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The thermal paste used was the Arctic MX4 (new paste). Yes, ive applied it properly, covered all the surfaces of the cpu & gpu. Yes, ive cleaned the heatspreader using compressed air. Ill look into the bios about this hyperthreading option.

Its an old laptop. Anyway the first time i boot it up it was overheating and shuts down by itself. I took it apart and cleaned the fans etc and repasted the cpu and gpu. Idling temperatures are around 70c.. just playing a youtube video heats it up to 85c.. i cant seem to figure why its still...

sounds like i need to change the router. it only has a 2.4 ghz band. will installing a powerline adapter be any better over using a router that offers 5ghz band? my apartment runs a 3 phase eletrical system yes i am aware SuperAntSpyware sounds more like a scam post than anything else

i cant run an ethernet cable. not for where im living. are there any solutions besides that?

I experience really bad ping spikes while playing online games only. The spike happens randomly and frequently which goes up to 1500ms, lasting for a while before gradually dropping back down. My download speed is 10mb and i can buffer online content fine but its during online sessions that this...

Hi my 13 inch macbook air 2011 wouldnt boot up. When i plug in the power adapter usually theres a green/yellow led indicator, but now theres no light and the computer doesnt boot. Is there a solution to this?

Thanks for the responses.

it's an old computer (pentium processor). Can it support Windows 8?

Let's see.......... Pentium Dual Core CPU E5200 @ 2.5ghz and 0.99GB RAM. It's currently running XP Pro SP2. It has two hard drives one of it is 90GB and the other one is 50GB. So old haha ;_;

So I found this old computer and I was thinking of installing Windows 8 on it. the chipset is the G31, will I be having any issues during and after the installation?

Soooo I decided to try Hackintosh. Obviously it is my first time and here's my system specs: I5-3470 Asrock z77 pro4M Corsair value ram 8gb(4x2) Geforce Gtx 760 zotac amp! Seasonic m12ii 520w psu Also, i plan to buy a new 500gb hard drive just for Hackintosh that's why its not listed..and I...

Ok then thanks for the tips... so besides wired, is there any way i can solve my issues with a wireless technique? should i can the router?

Its too far away. i am talking about signal weakness... what about using a range extender? does that help?