I think the companies say that modules from different kits even with the same specs still shouldn't be combined. I think Corsair will tell you that, too. I am skeptical that is true but I'm not going to personally test my doubts in this case. Confirming all the modules match enough to make a kit...
I did unscrew everything. Though, still sharing your ideas for fixing this in case anybody else is looking for more ideas is ok, of course. Below is a quote of when I stated I fixed it in case anybody missed it.
That worked for me but I didn't have a wide variety of tools to work with. The...
One of the modules in my 16GB quad channel Vengeance kit went bad. I can't remember if I asked Corsair if I had to or not but I did RMA the whole kit. Otherwise there was no guarantee a single replacement module would match the timings of my other modules well enough that I'd still be able to...
Cold shrinks.
I tried that, too, with needle nose pliers. Even with teeth gripping the hexagons the pliers didn't stop the standoffs from spinning.
I did this but I didn't have a drill that was as small as you recommended. Keeping the drill bit centered on the back of the standoff was a...
I'll think this may work- drilling out the brass standoffs from the backside of the motherboard tray. Drilling may strip the threads in the holes of the motherboard tray for the standoffs but I may be able to find some little nuts and lock washers to secure new standoffs if I want to keep using...
Some chuckle head (not me!) used screws with the wrong thread to fasten a motherboard to the brass standoffs that are fastened to a steel case. I suspect a powered screw driver was used, too. D: If I try to remove the screws from the motherboard they and the brass standoffs just spin together...
Skibo2012,
Back when this caching feature was new there was something about it that confused me for a while. It was Intel's use of the acronyms IRST and ISRT. Intel Rapid Storage Technology is what we were discussing in this thread and it will help improve the performance of your computer's...
Hi Skibo2012,
You didn't mention what motherboard you have. Though, maybe that doesn't matter so much. For my ASUS motherboard ASUS has a recommended version of IRST for certain versions of BIOS. Other motherboard manufacturer's probably do something similar- pairing a version of IRST with a...
Right, that's what I expected and everything seems to be working OK. :)
Oh, I forgot to mention that the True Spirit 140 was a little less heavy compared to similar coolers. Sometimes I take my computer to a LAN party or something. I don't want to worry about a deep pot-hole jarring my car...
I thought my case was of fairly good quality but maybe it isn't. I have a Lian Li PC-7FN. I don't remember there being any rubber grommets in the box that the case came in except there are grommets for the cutouts that would be used to route liquid cooling tubes from inside to the outside. Hehe...
The following is an update in case anybody is interested.
I bought a Thermalright True Spirit 140. There were some reviews that mentioned how it was quiet and still cooled well with some overclocking. After installing it I still think the cooler is OK but there were some things about it that...
I recently installed a new Seasonic PSU that has the ribbon style power cables. There was one issue that I noticed. The somewhat sharp edges of the interior of the case where the metal was cut can chew away at the plastic, or rubber or whatever the stuff is that was used to cover the wires for...
You can zoom-in on a lot of pictures in advertisements from sellers to read what's printed on the label of a drive. I've seen firmware versions printed on drive labels but unfortunately it looks like WD doesn't print the firmware version on the labels of WD5000HHTZ. If the pictures are important...
BrightCandle: "I let WD know and they actually replaced both drives ... under their raid swap program and gave me two picked next to each other in the production line ..."
That's interesting. I didn't know WD would do that. I think the slowpoke that I purchased wasn't a left over from cherry...
In case anybody is interested Newegg is selling a pair of the ZyXEL PLA407's for $40 right now. You need to use promo code EMCNJNB67. About a week ago I bought a pair from a seller on Amazon for $52 and I'm kinda annoyed with myself right now. Though what I paid isn't so bad compared to Newegg's...
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