Now you've learned the only "cleaning solution" allowed is alcohol. I'd clean it again properly. Actually you're quite lucky that PSU's don't use much microscopic SMD resistors and the like (e.g on mobo's, graphics cards.) Because those die easily
A good surge protector might suffice in your case. No, it's not a good idea to daisy chain surge protecting devices. Also check if your outlet is properly grounded, it's essential for any SPD's.
I might be the only one here that's actually happy about this development.
Graphics cards were getting each year more power hungry and freaking huge. There are a few exceptions to this trend, but it's crazy when a card has +500w psu requirement...
I'd take frostytech with a grain of salt. Not sure if they've changed their testing methodology, but I remember their reviews and HSF rankings made no sense whatsoever compared to results from other review sites.
edit: yep, I remember now. Their rankings is based on a synthetic core, that means...
OCZ is what Oakley does in marketing. Make something ordinary look like sci-fi.
I remember their "specialty" ram aimed at overclockers, had that uber mesh heatspreaders that supposed to aid in cooling. It got debunked by Corsair and others...;)
Update: the cpu decided not to give up the ghost just yet. Must have been the cooler backplate shorting something. There have been signs of degradation though. Lately it requires 1.46v vcore for 4ghz stability (linx stable that is).
Thermaltake makes stickers so they can stick on top of whatever PSU they can find at lowest prices
Edit: I might be getting old, but what's with "payed". Is it the modern troll grammar, or just shitty education system?
Not true, a rough surface means it's finishing grit size is not smooth enough to reflect the light. All it takes to make a surface shiny is a high grit sandpaper, whether the surface is flat or not.
@synapse46
Respected brands like Thermalright are notorious for having a convex bases on...
Took a peek at behardware return rates for 1tb drives, here are the results:
-1.2%: WD Caviar Green (WD10EARS)
- 1.3%: WD Caviar Blue (WD10EARS)
- 1.3%: WD Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)
- 1.4%: Samsung SpinPoint F3
- 1.5%: WD Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX)
- 2.2%: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12
-...
It's wrong to daisy chain SPD's (surge protection devices). They're designed to work alone. Actually a surge protector is superfluous if you have a good quality PSU, because PSU's also have MOV's that divert surges to the ground. That being said, proper grounding is mandatory!
Since the widespread deployment and marketing of Japanese solid capacitors, modern motherboards are better than ever.
If my memory serves me right Gigabyte were the first (starting with the P965 chipset)
As a gigabyte mobo owner, your symptoms are likely caused by cpu,mem,voltages settings a.k.a MIT. When my OC's are detected as "unstable", it acts like that
Every since Gigabyte spearheaded the mobo tech with japanese solid capacitors, I would buy an used one if needed. Before that, risks were too big for old/leaky caps. Often it's just not worth it to revive an obsolete platform with new components...
Burn in factor in this particular case is moot. As you mentioned, you aren't overclocking plus very low heat output of Pentium G and puny designed HSF.
I want to point that Burn-in time may be overlooked by many, afaik by a lot of respected review sites. Obviously this is due lack of extensive...
Don't remove it. Stock TIM on Intel CPU cooler works the best for some peculiar reason. Be right back, gotta find that link for ya.
edit:http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Intel-Stock-Thermal-Compound-Review/1273
I trust their findings, they don't do BS
Let me put it this way. Would you in your right mind mass deploy OCZ (fixed/patched)crapfest in your work environment? Well I can tell you an IT admin/consultant would never use a product with such a shitty track record.
This ain't a game, where you release today and patch later. It's a...
Now where are the screenshots of yer blue screens? ():)
I'm really curious why numb nuts choose a storage device that's 1 step forward in performance and 5 steps backwards in reliability...and it's not like there are lack of choices either!
Here are some hard data:
Overall
- Crucial...
I don't recommend Arctic Cooling fans, they make great heatsink solutions but their fans have the shortest life in the biz. Nexus has 92mm fans, not sure if your heatsink works with normal 25mm thickness.
Not sure if you remember the IBM Deathstar. Awesome tech at the time, glass platters etc etc and great reviews too...that is until those drives started to fail.
As always there are people who like to take risks with their data, so I thank them for being the guinea pigs():)
Guys at Puget Systems gave it a shot. Seems that temperature drop from changing the TIM might not be as drastic as reported on forums. Culprit could be a bad application the stock TIM during manufacturing. And somehow they managed to damage a cpu (even with care). . So in their opinion it might...
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