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    Heat distribution between cores

    After a short stint with the stock CPU Heatsync on my new i7-2600k, I installed a Scythe "SHURIKEN Rev.B " 3Heat Pipes CPU Cooler. This is my first multi core intel cpu and I am not sure if I mounted the cooler right. There is a 10deg C. difference between the core;s. Like Core #0 - 31C...
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    Tiger Direct makes me sad

    It would not be out of the realm to contact Tiger and get in email that the 30 day direct replacement starts when your whole order if filled. So if it takes them another 2 weeks to get the ram out to you, then your 30 days starts then. One person told me once that a registered letter...
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    New Build Still Not Stable -- Time to Go Fishing Again!

    way back when I was young, and Intel still only had the 486, I worked for a small computer shop building 'clone' computers. I has one build that it would work if it was sitting on the bench, but as soon as it went into the case, it would fail. It was my first and only defective case. My...
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    AMD X4 - random BSOD,what to do next

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    AMD X4 - random BSOD,what to do next

    should I eat the $140 for the Asus motherboard as it has USB3 and SATA6 and just buy a new CPU as I still don't know if the Gigabyte board works or not. chances are slim that both the CPU and the original motherboard are both defective. But I know my luck
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    AMD X4 - random BSOD,what to do next

    Some days it just sucks to be me. about 6 months ago I built up a AMD X4 II 955 with a Gigabyte MA786GMT motherboard. 8gb Gskill ram and a Corseair 750w power supply. I had problems getting windows 7 to install but that turned out to be a defective DVD drive. It worked fine for 5 weeks...
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    Gskil 12800 vs Asus P8P67

    I have a set of Gskil (F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ) that are listed as 1600mhz, that I am trying to get to work in my new P8P67 mobo. For what ever reason, the board keeps on rejecting them at 1600, but works perfectly fine at 1333. Questions: 1. Does memory speed make a whole heap of difference...
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