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Wait.... is that NOT the way TIM is supposed to be applied??!! Shit! no wonder my temps have been SO off.and i EVEN watched an Entire 45 second Youtube video tutorial too...:nutkick:
 
That actually improves the conductivity between the CPU and the socket so it runs faster. It's like overclocking.
 
i thought that in order to make your Pc run faster you used coke paste between the CPU and the socket :):po_O
apparently they call it " The Crystal METH od" :)========//
 
Wait.... is that NOT the way TIM is supposed to be applied??!! Shit! no wonder my temps have been SO off.and i EVEN watched an Entire 45 second Youtube video tutorial too...:nutkick:
About them Youtube videos, I have a whole collection of "I've seen it on Youtube" epic fails. :nutkick:
I'll make some pictures later today.
 
Wait.... is that NOT the way TIM is supposed to be applied??!! Shit! no wonder my temps have been SO off.and i EVEN watched an Entire 45 second Youtube video tutorial too...:nutkick:
Reminds me of that ancient prank post where one of the oldtimers made a fake "noob account" mistake of using toothpaste for a TIM, and put it on everything, then put it in the dishwasher to fix it, etc... People were speechless about the amount of retard in that thread. Shame it was all fake, I could almost buy it today... Anyone got a link?
 
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Here we go.

PART 1. Not so nasty, but still horrifying... LGA socket pin straightening.

I'll start with a typical Youtube DIY video followed by a few newbie attempts at replicating the repair process.

Attempt #1 - "I had 2 bent pins and tried to fix 'em with scissors... It didn't work..."
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Red circle marks the spot where he accidentally pulled out a pin after successfully straightening its neighbor. The best low-budget H81 board banished into oblivion...:banghead:

Attempt #2 - "I saw a guy on youtube: he used a flathead screwdriver."
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End result - requires full socket replacement.

I'll add some nasty fails tomorrow, because it requires some digging in my "discard box".
 
Here we go.

PART 1. Not so nasty, but still horrifying... LGA socket pin straightening.

I'll start with a typical Youtube DIY video followed by a few newbie attempts at replicating the repair process.

Attempt #1 - "I had 2 bent pins and tried to fix 'em with scissors... It didn't work..."
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Red circle marks the spot where he accidentally pulled out a pin after successfully straightening its neighbor. The best low-budget H81 board banished into oblivion...:banghead:

Attempt #2 - "I saw a guy on youtube: he used a flathead screwdriver."
View attachment 72773
End result - requires full socket replacement.

I'll add some nasty fails tomorrow, because it requires some digging in my "discard box".
I always preferred to use a mechanical pencil. the pins fit right into the end of the pencil :)
 
Cleaning out the upright vacuum cleaner outside today; I thought of this thread.

...Dust was flying and then some.

o_O
 
Not really gag inducing, more "ghetto mod" thread material. :p
You obviously didn't see the whole bit, including the card breaking in half...
 

LOL :D good find, and they probably never checked the CPU temps before....I wonder why my pc is so slow and throttling..Hahaha :nutkick:
 
Where's the Ghetto mods thread?
 
Wow, that gave me a good laugh. I could probably find something around here full of dust. Hmmm, maybe opening up that old Hewlett-Packard would be interesting since it never been open and very old (it has Windows 3.1 on it).
 
this drive doesnt seem to want to cooperate with me....it IS old tho...let see what i can do
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nevermind i THINK i fixed it
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
:peace::peace::peace::peace:
 
You probably won;t believe, but this just came from the kid that broke the first motherboard in my previous post.
The email only says "Can you fix it??? plzzzz..."
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do You NOT have a micro-processor lab @ your disposal?!
i cannot Believe that in this day and age people are forced to live in such conditions.
 
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