Recent content by kurdt

I ended up going ahead, using no washers between the backplate and mobo with plastic washers on top for the studs. However, for anyone curious, it appears the manual was correct and isolation washers aren't required. Watercool got back to me just a minute ago, and their suggestion was exactly...

Yeah, for the standard backplate, the Heatkiller IV manual shows using plastic washers as you'd expect. However, the 'heavy' version has its own specific manual, and it clearly shows not using washers. All my prior experience says to use isolating washers, but I don't want to put too much...

Hey, a quick question for anyone that's using the Heatkiller LGA 1700 'Heavy' Backplate. Did you use any nylon/plastic isolating washers when installing it? The manual for the backplate seems to imply you don't need isolating washers and doesn't mention their use (outside of the 'washer mod')...

Yeah, I've had a couple of the old IBMs years ago. I already make enough noise typing with Cherry Reds, I don't need extra clicky, lol.

It's trying to escape, push it back in!

Sorta reminds me of Fallout: Cyberpunk 2077 edition, heh.

Lithium-ion batteries naturally degrade over time and with repeated drain/recharge cycles. They also lose their charge when not in use -- usually around +/- 10% per month. Hence why they require regular charging to maintain 100% charge. Going down to 92% capacity for a nearly 4-year-old Li-Ion...

Probably Dungeon Keeper 2... that was a quirky little game.

Gonna be some DayZ... only the latest and greatest for me, lol.

I save myself that trouble by usually only playing one game at a time... maybe two ;p.

What is old becomes new again, I guess. Not sure what the appeal would be over emulation, since it's not exactly an accurate 'retro' experience.

Well, that's a sure way to fix it, lol. Glad it worked out.

IME, I've found it usually happens with specific brands of tubing (Tygon for example), and not with others like Primochill LRT. But, that's obviously entirely anecdotal, it could be any number of things. It doesn't take much to get some organic growth going, or it could be some sort of residue...

Ha, yeah... I remember when I first started switching from film to digital cameras, and the revelation of, "I can take as many pictures as I want!" Well, it seemed like it at the time, anyway -- despite memory card sizes that are laughable today. Now, you don't even give a second thought to...

Lol. You should add a Saranwrap window to really add that extra custom touch.