Recent content by 2nd1stXP

I got help from a few of you guys about a month ago. I had my mobo die on me for no apparent reason. You suggested a powersupply and some replacement parts for me.... I got a new enermax psu and rma'd my board. I just replaced the thermal compound on my stock gainward gf3 heatsink. It doesn't...

Cool, thanks!

I have a question for you guys. What really uses the +3.3 line? I recently lost board and wonder if the psu is related. I hadn't had any problems untill now... I have a Macron Power 350w supply +3.3 = 14A I have been comparing this to other models and it seems really low. I have: 2x cd drives 3x...

Unfortunately there isn't a direct performance boost in games. Most games store ingame info in your ram. There are instances where some info is probably swapped but the only time raid really gives you a boost is in loading levels or starting a program/game. I have raid set up on my machine and...

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I have a question for you guys. What really uses the +3.3 line? I recently lost board and wonder if the psu is related. I hadn't had any problems untill now... I have a Macron Power 350w supply +3.3 = 14A I have been comparing this to other models and it seems really low. I have: 2x cd drives 3x...

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Ok, sorry I haven't posted any info. I have/had: Soyo Dragon + (266a) XP 1600+ with a Thermalright AX-7+ enermax adjustable fan 256 Crucial DDR + 256 Micron DDR Gainward Geforce 3 Ti 200 15gb WD hd 2 60 gb Maxtors in raid-0 Generic Hi Val DVD drive TDI VeloCD 24/10/40 cdr My powersupply is a...

Ok well I guess I have to accept that my mobo is toast. If I get a replacement and try my processor..... If the processor is dead will it likely kill a good mobo? I don't want to get a replacement and kill that too..... The other question is that if a processor goes does it usually have any...

Thanks for your suggestions! I appreciate any help I can get. I have a few more questions though... Looking back now I don't know how it could have been temperature related... My computer was overclocked 130 mhz but it had been stable... I had noticed a high pitched sound in the case... I think...

Yeah it really seems to be coming from around the cpu. That is how I narrowed it down to that initially.

I've been trying to get some help and have been out of luck so far. My computer wouldn't boot today. I turn it on and it smells like shorted electronics with a little puff of smoke. I think it died lastnight because it was running when I went to bed. If I take everything out the fans will spin...

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I woke up this morning and my computer looked turned off except the power light was still on. I turned it off and tried again... The fans spin up for a few seconds and I hear a high pitched "ptew" sound one time and it cuts off. Following that I smelled burning parts. I have taken the board...