Here's a silly thought that I could use an opinion or or two on about motherboard standoffs:
I have a Gigabyte GA-7PESH2 motherboard (SSI-EEB) that I am installing in a Cooler Master MasterBox case.
Most of the standoff holes line up with the exception of three of them. For these, I used a...
Up for auction is the board that I removed from my decommissioned htpc.
Gigabyte GA-EP43T-UD3L Motherboard (Intel LGA 775), Pentium e6500, 4GB Memory
I will have a Tyan S5220 server board and an XFX HD 5770 video card listed tomorrow as well.
Eventually I will also have lian-li desktop case...
I have finally upgraded my main desktop, or I am in process rather, and have put the board, cpu and ram up for sale.
Never abused or overclocked.
GA-EX58-UD5
Core i7-920
12GB OCZ Ram
Avocent DVI KVM Switch
I'm doing almost this exact same thing in my entertainment center, except I just have a single 120mm exhaust fan, with the intake just around the door gaps.
I first started off with a rosewill, it was decently quiet but started growling after about 3 months. I replaced it with a vantec...
I was VERY surprised to find a box from ecost on my door this evening!
Didn't get an email or anything, last time I checked my order status showed "discontinued"
I ordered from eCost.com on Sunday morning, still waiting on a final confirmation, but when I log in and check order status, it says "backordered"
Correct me if I'm wrong but it's really only HP that is going to get more of these things right?
I fixed one of these on a motherboard once by putting some glue only on the edge and carefully putting it back on with tweezers.
I've plugged and unplugged sata cables from it several times without any issues.
You could put glue on the back side of the pins, but if you happen to get any...