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[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Going to go with a new case, mobo and processor when I upgrade, but such with my 560's for now. Sabertooth board, fx8350, and was thinking rosewill Thor case. I would like to go with water cooling on the CPU and GPU's. They are oc'd and get toasty. Any suggestions on a different case or water kit?

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[Off-topic] roofrider:
I really like the Silverstone FT02.

XSPC RX240??
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
I just don't understand...Im trying this for a month but I just can't boot my USB I redownloaded Ubuntu 12.10 and I used every other USB flash drives then went bios menu to enable boot removable media boot USB first but when I rebooted my PC it said Boot failed! Press any key to continue. I had to disable boot USB first so maybe I thought it might fix it. Still it didnt I used every program to make it bootable but nothing happened! Help!!
[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
Why not upgrade the GPU's? As newer technology uses less power meaning less heat.
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Looking at dual 660's or better and will be upgrading later in the year.

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[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
ahh do you care for AMD? or just straight up GeForce? because for price and power/performance the hd 7870 kicks its ass lol.

http://www.hwcompare.com/13302/geforce-gtx-660-vs-radeon-hd-7870/

or even the 7850 w/ OCing to get the 7870 specs.

Crossfire http://www.amazon.com/R7850-2xMiniD...e=UTF8&qid=1357664789&sr=8-8&keywords=HD+7870 for about 360$

SLI these http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-..._1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357664364&sr=8-1&keywords=660 for about 440$

So far that price bracket the 7870's to me would be the better choice.

If money is no object then its whatever! you decide its your money and happiness.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Now that I've got my laptop display replaced colors seem off even after I calibrated them to what seemed right. Anybody recommend a good color calibration program?

PS: I'm also considering that its just due to being a new LCD panel.
[Off-topic] michaelsplus:
I agree, 7870's are really really fast for their price. Some of the best price to performance ratios out there, if you don't mind having amd's in your system.
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
With money as no object I would spring for much higher end cards because I could. Sli 560's have been working well enough and I never seem to have as many issues with my nvidia cards vs ATI options. I haven't gotten one since before AMD bought them. Have been reading forum battles take place over 660 ti/7950 and 680/7970 or similar. I tend to end up playing a lot of Nvidia physx games, not really on purpose though. The last two years have been all sli with 460's and now 560's. Purchase woo still be later this year, so I might catch a break on GPU's when the new stuff is released over the summer.

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[Off-topic] MaBlo:
The 7870's are great value, as are the 7850 and 7950. I had a 7850 which I gave to my brother and now owning a 7950, they're both awesome cards. The 7950 in particular. I've oc'd it to 1100mhz, can't go wrong with GTX 670 performance for that price.
[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
http://www.hwcompare.com/12508/geforce-gtx-670-vs-radeon-hd-7970/

Around the 450$ its same for either GTX 670 and HD 7970. but being the HD 7970 does however do better its a good choice.

But then again those who want more features like PhysX and such just should stick with GTX. But IMHO those aren't all worth over some performance as most games don't utilize PhysX.
[Off-topic] Draciel882:
Okay so I finally got around to getting the actual model of my current GPU. Is this better than my current ATI Radeon HD 4800?
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
I'm going to look up sli/crossfire vs single GPU. Dual 7950 oc would work.

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[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
Heres the thing performance increases, tempature should decrease as 2 working so it seperates the work load. Theres more to it but that should give you a justification
[Off-topic] MaBlo:
I have no experience with dual GPU's, but shouldn't temps increase? I know each card will be under less strain, but I can imagine airflow will be worse and two hot cards that close to each other should produce some heat. That makes sense to me at least:p

Anyway gunz.jones, if you go for the 7950 I can recommend the Gigabyte Windforce. I have that and temps rarely exceed 60c while being whisper quiet.
[Off-topic] Sparx639:
Anyone here have a MSI cyclone gtx460? I have the OC 1gb edition, I just want to know other people's overclocking settings :p
[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
This is true but if you have a case with great airflow ie. More than 2 fans. And if you have a full tower case you already have more air to breathe. If you water cool you can connect gives directly to gpus as well.

