Recent content by Alacrity

Wow, this CPU/Motherboard combo is awesome. changed FSB to 166 and memory settings to "aggressive." Very pleased with the performance relative to my old AMD 1400 MHz/8K7A+. Old combo ran at 51 degrees C New one runs at 38 degrees C. I am very pleased.

Greetings from Miami, I just received my 2100 XP "B", Kingston Hyper X 3000, and Asus A7N8X. I'd like to attempt a moderate overclock. Well, actually I already have. Bumped the CPU External Frequency to 166MHz. All other settings are default including "optimal" System Performance, and CPU...

Greetings from Miami, I've got an Epox 8KHA+/AMD XP1600+/512MB PC2100. System is running fine, but I've got the urge to upgrade. I'm considering an Epox 8RDA+/XP 2100+/512MB PC 2700/3000, and hoping to OC the XP 2100 to about 2+Mhz. Question: If I kept my original mobo/ram, could I...

Hi An Mig, I'm 90% decided that I'm going to buy a $66 Windows XP license, and a $50 256MB chip for each of our older Dell P3 600's/W98. It's my belief that this solution will extend the life of these PC's in a cost effective way and make them easier to use and more stable. In a typical...

Thanks again everybody. The machines have an 133MHz FSB, 810E chipset. PC133 memory seems to be a LOT cheaper than PC100. Can I use 256MB PC133 memory with this chipset? Manufacturer: Dell Model: OptiPlex GX110 600 Standard Memory: 64 MB (removable) Number of sockets for upgrade...

Thanks Crispy

Thanks to everyone. I'm glad I posted this question here. To tell you the truth, buying a new computer is much easier than upgrading. Our school district has rules that essentially require us to buy only from approved vendors. All I have to do to buy a new PC is to write a purchase order...

Thanks for all the responses. I'm going to check on the chipset on Monday morning. I'll definitely add more RAM, but am still undecided on the W98 to XP upgrade. Most of our programs run OK on these machines. The problem is that we now have an NT server, about 70 W98 machines, about 20 XP...

Greetings from Miami, Our school is getting ready to spend some money on new PC's. No doubt, we will buy a bunch of new PC's. However, we have about 70 Dell Optiplex's (P3 600's/64mb/12gig HD/W98). We also have about 70 relatively new P4's. The P3's still work "OK", but they seem to be...

I just spoke with Dell after a 20 minute wait. Customer rep explained that "our servers are down" so I will not be able to change anything right now. She took my name/number/e-mail and said she would respond within 24-48 hours. 24 to 48 HOURS???

I think that this does belong in this forum. Consumers are being charged more than the advertised price. I saved the web site. I don't see any exclusion for monitors. Get FREE Ground (3-5 day) SHIPPING when your new Software & Peripheral online order is $25 or more (before tax)! Your...

I too ordered a monitor this weekend through Dell Home. Their website CLEARLY stated that all items over $25 in the Software and Peripherals sections were shipped FREE. Yes, the shipping calculation site was down. They indicated that they would e-mail me the final charges. Fine. Well, when...

Thanks alot for the input.

Prices for good quality 19" monitors have become fairly reasonable. I'm considering the Samsung 900NF or the NEC 950+. Both are around $300.00. Question: How about 21" monitors? The NEC 1250+ is about $650. Does anyone have any experience with this monitor? Is it comparable to the 950+...