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Recent content by niknup
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Overheating Problem...
Hey Shocker, Don't be afraid of the thermal grease. It serves a purpose. Just put enough on to barely color the chip white. All it does is fill in all the microscopic holes in the surface of the chip and heatsink, giving better heat transfer. It squishes into an ultra thin layer when...- niknup
- Post #12
- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Overheating Problem...
Hey Shocker, I have an AMD 1.1 that was running hot. It would crash above 138 degrees F. I installed a case fan, a bay freezer, a slot fan, and installed a "Super Orb". It would still get hot and crashed. Finally I "underclocked" it to 966 and lowered the core voltage to...- niknup
- Post #7
- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
