Recent content by Darkranger

Thanks for the tips... i will try suggestions with the fan connections, i do have some standard 2500rpm coolermasters nocking around which i can try, also will try just a couple to start with. My V2 is the Black PCB... is there any difference???

I see both of you are using the ABIT IT7 Max2 V2 and obviously have had a good experience with this board. Do you think I am giving up on it too easily??? The reason I went for the MAX in the first place was because I have had several Abit boards in the past with no problems at all and I...

I am using 5 x Enermax 80mm variable speed fans > 1000rpm - 3000rpm. Tried them all at different speeds on the suspect header but to no avail.... I don't think the BIOS problem is a cold boot issue - the system posts OK, no O/C at this point but hitting DEL just give's me the black screen and...

Yep - I tried the latest Bios and a moded one from sudhian which includes the latest HTP 3.01 Bios - but still no good. You must be lucky with that fan header - this is the second MAX board I have had with this problem and both of them locked up in the BIOS and also crashed the OS when using an...

I have 3 probs whith this latest board - 1 of the fan headers seems to incorrectly report the attached fan rpm (8594rpm) and casues the BIOS to lock up when ever you enter the 'Health Status' screen. 2 it takes usually 2-3 boot attempts just to enter the BIOS in the first place (get a black...

I'm in need of an alternative to the Abit IT7 Max2 v2. I have had no end of problems with Abit motherboards and have finally given up with them completely. I have now had no less than 4 Abit Max series boards and none of them have worked 100% :disgust: My set up: 1 x P4 2.53B Nothwood 1 x...

THX to everyone for the replies, the info has been most helpful, I knew you guys would know this stuff. :) Looks like it will be a new case with a decent PSU though.... probably not worth the hassle or cost of just upgrading the PSU. THX again... Neil.

This upgrade was for a third system, so not interested in any other cases thx... Just a spare mATX case that I thought I could put to good use. Looks like it will need a PSU upgrade but not sure if it's worth the cost??? could probably buy new case with adequate psu for same price... as for...

Thx for all the replies... I had a feeling the PSU was not up to it

Does any of you helpful ppl know what the minimum PSU req is for the P4 cpu's. To be more precise, I have a Micro ATX case with an older 145watt sparkle PSU (no P4 power connector) and would like to set this up with :- P4 Celeron 1.7Ghz Abit BG-71 mATX Mobo Will this work ??? Thx in advance...

Forgot to mention about the pricing - Supply and Demand Short Supply + High Demand = Higher Price commodity Unfair ? but seems generally excepted... ppl will pay the price

From what i've read and seen ppl achieving on this forum the 1.6A is more overclockable or easier to overclock and reach a higher percentage increase over stock than a 1.8A. This is most likely due to the multiplier of only 16x as opposed to 18x as well as other factors. If you look around on...

Looks like a good deal on the RAM, from what i've heard Mushkin is very good quality and highly overclocking friendly... For the fans (also a very good deal) i'd go for the 3 pin. In the past i've used coolermaster fans and they came with 3pin to 4 pin converter if you needed it. (at $1 each...

SaintGeorge Good luck with the system, looks like a sound choice and a much quieter one to... P.S. How about taking orders for your trip to the states, could save me a few quid ;) Just kidding.... Mikki Thanks for that and all the advise, I'm 100% sure it's Intel for me, probably a...

Excellent comments Mikki, you have echoed my thoughts exactly. This is also the current situation I find myself in, about to upgrade my setup from the ground up and cost is not really an issue (within limits of course). I too have spent some weeks gathering info and researching the current...