Recent content by aznsurfer

Hi guys, I am buying a PC for my little brother. I told him I can give him a budget of 600.00 bucks for a system not including a monitor or video card. Can you get a good beginner gamer system for about 600.00? Like a barebones P4 or AMD with 512 RAM and no vid card? He already has a...

I have been wasting time trying to install XP from a backup disk, not the original. It will not install. Is this the copyright protection at work? I tried the upgrade and clean install on a completly reformatted disk. Is the only way I can install a fresh copy of XP from the original factory...

oh geez, maybe I shouldn't have asked now I have to decide on an "A" or "B" Thoroughbred. I have no idea what you guys are talking about, with all the "stepping" talk. I'm learning. noob

Hey whats the difference between these two lines? I am purchasing an AMD XP 2100 and it comes in each of the two lines. Which one is better for overclocking? Does it make a difference? easy question I know but I'm still a noob at all this. :) thanks

Hi huys, I built an AMD 1800 about a year ago. Now I realize that it's pretty loud compared to my Macintosh. What parts usually are the nosiest and how can I tone down the fan/blowing noises? I have a 320 watt PS a (stock) CPU fan and one generic case fan. Can each of these items be...

I was playing Counter-Strike while in mid match and my monitor went all black!! My PC crashed and I saw a bunch of error codes and a line saying "Beginning dump of physical memory". Does anyone know what this is a symptom of? weird. D-

I'm reading it off of NewEgg's mobo list. They do not all have 3Ghz in the specs as being supported. but I guess if your board has the 845E chipset then it should support up to 3Ghz eh? D-

I've noticed the options now. The thing is all these have the 845E chipset. I should be fine using any of these boards right? Another thing I noticed though is that the P4GE-V/L is the only board listed that can support up to a 3.0Ghz P4 while the others maxxed out at 2.53Ghz. Also the...

Ok so with all the good reviews on the ASUS P4PE boards, I am now ready to buy it but I'm confused on the different models. P4PE/L P4GE-V/L ASUS P4PE/R/L/SATA The prices on these range from130-160 and I'm not sure which board is the best to buy. Can anyone shed some light on the model that...

Hey guys, I did a clean install of Win 2K, but now when I restart or shutdown, it takes way too long. I see "saving settings" for like 30 seconds before my machine restarts or shutsdown. Before it was pretty much instant or no longer than 5 seconds or so. Whats up with that? Is there...

Anyone here know what is the max AMD processor I can use with my Soyo Dragon Plus board? I've got it with an 1800XP right now and I was wondering I fast of a chip I can use. It has the KT266A chipset. thanks!!

um I'm dumb.... what is AA and AF???? duhhhhh

hey thanks for the advice. I will try it and see how fast I can go. :)

Ive got an AMD 1800 with the KT266A chipset 8500Radeon 64Mb 4XAGP. Considering replacing the card with the 9700 Pro. How will it benefit my playing Counter-Strike if any? Is it worth it or just save my money? :)

So last night I did a clean install of WIn 2k and everything works and is even faster now. :)