NEVER go to MicroCenter for PC repairs!!

The VCR King

The VCR King

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I finally found the source of that annoying rattling noise in my PC. It was the CPU cooler. When I had the PC in at MicroCenter to get new RAM and a Windows reinstallation, they rebuilt the whole system, and when they put the CPU cooler on, THEY NEVER ATTACHED THE FAN. This week the noise got worse, and when I opened up the case, I noticed the CPU fan looked loose, I touched it, and sure enough, it stopped vibrating and the sound stopped. The fan is attached to the heatsink fins by a bracket, but it WAS NOT FASTENED. It was just sitting there, able to vibrate, move around, etc. I said screw it and just taped it in place with electrical tape. :mad:
 
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Might be time for you to learn how to fix your own system.

Microcenter employs A+ certified techs in the repair department. Better than the majority of techs that you will find at other retailers. It was probably an honest mistake. No need to freak out.
 
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Well, I'm kind of torn on this one. If you pay someone that claims to be a professional to do something and they mess up, you have every right to be upset about that. I don't know why you guys are saying it's his fault.

On the other hand, yeah. It doesn't sound like they did anything you couldn't just do yourself.
 
Troncoso said:
On the other hand, yeah. It doesn't sound like they did anything you couldn't just do yourself.
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This is why they're ragging on him. He acts the same way about PC problems that he did when he first joined.
 
Troncoso said:
Well, I'm kind of torn on this one. If you pay someone that claims to be a professional to do something and they mess up, you have every right to be upset about that. I don't know why you guys are saying it's his fault.

On the other hand, yeah. It doesn't sound like they did anything you couldn't just do yourself.
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I HAD to take it to MicroCenter for new RAM and a Windows reinstall because when I got the system the ram was fried and the OS wouldn't even try to boot. I had no choice but to take it to a shop... :mad:

beers said:
What cooler is it?
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I don't know what model it is, but it looks like this:
V6_GT_front-BlueLight.jpg
 
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The VCR King said:
I HAD to take it to MicroCenter for new RAM and a Windows reinstall because when I got the system the ram was fried and the OS wouldn't even try to boot. I had no choice but to take it to a shop... :mad:
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You only 'had' to take it to a shop because you have no idea what you're doing.

The VCR King said:
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Come on dude, the URL for that image lists CoolerMaster V6 GT. How did you even find that pic without knowing what model it was?

http://www.manualslib.com/manual/686014/Cooler-Master-V6gt.html
 
Push the push-pin through the hole in the motherboard until a clicking sound is heard. Make sure that the black central pin has fully extended. You may want to wiggle the pin from side-to-side, first, before doing so. There should be 4 push pins. This is a good learning experience. You may want to take out your CPU to make certain that your thermal compound is properly applied being that your push pin was not fastened and it could have shifted causing air pockets in your thermal grease.
 
brusurf said:
Push the push-pin through the hole in the motherboard until a clicking sound is heard. There should be 4 push pins.
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He doesn't even have an Intel socket, therefore making your advice moot from the beginning. Please see just three posts back and you can observe that we're not even talking about a stock cooler, either.
 
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