Well, I've decided to bite the bullet & I've ordered a new Akasa AK-827 cooler from overclockers for my XP 2800+.
So in a couple of days I'll:
- Unplug a CPU fan for the very first time
- Unclip a CPU heatsink from a mobo for the very first time
- Take out a CPU for the very first time
- Clean the thermal gunk off a CPU for the very first time
- Reseat a CPU for the very first time
- Not apply any thermal grease (pad already on sink)
- Put a CPU heatsink onto a CPU for the very first time
- Clip a CPU heatsink onto a mobo for the very first time
- Plug in a CPU fan for the very first time
I confidently predict that I'll at some stage:
- Mutter 'fiddlesticks!' for the very first time
And who knows, I might even:
- Smell burning sand for the very first time
- Here the sound of a circuit board cracking for the very first time
And there's always the possibility that I might end up:
- Buying a new computer, for the very second time
So if you don't hear from me for a bit, it was nice knowing you all - except that Dave Stones, of course, who still has a contract to assassinate me
