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Hi.. I am selling a new MSI NEO4 Plat mobo in retail box and a 3 pin missing AMD 939 3000+ winny chip. There are 3 pins missing on it, a solder job will make it workable. I bought the chip from newegg a month ago and i installed the cpu wrong and sadly broke off 3 pins. I am selling this combo...
hey.. I just built a new computer.. and can somebody give me a step by step and a list on what to do first after i installed winxp? Can i just use liveupdate to update my driver and bios? Also is the nforce4 driver the same as the motherboard driver? if not.. when and how do i install them...
its better to get 99% isopropyl alchohol. ive heard overheating problems with people that cleaned their heatsink/IHS with 70% isopropyl alchohol. The thing is that 70% isopropyl alchohol evaporates slower than 99%, therefore leaving small residue behind on the IHS and heatsink. Its best to use...
I just recieved my xp-90 today too with Enermax 92 Adjustable.. and a tube of AS5. Now im just waiting for my ram to arrive so i can fire this baby up and see how it well does
the IHS is the heat spreader on the back of the cpu chip. Iso is short for isopropyl.. you can get isopropyl alcohol from your local duane reade/cvs or any pharmacys. Use q-tips to clean the heatsink and IHS.
Omg.. you should be happy that your cpu didnt fry..
THE BEST ADVICE to you right now is.. clean off everything off the heatsink and the IHS with iso alcohol.. and apply the thermal compound that you bought.. but if you can spend another 5 bucks.. u should get AS5.. best choice. I still can't...
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I've read a post somewhere that someone did a experiment of this.
The results were BARELY NOTICABLE. Maybe 1-1.5 degrees different. He said that the better choice one is the one with the grain size AS5.
SO EVERYONE.. TAKE OFF YOUR HEATSINKS AND RE-APPLY YOUR AS5...
My nephew installed his brand new 3000+ uncorrectly and unfortunately broke 3 pins. The cpu hasnt been used or turned on due to the 3 missing pins. With great soldering skills, this cpu can be use-able. The original manual, heatsink and fan will be included. Everything is inside the retail box...
yes you should completely remove and clean off the old AS5 on the chip and heatsink before you re-apply it. Be sure to follow the intructions for applying the AS5 on the Artic Silver website..