldn't be worth your money to upgrade your processor. The 478 Pressies don't run that much faster than you're running your 2.8 at... I would just stick with what you're running now and look at upgrading around the first of next year after Intel releases the 925XE...
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    My first build and I have a $3000 paperweight. PLEASE help!

    I found the best thing to do is the basics on the piece of foam that comes in the mobo box. Your case should have a small speaker in it to connect for the beep codes. Then just slowly start building it on the table, on top of that piece of packing foam. Take your time and I'm sure you'll get it...
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    mobo heatsink plastic broke, how to fix?

    Have her buy a good aftermarket bolt through heatsink. Better off in the long run anyway. It's either that or do what you said and thieve the retention bracket off a bad board.
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    Thermaltake.....Now I understand why they suck so bad.

    I've got one of the ThermalTake Xaser III 1000 series cases and only have one complaint about the whole damned thing. That's the EL logo on the front. It's just not very strong. I repainted the front section of the case and within 2 days of putting everything back together, the EL panel had...
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    ** Consolidated FS thread! Warning 56k NOT friendly! **

    Bump for some good deals!
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    Computer won't boot, fans spin for a sec

    I had the same problem with an MSI 845PE Max2 w/P4 2.4b and it turned out to be the mainboard. Got the board back from RMA yesterday and it's almost as dead as the one I sent them. The "new" one won't initialize the processor. I checked the processor, RAM and VC on my sig rig and they all work...
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    Did I just fry my mobo?

    Sounds like either the motherboard or processor went out. Hate to be the bearer of bad news.
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