Posted: 10/22/2010 8:09:54 PM EDT
My computer is DEAD  This was on my older computer that I used to play old video games. Alas, it is no more. I'm a sad panda  (eta - obviously this is not the computer I am posting from)     |
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I'd say it might be broken But the good news is that you have the chance to pull an "Office Space" on it. Die motherfucker, die! Back up in your ass with the Reurection Is the group harder than an erection That shows more affection They wanna ban us on Capital Hill Cause its die muthafuckas, die muthafuckas |
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Did you put a fan on the Southbridge chip? You didn't need to do that, and it fried because you used too much thermal paste.
I see you replaced the stock Northbridge fan with an aftermarket unit. I have a similar ABIT board and had to do the same thing. The stock ABIT Northbridge fans were SHIT and died in a year or two. I used the fan from a video card and it worked great. Fucking ABIT P4 MBs can be a real PITA. 
P4's ran HOT as hell. They sucked because of it. 
This is the one I have. An IC7-G. Bought in 2003. Still runs, but need to replace the Northbridge fan every couple of years.
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Quoted: Looks like your overly generous application of thermal paste raneth over and caused a short  The thermal paste was NON-Conductive (and also an epoxy to hold the fan on - artic silver) - It worked fine for about 3 years. Yes I know, there is a little too much on it though. I have since learned form my mistake. Luckily, I just built a new computer with an i5 in it  |
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Quoted: Did you put a fan on the Southbridge chip? You didn't need to do that, and it fried because you used too much thermal paste. I see you replaced the stock Northbridge fan with an aftermarket unit. I have a similar ABIT board and had to do the same thing. The stock ABIT Northbridge fans were SHIT and died in a year or two. I used the fan from a video card and it worked great. Fucking ABIT P4 MBs can be a real PITA. P4's ran HOT as hell. They sucked because of it. http://www.abit.com.tw/upload/products/ic7_top_500.jpg This is the one I have. An IC7-G. Bought in 2003. Still runs, but need to replace the Northbridge fan every couple of years. Very true. I use ASUS or gigabyte now. Mine had an IC7-G too, bought it around 2004/5  .I had a P4 3.0ghz Prescott processor in it, which ran VERY HOT. The reason I had a fan on the southbridge was I had it overclocked at one point to I think 3.6? or maybe 3.4ghz. |