Well I have been doing lots of building with
PC's as of late and I had a few ideas for tips. The biggest idea was maybe a Daily Tips section somewhere on the site. I'll go ahead and start this thread off with one of my tips I learned while installing a copper heat spreader on my
RAM.
1. When installing a heat spreader onto your memory, be sure to write down the serial numbers, memory type, model number, etc. that is usually printed on stickers on teh chips themselves. That way if you have any questions about your memory you dont have to pull the heat spreader off to see what type of
RAM you have. This is also helpful if you are going to ship this out to someone because you might send them the wrong stick. This I also know from experience, in a trading deal with a member on this site I traded a
mobo for a 256MB stick of PC2700 (i think thats DDR333), and it was written down on the spreader, but it was actually 512MB DDR400. This is what mine looks like in my server.
All I did was write the information on a sheet of paper small enough to fit on the heat spreader, cut it to the appropriate size and use scotch tape to hold it on. Although if you have something like Corsair or the really good stuff that comes with a heat spreader this has already been done for you. It is great for generic memory that doesnt come with a heat spreader or doesnt have the information on a heat spreader.
Feel free to post any suggestions you have on case modding, etc.