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Question about the old & frail DFI nF4 Chipset (perhaps it will be nostalgic to some)

Doesn't kill power supplies per se, and there hasn't been any real evidence they do. Just in my experience dual rail PSUs tend to stop working suddenly on that particular board. OCZ is used to probably be one of the more supported PSUs for this particular board, as OCZ had techs on that would...
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- Post #24
- Jul 11, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Quick 1000TX question...

Haven't given Tomato a try yet. I think I will.
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- Post #8
- Jul 10, 2012
- Forum: Networking
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Question about the old & frail DFI nF4 Chipset (perhaps it will be nostalgic to some)

One of those big ass Thermalright I bet? That was one of the reasons my fan died. I was lucky I didn't burn the chip on mine. When I first got mine, I couldn't stand how loud it was so I set the BIOS to only turn it on full speed at temps of 70 C, and run half speed the rest of the time. Then...
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- Post #17
- Jul 10, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question about the old & frail DFI nF4 Chipset (perhaps it will be nostalgic to some)

Also this one has a 40 mm fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835230033 Seems way to overpriced for some reason though...:confused:
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- Post #14
- Jul 10, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question about the old & frail DFI nF4 Chipset (perhaps it will be nostalgic to some)

If it wasn't for local computer shops, I wouldn't be as broke as I am now lol! :D Kidding. But I did used to spend a lot on hardware. I don't as nearly as much anymore, since life got busier. What I mean by the pins, is the two white push pins with the springs that hold the heatsink down to...
- bladedwing
- Post #13
- Jul 10, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question about the old & frail DFI nF4 Chipset (perhaps it will be nostalgic to some)

Your chances of finding a VC-RE are slim...not quite as slim as getting killed by a meteor, but pretty damn close :P. I tried looking everywhere. You could conceivably use a VC-RF, however, you must be aware that the height of the fan can be too high, depending on the video card you use...
- bladedwing
- Post #11
- Jul 9, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Quick 1000TX question...

No profit. The package I have with my ISP includes 2 dynamic IPs regardless, so I can ask them to disable the second one, but it won't reduce my monthly bill any. However, now when you mentioned replacing the hub the second time, I totally forgot. When I buy my gigabit wireless router, I can...
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- Post #6
- Jul 8, 2012
- Forum: Networking
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Quick 1000TX question...

Hmm...update: actually I forgot my ISP offers to 2 IPs to their customers. So I guess I will do this: Comp A, B, C, & D --> Cat 5e (all except D) --> Wireless gigabit router Wireless gigabit router --> Cat 5e --> 10 mbs hub Xbox --> Cat 5e --> 10 mbs hub Hub --> ISP modem. That should give a...
- bladedwing
- Post #4
- Jul 7, 2012
- Forum: Networking
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Quick 1000TX question...

Cause I'm cheap, lol! :D Kidding. Well sorta...really, it's because buying the router for this setup (which is the only thing I am missing) does take up all I'm willing to spend on networking stuff right now. Ideally I would like to find a brand name gigabit wireless router that has 5 ports for...
- bladedwing
- Post #3
- Jul 6, 2012
- Forum: Networking
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Quick 1000TX question...

Hi, just wondering if someone can answer the following riddle for me. Here is a pop-quiz question: I am planning a setup as follows: Comp A (onboard gigabit) --> Cat 5e --> D-Link Wireless Gigabit Router Comp B (onboard gigabit) --> Cat 5e --> D-Link Wireless Gigabit Router Comp C (onboard...
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- Jul 6, 2012
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Networking
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So, what was your first build? The one that started it all?

Was looking through old desk drawers today, and lone behold...I found my good ol' 5.25'' floppy drive, and along with the thing, was a box of those big diskettes...they always did get bad sectors after 2 times of use, and messed up all the excitement of copying a game from a friend, just to find...
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- Thread
- Nov 29, 2011
- Replies: 37
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question about the old & frail DFI nF4 Chipset (perhaps it will be nostalgic to some)

Thanks! Jab-tech on that link seems that they are 'out of stock'...like all other places on google lol.
- bladedwing
- Post #8
- Nov 26, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question about the old & frail DFI nF4 Chipset (perhaps it will be nostalgic to some)

Say Arcane, do you know of any place on this planet we call earth where I can buy a VC-RE?? (Preferable online, as I don't want to make special flights just to buy a fan lol). I had looked around everywhere, as that seemed to be the recommended replacement all over the net...can't find even a...
- bladedwing
- Post #5
- Nov 26, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question about the old & frail DFI nF4 Chipset (perhaps it will be nostalgic to some)

HAHA! That's a good one! :D No, actually believe it or not, I did buy myself a whole new rig almost 2 years ago: Intel i7 860 Quad Core, XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB card with Zalman VF3000a VGA Cooler, Asus P7P55D board, and pretty stable Corsair TX 650W PSU, inside a modified Thermaltake Tsunami...
- bladedwing
- Post #3
- Nov 25, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question about the old & frail DFI nF4 Chipset (perhaps it will be nostalgic to some)

It's ashame DFI-street is no more, and Happy Games is off doing his own thing now, but I thought the trusty Anandtech ppl might be able to answer a somewhat odd question. I am worried whether or not I had chipped the chipset of my board when removing the old heatsink, or whether it came like...
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- Nov 25, 2011
- Replies: 35
- Forum: Motherboards
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Fan Noise Dampening with Rubber Washers

I was looking for something similar where I live also... unfortunately the place you mentioned doesn't ship to Canada. Fortunately, I did find a writing pad/gluing pad laying around the house made of a flexible silicone rubber... I'm going to cut a "fan gasket" or "fan corners/grommets" out of...
- bladedwing
- Post #6
- Jan 19, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Fan Noise Dampening with Rubber Washers

Have any of you tried using rubber washers (like the ones you get at home depot for plumbing and stuff) to use as a silencer for fans? I want to make mine quieter as they are louder that I would like... I know that you can buy those fan dampener kits from Vantec or such, but I cant seem to find...
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- Jan 16, 2010
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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My completed (almost) rig for all to comment

Seemed to forgot my original login after 4 years, so I had to create another account...darn! :rolleyes: I wanted to do as I always do tho... every few years I overhaul a system and just like to get a few comments (makes me feel more confident about my choices) ;) PSU - Corsair TX 850W CPU -...
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- Thread
- Dec 28, 2009
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building

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