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I see what you are saying. But still, this means someone buying a tray, in this case, is paying more so that he will not have a heatsink and fan laying around. I would rather pay less, no matter what. And maybe sell the unneeded heatsink and fan for $10. Well thanks for your input. Confirms...

Hi, I have a quick question which is summed up concisely in the title of this thread. The AMD FX-4350, model: FD4350FRHKBOX, which comes with a CPU fan (albeit an inferior cooler to any aftermarket heatsink/fan) and in new condition, is selling for less than the same CPU, model: FD4350FRW4KHK...

Hello justajohn, and the others that have responded. All apologies that I have not had up keep with this thread. But the primary reason is that I have not resolved the issue. A secondary reason is that troubleshooting became so exasperating that I had to put the project on a shelf, in favor...

Hi I recently got a case for a build and it has a front eSATA port. And of course, it has a cable inside the case to plug into one of the MOBO's SATA headers. I was wondering how an adapter cable such as the one in the link below will work to supply power to devices, since the only internal...

Thanks for the replies. I've been a bit busy and could not try any of these troubleshooting methods yet. I want to try using Dual Bios. But have one quick question about it. Does the back-up BIOS always contain the one that came with the board -- the factory BIOS? Or does it store...

Hi I am looking for help restoring the BIOS on my motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 rev. 3.0 http:// I put the entire machine together, socketed with an AMD FX-6300. I installed Windows 7 Pro and updates, then the MOBO drivers and utilities, including Easy Tune 6. I wanted to test the...

Yeah it'll fit, for sure. The mobo is a GA-78LMT-S2P -- mATX. And the case is an Antec NEW SOLUTION SERIES VSK-3000 -- mATX case -- not tall, but plenty wide and long. My only concern was, as you mentioned above, a larger cooler encroaching upon the RAM modules, since it is a micro ATX mobo...

Alright, thanks a bunch. The info on how to check specs for CPU fans will surely come in as handy in the future as it has now. As I mention my concern about budget, I could surely sport an extra $4 for this unit. What are your thoughts on it...

Thanks for your reply. The model in your link is very nice. But that being, as you mentioned, double my price range isn't in the budget. This chip isn't even meant to be overclocked, so I figure something a little better than the stock fans should keep it cool enough. TY for the info about...

Hi. I bought an AMD FX-4350 CPU and didn't realize it does not come with a stock fan/heatsink. That's fine. I'll simply buy one. But it's not proving to be so simple, as I want to be certain I get the correct device. I have been able to locate the stock fan/heatsink unit for the FX-4350 on...

Thanks. Not to be redundant, but just to be clear: both Cooler Master fans in the link above can go their max = 2000RPMs each, with this splitter?

Hi. I want to split two of these: http:// Off the only 4 pin fan header on this motherboard: http:// And I can't find out what the amperage is for the header. If the splitter in the link below will treat the two fans as one fan, and simply cut the RPMs in half -- that's fine. If it will...

Yeah, thanks everyone. It was like I mentioned: to me, not being exactly familiar with these devices, the wording of the ads was a bit deceiving.

Hi, thanks for responding. This is an example of what I sometimes see when searching these adapter/network cards: http://www.amazon.com/MiniPCI-E-to-PCI-E-Wireless-Adapter/dp/B003MMY14Y If someone buys this, he has to get a mini PCIe card, such as the one inside a laptop. Then wire it to the...

Hi. I am looking to buy a TP-LINK TL-WDN4800, but not necessarily from the site in the link below: http:// So many adapters that require a mini PCIe card give specs as if the card is included. It seems, though, that this TP-Link comes ready to go -- no additional mini card required. Is this...