Posts by jptest

I took it apart and looks like the fan is on correctly. It seems to come on. Proc is 1.83 .. Cleared the original compound and put some arctic ceramique on it. So far maybe running a few degrees cool .. 46-48 at idle. Any other...

I had to replace the MB in my 6400 and did not wipe off / add any of the thermal compound on the heat sync / chip. I think it might be running a little hotter now than it did before. I did not bench it before the MB blew, but now it...

I have/had a similiar issue on the 8600 see http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=54494

Hmm guess I should read up some more on how the settings for speedstep are used. I set to use "always on" and it seems to play ok. I guess I assumed that if you had it plugged in that it would automatically set it to full...

Thanks for the input. I tried turning off the Ati powerplay and the problems still occur. Any other suggestions ? heh I can run across a map in 2 seconds. Bet it's a great cheat online. Thanks JPtest

Ive read several posts about how decent the 8600 is for gaming and so far mine has shown promise. I have however had a couple of problems running games. From reading some other posts and google it seems like perhaps the speedstep is...

I just got my 8600 and was looking at upgrading the RAM also. Have 512 right now, not sure if I need a Gig. I was looking at the kingmax also and I think it will work just not sure if its the most efficient. I have read some other...