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by Dr_b_
Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:43 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: Isopropyl alcohol to remove thermal paste/grease
Replies: 42
Views: 16453

Re: Isopropyl alcohol to remove thermal paste/grease

http://www.all-spec.com/products/MCCW11.html good lint free wipes. if you search for it you can find all kinds of cleaners and solvents from chemtronics and techspray from that site as well as many others, good industrial stuff. The chemtronics cleaners are great for spraying down video cards that ...
by Dr_b_
Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:40 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Miners might target Nvidia Maxwell next
Replies: 15
Views: 3840

Re: Miners might target Nvidia Maxwell next

Tough argument now but the article is forward looking, when the high end Maxwell parts come out on the new process node. Fewer, more powerful cards, and the efficiency story becomes much more compelling without the volumes.
by Dr_b_
Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:52 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Best Video Game soundtrack.
Replies: 34
Views: 5676

Re: Best Video Game soundtrack.

DOOM I+II
Quake (Reznor)
Diablo 1+2 probably the best


the soundtracks out lately are just a lot of noise and dont add to the ambiance of the game, but rather just sound like a music track.
by Dr_b_
Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:10 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Rusted Hard Drive PCB?
Replies: 15
Views: 7183

Re: Rusted Hard Drive PCB?

Putting the hard drive in the freezer is a bad idea, because, even though its in a bag, when you take it out into room temp condensation can form on it and in it (hard drives are not air-tight). Try swapping the PCB with another from the exact same make/model/production run of the same drive.
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