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In need of a small screw.

I have a Maximus XI Hero Wi-Fi, due to a poor quality of screwdriver, I somewhat rounded out the head of the screw that holds the M.2 heatsink in place. It was a bear to get loose. Does anyone know where I can get such a screw or the dimensions of ...

ae8ro_ by Level 7
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Correct way to apply thermal paste - thick or thin ?

Hi,as I am new to building PCs (nowadays ... I remember replacing my 286 with a 386 back then ...) I would like to ask some advice on applying thermal paste during assembly of a new system:1) Is it OK to add "a bit more for safety" even if the past s...

Woelund by Level 7
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Girlfriend opps - can I still make it work?

I have a GeForce 1070 and a couple of weeks ago was telling my FG how nice it would be to have a second one so I could SLI link them together. Today I received a package and when I opened it up there was a new video card. In my excitement of realizin...

Axsom by Level 7
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What happened? Please help! Max XI Hero+ i9 9900k

So I had recently completed a build in November 2018 with a i9 9900k, nzxt kraken x52, Maximus XI Hero(wifi), 2080 ti, 32 GB of trident z 3200, 1tb 870 evo nvme, seasonic prime 1000w platinum, all was good. I had a stable all core 5ghz oc and didn’t ...