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    NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)

    Man... I remember when this project started. I had since forgotten about it until I randomly stumbled to the SPCR review of it today! Looks like I just missed the boat on this again, but hopefully I could acquire an extra one, both in terms of availability and my finances. The final product at...
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    NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)

    3.1 looks really fantastic!
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    Things are running hot...

    70 degrees is nothing to worry about yet though. Of course it's hard to tell how high it will actually rise to, since you stop before it does. I'm not really familiar with the SG01 so I don't know how its ventilation is exactly, but the Phenom II X4 945 indeed isn't a low power consumption CPU...
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    Bulldozer mini itx? Where?

    Ah, yeah, since you have the processor already makes sense to just buy the motherboard, of course. But there hasn't apparently indeed even been a peep about any upcoming boards, so you might indeed be out of luck for a long time to come :(
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    Bulldozer mini itx? Where?

    Maybe it's just me, but Bulldozer doesn't seem like a great platform for Mini-ITX, given its higher power consumption. Of course it also depends on what role the computer is for (HTPC, gaming, etc), but it seems to be that right now Bulldozer isn't the best choice for... well, almost anything...
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    "Old" laptop is running sloooooowly

    Well, reassembled the computer, same temps as before it seems. Bleh. Further tests will have to wait until Sunday or Monday, since need to check with my mother if there's any files she still needs from the computer before I reinstall Windows once again (something messed up with it right now).
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    "Old" laptop is running sloooooowly

    It doesn't seem to fit snugly into place no matter what I do. Also the major problem is getting the "metal strips" that actually do the data transfer to go properly into place inside the plastic part... no matter how I tried, I couldn't manage that :( Had the same problem once when the end came...
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    "Old" laptop is running sloooooowly

    Ahh, that could indeed work! The part that broke off is the big black plastic part on the left which connects to the HDD itself, but as the image also demonstrates you have to replace the whole PCB part. Although "interestingly" a possible fix presents me with a slight dilemma, since I moved...
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    "Old" laptop is running sloooooowly

    HP 6735b. Basically the plastic part of the connector came loose from the metal "strips" and won't go back in place properly anymore.
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    "Old" laptop is running sloooooowly

    Well, the heat sensors can be malfunctioning of course, but I have no way of personally monitoring the temperature any other way. However as the temperature reading does still react to load/fan speed changes so while it might be somewhat inaccurate, I doubt it's actually malfunctioning in that...
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    "Old" laptop is running sloooooowly

    There were no controls in the BIOS for any of that unfortunately, can't really change anything there. Which sucks. I'm fairly certain I tried that, and it didn't stay at 100%. Right now I took the computer apart, but can't find my thermal paste so can't put it back together, and therefore...
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    "Old" laptop is running sloooooowly

    The reason I rarely ask anything in Internet forums is most of the people seem to reply on the assumption that "this guy is asking for help - therefore he's clearly clueless", which certainly rubs me the wrong way. More than that, the majority apparently usually don't even read the OP or further...
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    "Old" laptop is running sloooooowly

    The specific software matters sod all, especially given I've already checked with more than one. I know how to check temps whether it's a desktop or laptop, it's not exactly rocket science. I wouldn't be asking here if the solution was something that simple. After nearly 20 years with computers...
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    "Old" laptop is running sloooooowly

    Well it's not like I have replacement part for it, plus since the problem doesn't go away with a lower temperature based on my test.....
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    "Old" laptop is running sloooooowly

    Yes, that's what I thought. However, lower was 50 degrees with external cooler blowing into it, and 75-80 or so without. Same throttling issue in both cases. I didn't do the temp check recently, the computer's been sitting idle for a month at least, but I did the same test in both Linux and...
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