ninjatutle
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Re: Can I upgrade or do I need a new system...
I got my replacement motherboard today. Installed it and everything is working. The Corsair PSU is more quiet than the stock unit. The HD is the only thing making noise that I can hear.
When I went to take the old MB out, I unscrewed and unhooked the heatsink from the sockets. I yanked it out and out came the CPU with it  The clamp holding down the CPU was still in the locking position. A half row of the pins were at a 45° angle. A few other pins here and there were also bent. Luckily no pins were missing.
I bought the MB off a vendor on ebay. The description said it was New. I can see smudges around a few items and the screw mounts on a few holes had the metal peeled off. It looks like this thing had been used before. My old MB had a few holes with the peeling as well. I have never seen a brand new MB with this peeling. No dust can be found so they cleaned it pretty well.
The upgrade from Hell is very fitting. I played about 20 mins of the COD4 demo, so far the CPU is holding up. I'll try a few more games to try to stress it out. |
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The Flash
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Toronto, ON | reply to ninjatutle
Next get a Phenom or 6000+  |
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ninjatutle
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I added a Razer Barracuda sound card today. A few more items and I'll be able to dump the Dell and have a different stand alone system. I just need a CPU, MB, HD and case. I'll go for a Phenom and Raptor hard drive. Probably will do this before the end of the year. I'm buying an HD camcorder so all of this is also good for video editing as well as gaming. |
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The Flash
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Toronto, ON | Might as well get a new monitor while you're at it. lol |
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | I like my monitor. It's a 19" Samsung 931c 4:3 panel. The colors are very nice. |
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Joe12345678
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Des Plaines, IL | reply to ninjatutle
I don't think the dell bios let's you get the full use of ram with good timings |
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