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Old 01-February-08, 11:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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well my motherbord ram and cpu came today. i was looking foreword all day to sticking my 120 extreame on my cpu and building my system this was my 3erd build ever and my frist intel build


so i got all 4 screws in the 775 and was about to set the mb in place when...pop one of the scews snaps and flys up and hits me in the eye and pops a blood vessel in my eye so not only my q6600 might be dead but theres a part of the screw stuck in the back plate and wont come out...and i cant ues my right eye for a week i h
ave to have gaze over it. i cant fine any web sites with replacement back plates for the thermalright 120 extreme
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Old 02-February-08, 01:13 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Found it here:
Thermalright LGA775 BOLT-THRU Kit for for Ultra 90/120 & HR-01 Retail Box - DirectCanada

Or direct for the manufacturer:
http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...#lga775boltnew

Been thinking about getting this sink myself.
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Old 02-February-08, 08:04 PM   #3 (permalink)
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That sucks! Hope your eye is ok! Your CPU should be alright as well. I have done some pretty sloppy heatsink applications on my Q6600 and it survived.

Good luck.

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Old 02-February-08, 10:05 PM   #4 (permalink)
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it all came out all right i went to a local computer store and they had the stock intell coolers for 15 bucks so i just stuck one of them as i wait for a new bolt thrugh kit ! yay
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Old 02-February-08, 10:11 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Glad it worked out for you.

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Old 06-February-08, 09:21 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Glad it worked out for you.

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indeed she did thanks yo
my eye works yay doc said im a lucky lil nerd.... i just shook my head
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Old 06-February-08, 09:27 PM   #7 (permalink)
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What are you using to measure your temps? Mine overclocks great, but gets too hot.

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Old 06-February-08, 11:14 PM   #8 (permalink)
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What are you using to measure your temps? Mine overclocks great, but gets too hot.

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i have a laser non contact thermonitor and i use Speedfan and invidea ntune with my slight over clock im runing 49C with the stock intell cooler and as5

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