Rich's Tongfamily (Richtong.net add-on)

Thermalright. I followed the Thermalright directions, but this XP-120 Heatsink is so large that it actually ripped out the processor when I tried to remove it. So beware, when you put clips down and and whale on the other two, you are putting lots and lots of side force on the processor. I’m going to…

Electronics & Accessories. My buddy Bill got these monitors for $500 each and after seeing them, I can’t help but lust for them. Best price I’ve been able to find without being on surplus is the current 20% off. A monitor with a 3 year warranty $960. The five warranty $998. Kind of strange to…

AnandTech: The Holiday Stop Gap: GeForce 6800 GS. Here’s another graphics card. It is as fast as the older 6800GT, but costs $100 less at $250 and still beats the latest ATI offerings, although they have some vaporware versions (the X1600) that will be competitive. By comparison, the top of line 7800GTX costs about $350…

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AnandTech: Socket M2 Processor Roadmap; FX-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+. Since I’ve torqued either my CPU or my motherboard. It is nice to know that there aren’t any big upgrades on the horizon. There is a new socket system from AMD due 2QCal2006, but that is a while from now. In the mean time,…

Tong Family Blog: Too much Thermal Grease. Well, it turns out that it wasn’t the thermal grease at all. The CPU fan just got knocked aside, so that is why temperatures went up to 65C. With the fan in properly, even at full bore, the machine never got above 55C. That is still quite high,…