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6970 overheating - any suggestions ?

I'm interested to hear the results of redoing the VRM TIM with 0.5mm. I got a HIS 6970 when Amazon had them for just over $200 a while ago and it's been forever finicky. I was convinced the fan profile was just awful and it's more than happy to bake itself to death unless I manually shift it to...
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- Post #16
- Oct 5, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Trouble sending iMessages from iPhone 5 w/iOS7

Same here with an iPhone 5 except I'm still on 7.0.0. Was able to force messages through via SMS, toggling iMessage didn't work, had to reboot to get iMessage to send again.
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- Post #11
- Sep 30, 2013
- Forum: Apple
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2011 Subaru Forester 2.5L NA oil consumption

Out of curiosity, what VW do you have and how many miles were on it before it decided to eat the follower?
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- Post #27
- Jan 20, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Broken Magsafe :(

Same here. I haven't had any issues by following these two guides: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1453?viewlocale=en_US http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1630?viewlocale=en_US
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- Post #11
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Apple
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mouse pads aka gaming surfaces

I bought the Func 1030 way back in 2004 when it was either that or the Ratpadz. The smooth side wore out after around 3 years, flipped it over to the textured side and never looked back. It was actually slicker than the smooth side and hasn't shown ANY wear since I started using it. Sad to see...
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- Post #72
- Dec 3, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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Upgrades for an old Thinkpad X61?

I think you'll be hard pressed to find a laptop in the $300 weekly special range that rivals the build quality of your X series Thinkpad. If it feels sluggish, you may want to get that new battery or a 90W AC adapter if you don't have one. According to this link the laptop will throttle to...
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- Post #6
- Sep 19, 2011
- Forum: Laptops
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inner CV boot being torn...

Pretty simple on an Accord if this video is any indicator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jydxpsh13WQ
- AsianriceX
- Post #3
- Jul 25, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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Changing CV axle... tips?

If you've got axle bolts instead of axle nuts, they're probably one-time use stretch bolts. Get new ones unless you like having your axle flop around when the bolt breaks. Oops, just saw you mentioned nut. Anyway, this video seems to be a good resource. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jydxpsh13WQ
- AsianriceX
- Post #8
- Jun 2, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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'Empire Carpet Man' dies at 89

Just in case you've never experienced that magical jingle. http://www.fuzzymemories.tv/index.php?m=xxempirexx
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- Post #9
- Apr 28, 2011
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why is a rocker panel called a rocker panel?

This might help: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=114365
- AsianriceX
- Post #6
- Apr 17, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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2.0T continues to impress me...

I thought most of the diesel sound came from the fact that the 2.0T is direct injection. Here's a cool video of APR bench testing some 2.0T injectors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg1lhTlSZwE Right at around 30s you can hear it testing idle speed. Sound familiar? :) So if you got it...
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- Post #26
- Apr 4, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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OSX Security

Get Sophos AV. It's free and good. http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/free-mac-anti-virus/
- AsianriceX
- Post #7
- Mar 16, 2011
- Forum: Apple
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Thinking of a Mazda3 hatchback for the wife

Stick with 08.5+ so you get the updated engine.
- AsianriceX
- Post #65
- Mar 10, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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Using a cmoybb with an wifi only ipad.....yes / no ?

Alternatively, get the Camera Connector Kit for USB and a USB DAC to hook up to your cmoy. But then you'd just look like a dork carrying around yet another box to drive your headphones. :D
- AsianriceX
- Post #4
- Mar 6, 2011
- Forum: Apple
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Anyone using the Castrol Syntec 0W-30 German formula oil?

Hah yeah. It seems like a rare enough event when you consider the sheer number of TFSI's out in the world and the relatively low reports of failure, but when it does fail it does so catastrophically. I got mine used so my first check/replacement was at ~60K. The coating was gone and there was...
- AsianriceX
- Post #14
- Feb 28, 2011
- Forum: The Garage

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