Recent content by cougr

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    PC Won't POST

    Yup, the heatsink was on tight, and he said he reseated all the cards.
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    PC Won't POST

    Yes, he cleared the CMOS by removing the battery and switching the jumper. That is when he saw the jumper was on the wrong pins. System Info: Asus P5AD2-E Premium Pentium 4 540 (3.2Ghz) LGA 775 Corsair TWIN2X1024-4300C3PRO (1GB) WD 74GB 10k RPM HDD Asus Geforce 6600GT Creative Audigy2...
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    PC Won't POST

    I built a computer for a friend of mine 2-3 weeks ago, and had it up and running with no problems. I thoroughly benchmarked and stress tested it. Once I was satisfied I packed it up and shipped it to my cousin. He just received it yesterday, hooked everything up, and the machine would turn on...
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    Pentium 4 540

    Thank you for responding! I have 2 12cm fans and 1 9cm in a Thermaltake Tsunami case. I was just uncomfortable with the temperatures compared to my 2.8 478 Northwood, thought I should be shooting for something lower.
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    Pentium 4 540

    I just built a system using a Pentium 4 540 in an Asus P5AD2-E Extreme. Currently I have done no overclocking, everything is basically out of the box. I am using a Zalman CNPS7700-ALCU for CPU cooling. I have been running Prime95 for about 2 hours now, and the CPU temp reading from Asus'...
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    Western Digital 200 GB $12.99 at circuit city AR/PM YMMV

    There was a similar deal a month or so ago, and I did get my drive for that cheap. Technically the price on Sam's website is an Advertisement, and if you email CC through their website asking if they PM Sam's they will tell you they do (unless things have changed in 2 months). If an employee or...
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    Free Engineering LEVEL PEN

    Likewise
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    XBox: Halo 2 for $39.99 Shipped

    would you recommend ordering from eCost? they have mediocre reviews at best at resellerratings
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    Lawsuit Against Hollywood Video = FREE Rentals!

    Well, when Goldeneye originally came out for the n64, I rented it, returned it ONTIME, and the next month noticed a charge to my credit card for the full amount of the game that I "never returned". My credit card company sided with me, and did not pay. However, I was banned for life from...
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    KOTOR for $14.99 at Best Buy (definite) & MOHAA & BF:1942 Expansion Packs for $4.99 (YMMV on the Exp. Packs) **Plus Tax

    You can find detailed information about the Gamer's Gift Card at VGTalk Basically you buy a BestBuy Gamer's Gift Card, which you can find randomly throughout the gaming section or near the registers. Purchase the card, put like $10 on it. In each JewelCase that holds the gift card has a $5...
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    ~~~~ IWANNA ~~~~

    Can you guys keep an eye out for cheap xbox deals? I would like to purchase one within the next week or so. Thanks in advance.
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    Possible price mistake? 1gb 512x2 OCZ at Outpost $89.99

    one stick of DDR 512MB PC2700 COOL SPEED 333MHz 184 PIN DIM to be exact
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    Possible price mistake? 1gb 512x2 OCZ at Outpost $89.99

    ok, I just did some googling as well to find out, and let me know if I'm right: Under no load there is no real difference, but under a full load the "quad-pumped" does actually increase performance since there is a wider spread for the 200mhz to use? So if this is correct, buying ddr400...
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    Possible price mistake? 1gb 512x2 OCZ at Outpost $89.99

    so my 800mhz fsb cpu and compatible board dont actually perform that way?
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    Possible price mistake? 1gb 512x2 OCZ at Outpost $89.99

    well, since we officially have a dead deal here, can anyone actually recommend ram for me? does the deal over at this thread seem worthwhile? and does DDR400 mean 400mhz and in dual channel mean 800mhz?