Fight Game Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) not today, but yesterday... I rebuilt and played around with an old computer. It was one that I had given my mom and that my brother pretty much made his instead. Then one day it wouldn't boot and since I didn't have time to go fix it at that moment, he took it to his computer guru buddy across the street. Guru guy explained how it was the motherboard and replaced it (dfi sli-dr). Then when it still wouldn't boot, said it was because the cpu wasn't supported (opteron 165, and although not officially supported, worked fine for years). So I decided to just ask for the whole thing back, since I knew this guru guy wasn't guru at all, and that my mom had already got a better computer by this time any way. I got it back in pieces. The aftermarket cooler no longer fit right, so I got the original stock one out of the basement. It wouldn't turn on, they were right about that. So I unhooked all the drives, 1 memory stick, reset bios, etc. Still nothing...until I reset the bios the proper way by removing the battery, then it booted. Here all this time, it was due to a bad motherboard battery, and apparently the new motherboard also had a dead one, or the guru put the dead one in there, idk. Even the couple times they said it would boot but not start windows, was because there were 2 drives in raid 0 and by default the bios doesn't know to put them in raid, etc. I reinstalled a fresh windows, and was quite surprised how fast this old thing was. Granted I didn't play any new games on it and stress it, but it still easily overclocked 50% from 1.8 to 2.7ghz (I didn't even try more, but sure it will - stock air and voltage). Two 36gb raptors in raid-0. 2gb ram. Boots up pretty quick, plays candy crush, and streams movies in hd as well as my slightly newer system. Will we ever have days where we can get a 50+% OC on any item? haha especially using stock cooling, this thing makes me smile Edited August 6, 2014 by Fight Game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Ahhh those days were fun with the DFI boards! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvstrats2 Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Finished breaking in the new toy. Sent a little .300 win mag down range. Shoots awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro_dude15 Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Finished breaking in the new toy. Sent a little .300 win mag down range. Shoots awesome. hey thats just like mine, remington 700, in 300 win mag, oh i love it, i was shooting hedge apples at 300 yrds a couple weeks ago, there is nothing quite like it. a lot of people dont realize how much more ass a 300 mag has over 30-06 or 308, i wouldnt have it any other way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvstrats2 Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 308 is Just about 223 in comparison. 300 win mag is an awesome round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePanda Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 PAINTED!! lol. Me with a roller is pretty scary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sword_fish Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 that looks beautiful!i like your color scheme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 It was pastel yellow and mint green before... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sword_fish Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 aw.. that hurts with the eyes. one who painted it might be dreaming of an ice cream parlor or kinder garden school now that feels cozy for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 My room has a lighter shade of that, it's pretty nice Like the sky in your place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Installed too many appliances. All new: I hurt...but my case of Surge arrived today so caffeine + sugar + ibuprofen are helping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minime 939 Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 You guys are doing a great job. Everything looks really nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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