The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

if refering to corsair, the HX has modular cabling.

GM,

good luck buddy.

 

Gm: well, unlucky man, but I think you already know what my only other suggestion will be...

 

yea. im with sam on this one GM. toss that striker and get the DFI Lanparty mobo...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136039

whats up with the confratation in here with the nOOblet. thought we had this all worked out. cant ya read the banner at the top of page/s here.

ok im being like a woman here ive changed my mind again.. not gonna get a new board. ive thought about it and in a reality i dont need one just to get cooler temps....lol so i figured i should get something i can really use. a couple hundred 8x+r TY's...lmao

 

yea there should be a law for a guy getting 800 "ultra sexy" TY's at once...lmao

here is a shot of everest right now....it is a little cooler now than the other day when i changed everything out.

 

i'm glad to see that your core temps are dropp'in alittle..

 

Thanks and as it may have turned my way. I visited a local place in town to see if they could answer some questions and it seems that my woes aren't uncommon at all. lol. They were helpful in answering some questions and giving me an anti-static bag to boot.

They said the Striker and Striker II have been having issues with the BIOS chip and NOTHING the consumer/builder could do would fix it. They indicated a NEW BIOS chip or mobo would prolly be the only fix and then proceeded to give me the instructions and website to take care of that business. Of course I don't have a receipt and it's NOT needed they say. hmmmmmm.. we'll see...

So as it looks right now I'm in business for a RMA and maybe a NEW mobo... If so anyone interested in a NIB Striker Extreme???

ALSO a note to add... they also indicated it could be something as simple as a "short" somewhere and gave me the run down on at least checking to see if there is actually a short or not. So driving an extra mile and trying to learn some info may have paid off, well for me at least.

....gm

 

gm,

that is good news. I want to be updated regularly and you better have that biatch stripped down and ready for shipping tonight or else.

 

That's just wrong on so many levels... hehehe.

It was encouraging to have some sort of answer from a "professional" so to say. He said they've worked on at least 6 RMA jobs with the Striker and Striker II.

I'll keep you posted and I expect quick and courteous answers from here on out....

....gm

 

Sam or anyone else. im looking at a 80x80x15mm fan, for the back side of my mobo to blow directly on my CPU from the backside. this is what i found. are these any good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835224002

 

right, im back, but under my old name.

forsome reason i was banned (puzzled).

my god this thread MOVES.

rob, what clocks are you getting then? (it was you that took morts E3110?

 

no it was LP531 that got mort's E3110

as for me. since i have changed out to the lapped cooler i havent even set my OC back to 3.6ghs. still running stock 3.0ghz

 

ahh yeah it was...

you not gonna lap the CPU?

shaffaaf username is either reactivated or will be very shortly

 

cincyrob..For 6.00bucks & free shipping how can U go wrong. The revues read pretty good, plus 1yr warr. If I needed a fan I'd try it

 

I have one.. it's great.. it blows air, glows green and it works.. lol. Only thing is I paid for bloody shipping!!! What kind of crap is that??

....gm

edit: ADD....
Well finished the "testing" of sorts. I've come to the conclusion I may have a bad PCI-e 16x slot. I'll put it back together tomorrow and see what happens but it does look like the mobo will be sent off in the next day or two if things don't look up with the "rebuild".

pic of testing area

pic of "pins" on mobo #1

pic of "pins" on mobo #2

Please look at those pics and give me your opinion on the possibility of a "bent pin"... I don't see any evidence that indicates as such. That's the only factor that I was told would cause a "dismissal" for a repair or replacement. tia....

.....gm

 

@Ream
Cincy is right...I got Mort's E3110 for my P35 Shuttle Build...

 

greensman,
Take your socket pictures straight at the socket, rather than at an angle. It makes it very easy to see pin damage that way, and that's the way Motherboard manufacturers do it to show you damage!

Russ

 

That's the exact 80mm case fan I ran in my PC for a year and a half and now runs in my server. It transmits a reasonable amount of vibrations but is quite subdued, and a very quiet fan in a normal environment. Go for it.

 

Can anyone help?

on my old PC I had a built in bluetooth, can i move this to my new pc?
Is there something I can buy & install myself on the new pc

 

What PC did you have? I'm trying to envisage where it may have been installed.

 

do you mean WiFi instead of bluetooth out of curiosity?