Recent content by Copperpipe

Sailor420, Resetting my BIOS to look for the PCI card first does not do anything. It's also interesting that clearing the CMOS does the same thing on my TForce 6100-939 mobo, i.e., it sets the PCI (not PCI-E) to first in the video post sequence. Actually in my case, I determined that the...

I wish I could. There is no option in the BIOS setup for disabling the onboard graphics - at least for my motherboard that is the case.

Interesting symptoms & solution. I had the exact same problem with a Biostar mobo w/integrated 6100 graphics onboard, old video card = 7600GT, & new video card = 9600GT. Actually, the 9600GT card was working for over a year but failed recently, & I have the 7600GT back in there temporarily...

If I had an Opteron 144, a strong 20-pin PSU, and limited budget, I'd give the new Asrock 939SLI32 mobo a try. Preliminary reports indicate it's a great overclocker, has decent performance, and has a couple more features (SLI, gigabit LAN, 1394, etc) than the Asrock ULi 1695 (Dual SATAII)...

If you;'d like to gamble a little, why not give the new Asrock 939SLI32 board a try: http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2706

I can testify to the above becausse I have the same memory in this mobo with an Opti144 running at 270 X 9. I can run my Kingmax at 1T at 173 mhz (133 RAM speed BIOS setting) that yields higher memory scores (memtest86 and Sandra05) vs. at 200 mhz at stock settings and 2T. Of course the...

Have you tried the latest BIOS update dated 1/27/06 which came out recently? BIOSTAR-USA has it but the Taiwan (hdqtrs) doesn't for some strange reason. http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdownloads.asp?model=tforce+6100-939

TForce is reportedly the Biostar top of the line boards - intended for overclocking. In addition to the capacitors, there is also a jumper for VDIMM of up to 3.1 V vs. the standard GF6100 M9 is under 3.0 V. Other features of the TForce series are shown here...

Try to use a more updated processor such as a Palomino, TBred, or Barton. As I recall, there is a problem with this board when using older CPU's such as the Duron & Tbirds. I had a 1 ghz unlocked Morgan which could not overclock in this board - the CPU multipliers selected in the BIOS...

I understand that Newegg is now selling the ver 7.2 pcb which restored all the overclocking voltages and cpu multiplier options.

Thanks for the clarification. I don't necessarily agree with your preference for Asus or Abit - every brand/model has their drawbacks. It's more of a question of wanting to pay more for more features. But it is probably best to wait for now unless you have some pressing need for hardware due...

Congratulations on your rig! What FSB, timings, CPU multiplier, etc. are you running at? I've settled mine in at 182 X 12.5 w/ my 2500 Mobile Barton (1.625 Vcore) & 7-3-3-2.5 (pair of 256 MB Samsung PC2700's) - all other voltages at default. What do you think of the Aria? I read some...

The three versions that I know of are 1.0 (original - I got one), 7.0 (no overclocking adjustments), 7.2 and later (restored overclocking adjustment features). Are you saying that the 7.2 is worse than the 1.0, and why? I'm just curious as to what is (or isn't) on the 7.2. Thanks

Agreed - NF2 IGP chipset is not rated for 200 mhz FSB per NVIDIA specs. However, if the board has chipset voltage adjustments, you have a good chance of running OK at that speed, & you have a better chance of running 200 FSB with an add-on AGP card. My Biostar M7NCG400 could run at 200 FSB...

I saw all that but it seemed to conflict with the info on the rebate page here: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/rebate.hmx? That's why I called to clarify - the guy said the extender ad only applies to w/ CPU, but might be good to get it in writing to confirm.