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About BadAxe4U
- Birthday July 26
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Gender
Male
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Location
USA
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Interests
Gaming, Spreadsheets, Anything related to Electronics, Motorcycles, 4Wheelen, Hunting, Hiking, Making Huge Campfires, and Babes!
OCC
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Computer Specs
Game Crusher II Specs:
Intel Core i7 – 930 2.80 GHz Quad Core
6 GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 (1600)
Asus Rampage III Extreme – Intel X58 – LGA 1366 USB 3.0 – SATA 6Gb/s
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 – 1536MB GDDR5
Seagate Barracuda XT - 2TB - 7200 RPM - SATA 6Gb/s - 64MB cache – Boot Drive
Seagate Barracuda – 1.5TB – 7200 RPM – SATA 3Gb/s – 32MB cache – Data Drive
Lite-On 24X DVD Writer – iHAS424
Enermax Revolution85+ - 1050W – ERV1050EWT
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower – Black
BadAxe4U's Achievements
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ASUS Rampage III Extreme X58 Motherboard Benched
BadAxe4U replied to Nemo's topic in OCC News & Announcements
Very good review, I had extra interest in a review on this board, since I am now assembling my 1st computer using the ASUS Rampage III. I can see its going to be a slow process. Right now I am figuring out what the different pins are and what connector attaches to them. Soon I'll post a few pictures, along with some of the questions I have. -
1st System Build - All Parts Bought - Now the Fun!
BadAxe4U replied to BadAxe4U's topic in System Builds
Thanks for the tip. I also plan to clean all the connectors and pins with DeoxIT, http://www.deoxit.com/. I took a VCR repair course and the teacher owned an electronics repair business. He talked about the product and asked to see my keychain flashlight. I gave it to him and he took it apart, cleaned the battery and flashlight contacts. After he reassembled it, the light was actually brighter. I see the same results with any of the fashlights in my collection that have oxidation, which is hard to detect. -
I had to laugh a little. When I was a kid, there was a song out and some of the lyrics went like this. "Hope I die before I get old", well that was the Who and they ended up liking getting old and so do I. Here's a big hint. When I graduated from High School, I wrote on the side of my car "Booze and Broads, (censored) is Fun. I'm from the Class of 71". After that I went to an electronics tech school, a couple of colleges and graduated from a business college. Then went to a trade school and became a toolmaker, all the while working full time. Man, I sure wish I still had that kind of energy, I'm slowing down a little now. Since then I've replaced listening to the Beatles with Rammstien. Instead of driving a 40 hp car, I switched to a Jeep with a gas sucking Hemi. And the Honda 90 has been replaced with a 6 cylinder Fire Breathing machine on 2 wheels. I like to enjoy every day like its my last. Here's a pic of my dog, ready to protect my toys. The dog is trained to protect and I also trained her to track. If someone manages to steal something, I'll track them down!
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You have a nice rig. It wasn't a pointless post for me. It took me down memory lane, way down. Here is a pic of my first device with a chip in it. It sure beat using my slide ruler. Notice the lit up led's, it still works! Sure did get my money's worth on that item.
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Hi Everyone, I'm new to the Forum and this is my 1st build. I wanted to push my game graphics to higher levels and my Gateway FX couldn't do it. I didn't like my purchasing options, so I'm building one. I have purchased almost every item I need, here is the list so far: Intel Core i7 – 930 2.80 GHz Quad Core 6 GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 (1600) Asus Rampage III Extreme – Intel X58 – LGA 1366 USB 3.0 – SATA 6Gb/s EVGA GeForce GTX 480 – 1536MB GDDR5 Seagate Barracuda XT - 2TB - 7200 RPM - SATA 6Gb/s - 64MB cache – Boot Drive Seagate Barracuda – 1.5TB – 7200 RPM – SATA 3Gb/s – 32MB cache – Data Drive Lite-On 24X DVD Writer – iHAS424 Enermax Revolution85+ - 1050W – ERV1050EWT Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower – Black and an extra 200mm fan for the top of case and antistatic gloves When I was at Micro Center, the salesmen told me I should use a good thermal paste for my i7 CPU. After much discussion, I agreeded with them and bought Artic Silver 5. I don't know if that was the way to go, but that was the 1st suggestion I took. A salesman at CompUsa talked me into the Asus Rampage III Extreme and EVGA GTX 480. I wanted to go with an Nvidia GPU, down the road I will go SLI. The HAF X case looked cool, I was going to make my own, but hunting season is in 8 weeks and I need to practice with my arsenal. I have some computer parts replacement experience, have assembled electronic kits and made lots of stuff, being a toolmaker by trade. When the snow starts to fall, I plan to water cool, add a SSD and overclock the 930 to it's limits. Has anyone ever ruined a part by static discharge? I keep hearing it could be a problem. Any thoughts on this? Oh Yeah, I'm going to a computer building class at CompUsa tommorrow, I can't wait.
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MSI Big Bang XPOWER Motherboard Reviewed
BadAxe4U replied to Nemo's topic in OCC News & Announcements
Hi Everyone, I'm new to this forum. I love this site and the review on the Big Bang XPOWER. I was going to build a system around this board, but had trouble with a salesman, so I went to CompUsa and ordered a Asus Rampage III Extreme Motherboard. I ordered everything I need except a version of Windows 7 and a DVD burner. I haven't decided on the last two items. Will post on build later.