March 2008 Archives
I'm currently running a memory test on the GamingPC to determine if the
RAMz is the source of any problems. So far, it doesn't seem so. I may
just have to end up reinstalling Windows XP on there.
Before I do that, though, I mean to buy another new hard drive to install it upon. That drive in there that holds the Windows installation is only like 10GB.
Before I do that, though, I mean to buy another new hard drive to install it upon. That drive in there that holds the Windows installation is only like 10GB.
Well, this morning I decided to go ahead and give the B&W G3 a
little dusting out. Cat hair and what not can build up quite quickly in
this house. It was a simple enough procedure and I finished in good
time.
I once again looked at the large copper heatsink with doubt, as I always do. There were several reasons why I didn't particulary like it. One, it was heavy. Not too heavy but just enogh that I worried about it. Secondly, the custom made clip for it never really held it on tightly. Third, the bottom part, that contacts the chip, was very 'unfinished' in that it wasn't nice and smooth.
I decided to use a smaller copper heatsink that I now had avaliable to replace it. The smaller one, although not possessing the fins and surface area of the current, would be more than sufficient for the task. Plus, as I found out while installling it, the clip holds it on very tightly without any play in there.
You could say that the stock aluminum heatsink was more than enough. I mean, the G3s/750s don't put out a lot of heat themselves. I just like 'upgrading' my 'ole G3. More cooling never hurts.
I once again looked at the large copper heatsink with doubt, as I always do. There were several reasons why I didn't particulary like it. One, it was heavy. Not too heavy but just enogh that I worried about it. Secondly, the custom made clip for it never really held it on tightly. Third, the bottom part, that contacts the chip, was very 'unfinished' in that it wasn't nice and smooth.
I decided to use a smaller copper heatsink that I now had avaliable to replace it. The smaller one, although not possessing the fins and surface area of the current, would be more than sufficient for the task. Plus, as I found out while installling it, the clip holds it on very tightly without any play in there.
You could say that the stock aluminum heatsink was more than enough. I mean, the G3s/750s don't put out a lot of heat themselves. I just like 'upgrading' my 'ole G3. More cooling never hurts.
The Knock. It is still there. It seems that either the Seafoam didn't do anything or else something else didn't go right. Figures.
I think that whatever is wrong is beyond my ability to fix. There should have been a lot of smoke coming out of the exhaust when we used that Seafoam. I don't know why there wasn't.
This has just been a week of epic failures. Nice.
Hello and greetings again. Although I mainly use my new blog at <a href="http://gardens.serveblog.net">Gardens of Aiur</a>, I will soon be updating here with the new entries as well. Just in case.