Another thing is to have intake fans so they just shop the hot air out. Cards with great pipes dissipate heat off card so then that great will get blown out of the case hope that helps you
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Check Guru 3d for their settings. I used theirs to start with. They worked well.

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Anyone recommend a case other than the rosewill Thor?

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[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
Thermaltake Chaser MK 1, Corsair Cosmos II, Nzxt Phantom 820 or Full Tower 410. Haf X?
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Think the thermaltake and rosewill are my best options. Thx. The corsair watercooling kit should fit well on them.

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[Off-topic] PAPB0007:
I was given a laptop that didn't work because it had no hard drive. I purchased the hard drive, plugged it in and charged it for 3 hours, and got my discs together so that I could install Windows XP. When I went to turn it on, the lights flashed on and then 2 seconds later the whole thing shut off.

I've unplugged it and tried again, came back to it a few hours later to try it but all to no avail.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Is it plugged in when you try it out?

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[Off-topic] PAPB0007:
I've tried it plugged in and not. I've even tried without the battery but plugged in.

The only thing that Google said, that was on topic or helpful, that it might be overheating. I don't think that is the case as I have left it alone for a few hours and tried again.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Err..did you just miss my post or ignored it? :mad:

Other cases i like are Storm trooper, Corsair Obsidian.

Still FT02 is sexy...so is 800D.
[Off-topic] Felimenta97:
Anyone here has/had a Dell Inspiration 14R. My cousin bought it and paid a ****load of money. Is it worth the price?

What you can say about it? Any tips related to this model?
[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 as a spare...
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
I checked the 800D while on the Corsair site. I did miss your first post, never ignore stuff. Hehehe... Thanks for the suggestions. Especially the xspc deal. Come next month, I'll take a second glance on water cooling.

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[Off-topic] Pennycake:
Haha.... What? Did someone sell it to him? If so, he got taken for a fool.

I had one (I'm assuming "Inspiron"), my friend had one - we both had issues and both machines are now junked. They're cheap, bottom-of-the-barrel hardware to start with and have tons of issues that crop up.

My advice is to sell it and get something else, it's crap.
[Off-topic] mingolianbeef:
Oh wow, great information guys, thanks :)
[Off-topic] Luis_GT:
My current specs

delidded i7 3770K @ 4.8GHz 1.408v

8GB Patriot Intel Extreme Masters

Galaxy GTX670

Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H

64GB MDSSD Bullet Proof mSATA SSD

1TB Hitachi DeskStar

OCZ Fatal1ty 1Kw

HAF-932

Corsair H100

Considering getting a custom water cooling setup, since the H100 is a decent cooler for people who don't like pushing their system
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Nice build! Though I get 4.8 with an Antec 620. :confused:

-Older than I look, younger than I feel.-
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
Why the 1000W? Your system should need a lot less :P.
[Off-topic] MaBlo:
That's a pretty nice setup you got there. You must have some nerve though, I would never dare delid a chip that expensive :thumbup:
[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
More watts equals less stress on power supply under load.

I have a 650w on stock hp except for a hd 6770. And it utilizes 400 to 450 watts at Mac load which is when I'm gaming. So if I were to have a 450w it would be killing it. just because you have enough watts to use for the whole computer doesn't mean it's good for it because that's all it's going to be doing is just killing in the long run.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
That's the point of a K processor.

-Older than I look, younger than I feel.-
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Give me a Delidding 101?

I know lapping but didn't really bother to find out about delidding.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Lapping is for overly obsessive people who want to lower their temps by one degree. Its a highly overrated procedure IMO.

By "delidding", you mean over clocking, right?

-Older than I look, younger than I feel.-
[Off-topic] roofrider:
No something which voids the warranty and needs real care when doing, makes use of hammers and other tools:eek:.

Lol wait i'll give you a link. :D

Here http://www.overclock.net/t/1309867/short-and-direct-delid-guide-ivy-bridge

Looks like it doesn't require a hammer :D a razor blade seems to do it.

