*sirens flashing red lights* she canne take no more cap'n!!!!

[AshenSugar]

lol, hey glue the HSF onto the cpu for good masure

 

[GLD]

lol, hey glue the HSF onto the cpu for good masure

 

[GLD]

the only iffy thing, to me thats an important thing SUPPORT, specly for what you pay for asus....
can you get some epoxy putty? to build a new clip, done this once on a mini 754 rig because u couldnt get low profile retention units easly at the time(mini cube system)

or use epoxy and glue the clip back on the bracket, that could work if you gaveit a night to fully harden


my list of board makers i avoid due to support issues
asus: all you mentioned+they blame user error for bios and hardware issues, and they send back the same mobo u sent them just clean and shiny even if it still dosnt work properly.

msi: same deal just not quite as rude about it and rma dont send back the same board, just takes them weeks to send anything back.

gigabyte: SHITTY BIOS SUPPORT, bad flash files from the download site, hardware issues such as the nf2u400 board that was giving 2.6v to the cpu at default and thus had a bios temp of "ok" thenchecked with a dos diag util the temp at cli app was 68c.............
and gigabyte likes to charge you when its a fookup at their end

Is all this info. from YOUR experience? Or from what you have read/heard from others?

 

[GLD]

@ AshenSugar: I would have to say from MY experience with ASUS/RMA that your speak is from 2nd hand knowledge.

 

[AshenSugar]

@ AshenSugar: I would have to say from MY experience with ASUS/RMA that your speak is from 2nd hand knowledge.

no i have delt with them many many many times on rma's for myself and custmers.
it took a while befor i caught onto what they do so i started tracking rmaed boards as i uses asus in most my mid and high end rigs.

sent 4 diffrent boards back 4-6 times each for the same kinda issues, the system clock wouldnt hold time and the usb was buggy, nf2-nf3 and nf4 boards, asus each and every time cleaned the board up, made it look new, and sent it back, i know beacuse i marked the edge of the pcb with a black light marker(perm marker) and checked each time, i only got fixed boards when i finnly told them to just keep the board that i would be buying epox or abit to replace them.

asus rma on video cards is pretty painless, but with mobo's they tend to jerk you around and blame "user error" how can it be usererror when the boards clock wont old time, loosing 20-.80min a day under linux,windows,and even DOS, till you deal with asus as much as i have, dont tell me how their support is.

oh and the RMA shiping each and every time came out of my or the custmers pockets, most of them switched to epox or chaintech boards(the 2 i had started using in the mid to high range)

i have had good exp with biostar,chaintech(b4 they sold out to the memory company), foxconn, epox,abit,aopen(fastest i have seen in the last 2 years), ECS, and soltek(i know im missing a couple, but its late and i cant think when im in pain, damned knee)

even ecs was better then asus,msi,and gigabyte for service, they dont/didnt take their own rma's at the time, but the rep/engineer CALLED ME and setup an exchange shiping, he shiped me a new replacement board and had me put the old one in the box and give it back to the fedex guy, i was shocked, but it was because he wanted to try and debug the boards problems himself, he ended up conntacting me and telling me that it turned out that one of those small cyramic caps had gone bad and was causing all the problems........
asus would never do that, EVER u would pay to ship it back, they would clean it, post it, send it back.

 

[GLD]

no i have delt with them many many many times on rma's for myself and custmers.
it took a while befor i caught onto what they do so i started tracking rmaed boards as i uses asus in most my mid and high end rigs.

sent 4 diffrent boards back 4-6 times each for the same kinda issues, the system clock wouldnt hold time and the usb was buggy, nf2-nf3 and nf4 boards, asus each and every time cleaned the board up, made it look new, and sent it back, i know beacuse i marked the edge of the pcb with a black light marker(perm marker) and checked each time, i only got fixed boards when i finnly told them to just keep the board that i would be buying epox or abit to replace them.

asus rma on video cards is pretty painless, but with mobo's they tend to jerk you around and blame "user error" how can it be usererror when the boards clock wont old time, loosing 20-.80min a day under linux,windows,and even DOS, till you deal with asus as much as i have, dont tell me how their support is.

oh and the RMA shiping each and every time came out of my or the custmers pockets, most of them switched to epox or chaintech boards(the 2 i had started using in the mid to high range)

i have had good exp with biostar,chaintech(b4 they sold out to the memory company), foxconn, epox,abit,aopen(fastest i have seen in the last 2 years), ECS, and soltek(i know im missing a couple, but its late and i cant think when im in pain, damned knee)

even ecs was better then asus,msi,and gigabyte for service, they dont/didnt take their own rma's at the time, but the rep/engineer CALLED ME and setup an exchange shiping, he shiped me a new replacement board and had me put the old one in the box and give it back to the fedex guy, i was shocked, but it was because he wanted to try and debug the boards problems himself, he ended up conntacting me and telling me that it turned out that one of those small cyramic caps had gone bad and was causing all the problems........
asus would never do that, EVER u would pay to ship it back, they would clean it, post it, send it back.

