Recent content by ArnoldLayne

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    Building new and first comp

    An SATA 2 drive should be backwards compatible with SATA 1. I personally think RAID 0 is too much hassle, and risky. I would just get a decent 7200 RPM drive around 200-300GB. You can always add a Raptor or RAID setup later. You may find Raptors too noisy if you are sensitive to noise...
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    How to interpret 12v rail specs on PSU

    Are you talking about the neo4? That "it should be greater than 18A" recommendation is for a single rail. If you look at the MSI Neo4 Platinum test report, they have 300W and 350W power supplies that tested OK. I wish MSI would publish a recommendation for dual rails (or if they did I would...
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    *Semi-Official* San Diego OC Results thread

    Maybe it will also make your teeth whiter and give your car better gas mileage.
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    RAM problems

    Sounds like something is majorly screwed up and I doubt it is your RAM. It could be a disk problem. You should try scanning for adware/malware, resetting your BIOS, maybe looking at the event viewer in windows to see if there are problems being logged. Does CPU Z report your correct processor...
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    Getting ready to buy parts

    I think $60 for a cpu heatsink is obscene. Is it really worth it? I bought a $17 AMD recommended HSF and I felt gouged on that.
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    rate my build before i buy ! ! !

    Is there a newer BIOS revision than 1.2 (March 1, 2005)?
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    Move to Athlon 64 not right move.

    Switching between open applications by itself is not "multitasking". Having multiple cores / multiple CPUs will make your computer more responsive though.
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    xbitlabs hacked

    Crap! Sorry.
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    xbitlabs hacked

    http://www.xbitlabs.com/ It's currently a jpeg that says "SECURITY COMPOMISED", followed by nmap output, followed by ANTISHARE T34M.
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    Good, but cheap case.

    Do you really need a full tower? How many 5" and 3.5" bays do you need?
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    check this newbs build please

    Looks good. Are you getting 2x512MB RAM?
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    New rig

    We can't get to your personal wish list. Can you just post a list with prices?
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    Historical Computer question

    Okay, seeing the 25 that makes sense. I was thinking that portable would make a pretty crappy aquarium :).
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    amd athlon 64

    It will run at 200MHz bus speed, but still at 2T. 4 sticks just is not a good setup on Athlon 64s.
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    Historical Computer question

    There was an IBM Portable Personal Computer with a monochrome CRT.