One more http://www.overclock.net/t/1312362/before-and-after-delidding-results
[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
Wow I thought I was weird about getting the most out of my computers...
[Off-topic] DiamondJay20:
So it's official, my laptop is totaled. I'm contemplating whether for playing N64 emulator games is the i7 and NVIDIA worth it over i5 and Intel GPU. I'd rather spend under a grand. What should I do?
[Off-topic] MaBlo:
This is what he means:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2261855

Edit: I see roofrider beat me to it:)

It's more of a Ivy Bridge thing I guess.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
That is a far better link :good:
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I'm still on Sandy, so it don't mean much to me. I have easy access to dry ice every day, but you don't see me going that route.:cool:

-Older than I look, younger than I feel.-
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
You're asking if you need an i7 to emulate N64? Because even a Core 2 Duo could do that.

Build an i5 rig if you don't need the very best performance ( which you don't).
[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
dude my note 2 can emulate n64 lol
[Off-topic] :
Anybody got any sort of advice for me? Btw, I can't get a new PC atm. :(

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[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
Save money...
[Off-topic] dan-fish:
You're definitely gonna need some more RAM if you have 1gb or less. If you really can't upgrade, processors for a laptop like that are cheap if you want to upgrade. Get rid of any junk on your PC too and maybe install Ubuntu. An SSD will always help speed things up ;)
[Off-topic] Sparx639:
A Pentium 3 could probably emulate n64 XD
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Which only adds to the ridiculousness of getting an i7 to emulate n64.
[Off-topic] DiamondJay20:
My HP dv9000, which ostensibly was supposed to do that, I had it from 07-10, slowed to a screetching halt when I tried to play. Same with PSX emulators on that. I also wanna get GTA SA which also went 1/4 speed on that thing. I also download a lotta music, watch hundreds of YouTube vids in hd a week. I cannot have another computer like that. My dv6-2190us did all of that well.
[Off-topic] :
I am. I'm 13. Head of TDOT.

Thanks. I have 2GB. But really, doesn't feel like enough. I have Ubuntu, yet, I run it on a external HDD (caddy actually) that is 500 GB, but I partitioned it. So Ubuntu is on a 200GB partition. I always get rid of junk, and, perform maintenance. When I get my hands on my toolkit, I'm going to disassemble the PC again. I need to clear dust from the vents, fix things here and there. I'm saving for possibly a better processor, a cheap SSD, and some more RAM.

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[Off-topic] roofrider:
Yea, and i heard it didn't go down well with the mods, looks like you were doing something more than developing in there.
[Off-topic] DanceOff:
Can you suggest me some games which my friends PC can handle

-1.4GHz dual core processor

-512mb ram

-64 MB graphics memory
[Off-topic] Sparx639:
Wtf is tdot?
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Up until recently i had no idea too when another kid brought it up, he told "I'm a member of TDOT" and i was like "WTF!!!1", even google couldn't help.

Apparently it stands for The Devs Of Tomorrow, there is a closed thread here in OT somewhere.
[Off-topic] darkshadow246:
Nvidia 9600 gt 1gb

2gb ram

Pentium dual core e5300@2.6ghz

250 gb hdd

good enough to run AC3 and FC3

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nothing in the present day
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
Intel Pentium @2.20Ghz

2 GB RAm

No idea of graphics card when i play NFS and config my graphics card it says Intel Chipset family.

Windows 7 ulimate

What games i could play?
[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
Old games haha nothing from 2006 and above. Nfs games back then can play.

"Nvidia 9600 gt 1gb

2gb ram

Pentium dual core e5300@2.6ghz

250 gb hdd

good enough to run AC3 and FC3"

Hell no haha
[Off-topic] roofrider:
A doubt.

I'll be getting a 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD soon.

1. I have to partition it, thinking of using Easeus to create 3 primary partitions and 1 extended. I need to have at least one primary because i still haven't decided if i'll getting an SSD as well so i'll need that primary partition in install the OS, and moreover i'm used having different partitions..it freaks me out when i see only one huge partition. After all that is done i'll be transferring all the data. So, anything wrong in what i just said?

