Recent content by caberguy

Umm... yeah, that's why I said theoretically faster. Since a SATA II drive can theoretically move more information per second it is THEORETICALLY faster, if not actually faster at the moment, and I was going to explain that but the question was "should I buy a 22 pin HD" and I figured it really...

You're probably going to want a SATA HD, as long as it says SATA or Serial ATA (SATA II, SATA 1.5, SATA 3GB, etc.) it'll be fine. The SATA II 3GB/s drives are theoretically faster. You could use an IDE (EIDE, Ultra ATA) HD but it I think you've only got one IDE slot (which will control 2...

might be too obvious but you didn't say... did you check the manual for what error 1 long and 3 short beeps is coded to? I've never used ASUS but I know that G-byte has a beep code list at the back of the manual.

General consensus seems to be that RAM speed is more important with the Intel chips b/c of the off die controller. So you should see more performance gains/losses related to timing on an AMD system than on an Intel, and more gains/losses related to RAM speed in Intel systems.

Since you don't want to spend the time doing any research yourself why don't you just read one of the hundreds of other "is my rig cool" posts and copy somebody's system?

I work for Antec? Sweet. That's some pretty awesome flaming there JEDIYoda. For the record there is plenty of anecdotal evidence for the high fail rate of the Ultra line of power supplies too, just google it (I don't feel like digging for links). However, Antec has been around for much...

1-A Case isn't "General Hardware"? There's a mobo forum, but people are always talking about mobos here. People even asking about screwdrivers and paint in this forum... 2-Seriously just curios

What's so great about Lian Li cases? Never having seen one in person I guess I just don't get it. My CM Centurion is great, well built, easy to use, good air flow, I like the way it looks, etc. and it cost about half as much as most LL cases. I'm just curious.

Odds are very good that, unless you are really pushing your system to the limits, the Ultra will work fine and that nothing bad will happen... but the odds are also good that the antec will work fine and nothing bad will happen longer. If you wanna throw the Ultra in there go for it... despite...

With the e6400 the RAM becomes a bit less important. With the 8x multiplier on the e6400 you get a 3.2Ghz core clock with your RAM running at 800 or 3.0 @ 750. So you don't have to necessarily upgrade them both to get a solid OC. That PSU will probably run the system, but you'll be leaving...

You really don't need that much power, and Tagan is probably a step behind some of the higher end PSUs. That RAM is probably overkill the Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1000 on sale at Newegg would be good. There's nothing wrong with your other choices except that you might be going a bit overboard...

The best way to do it is to isolate the components, but you'd have to have another system that you can swap them into. If you have a spare PSU you could try that. Also you can pick up a cheap PSU tester for around $10 online or at a local computer shop...

I'm running this at 940 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231098

Antec, no question. Antec has _almost_ always made a solid product. A few years back they had a pretty high fail rate with one of their OEM manufacturers and some folks believe everything they read. There's nothing wrong with an Antec True Power.

you may be right about the video card... I didn't read it that carefully but as far as the RAM goes... if run your RAM at 800 the highest OC you can get on the e6300 is 2.8Ghz though the CPU should be capable of 3.2-3.3+ on that board. currently I'm running the same Mobo and CPU at a 470FSB...