Recent content by Spiricore

Thanks to everyone who helped I finally got this beast running. I'm working on making the switch over to Windows XP Pro x64, but in the meantime I'm trying to find the best power solution. My current UPS (battery backup) will not handle the load once my 8800GTX kicks in and I'm in an old...

Got everything going so far, I'm just connecting up cards. Unfortunately, my GeForce 8800GTX is covering the normal PCI slot, which screws over my ability to connect my Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty. Soo...my question now is will PCI-X 133mhz support my Fatal1ty, or do I get to send it back? TIA.

Ok, I misunderstood and I apologize. I just figured out that the heatsink screws into the *case* rather than into the mobo. I was completely unfamiliar with this process as the last computer I built (4 years ago, mind you) had clips. Wow. Sorry again, and thanks for the hint. :p

I think you misunderstand...this has nothing to do with the case except the fact that I'm curious about the "plate" that came with it for Xeon processors. Other than that, the case could be on another continent and I'd still have this problem. It's strictly between the heatsink and the mobo.

The Cooler Master linked above. Still no luck figuring this damn thing out.

Here's a few pictures to help describe my situation (sorry for the quality): The plate that came with the case The heatsink - the screws are attached to the heatsink already and have a spring between the head of the screw and the edge of the heatsink. In this picture I'm just applying...

I got some sort of plate with the case that is said to be used for Xeon processors (from the manual: SRM - Installed on the mainboard to fix the CPU -- other then that, not much help.) but for the life of me I can't figure out how it's attached because of the dual processors. Other than that...

Thanks, got that part figured out. My next issue is that it seems like the screws of the heatsink aren't screwing into anything. Upon further inspection it seems as though the screws are either a) too small for the "spring mechanism" or b) I'm totally forgetting about something. Any thoughts?

Well, everything arrived today and I've begun putting everything together. Before I get too carried away, I was curious about the best way to remove the stock thermal paste on the heatsink. All I've got is 91% rubbing alcohol and one of these...will that work alright for my purposes?

Good news. Thanks for the info.

$4202.17 after tax and shipping. It hurts. :eek: But considering the fact that it's highly likely that the 50% of my gaming time will turn over to 50% audio/video editing, I think it's worth it. Especially to last me awhile and run it 24/7. That's the main reason I decided not to go with a...

Hi all, I've recently decided that my old pc is no longer up to snuff and want to upgrade. I've managed to put together a fairly solid list of components - I'm going custom built this time around. My computer usage comes down to this: 50% gaming (EQ2, WoW, FEAR, etc), 20% video/audio editing...

Hi all, I was directed here by a friend of mine when continually trying to describe a problem that's been becoming more and more of a nuisance for me. I'll do my best to explain what's been happening and what I've tried to resolve my issues. I'm not really even sure when it started, but as...