ASUS
I got new board back, no marker needed.
Time keeping problems? Sync time with either of the 2 default options?
USB? Proper drivers installed?


Must be how you talk to people I imagine.

 

[AshenSugar]

i am very polite with support. and usb perf/reliability issues are common on some models of asus board.

shouldnt have have to used a 3rd party app to keep an offline systems time from drifting, no other boards i have do this.

hell easy example
http://forums.techpowerup.com/archive/index.php/t-17237.html
google is a wonderfull thing

http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1581

another case , i wont list a bunch because i think i have proven my point about time loss.

Google of usb problems with asus boards perf AND stability of usb on some asus boards is very questionable, and even if its DEFENTELY a board problem ausus blames user error, then if you can get an rma on the board u get the same board back with the same problems(usb and clock)

this persisits over 4 os's , windows nt(2k/xp/2k3), linux/bsd,beos,dos, yes i tested beos just because i had a copy when i had some of the problem boards here, they all lost time under every os fully updated with the latest patches and drives for each os.

this is a problem some board makers have from time to time, but only asus has been so arrogant about it as to blame user error for all the problems across all os's.

msi well, same kidna issues as above but on less boards, mostly the issues msi have are bios based, they blame the user for them then months later put out a bios that fixes it quietly.

gigabyte, dont get me started on all the gb boards(mid-high end to very high end boards) that have had various problems.......


i shouldnt have to setup people with an app to have online time sync every 10 min for clocks to be correct on the system.

 

[pt]

buy a thermalright retention module, i guess it still work with the freezer and they are cheap (2€)

 

[Urlyin]

*group hug*

Ket ... Loves ME!!! .... .... If you see one on Ebay in the states, you can buy it and have it sent to my addy... I'll ship across the pond to you USPS Global Express mail ... cost shouldn't be to bad ... PM me ... be glad to help

 

[technicks]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835999353&ATT=35-999-353&CMP=OTC-Froogle

 

[bruins004]

I thought he got the bracket but hasnt put the hsf back on it

 

[Agility]

Dont you realise something? KETXX IS MISSING! no replies so far.... IS HE BURYING PROWLER!?

 

[bruins004]

Dont you realise something? KETXX IS MISSING! no replies so far.... IS HE BURYING PROWLER!?

Lol he might be.
Also, I was just thinking about it.
Maybe his processor got mad b/c he was OCing her and threw the headsink off of the rentention clip.

Or is PROWLER BURYING KETXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

[pt]

Lol he might be.
Also, I was just thinking about it.
Maybe his processor got mad b/c he was OCing her and threw the headsink off of the rentention clip.

Or is PROWLER BURYING KETXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

i think he shot himself for ruining is prowler

 

[AshenSugar]

naa he just burnt his toung when he tryed to use it to check cpu temp, then got his toung caught in the fan as he tryed to cool it off

 

[Jess Stingray]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Arctic_Cooling_CPU_Coolers.html
Fourth one down.

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
The low speed 92 mm fan reduces the noise level to a minimum.The patented fan holder is able to practically eliminate the typical buzzing sound of 80mm fans.The Heat Pipes with expanded diameter are able to transfer heat up to 250 Watt. The heat exchanger is built of 40 fins and consists of a surface area of over 5000 cm2 and allows for resistance free energy transfer to air.

- Heat Sink: 104 x 58 x 126.5 mm
- Fan: 107 x 43.5 x 96 mm
- Overall Dimensions: 107 x 96.5 x 126.5 mm
- Rated Fan Speed: 2200 RPM
- Power Consumption: 0.13 Amp.
- Air Flow: 40 CFM / 55 m3/h
- Weight: 530 g
- Noise Level: 0.8 Sone
- Thermal Resistance: 0.18°C/Watt


Full Specification

Price: £13.99 (£16.44 Including VAT at 17.5%)

I make that out as $9.63, $14.11 inc. VAT?

 

[Canuto]

Ketxxx is doing some chika or trying to...

 

[Ketxxx]

HA! Shows what you all know! I'm well and truely alive and Prowler...kinda is. I've spent all day adjusting, tweaking, removing, filing, re-enforcing... and so far all is well I have however left Prowler on his side as I want to test for any "ping". Still looking for a new bracket *hint hint*

 

[AshenSugar]

Zip Ties!!!!

 

[Ketxxx]

not on this occasion, zip ties wouldnt be secure enough

ed- the adjusting i did not only reduced stress significantly, its also cooling my pc better

 

[Canuto]

Tape?

 

[Ketxxx]

somehow....no lol.

 

[Canuto]

Super glue??

 

[Ketxxx]

i did use super glue industrial strength + heatlamp = repair job better than new.

 

[Canuto]

Nice i did link this to my sig so i 'm helpi'n however i can...

Save the queen lol