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Shauk · 03-19-2010, 09:03 AM

reinstall windows ;p

yes you'd have to reconfigure the net/email stuff, but it's so easy now it practically does it for you with all the mail programs out there.

I hate nickel and diming solutions with my computer anymore, it's the whole reason I use a 2 or 3 hard drive setup. programs and content go on non primary drives.

windows and temp content go on primary drive.

though yeah 320gb is a lot of room for temp content but it's stuff that I know I have disks for or aren't things that I'd care about if I lost it.

Fact is, it's faster for me to install windows, firefox, noscript addon, adblock plus addon, update my video drivers, and do the automatic updates. than it is for me to google a solution for a random performance issue at times.

TBH I haven't had to reinstall windows 7 except for the swtich from beta to retail.

I don't generally point the finger at hardware until it becomes a persistent issue beyond the reinstall.

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2nd alternative anecdote:
had a neighbor with this issue. Checked the bios for cpu temps, was running at 170. took the fan off, cleaned it, dropped the temp by like 10 degrees, but still too hot, pulled the heatsink off, completely dried up. So I told him to order a 3$ tube of thermal paste and try that.

Got his temps down to reasonable levels.

still was doing the reboot thing, got a new stick of ram and it worked.

fucking e-machines.

03-19-2010, 09:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	reinstall windows ;p yes you'd have to reconfigure the net/email stuff, but it's so easy now it practically does it for you with all the mail programs out there. I hate nickel and diming solutions with my computer anymore, it's the whole reason I use a 2 or 3 hard drive setup. programs and content go on non primary drives. windows and temp content go on primary drive. though yeah 320gb is a lot of room for temp content but it's stuff that I know I have disks for or aren't things that I'd care about if I lost it. Fact is, it's faster for me to install windows, firefox, noscript addon, adblock plus addon, update my video drivers, and do the automatic updates. than it is for me to google a solution for a random performance issue at times. TBH I haven't had to reinstall windows 7 except for the swtich from beta to retail. I don't generally point the finger at hardware until it becomes a persistent issue beyond the reinstall. -------- 2nd alternative anecdote: had a neighbor with this issue. Checked the bios for cpu temps, was running at 170. took the fan off, cleaned it, dropped the temp by like 10 degrees, but still too hot, pulled the heatsink off, completely dried up. So I told him to order a 3$ tube of thermal paste and try that. Got his temps down to reasonable levels. still was doing the reboot thing, got a new stick of ram and it worked. fucking e-machines. Last edited by Shauk; 03-19-2010 at 09:09 AM..