redfish
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I've been pretty cramped up in my old case so I went out and bought a HAF 932 along with Xigmatek HSF last week. The reason I wasn't on the forums the past couple days is that I've been messing with my computer. For those who don't know, here are my specs:
-Phenom II x6 1055T Thuban
-Sapphire Radeon HD 5770
-Xigmatek BALDER CC HSF
-Cooler Master HAF 932
-Western Digital Caviar Blue
-HEC XPOWER780 600W PSU
-ASUS M4A88TD-V Evo/USB3
-etc
I just rebuilt my PC yesterday, and got it up and running now. I took pics, but the camera is elsewhere so I'll post them later. It was an interesting and semi-eventful build, which is why I am posting this up here.
1st happening: Now this was very weird and quite disconcerting. When I went to take the stock HSF off, it wouldn't budge. I had to strain so hard to take the heatsink off of the mobo that the CPU came with it, stuck to the bottom. Yes, it popped out while locked in place. It was even harder to separate it from the heatsink. I ended up sticking a plastic wedge between the heatsink bottom and the PCB of the CPU, twisting until it popped off. This took an amazing amount of force and absolutely mutilated the plastic wedge. I was worried when the CPU leaped into the air and went smack against the metal tabletop, but luckily no damage was visible. Anybody have any similar experience with AMD thermal compound? They ought not to use glue.
2nd happening: This occurred much later. When I finally went to start it up this morning, it gave me a screen in POST with a brief message that said something something "incomplete" something. It just flashed so quickly all I saw was "incomplete." When it went to load the OS, it said "no bootable partition in drive." I didn't have time for this so I turned it off and left. Now, it boots up fine. Any thoughts?
3rd happening: This is the one that I need some help with now. My case fan, particularly the red LED one in front, is making a clicking noise. I cleared all of the cables, and still it's making noise. It's not hitting anything, but I think I notice a slight movement in the casing.
observations: wow, this case is HUGE. Easily twice the size of my old mid tower. I feel like I shrunk... it also makes my desk even more frigid than before. Impressive indeed.
-Phenom II x6 1055T Thuban
-Sapphire Radeon HD 5770
-Xigmatek BALDER CC HSF
-Cooler Master HAF 932
-Western Digital Caviar Blue
-HEC XPOWER780 600W PSU
-ASUS M4A88TD-V Evo/USB3
-etc
I just rebuilt my PC yesterday, and got it up and running now. I took pics, but the camera is elsewhere so I'll post them later. It was an interesting and semi-eventful build, which is why I am posting this up here.
1st happening: Now this was very weird and quite disconcerting. When I went to take the stock HSF off, it wouldn't budge. I had to strain so hard to take the heatsink off of the mobo that the CPU came with it, stuck to the bottom. Yes, it popped out while locked in place. It was even harder to separate it from the heatsink. I ended up sticking a plastic wedge between the heatsink bottom and the PCB of the CPU, twisting until it popped off. This took an amazing amount of force and absolutely mutilated the plastic wedge. I was worried when the CPU leaped into the air and went smack against the metal tabletop, but luckily no damage was visible. Anybody have any similar experience with AMD thermal compound? They ought not to use glue.
2nd happening: This occurred much later. When I finally went to start it up this morning, it gave me a screen in POST with a brief message that said something something "incomplete" something. It just flashed so quickly all I saw was "incomplete." When it went to load the OS, it said "no bootable partition in drive." I didn't have time for this so I turned it off and left. Now, it boots up fine. Any thoughts?
3rd happening: This is the one that I need some help with now. My case fan, particularly the red LED one in front, is making a clicking noise. I cleared all of the cables, and still it's making noise. It's not hitting anything, but I think I notice a slight movement in the casing.
observations: wow, this case is HUGE. Easily twice the size of my old mid tower. I feel like I shrunk... it also makes my desk even more frigid than before. Impressive indeed.