Sometimes, you feel curious.
And sometimes, curiosity killed the cat.

This is a good example of an almost near death experience for a 9800 GX2 video card.

If you never dismantled a 9800 GX2, I suggest you don't unless very necessary, and I can't see why it would be necessary.
Sure, it's nice replacing the thermal paste for something better and applying it properly, but is it worth bricking your video card and voiding the warranty?

Although it would...

polobunny

If you are sick of TeamSpeak, Ventrilo, and horrible in game VOIP, you should give Mumble a try. It has lower latency than any of the others, along with better voice quality. In a test in Counterstrike: Source, Mumble was a full one second ahead of CSS, while maintaining about twice the voice quality.

Main Page - Mumble

Why I like Mumble so much is the simple reason that it is free of licensing restrictions - it is open-source, and has one of the lowest GPL licenses...

linuxcrazy

Man. These last couple of years have been a bitch. If anyone out there besides me has worse luck followed by bad luck followed by jewels of good luck, I don't know who it is.

So after a long protracted rebuilding of our home, we figured out there were some nasty electrical gremlins in the walls. It cost me three computers and a wall before it was finally figured out and corrected. Now though, I find myself in a conundrum of sorts.

My bro-in-law bought me a 9800GTX for...

Quakindude

For those who don't know I've spent the last 5 months about 350 miles away from home scowering "Canada" Wisconsin for a sutiable appartment. The long the trip of ups and downs (including being promised an appartment by the land lord only to show up the next day with the money to find he rented it (TWICE! $%*$#*%&^@) tought me to appreciate the value of a dollar and how to strech it. While living...

XoRn