Recent content by ChiPHeaD32

I need a new video card to put in my Entertainment Center computer. This machine is basically for playing movies/mp3s/MAME, but I'd like to be able to run 3d games too (at lower resolutions, I guess). I've seen the GF4 MX at a little over $50 at newegg, is that a good choice? How do the...

Thanks everyone for chiming in. Turns out it is the fan indeed that is bad, so I had that replaced and voila :-) Yay fellow Anandtechers!

Hm, nevermind, I tried getting an item in the "excluded" list and it was a no go. 30% off is a sweet deal though...

Was anybody able to get an item from the "excluded" list for 30% off on footlocker.com?

How can I find out if I'm not feeding it a stable voltage? Are you saying my PSU might be a POS (which I now suspect is the case)?

Sorry about the corny title :P Here's the deal... I got a new Gigabyte 7VRXP (2.0) to go with an Athlon XP1600, and a Thermaltake Volcano 5 to cool the proc. When I turn on the PC, the fan wiggles around a bit and then stops functioning. The CPU gets VERY hot quickly and the BIOS shows that...

Actually, IIRC, they apologized to everyone who bought things at higher prices and refunded the difference. Maybe they thought it was time for this to make a comeback? Not the greatest thing for consumers, IMO (unless you can always get the lowest price somehow... maybe by manipulating...

Carnivore, my board should be getting here tomorrow, I'll let you know then :P

freeloaderz - they probably want to sell support/training etc.