computer broke.

2010-11-01 16:57:09

#251

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

Ilocano wrote:
ebug9 wrote:
Any more than a couple seconds could potentially fry the CPU (without a heatsink completely).
As Camm noted, BIOS should handle that. But in any case, test won't prove much anyways.

As for rubbing alcohol, well, it should be readily available just about everywhere. Same day. Delivery of paste remover?

well the trouble ive had with 2 computers in the last 6 weeks is that they don't power on, at all

a BIOS crash or NO-CPU failure would be a fucking divine hand-me-down from god's own vagina at this point

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2010-11-01 16:57:17

#252

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6877

Uzique wrote:
i live in a student house, rented, with 3 arts students

at which point are we going to have rubbing alcohol

we dont even have an iron

whoever told me to build a pc "for the satisfaction", instead of just handing over another £100... i hate you

Getting the HS/cooler on is the hardest part. Everything else is easy afterwards.

2010-11-01 17:00:19

#253

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

mounting the mobo in the case was a fucking dick-hard thing for me, too. took literally an hour.

thing wouldn't fit properly over the provided mounts... maybe 0.5mm to the right or so

took some 'gentle' persuasion, i'll tell you that much. not looking forward to any of the reassembly, to be honest

one of the 4 coiled-screws popped out of the mobo when i was dicking around with the heatsink fan, again, which kept falling off

the fucking nero-s 'mounts' its fan by 4 rubber sticks that are supposed to 'suspend' the fan... but it works very poorly

hence whilst pushing and poking around within the confined case, the mounting pin shot out

MUCH RAGE ENSUED

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2010-11-01 17:01:19

#254

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,741|6946|Oxferd Ohire

Uzique wrote:
whoever told me to build a pc "for the satisfaction", instead of just handing over another £100... i hate you

make an exception if youre rich

2010-11-01 17:02:10

#255

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6877

Well, there you go. HS on MB before placing on case.

2010-11-01 17:02:34

#256

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

in a rare moment of financial timidity i thought i'd save myself the money, as the whole PC in the first place was kinda unwarranted/unnecessary

now i've had to replace a PSU, buy 2x i5 processors, try for a refund on a sonofabitch, and buy cleaning fluid for £15 incl. delivery

tempted to run into town and go back to that useless fucking repair shop, just to get the monkeys to put it together for me

rage

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2010-11-01 17:03:52

#257

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

Ilocano wrote:
Well, there you go. HS on MB before placing on case.

as i said... it was. AFTER mounting it in the shitty case one of the screws popped out, when i was trying to put the fan back on (which fell off)

the nero-s really is the worst heatsink i have ever seen. i have no idea why they included it in the bundle.

my tuniq tower from 2007 seems more impressive

Last edited by Uzique (2010-11-01 17:04:18)

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2010-11-01 17:05:34

#258

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6877

Oh... Shit,...

2010-11-01 17:12:03

#259

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

that bodes well

... ?

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2010-11-01 17:30:48

#260

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6877

Uzique wrote:
that bodes well

... ?

"Akasa includes a multi-socket backplate and an accompanying mounting bracket for LGA1366, LGA1156 and LGA775 sockets; the cooler is secured via four sprung screws fitted from the topside of the motherboard. Although the arrangement of mount holes means that when it’s correctly mounted on both LGA1366 and LGA1156, the backplate is actually slightly off centre, the use of sticky pads makes it easy to hold in place while you install. You’ll need a steady hand with the sprung screws however, as they require pressure on them in order to initially reach the backplate’s screw thread – one slip and you could gouge your motherboard"

2010-11-01 17:39:29

#261

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

yeah that basically sums it up VERY well, haha

i'm not the most practical or hands-on of people, either... i like to think i've got common sense, but this took SOME persuasion

i would buy another heatsink but really i just dont want the expense right now

guess i'm adding a HX650w and a noctua to my xmas list, hey

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2010-11-01 17:44:22

#262

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6877

Based on the reviews, it's a solid HS. Just get someone to help you mounting it. Spring mounts are PIA.

2010-11-01 17:48:52

#263

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|6952|London

send it to me, i'd be happy to do it for you

2010-11-01 17:52:14

#264

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

dauntless i would literally pay you £20 and a few pints to get out to south-west and help me

wrong week of all things to be fussing with it... 2/3 essays due in, washing machine has broke, immense amounts of reading...

i just wanna play video games

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2010-11-01 17:53:06

#265

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5998|Catherine Black

Zeek I'm not working till Sunday

Pay my train and I'll come do it.

2010-11-01 17:53:41

#266

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

nigga i think i could buy another 6870 with the cost of a 'scotland to civilization' train ticket

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2010-11-01 17:54:23

#267

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5998|Catherine Black

Suit yourself vOv

2010-11-01 17:54:51

#268

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5178|Dundee, Scotland.

Uzique wrote:
'scotland to civilization'

doh ho ho

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2010-11-01 17:55:38

#269

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

the offer is appreciated.

i've emailed my campus computer centre to see if there's any tech geeks there i could leave it with whilst i work on my dissertation all week

the Information Security Group or CompSci department should make eze work of it

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2010-11-02 09:34:27

#270

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

alright, after opening up the mobo again...

there was quite a lot of thermal compound on the chip. nearly coming off the sides towards the pins

popped into boots and got some cotton buds and 99% non-acetate isopropyl alcohol nail varnish remover

gonna be more... reserved this time.

FUCKING WISH ME LUCK WITH THE HEATSINK, YEH?

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2010-11-02 09:39:27

#271

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5998|Catherine Black

gl hf

2010-11-02 09:40:32

#272

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6171|Places 'n such

Uzique wrote:
alright, after opening up the mobo again...

there was quite a lot of thermal compound on the chip. nearly coming off the sides towards the pins

popped into boots and got some cotton buds and 99% non-acetate isopropyl alcohol nail varnish remover

gonna be more... reserved this time.

FUCKING WISH ME LUCK WITH THE HEATSINK, YEH?

2 blobs the size of a grain of rice. Apparantly. I just squirt a load on and mop up spills with a tissue. Ohyeah

Last edited by presidentsheep (2010-11-02 09:40:47)

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-11-02 09:45:50

#273

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5998|Catherine Black

2010-11-02 09:50:32

#274

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6624|Finland

HA! That guy did it wrong. You don't apply thermal paste on CPU with such cooler base. You put the thermal paste on the heatpipes, not the CPU.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2010-11-02 09:50:58)

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2010-11-02 10:12:29

#275

i smooved out the thermal compound with a business card, like icing a cake. kinda

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