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Step 15Tips from the members
- Arctic Silver 5 is a good brand of thermal paste (warning: this is silver and has conductive properties)
-Some video cards require an additional power source. Some power supplies have a 6 pin connector for this
-When installing multiple hard drives, try to leave at least one space between them
-If you go to a local shop to get your computer fixed, be nice and they will treat you as friends and not customers
-Look around. Newegg.com isn't the only seller. Try others, like TigerDirect.com. Just make sure its compatible with your system.
-In motherboards where there is little support under the memory, install the memory before installing the motherboard to reduce stress on the board.
- Here is a nice guide to installing Windows
- Here is a guide to installing the free Ubuntu operating system
-For those looking to install Mac OSX 10.4 download it here install it with this guide and upgrade to 10.4.9 here (not saying that it's legal)
- Here is a nice instructable on water cooling.
-Some video cards require an additional power source. Some power supplies have a 6 pin connector for this
-When installing multiple hard drives, try to leave at least one space between them
-If you go to a local shop to get your computer fixed, be nice and they will treat you as friends and not customers
-Look around. Newegg.com isn't the only seller. Try others, like TigerDirect.com. Just make sure its compatible with your system.
-In motherboards where there is little support under the memory, install the memory before installing the motherboard to reduce stress on the board.
- Here is a nice guide to installing Windows
- Here is a guide to installing the free Ubuntu operating system
-For those looking to install Mac OSX 10.4 download it here install it with this guide and upgrade to 10.4.9 here (not saying that it's legal)
- Here is a nice instructable on water cooling.
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The site has a Leopard and Tiger guide for Intel and AMD CPUs, and since it contains the latest information you don't have to update, (it tells you how to install 10.4.9, and Leopard 10.5.1)