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April 28th, 2005, 12:00 AM
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April 28th, 2005, 12:03 AM
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Welcome to TechIMO!
I just bought that same Samsung 52X burner - good drive! | |
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April 28th, 2005, 12:03 AM
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"I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend to be one of those deaf-mutes" Or Should I?
Chapter 25, The Catcher in the Rye | |
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April 28th, 2005, 12:05 AM
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Welcome to the forum!
just take your time when assembling...be aware of static when touching things...for instance hold the motherboard/vid card/ram by the edges and try not to touch the metal at all etc
sit down and take your time and read through the manual first, lol
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April 28th, 2005, 12:07 AM
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And build on a hard surface (preferably not a table that food will get near to) I made the fatal mistake of building on a bed. *snif* goodby radeon 9800 pro. | |
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April 28th, 2005, 12:09 AM
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__________________ MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum / A64X2 4800+ Toledo(Stock)
7900GTX 698mhz / 2GB Corsairs XMS PRO Dual
Hitachi SATA II (2x 250GB, 1x 500GB)
ASUS G1
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April 28th, 2005, 12:11 AM
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yep..have to be a little careful and take your time....
be careful if you try to use a screwdriver to pry/push down the heatsink/fan tabs etc....it is easy to slip and end up with a hole in the motherboard | |
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April 28th, 2005, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by erhan28 | He already has a 6600GT. 
Probably AGP as that's what the board he chose supports. | |
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April 28th, 2005, 12:20 AM
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yes cheack to see that the motherboard and the vidio card are the same format! | |
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April 28th, 2005, 12:33 AM
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why are you buying two power supplys? you have one in case, and getting one separate | |
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