Recent content by cte

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    hot Athlon

    Hello again. As i mentioned in my earlier post, my processor could ´reach 80-83 (it once reached 85) Celsius. Which was really scaring. As I also mentioned I bought some chassi fans yesterday, I installed them when I got home from work. AND IM PLEASED!. Three fans, 2 silent and one...
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    hot Athlon

    I have a Athlon XP 1800+ and the same thing happens to me. I have used thermal paste and the heatsink is properly installed. The room is really small and if I use the the computer at daytime when the sun is shining right in the CPU temp may go to around 80-83 Celsius. That is when gaming. In the...
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    Gainward, ASUS, Leadtek, others...

    Hi all. yesterday I posted on the forum askin wheter to buy an Geforce 4 Ti 4600 or a Radeon 8500 if the price didn't matter. Answer = Geforce 4. Now I have another question: In the same post i said that i would probably buy an Asus or a leadtek card. I was recommended to buy the leadtek if I...
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    If price isn't an issue - GF4 4600 or Radeon 8500?

    Thanks everyone for your input. Yes price is an issue but i wanted to know if the gf4 4600 was better then the radeon and I will get the better one, prbably not gainward though. I guess it'll be an ASUS or Leadtek. As someone said, maybe i should get an XP 1800+ at least. Thanks anyhow. //cte
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    If price isn't an issue - GF4 4600 or Radeon 8500?

    Hi all. Hope you can give me some advice in this matter. Im thinking of buying a new computer. I think it will be an AMD XP 1700+ with a KT333 motherboard. The only thing I cant decide on is the video card since everywhere I ask i get different answers and the guides I've read tend to be a...