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I Used Thermal Adhesive Instead of Thermal Paste! OMG

I recently built my brother a computer and I ordered what I thought was thermal paste off Newegg. Instead, it was thermal adhesive. Now, people are saying that if I try to remove the heatsink, I will pull my CPU right out of the socket! Any suggestions on how to get this stuff off without spending money or breaking anything?

Can Netbooks Run 3D Games?

Hello all I was thinking of buying a netbook. I was wondering if any Netbooks were capable of running 3D games like Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia (2008), etc.

The Golden Oldie

Each week we’ll pick a Top Tip from the past for your reading enjoyment.

Fios and Wireless



I am looking to get Verizon Fios for my apartment it may be stupid but I was wondering if anyone knew if you can attach a wireless router to Fios? I looked on the Fios site and I couldn’t find it. I have three Macs and I saw on the Fios site that Fios does not support Macintosh Wireless. I wonder if that means that it just doesn’t support Apple’s Airport Extreme Base Station.

Tech Support: Cries for Help!

If you have a moment please be a good Samaritan and drop by with your input into the problems these folks are trying to figure out.

Any Good Non-Brand SSD Storage?

I read some good reviews on some sites. Not sure if it’s a good buy considering there are tons of other SSD brands out there. From my experience, name brands just mark-up way too much. Any input would be most appreciated!

Gaming Headsets but Rather Use the Speakers



I am looking to purchase a gaming headset, after building a new computer primarily for gaming. I was looking for a headset similar to the Xbox 360 one, where the game/computer sounds still come from the speakers, but the communication comes through the headset.

I was just wondering because I bought a nice speaker system with my computer, and would like to keep using it.

My Echo Lacks the What I Need



Can I tweak, jimmy, hack, or reconfigure my Echo Indigo sound card to sound better than it does now? But I don’t know if I’m getting to use all of it’s potential.

Is there any way to reconfigure, hack, or tweak this thing for my laptop? I mean I thought, from all the good reviews I read, I’d have the epitome of good, strong bassy sound, but the sound I get is actually weaker than the DFX plug-in I installed months after, at one quarter of the price!

How do I use all this card’s features to their fullest extent? I mean, I listen to a lot of Lounge, down-tempo, and drum/bass on an XP, so maybe I’m expecting too much, from this laptop card, I don’t know.

So, please if there’s a way to use this thing to full capacity, either by adjusting something on the card or my laptop, let me know!