MY NEW HARDWARE...SUCKS! (edit) ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!111

Post by **thefordmccord** » Sat May 07, 2005 9:39 am

Oh well, I knew that I was taking a risk by going with the board that supported the older processors. I can not overclock at all with this board

. I'm about to place a new order for another board and a new CPU. I guess I will throw this board in the closet with all of my other shampoo... I could send it back, but after I pay the restocking fee, and shipping it back, its not worth fooling with. I guess I could use it as wall art, or target practice! Then again, i might just use it for a little while. I noticed on my old board while I was taking it apart that there were 3 capacitors about to go bad. They had just started oozing stuff out the top of them.

I just hate it that I just spent like 400 bucks, and it feels like I have downgraded. It runs games a hell of a lot better with the 6600GT, but encoding mp3s and videos is slower...

shampoo shampoo shampoo!

cheesefries · Post by **cheesefries** » Sat May 07, 2005 10:50 am

400 bucks is 400 bucks, send it back!

Post by **thefordmccord** » Sat May 07, 2005 11:51 am

Well, I just sent the motherboard back. I kept the video card and the memory. I just put all of my old stuff back in with the new memory. The new video card is sitting in the box for now.

The restocking fee on the board was 14 bucks, and it cost 14 bucks to ship it back. That kinda sucks on a part that only cost 100 bucks, but at least this way I don't have to look at it.

I will try to order another board and a new processor this week. I really don't want to spend 200 bucks on a new processor...

Post by **thefordmccord** » Sun May 08, 2005 3:22 pm

Well, I just ordered my new stuff...

The board...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813127182

And the processor...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819116185

Damn, I have spent to much money this week...

Lexon Avery · Post by **Lexon Avery** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:47 pm

like the board, not to hot on the processer but u know how it is. the more i htink about the more i htink i may get a new baord and case and Power suppliey... i dont yet

Post by **thefordmccord** » Sun May 08, 2005 7:53 pm

Lexon Avery wrote:like the board, not to hot on the processer but u know how it is. the more i htink about the more i htink i may get a new baord and case and Power suppliey... i dont yet

The only reason I went with the 2.8 is becasue it is cheap and it will clock to 3.3 on air. Sometimes higher. Besides, I am thinking about water cooling it.

Lexon Avery · Post by **Lexon Avery** » Sun May 08, 2005 9:45 pm

WATER cool

lol, id like to see that when u get it done, and if u put that window in lol

Post by **thefordmccord** » Sun May 08, 2005 11:18 pm

Lexon Avery wrote:WATER cool

lol, id like to see that when u get it done, and if u put that window in lol

Yeah, i'm still trying to come up with an idea of what shape window to go with...

cheesefries · Post by **cheesefries** » Mon May 09, 2005 2:59 am

Whatever makes it all come together to get the job done seems to make the most sense here. As for the extra whistles and bells, strictly for looks, right?

Post by **thefordmccord** » Mon May 09, 2005 8:05 am

cheesefries wrote:Whatever makes it all come together to get the job done seems to make the most sense here. As for the extra whistles and bells, strictly for looks, right?

Well, as far as the water cooling goes, It does have a lot to do with the "bling" factor, but it also does a really good job of cooling the processor while being quiet. Lord knows my computer is far from quiet now...

Lexon Avery · Post by **Lexon Avery** » Mon May 09, 2005 5:00 pm

so ur going to buy one more gb of ram now lol, i wish my ram was 75bucks id buyt a few gb's worth... i got a grad gift so i may spendi it on my Pc im still in the air.

How much cooler would water and fans get a CPU....and what was the cost on the water cooler u had in mind...?

nighthawk101 · Post by **nighthawk101** » Mon May 09, 2005 9:24 pm

Here is one he was looking at:

http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-wat-46.html

Post by **thefordmccord** » Mon May 09, 2005 10:57 pm

nighthawk101 wrote:Here is one he was looking at:

http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-wat-46.html

Yep, that be it.

Lexon Avery · Post by **Lexon Avery** » Wed May 11, 2005 9:15 am

u know the board for the school video pc... Was that the board u started out to order...? or did u change it just beacue i said i was going to get it hehehe and i shower u the nice OTE's for the ram.. and the "Bling"....?

Post by **thefordmccord** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:49 pm

Lexon Avery wrote:u know the board for the school video pc... Was that the board u started out to order...? or did u change it just beacue i said i was going to get it hehehe and i shower u the nice OTE's for the ram.. and the "Bling"....?

Well, we were going to go with an Ausus board, be we decided to go back with abit.

BTW, my new stuff is in, and it rocks!!

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