Recent content by delic

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    ????WinXP problem or damaged CPU?????

    OK guys Thanks for looking at my post but I just found the problem!!! I have a SOYO Dragon and it was the SmartGuradian program that monitors the temperatures, voltages, etc... It was consuming 99% of the processor.. Damn.. I think that fixed it... :)
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    ????WinXP Problem or Damaged CPU?????

    OK guys Thanks for looking at my post but I just found the problem!!! I have a SOYO Dragon and it was the SmartGuradian program that monitors the temperatures, voltages, etc... It was consuming 99% of the processor.. Damn.. I think that fixed it... :)
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    ????WinXP problem or damaged CPU?????

    This is a bit of a general question.. I recently built my first computer with a amd 1600+ cpu abd WinXp.. I have been noticing wierd behavior in Windows XP and the programs I run. There seems to be a second or two delay after I click and hit enter sometimes... I was just using Microsoft...
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    ????WinXP Problem or Damaged CPU?????

    This is a bit of a general question.. I recently built my first computer with a amd 1600+ cpu abd WinXp.. I have been noticing wierd behavior in Windows XP and the programs I run. There seems to be a second or two delay after I click and hit enter sometimes... I was just using Microsoft...
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    Linux Newbie, Which One?? Suse,Mandrake,RedHat,etc...

    Alright i did a search and now I see my total redundancy!!! Sorry guys, anyway I found a lot of links in the already posted threads... Thanks for the recommendations... But I do have a new question.. What's with the .ISO files?? Are these files legal??? If they charge say $50 in the store...
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    Linux Newbie, Which One?? Suse,Mandrake,RedHat,etc...

    Im a looking to finally get a linux box running since I finally have a new computer and enough hard drive space.. Im not sure which one to get.. Im not really even sure the difference between them all..
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    Is 3watt papst fan 2 much for Dragon plus 3 pin connection?

    That's true but whats the MAX current that it should be drawing??? I cant seem to find any specs on this type of stuff.. A multimeter will only tell me what it is drawing...
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    Is 3watt papst fan 2 much for Dragon plus 3 pin connection?

    I here a lot of talk about fans drawing too much current for a 3 pin motherboard connector... First, where could I find the maximum current draw for a motherboard's, dragon plus, fan bus?? Secondly, does anyone know if 3 watts is too much for the dragon plus?? thanks guys..
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    Does anyone know how loud a Swiftech 33 CFM fan is?

    do you mean the papst fan that comes with the mcx370??
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    Question On MY Swiftech

    I have seen reviews with deltas on the swiftech and they did not make much difference as far as temperature was concerned .. Unfortunately i dont have the link for you... Anyway, I have the mcx370 with papst, xp1600 and it runs around 37C
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    Reinstalling DirectX 8 on WinXP???

    Ok, thats good news.. Is version 5.01.2600 directx8?? Maybe the overall version number is 5.01.2600??
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    Reinstalling DirectX 8 on WinXP???

    Well I just picked up a gainward gefroce3 ti 200.. Problem is I made the mistake of installing the gainward drivers. Somewhere along the line directx 8 got over written... Anyone know how to reinstall directx8 from winXp Cd???
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    flickering at higher refresh rate

    I clicked the reply button by mistake on the last message.. whoops Still sounds wierd.. 85Hz shoudnt flicker.. According to the "experts", the human eye can not notice flicker with refresh rates of anything above around 75Hz.. Now I personally disagree with this because I have noticed flicker...