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I have 2 motherboards that fit some AMD Athlon 64 CPU's I have (3 of them). One of them doesn't seem to work. The same PSU was used with both boards. Both systems were breadboarded (motherboard, CPU & HSF, case speaker, and PSU) to test if working. The non working motherboard has a newer...

I have a hard drive for my Dell PC that stopped loading windows. The error message says missing hal.dll. I put this hard drive into another computer and while BIOS detected the hard drive, at first it wasnt showing up in windows. I then did a chkdsk at startup which fixed errors but stalled...

AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Help me tweak my OC system purchase! Hey, I'm trying to build a system that does decent overclocking. This will be the first time i'm overclocking a system. I would like to overclock the cpu and graphics card but not trying to do any extreme OC'ing, just an average performance boost. I...

I want to overclock, but im not going to go to the extreme. This will be my first time overclocking. Help me pick between the 2 of them. Both are similar in price $76-80 MSI K8N NEO4-F - nFORCE4 CHIPSET EPOX EP-9NPA3 ULTRA - nFORCE4 CHIPSET Rest of my specs: graphics card: EVGA N384...

Can I get dual monitors off of 1 video card? Is there a reason to get the 6100 or 6150 boards that I first looked at? I need to find out cause Im still having trouble picking out a motherboard. My choices are: MSI K8N NEO4-F - nFORCE4 CHIPSET EPOX 9NPA+Ultra - nFORCE4 CHIPSET MSI...

Explain. I dont know how thats good or bad.

Looking around I found 2 websites that had good office chair reviews. http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_20009.html http://www.consumersearch.com/www/office/office-chair-reviews/index.html Both list the Ikea Joakim Swivel Chair in their reviews, only chair that made both reviews. Its also...

Im 5'9" 170. I do mixed use some typing some browsing but this question would be better off being generic so that anyone who is looking for a chair can benefit.

What is the best computer/office chair for someone who sits long hours? I am looking for under $200. Yes, I can get a Herman Miller Aeron or a SteelCase Leap chair or a Humanscale Freedomchair but I would rather not spend 800+ for a chair. They are probably the best chairs on the market. But...

thanks for your help renethx

Is there any real benefit for me chosing L vs FID? ie. chosing 6100 over 6150 thanks

renethx for which motherboard are you talking about? The MSI K8NGM2-L the MSI K8NGM2-FID or the geforce models? Also which board do you think I should get? I am looking for dual monitor support and the ability to OC. Extras like firewire, 4 SATA ports, and Gigabit ethernet I dont need.

can I buy the MSI K8NGM2-L instead? Since the company I bought the geforce6100 (mwave.com) doesnt carry the FID model and charges a 15% restocking fee if I dont exchange for another motherboard. Edit: BTW I want the option to duel monitor. I have 2 CRT monitors and 1 LCD monitor I can...

Have a geforce6100 A8N vm with an AMD 3000. Return the MB for a 6150 CSM? Hey, I bought an Asus A8N vm motherboard and an AMD 3000 few weeks ago but I havnt put it together yet. Im not sure whether I should return the motherboard and get the 6150 CSM or a different board or stay with this...