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danrok · #61 (**permalink**) 18th March, 2004, 12:27 PM

I don't suppose they will compensate for the dead CPU. I think you said you were having trouble RMAing the second one.

dod · #62 (**permalink**) 18th March, 2004, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by danrok

I don't suppose they will compensate for the dead CPU. I think you said you were having trouble RMAing the second one.

Phase 2 of the plan

Got a 3200 coming anyway just to get things moving.

danrok · #63 (**permalink**) 18th March, 2004, 02:25 PM

I'm sure everything will work out well this time!

bradmax57 · #64 (**permalink**) 18th March, 2004, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dod

Phase 2 of the plan

Got a 3200 coming anyway just to get things moving.

did you go for the oem one this time?

dod · #65 (**permalink**) 18th March, 2004, 04:02 PM

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did you go for the oem one this time?

Yes. I was thinking that I wasn't going to get a successful outcome on the board either so I actually bought another

If I can get my genuinely better half to agree I'll end up with two

I really like the look of the Zalman you have for this one, either that or I get an adaptor for my cascade water block.

danrok · #66 (**permalink**) 18th March, 2004, 04:12 PM

I've got a Zalman on my out-dated 32-bit system - I like it. Needs a bit of a dusting, but I can see that cleaning will be easy compared to a square type HS.

bradmax57 · #67 (**permalink**) 18th March, 2004, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dod

Yes. I was thinking that I wasn't going to get a successful outcome on the board either so I actually bought another

If I can get my genuinely better half to agree I'll end up with two

I really like the look of the Zalman you have for this one, either that or I get an adaptor for my cascade water block.

works pretty well i woudl have gone with the all copper one as I have the copper/ aluminium one, i needed one fast and thats all they had.

bradmax57 · #68 (**permalink**) 18th March, 2004, 04:15 PM

A friend of mine just got this for his barton but is compatible with the a64 and p4 also looks nice, not sure on the cooling though

dod · #69 (**permalink**) 24th March, 2004, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by danrok

I don't suppose they will compensate for the dead CPU. I think you said you were having trouble RMAing the second one.

And the anwser is no

Ah well, got the new board back. Spoke to them today and the board didn't kill anything at their end, just didn't like anything they put into it.

Just on the off chance I'll try the old chip in the new board tonight.

bradmax57 · #70 (**permalink**) 24th March, 2004, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dod

And the anwser is no

Ah well, got the new board back. Spoke to them today and the board didn't kill anything at their end, just didn't like anything they put into it.

Just on the off chance I'll try the old chip in the new board tonight.

good luck! just to make you feel a bit better ive began to have all sorts of bother with mine booting

RatBastard · #71 (**permalink**) 24th March, 2004, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bradmax57

A friend of mine just got this for his barton but is compatible with the a64 and p4 also looks nice, not sure on the cooling though

I have that fan. You can see it in the 64bit photo thread. Works pretty decent. CPU 30 idle, 43 load. Clocked up to FSB 220.

dod · #72 (**permalink**) 24th March, 2004, 08:23 AM

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good luck! just to make you feel a bit better ive began to have all sorts of bother with mine booting

What's up with it?

bradmax57 · #73 (**permalink**) 24th March, 2004, 08:41 AM

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What's up with it?

Random hanging at boot, changed ram (3 different types) unplugged everything that is not needed apart from vga and hdd (tried 3 hdd's) changed IDE cables etc etc, only thing I havent tried is PSU, I do remember that ET said Enermax can be weird, voltages seem okay and it was fine if thats what the problem is......?

dod · #74 (**permalink**) 24th March, 2004, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bradmax57

Random hanging at boot, changed ram (3 different types) unplugged everything that is not needed apart from vga and hdd (tried 3 hdd's) changed IDE cables etc etc, only thing I havent tried is PSU, I do remember that ET said Enermax can be weird, voltages seem okay and it was fine if thats what the problem is......?

Tried clocking it back a bit?

bradmax57 · #75 (**permalink**) 24th March, 2004, 09:56 AM

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Tried clocking it back a bit?

LOL, unfortunately its been at stock for sometime now, only really overclock for short periods of time for benching etc.

danrok · #76 (**permalink**) 24th March, 2004, 12:04 PM

Mine plays up a little when booting XP 64-bit, not always but when it does it gets there in the end. I can't say if this a hardware or software issue, because that's th only OS I have installed. Most of the software is beta anyhow, so it doesn't alarm me too much. Once it's up and running all is well and it is overclocked.

bradmax57, do you have problems with both versions of XP?

bradmax57 · #77 (**permalink**) 24th March, 2004, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by danrok

Mine plays up a little when booting XP 64-bit, not always but when it does it gets there in the end. I can't say if this a hardware or software issue, because that's th only OS I have installed. Most of the software is beta anyhow, so it doesn't alarm me too much. Once it's up and running all is well and it is overclocked.

bradmax57, do you have problems with both versions of XP?

Did, but it seems okay now that Ive checked all cables and rinstalled XP 32, 64bit caused me endless grief until in enabled Cool n Quiet

dod · #78 (**permalink**) 3rd May, 2004, 05:56 PM

Just a quick update on the RMA of the second CPU. As an initial telephone call met with a refusal I decided to write to the MD of the Company I bought it from (OCUK) and gave him the truth, linked to this thread, and asked if they would be prepared to consider the RMA. Explained it wasn't a faulty cpu but unfortunate circumstances.

Cut a long story short they've agreed

. Look's like honesty pays.

I know for a fact that provided they stock what I want they'll be my first choice supplier.

Daniel ~ · #79 (**permalink**) 3rd May, 2004, 06:53 PM

Good for you and Good for them!

bradmax57 · #80 (**permalink**) 5th May, 2004, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by dod

Just a quick update on the RMA of the second CPU. As an initial telephone call met with a refusal I decided to write to the MD of the Company I bought it from (OCUK) and gave him the truth, linked to this thread, and asked if they would be prepared to consider the RMA. Explained it wasn't a faulty cpu but unfortunate circumstances.

Cut a long story short they've agreed

. Look's like honesty pays.

I know for a fact that provided they stock what I want they'll be my first choice supplier.

Excellent