Re: Processor heatsink fell off...
I left some thermal paste on the CPU.
It was a new in box heatsink. Has Foxconn stamped on the metal, so I assume that is the OEM... they seem to make everything nowadays.
Anyway it's working fine... played Crysis and peak temps were around 65°C so I'm pretty happy. I compared the weight of the old and new, and they were about the same. They are also both made of aluminium. So, I do think it was overkill having it on there...
I'm just trying to get the damn Far Cry 2 benchmark working. Why the .... do I need to validate it over the 'net? Some kind of release check problem. My gaming PC does not currently have a net connection since the failure of my power line Ethernet adapters that have proven difficult to repair.
I left some thermal paste on the CPU.
It was a new in box heatsink. Has Foxconn stamped on the metal, so I assume that is the OEM... they seem to make everything nowadays.
Anyway it's working fine... played Crysis and peak temps were around 65°C so I'm pretty happy. I compared the weight of the old and new, and they were about the same. They are also both made of aluminium. So, I do think it was overkill having it on there...
I'm just trying to get the damn Far Cry 2 benchmark working. Why the .... do I need to validate it over the 'net? Some kind of release check problem. My gaming PC does not currently have a net connection since the failure of my power line Ethernet adapters that have proven difficult to repair.
But today, I’m making an exception here. Why? No idea. Perhaps only because the repair details are still “fresh” in my head… which is ironic, given this is a 16 year old monitor that hardly anyone will care about today. It is new to me, though. 
I picked it up last November from someone on my local Craigslist. It wasn’t very close to where I live, but was close to a family friend that I had to go visit anyways. So after watching the posting on Craigslist for a few weeks and seeing it getting...
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