Haha thats in the past now :-\ I thought the CPU itself took temperatures independent from the mobo? BTW. my system temperature is normal around 30 degrees celcius.
Yikes! Initially I had temperature readings of around 50 degrees celcius idle and 60-63 load. However, I took out my heatsink and applied AS5 and put it back on. Then I noticed my temperatures shot up to 100 degrees. Of course I took that off and well- broke a pin. So a week later I order a new...
Well I found my new Athlon 64 2800+ CPU had a few bent pins and I accidently broke one :-\ I just read Newegg's RMA policy and it seems they don't honor CPUs with broken/damaged pins. Is there anything I could actually do? I searched google and it seems like alot of people successfully RMA'ed...
Well I fixed the pad problem, wiped it off with alcohol and then applied AS5. Not noticing any difference in temperature. I'm using the Chaintech VNF3-250 mobo, could it be a error in bios reading?
Finally had the experience of building a computer, so far all is okay except I used a HD which already had a OS installed on it (so I'm waiting for my friend to return my Windows XP CD). Now my question is, the "greyish" dry material on the retail Heatsink/Fan thermal compound? I'm asking...
Looking for case fan for the back of my case, mine didn't come with one heh. This'll be my first time building a computer but will going without a case fan for a week be fine?
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