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How can I be sure whether my CPU is fried or not?
So my dear friend was supposed to change my CPU while I'm away. Apparently, he wanted to test the PC without putting back the heat sink. The terrible thing is, he did it with both CPUs :_(
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Tiny copper waffle squares inside computer
I've been hearing a sound from inside my MSI GE60 laptop for a while now, so I opened it up to find that these two tiny copper waffle squares came loose. They were originally stuck to the board with ...
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Can I use an LGA 1156/1155 heatsink on an LGA 1150 motherboard?
I'm considering moving to Haswell from Nehalem by just getting a new mobo and CPU, but I'm not sure if I can keep my current heatsink.
Can an LGA 1156 heatsink be mounted on to an LGA 1150 ...