2. In fact before i do that i need to connect it, so i should put the jumper on slave and just connect it?
[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
Just use Windows partition under device management, no need to install software.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I already have it installed so it's nothing big, it has more options really.
[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
Never cared for it never worked for me. Windows Partition is just an AIO Built in function
[Off-topic] shimp208:
I would recommend taking a look at Battlefield Vietnam http://www.amazon.com/Battlefield-Vietnam-Pc/dp/B0001AO01Y, Counter Strike 1.6 http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...bW-LOOMvS6_da2Lmw&sig2=0U1K4ceOrHHD-72dCUhWaA and Day of Defeat Source http://steamcommunity.com/app/300.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Pong.

-Older than I look, younger than I feel.-
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Minehunter, cards, flash games.

An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex.

Aldous Huxley
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
Good point, thanks for the clarification :).
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Carmen Sandiego

The Incredible Machine

Solitaire

Battle Toads: Preorder
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
The Incredible Machine is awesome!!! He should definitely load that up for hours of puzzle fun. How about Duke Nukem, Quake franchise, Doom. WarCraft and StarCraft.

Mega Man x Street Fighter should play, and it's new.

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[Off-topic] :
Yes, there was a misunderstanding. Working on fixing it though.

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[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
what would you guys recommend for cooling an 8350 & HD 7970 Gigabyte WF3 Crossfire? i looked at my case and dont think i could put a corsair h100i or even nzxt kraken x60 it looks like it would not fit properly i will post a few screenies of my machine so far.
[Off-topic] :
Has somebody ever noticed a difference from upgrading from HDD to SSD? Would like multiple opinions please. Even if it had a negative effect. Also, please describe the difference. Sorry for too much demand. Just want to know if it's worth investing in.

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[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
Seriously? Please move this post to the stupid tech questions thread...
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Crazy, but I think he's serious.

And possibly very very young.

-Older than I look, younger than I feel.-
[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
I revised my post :D

@OP

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Nice! Our first sub 9 seconds.

World record stands at under 5 seconds. Anyone want to break out their copper pots and order in some LN2? :D
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
Another result for Super Pi, with specs of my computer on the right.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I deal with dry ice on a daily basis. I have no excuse for not trying harder.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
If you want to DI your rig, be my guest! :D

How about a standard cooling run to start with though Skinny? I reckon your 4.8Ghz should have everyone beat already.
[Off-topic] heinrichkaiser:
Hey.. i went for some shopping today.. I saw two laptops for almost the same price.. which one should i go for..

Laptop 1

# 2nd gen Core i7 2.1 GHz Quad core.. I dont remember the processor number

# 8 GB RAM 1333 Something..

# nVidia GT630M 2GB DDR3

# Full HD Display

Laptop 2

# 3rd Gen Core i5 3120M

# 4 GB RAM 1600 Something

# nVidia GT635M 2GB DDR5

# Full HD Display

Which of the two laptops should i chose

One more question.. Can mobile processors be overclocked..?
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Oh, mine is liquid cooled as it is, but I was just saying....if I wanted to, I could probably break records by gooping up my mobo and dropping some co2 on my chip.

As it is, my PC already looks like a block of ice.:D

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Laptop 2 seems the better deal to me. You could always add more RAM later if you feel you need it. Forget about overclocking though. A laptops cooling system won't be adequate enough to support it.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
It's like an Apple store. I mean in a sleek shiny white piece of tech way.
[Off-topic] heinrichkaiser:
I have seen people overclock an AMD Bulldoser Octacore processor to 7 GHz by using liquid Nitrogen..

@Skinny What sort of cooling do you use..?
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Thanks I think.

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Antec 620. Super cheap and effective. I switched out the tubing and added a reservoir, but only for looks.

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[Off-topic] heinrichkaiser:
I hadn't seen any white PCs a while back.. people go for Blck boxes these days..

