Posts by Chiefy

Quote: Originally Posted by Hammerhead Dell recalls 4.1 million batteries due to fire danger... The ironic thing is the Dell crowd always slags the Alienware 7700's for running hot... Apparently not as hot as...

I use the Zalman 5.1 for a year now, they still work without any probs, they have front/rear/center separate cables. Nice stuff in acceptable price. Check the review/pictures.

Check under the system startup what your pc loading (Start/Run/msconfig/startup tap). Maybe something is messy there. I suggest to disable them all and restart the system, then reinstall the OEM sound driver and the hotkeys...

Congrats! My favorite bench for CPU/GFX is 3DMark06, im sure you hear it before. Also check out Sisoft sandra to compare your chipset, memory, cpu etc.

Home edition for me.

Quote: Originally Posted by aaronjb The Ghost 10 Rescue Disk also BSOD's on the Arima W830-DA (m9700).. I haven't tried Acronis yet - I'm hoping it works with the RAID setup on the m9700 though. Yes it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Alien_Mecha Tip: If you need pull over processor from socket, remove all ram memory modules first. Wait for my "replace processor guide on m7700" Not necessary to...

Quote: Originally Posted by cHRoNiCauST Thanks! I didn't know that. I've only opened it up once and I didn't really consider trying to take it off. lol. I need some as5 or other thermal paste before I take it off right?...

Quote: Originally Posted by cHRoNiCauST I need some kind of guide to getting that tank of a heatsink off. Any takers? Locate the big cover on the bottom, and you can see the 4 numbered screws. You should...