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From: Joe on 25 Jan 2007 19:19 Hey I got a brown spot inside my case using the ic7-g.....now you got me thinking. BTW Brown spot is hard and crusty. On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 07:24:55 -0600, "CareBear" <CareBear(a)Anywhere.USA> wrote: > >"Amir Facade" <im.amir.facade(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >news:vf6dnWsoi_DN3PXYnZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d(a)rcn.net... >> >> "CareBear" <CareBear(a)Anywhere.USA> wrote in message >> news:OkM9h.2138$Ll4.649(a)newsfe04.lga... >>> "Richard Hopkins" <richh(a)dsl.nospam.com> wrote in message >>> news:uv2dnY3FpfxzlvvYnZ2dnUVZ8smdnZ2d(a)pipex.net... >>>> "CareBear" <CareBear(a)Anywhere.USA> wrote in message... >>>>> I'm seriously thinking about upgrading my IC7-G to another mb. I would >>>>> like to continue using my P4 2.8 Northwood cpu and 1gb Corsair XMS DDR >>>>> ram. I am open to changing the processor and ram if it is the right >>>>> thing to do. I'm also using a GeForce FX 5900 AGP video card. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not a heavy gamer. I haven't been keeping up with mb hardware >>>>> lately >>>>> so I don't know what's the best brand/model available. >>>> >>>> What's your reason for wanting to upgrade? Personally, if your >>>> underlying wish is to retain the CPU and memory, I can't on the face of >>>> it see a reason to change the motherboard, as there simply isn't a >>>> better performing/featured Socket 478/DDR compatible Pentium 4 board in >>>> existence. >>>> >>>> If you are going to upgrade, the only solution that really makes sense >>>> is to swap the entire processor/memory/motherboard unit. If you're going >>>> to do that, you're probably looking at a new video card and other >>>> peripherals too, as most of the options you're likely to be looking at >>>> will be based on PCI Express rather than AGP/PCI, while you may also be >>>> looking at large scale changes to your hard disks and optical drives if >>>> you're still using a large number of parallel ATA devices, while you may >>>> also be looking at a new PSU. >>>> >>>> So, before you talk yourself into an upgrade - again, I've really got to >>>> ask, what are you looking for from it? If you need more raw computing >>>> power, a motherboard upgrade alone won't give you what you want. Yet, >>>> you say you're not a big gamer, and as you're initially looking to keep >>>> your processor and RAM. That to me says you don't really want/need more >>>> power. As such I'd tend to say that you don't really need to change >>>> anything - unless, as mentioned earlier, there's something specific you >>>> want that the IC7-G doesn't do, in which case you're probably better off >>>> adding it as a peripheral than changing the board. >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> Richard Hopkins >>>> Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom >>>> (replace nospam with pipex in reply address) >>>> >>>> The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Richard: >>> >>> I didn't know I needed a reason to upgrade :) Lately I've noticed some >>> brown liquid in the bottom of my case. I can't tell where it's coming >>> from but my first thought was capacitors are going bad. I am still >>> trying to determine where the liquid is coming from. If that is the case >>> I may go back with a new IC7-G or whatever is most feasible. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -- >>> CareBear >>> >> >> Care Bear, >> >> You gotta stop using over those Starbuck cups. >> I got brown liquid on my keyboard that way. >> >> Amir >> >> > >LOL...I wish it was that simple. The keyboard is ok...my case sits under a >desk.
From: CareBear on 26 Jan 2007 20:37 I am still not sure where the brown liquid came from. My case sits under a desk so it is definitely not coffee, etc. The computer is still functioning ok but the brown liquid does make me a little nervous. I envision one day coming home from work and logging on my computer and poof, nothing? I'm keeping my fingers crossed and make a backup of my hard drive every week, just in case (no pun intended). -- CareBear "Joe" <Joe(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:95iir2t68itsieilusev353eeqmen94qk9(a)4ax.com... > Hey I got a brown spot inside my case using the ic7-g.....now you got > me thinking. > > BTW Brown spot is hard and crusty. > > > > On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 07:24:55 -0600, "CareBear" <CareBear(a)Anywhere.USA> > wrote: > >> >>"Amir Facade" <im.amir.facade(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>news:vf6dnWsoi_DN3PXYnZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d(a)rcn.net... >>> >>> "CareBear" <CareBear(a)Anywhere.USA> wrote in message >>> news:OkM9h.2138$Ll4.649(a)newsfe04.lga... >>>> "Richard Hopkins" <richh(a)dsl.nospam.com> wrote in message >>>> news:uv2dnY3FpfxzlvvYnZ2dnUVZ8smdnZ2d(a)pipex.net... >>>>> "CareBear" <CareBear(a)Anywhere.USA> wrote in message... >>>>>> I'm seriously thinking about upgrading my IC7-G to another mb. I >>>>>> would >>>>>> like to continue using my P4 2.8 Northwood cpu and 1gb Corsair XMS >>>>>> DDR >>>>>> ram. I am open to changing the processor and ram if it is the right >>>>>> thing to do. I'm also using a GeForce FX 5900 AGP video card. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm not a heavy gamer. I haven't been keeping up with mb hardware >>>>>> lately >>>>>> so I don't know what's the best brand/model available. >>>>> >>>>> What's your reason for wanting to upgrade? Personally, if your >>>>> underlying wish is to retain the CPU and memory, I can't on the face >>>>> of >>>>> it see a reason to change the motherboard, as there simply isn't a >>>>> better performing/featured Socket 478/DDR compatible Pentium 4 board >>>>> in >>>>> existence. >>>>> >>>>> If you are going to upgrade, the only solution that really makes sense >>>>> is to swap the entire processor/memory/motherboard unit. If you're >>>>> going >>>>> to do that, you're probably looking at a new video card and other >>>>> peripherals too, as most of the options you're likely to be looking at >>>>> will be based on PCI Express rather than AGP/PCI, while you may also >>>>> be >>>>> looking at large scale changes to your hard disks and optical drives >>>>> if >>>>> you're still using a large number of parallel ATA devices, while you >>>>> may >>>>> also be looking at a new PSU. >>>>> >>>>> So, before you talk yourself into an upgrade - again, I've really got >>>>> to >>>>> ask, what are you looking for from it? If you need more raw computing >>>>> power, a motherboard upgrade alone won't give you what you want. Yet, >>>>> you say you're not a big gamer, and as you're initially looking to >>>>> keep >>>>> your processor and RAM. That to me says you don't really want/need >>>>> more >>>>> power. As such I'd tend to say that you don't really need to change >>>>> anything - unless, as mentioned earlier, there's something specific >>>>> you >>>>> want that the IC7-G doesn't do, in which case you're probably better >>>>> off >>>>> adding it as a peripheral than changing the board. >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Richard Hopkins >>>>> Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom >>>>> (replace nospam with pipex in reply address) >>>>> >>>>> The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Richard: >>>> >>>> I didn't know I needed a reason to upgrade :) Lately I've noticed some >>>> brown liquid in the bottom of my case. I can't tell where it's coming >>>> from but my first thought was capacitors are going bad. I am still >>>> trying to determine where the liquid is coming from. If that is the >>>> case >>>> I may go back with a new IC7-G or whatever is most feasible. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> -- >>>> CareBear >>>> >>> >>> Care Bear, >>> >>> You gotta stop using over those Starbuck cups. >>> I got brown liquid on my keyboard that way. >>> >>> Amir >>> >>> >> >>LOL...I wish it was that simple. The keyboard is ok...my case sits under >>a >>desk. >
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