The K7S5A is a hold over board. Sooner or later you will have problems. How much money you got? If money is no object (and it always is) I'd go for the Soyo Dragon but that's just me.
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The k7s5a is a pain in the ass. You either love 'em or hate 'em. I advise flashing your bios. The issues I have been exposed to regarding the same type of problem have generally been corrected this way. Course, the best way to correct the issue is get a new board. I have the k7s5a and...
Anybody have any ideas as to how to safely remove the heat sink and crummy fan from the 8500. I removed the 4 screws holding the fan on and the Crystal Orb doesn't mate well. Any ideas how to get the heat sink off. It appears to be one with the chipset (please tell me i'm wrong)
Welcome to my hell. MS has a long history of building unstable Operating Systems. 2000 being the least friendly to gamers. I went through 6 installs before blowing it out completely and stuck with 98SE until XZP Professional waseleased
Yes, the link does work. I have never had any problems with the MB. If the bios dosen't need flashing then my advice is don't. The board was made to run in very specific conditions. 50.00 bucks aint gonna get you much. It's a board that is used to hold you over until you can get a real one...
You should try the Volcano 7+. I just put one in my system and it runs great. All copper base with 36 micro fins and adjustable fan speed up 600rpm. There is both a board plug and a regular power supply plug. The board alone wont cut it so ypou definitely need to power plug. My CPU temp...
I have the 8500 and I have successfully overclocked it to 300/305. Anything above that begins to throw beams of garbage through my screen. I am going to attempt a crystal orb fan switch and see if that helps as well as heat sinks.
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