Well, it seems that I did something... This is what I did
I found an Intel stock heatsink for free from a local pc repair shop. I found out that hp made the holes too far apart and I need to use their proprietary heatsink.
I decided to try to stretch the plastic mounting and force it as best I...
Hi, I'm trying to build a super cheap LGA 1156 barebones PC.
Here is what I purchased so far:
HP compaq elite 8100 sff motherboard
intel core i3-550
HP compaq elite sff power supply
8GB ddr3 1600Mhz low density non ECC RAM
Hp compaq elite sff power switch
1TB hitachi 3.5" HDD
(Will be mounted...