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I think your CPU cooling is a bit too heavy and large.
Posted by: Egil - CO2 did not work. What now? (2840) on 2015-01-29 17:42:08 In Reply to: Here is what I decided on posted by 808MGuy on 2015-01-29 03:54:58	Share \| Report

Why not go for something compact like:

CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 120mm Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler - Intel Only

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Having a strange problem with my computer. Does not startup. - 808MGuy 2015-01-25 08:17:36 (302 views)
- Here is what I decided on - 808MGuy 2015-01-29 03:54:58 (248 views)
  - I think your CPU cooling is a bit too heavy and large. - Egil - CO2 did not work. What now? 2015-01-29 17:42:08 (211 views)
    - Nothing is too big! Put a V8 on it! ;) - Timtheguru 2015-01-30 12:56:51 (249 views)
      - Serious stress on the MB and traces - egp320i 2015-01-31 21:09:38 (217 views)
      - To think a piece of plastic holds it in place..  -  Egil - CO2 did not work. What now?  2015-01-30 17:50:23 (214 views)
        
        more like fiberglass   -  manualAvant  2015-01-30 18:55:46 (201 views)
        
        I get it, just thought I'd find the biggest thing that looks kinda cool. :)   -  Timtheguru  2015-01-30 18:32:26 (196 views)
    - My mistake. I thought that was the same one I had in my other computer - 808MGuy 2015-01-30 01:44:05 (212 views)
      - My son tried one and could not get it fitted due to the RAM. - Egil - CO2 did not work. What now? 2015-01-30 03:15:31 (207 views)
        
        I used to have a Scythe Ninja that was like that. Was practically sitting on the RAM. - 808MGuy 2015-01-30 03:32:41 (193 views)
- run it through memtest86 a couple times - manualAvant 2015-01-25 13:50:11 (206 views)
  - whoa i haven't heard of that in years...great program - Jimmy 2015-01-26 22:41:21 (203 views)
  - Ran memtest with all 4 modules and had thousands of errors. Now trying to isolate. - 808MGuy 2015-01-26 02:28:08 (240 views)
    - Now I'm really confused. I ran every module in every slot. No errors. - 808MGuy 2015-01-27 12:10:45 (216 views)
      - Toss the motherboard. Probably can't run them dual channel. Or disable that option in BIOS.   -  manualAvant  2015-01-27 12:34:22 (224 views)
        
        I'm so out of it now. What's the latest in motherboards? Not gaming. It's my wife's computer.  -  808MGuy  2015-01-27 14:21:50 (220 views)
        
        Asrock Z97e-itx is reasonable and has the bells   -  egp320i  2015-01-27 23:38:39 (211 views)
        
        Not gonna go ITX since I already have an ATX case.   -  808MGuy  2015-01-28 12:28:32 (205 views)
        
        Gives you more room if you are not going to use a full atx mb  -  egp320i  2015-01-28 21:20:19 (199 views)
        
        I've liked my Gigabyte boards the best   -  manualAvant  2015-01-27 16:17:48 (196 views)
        
        The older designs are cheap and quite reliable as all the bugs have been corrected.   -  Egil - CO2 did not work. What now?  2015-01-27 16:02:04 (223 views)
        
        I figured it's not worth trying to build around 7 year old hardware so I was planning to start new.  -  808MGuy  2015-01-27 16:56:32 (214 views)
        
        How about something like this?   -  Egil - CO2 did not work. What now?  2015-01-27 21:46:58 (213 views)
        
        Did some shopping last night and I think I have something that looks like it fits  -  808MGuy  2015-01-28 12:36:13 (208 views)
        
        That is a crazy board to put an i5 in   -  manualAvant  2015-01-28 12:55:03 (197 views)
        
        I don't see any benefit to going i7 for the use of this computer.  -  808MGuy  2015-01-28 16:18:58 (210 views)
        
        This seems a bit more reasonable for wife's computer. Also in stock.   -  manualAvant  2015-01-27 23:01:35 (209 views)
        
        Those are good combos and good starting points. I might look around more.  -  808MGuy  2015-01-27 23:13:31 (207 views)
    - The only way to know for sure would be another board - egp320i 2015-01-26 04:00:14 (238 views)
      - Crucial ballistix   -  808MGuy  2015-01-26 17:25:40 (228 views)
        
        That DDR2 memory was plagued with issues.  -  egp320i  2015-01-26 19:29:49 (215 views)
        
        I know I had to have 1 module replaced not long after I got it.  -  808MGuy  2015-01-27 04:11:15 (208 views)
        
        ouch   -  manualAvant  2015-01-26 17:29:04 (201 views)

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