The worst build I have ever had

[CHOPS123]

OK so I buy some ram from newegg......turns out one stick was bad! Had to RMA it.....Then the Zalman cpu cooler that zalman said would work on my asus maximus did not fit due to some fins around the cpu area.....Then the 2 hd I bought @ a local store.....after installing them in Raid 0 I get a drive that is failing in my array.....So now i have to take back the 2 drives and replace them and reinstall windows!!! All i wanna do is play some COD! looks like it may be a few days before up up and running :cry:

[TheSilentAssassin]

man that sucks. Hope you kept the reciepts. :D

[Dead_And_Gone]

WOW.. Talking about Murphy's Law. :shock:

[juneau]

That's not good. I can't remember the last time i've had that much faulty hardware at once.

[Duke{CLR}]

Hopefully you used up all your bad luck and the new parts will work out much better.

[Devilguns]

Oh man that really sucks, I second what Duke said.

I saw in your list of parts you had the Zalman 9500a and Asus maximus forumla X38. They should work, here's a pic of Painkiller's mobo with the fan attached:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r14/kling2001/Picture004.jpg

Usually Zalman is pretty good with their fit list.

[CHOPS123]

thanks for the info guys.........DG i tried mine and it would fit but it was pulling on the silver fins during installation. Looked like it was going to pull the fins off......I will try another one thanks for the pic :2thumbs:

[Duke{CLR}]

Which fins were going to be pulled off?

[WalkinTarget]

I did some serious research when I pieced mine together, but there's no way to effectively deal with DOA or failing HDs.
What HDs did you settle on ? Brand doesn't really matter, but N.I.B. drives failing is just really rare.
You sure you didn't accidentally click on the Newegg Combo deal and get a free box of gremlins with that purchase ??
:(

[darth_nevus]

you got the larger Zalman didn't you?

[BigTwinky]

I had no idea that mobos now came with hamster wheels

[CHOPS123]

The silver fins on the mobo....see on dg pic.....Im about to try another one

[CHOPS123]

WT I had WD in there....i just went and got some seagate drives. The local store i use sells alot of oem parts....so they do have some failures. The drives are not pulls are anything

[Duke{CLR}]

Which way do you have your Zalman Facing? Maybe you could rotate it if there is any interference. In your list you say you have the 9500 which is a bit smaller then the 9700. Which one do you have?

[WalkinTarget]

Mannn, that's nothing that a hacksaw, a high speed dremel, a blow torch and a hand chisel wouldn't fix or scrape out of the way !!

JUST BE SURE TO WEAR EYE PROTECTION when you tear into it. And watch those fingers ... one wrong swing and you could damage a knuckle !! Be sure and post pics of the process too. :2thumbs:

Ohh, and wash off the board to make sure no metal flakes get lost in there ... try the dishwasher on a gentle cycle.












Note: The following post is meant as pure, unadulterated sarcasm. Any attempt to follow said procedures shall result in damaged hardware, of which I cannot be held accountable for by law in the state of Pennsylvania.

[CHOPS123]

i got the new Zalman fan installed....seems like the one Newegg sent me had the wrong set up parts in the box. Now im setting up my raid and hope the new drives are both good. Duke i got the 9500....I think the parts from newegg were for the 9700?

[Zantheus]

Yea poor Chops Ive been with him through this build helpin him online tryin to get things set up...hope things can finally work out for ya bro