Re: Has anyone had this happen with thermal paste

Posted on 2017-10-08, 21:47

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by Aideka

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I highly doubt that. If it's a Slot 1, the most it will support will be a 133MHz FSB speed. Pentium III Slot 1 cartridges went as high as around 833 MHz, if I remember correctly. The first Katmai set was limited to 100FSB like mine, but the Coppermines that came later used the 133FSB speed. Katmai …

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Re: What is the Default Resolution for Dos Games

Posted on 2017-09-24, 11:16

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by Aideka

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Azarien wrote: Are there any DOS games that support 1600x1200? Blood, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior come to mind. I think some flight simulators allowed that resolution too, but cannot remember for sure now.

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Re: PC freezes in games

Posted on 2017-08-17, 21:20

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Delta also made, and still makes, pretty good PSUs. Here in Finland they are also pretty cheap, because people assume they are crap, since many OEM boxes use them. They had some cases with bad caps, but then again so did everyone else in those times. As said above, Antecs are also good, but will …

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Re: PC freezes in games

Posted on 2017-08-17, 16:00

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by Aideka

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Maybe an attachement would clear this up? I dunno, maybe I'm just reading it wrong. But if this PSU is also bad, then I guess I'll try to find a replacement. Since I'm in Poland ebay is a no-go for me tbh, since costs are higher than it's worth, but I'll check allegro.pl and see if there's …

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Re: Does anyone still have redocnexk and RadeonPro?

Posted on 2017-08-16, 21:30

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by Aideka

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RadeonPro has no XP version. Redocnexk might have become a part of kX drivers, but not sure about that.

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Re: PC freezes in games

Posted on 2017-08-16, 20:50

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by Aideka

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How can this PSU be "300W" ? If you do the math, these specs are over 400W Which brand is it ? it's probably one of thoses el cheapo chinese PSU that can't deliver the amount of power they say they can Those amps per rail don't usually tell how much wattage you really can draw from the PSU. My main …

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Re: Want to make restorable image of a partition, saved in the empty space of another partiton. What is the best tool?

Posted on 2017-08-15, 21:17

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by Aideka

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+1 to Macrium Reflect from me too. It performs reliably, and is pretty fast taking those backups. I have multiple OS images (XP,7,8.1,10) that I made right after installation of drivers and applications I always install anyway, and I have two backups of my current OS. One from a known good …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-08-12, 18:07

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by Aideka

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I know about the stands, but locally they cost like 70€ a piece. That is somewhere around 70€ more than I would want to pay for a stand I don't really need 😁. I do have a wallmount for the TV, but it's old and heavy, and my walls aren't exactly great, being made of drywall.

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-08-12, 11:36

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by Aideka

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Found an Acer G246HL 24" fullHD monitor. Nothing too exiting, but works fine as my secondary monitor. Main monitor is also 24", and secondary was 19" before this. Who throws out a 24" monitor? And it sounds like it's time for you to try out triple monitor I kinda have a triple monitor setup already …

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Re: Looking for a good Steering Wheel for Windows 98

Posted on 2017-08-12, 00:37

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by Aideka

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Momo was pretty much revolutionary when it launched. No other wheel at the time felt so realistic, and the wheel seems like it could take a mid sized atomic bomb without breaking. Sidewinder is good also, damn good, but the pedals are worse than Momo's, and the whole wheel feels more plasticy. …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-08-11, 23:21

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by Aideka

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Found an Acer G246HL 24" fullHD monitor. Nothing too exiting, but works fine as my secondary monitor. Main monitor is also 24", and secondary was 19" before this.

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2017-08-11, 22:40

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Bought an Asus STRIX GeForce 960 4Gb to replace my GeForce 750Ti. Not too big of an upgrade, but I had the upgrade fever, and while I would have wanted a Radeon RX570, it would take till Vega gen.2 until the price comes down to a sane level :P . It helps that I got a good clocker though, i was able …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2017-08-08, 17:07

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I bought an Asus P8P67-Evo (LGA 1155) board that was broken, some pins were messed up in the corner. It was cheap and came with the full retail box/manuals, so I figured why not. Got it today. Looks like 3-4 pins bent not bad. But the real kicker is that 1 pin is totally broken. So... anyone know …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-05-13, 12:51

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by Aideka

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In short: No fucking way Way too much wattage with that dual GPU monster and that CPU. That's a pathetic amperage. My 500 Watt EVGA has 50 amps on the 12v rails and it struggles with a lesser load (E8400, 9800GX2, 4 Hard drives, 2 disk drives). Also doesn't the 4850x2 need a 6+8 pin connection ? …

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Re: Replacing VGA port with DVI port?

Posted on 2017-04-13, 16:15

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The problem with adapters might be, that if you have a blurry picture coming out from your VGA port, then making the signal digital after the blur is already there won't do anything useful. In some cases those adapters might actually make the picture worse than what you have now, depending on your …

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Re: Advice on refurbing a liquid cooled system.

Posted on 2017-04-01, 00:09

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by Aideka

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It might hurt components anyway, automotive antifreeze is sticky as hell if it leaks out. I know since my car decided to leak the cooling liquids out from between the spark plugs, and thore rubber spark plug wires have had an tendency to stick to my fingers and all other soft parts after that. Also …

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Re: Advice on refurbing a liquid cooled system.

Posted on 2017-03-31, 22:27

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by Aideka

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No! Leave the water kit as is if it's plumbed and designed for it. IF it leaks while it's off then there's no harm. I would say try and get a spare power supply or something and and power the pump directly without powering the rest of the system. See if it runs, see if there's any leaks. If not …

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Re: Advice on refurbing a liquid cooled system.

Posted on 2017-03-31, 21:45

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by Aideka

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Remove the water cooling stuff, that case keeps the components nice and cool anyway with just air cooling. And also, since the previous owner was a smoker then if you decide to use the water cooling set check the pipes extra carefully. Tar from smoke doesn't seem to do really well with certain …

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Re: Advice on refurbing a liquid cooled system.

Posted on 2017-03-31, 21:30

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by Aideka

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In my opinion, don't even try it before replacing all the water pipes. I have drowned 3 computers because of water cooling and it sucks every time. Better yet, replace that old water cooling kit with air cooling, since you can get much quieter fans nowadays anyway. That's why I've never messed with …

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Re: Charged for Assault with Bacon

Posted on 2017-03-31, 21:20

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The truth is, the man did not only wave a piece of bacon in front of the Muslim women, but also followed them and kept harassing them after the women left him. As such, I don't understand the remark "if the man only wave bacon and not follow the women, then it's okay," while it is definitely not …

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