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Thanks.. and can you tell me what those numbers beside the Ram mean.. and what's the difference between DDR3 and DDR5..?
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Mine was black until I bought some rattlecans. Ive always had a thing with white on white. Big fan of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
Now you've got me interested in liquid cooling lol. I was thinking about buying this, but the Antec 620 is looking pretty desirable now.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
DDR3 is the latest standard used for system memory (RAM). DDR5 is used for Graphics memory and is found on the Graphics Card (VRAM)

The numbers quoted are frequency. i.e DDR3 1600 means the RAM runs at 400Mhz, quad pumped (two lanes up/two down), for a total speed of 1600Mhz. In theory faster memory is better. It's not so much the case these days, especially with the newer CPU's. There's ample bandwidth even with slower memory so faster memory doesn't have as significant an impact as it used to. See here:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3

Also, things to consider other than the usual quoted speed are RAM timings and voltage. Think of them as a triangle where changing one leads to changes in another. Faster speed needs looser timing=same performance. Lower speed allows tighter timings=same performance. More voltage allows faster speed and/or tighter timings but generates more heat and possible RAM failure.
[Off-topic] kevios12:
My PC - Selfmade PC

Processor: Intel Celeron E3400 @2.60Ghz - 2.60Ghz

Grafik Card: Nvidia Geforce 250 GTX

Motherboard: Asus p5kpl-am/se In/Roem/si

4GB DDR3 Ram from Gskill

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x86

HDD: Sata Hard drive :D

PC Is not overclockt
[Off-topic] heinrichkaiser:
Yay.! Another guy using an old speed demon..

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So i should buy the Laptop 2 i mentioned right.. It would be the best deal fo me i guess..
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
A good air cooler will perform the same as a budget water cooler. For air, I'd go with the Noctua ND-14.

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[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
That thing is massive lol (not that the one I posted earlier wasn't :p). That one's more expensive than the water cooler so I'll prolly get the water cooler just cause it's cheaper and it sounds cool to say my computers liquid cooled :D
[Off-topic] MaBlo:
Got the Hyper 212 EVO installed. Think I applied to much thermal paste, but temps are pretty good. Around 20c lower than stock cooler.
[Off-topic] K.A.:
Image's broken... :confused:
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
So did I lol

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[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Said he was 13 earlier.

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[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Man I'm tired of being right!:D

-Older than I look, younger than I feel.-
[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
Gotta show this one off one more time... 2 x SSD RAID-0
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Peltier cooler with low-profile xspc CPU block and choose your radiator.

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[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
Can you link me to something? I don't know what that is, not found anything useful off of Google
[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
I have some questions regarding Intel turbo boost, I have 3570K and its always running at 3.8MHz . By default its set to Auto in the bios, but why is it running at 3.8MHz even when the PC is not in use. Can it lead to premature CPU failure.

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[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
It's determined by the power profile selected... change to entertainment or balanced, or even power saver... I run mine at High Performance all the time...
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Frozencpu.com has kits and such. Build your own or pick a set. Peltier isn't needed unless you plan on oc'ing quite a bit. Check the liquid cooling link on the left panel.

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Edit: Just watched the video for the Shield. Seems a business model for nvidia will be to make their mobile stuff compatible with WiFi bridging only for gtx owners. Will definitely fall down to tablets and phones as well. Hopefully other companies can compete or this might end up a wash for android fans with tegra if they want to cool stuff to work.
[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
Thanks didn't know that.

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[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
Umm you mean 3800MHz ie 3.8GHz. 3.8MHz is slow slower than a damn Pentium 1
[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
Did you not see he has an i5?
[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
Yea ,don't know why I put MHz, lol

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[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
He saw it, he's just being pedantic.
[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
Big words over here lol and no I'm not I'm just saying. No I'm not over concerned I was just simply pointing out that, he said 3.8 instead of 3800MHz
[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
Does small stuff like that matter enough to be pointed out? This is a general computer Q/A, show off my computer thread, if you wanna demean or troll someone to feel better, please visit the S3 section instead...
[Off-topic] XxLostSoulxX:
It's not like that, way too take over board. I was kidding ever heard of it. Jeez
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Anybody ever try screw extracting pliers? They seem like the ticket to getting out the stripped screw on my MOBO but for $30 +S&H I'm not just gonna buy them without hearing somebody's opinions. And online there's no opinions I trust more than the XDA ones ;).

PS: I did try both needle nose and the pliers in my Leatherman already to no avail.
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Needle nose locking pliers would work. Have used those before.

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