Recent content by drjayphd

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    Good mobo/processor combo for under $150?

    Okay, I've finally gotten sick of trying to get my computer to work. The hard drive finally died, and this current frustration stems from trying to flash the BIOS on my Asus P5A (with an AMD K6-2/450). In a bit of an unrelated question (that might save a ton of money), the issue here is that...
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    Socket A mobo recommendations?

    Hate to bump, but here's a question for ya. Looking at this mobo (the Asus A7V), it looks like it only supports Ultra DMA/66... any 80 GB+ hard drives to match? If not, are there any other mobos tha fit the specs I listed that can do Ultra DMA/100? Here's the specs. Probably going to run a 1...
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    Socket A mobo recommendations?

    I've been looking around for socket A mobos, and I don't know where I should go. Of course, I did most of my looking on Pricewatch. Here's what I'm looking for: Probably going to run a 1 GHz Athlon, nothing more than 1.4 unless it's that much cheaper. Not doing any overclocking of any kind...
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    Upgrade from Viper V550?

    All I saw on Newegg was the Visiontek card. Either way, it's an upgrade. ;)
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    Upgrade from Viper V550?

    Ooh. Sounds good. Not interested in overclocking, though. I'd much rather get this working perfectly first. But if I can do that for just $65, I think I'll go with that. As for what I'd do with this comp, I use it for graphics and mostly strategy/emulated games, as well as watching DVD's...
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    Upgrade from Viper V550?

    I just upgraded to Windows 2000, and in the process, realized that my Diamond Viper V550 was causing the comp to hang on startup. After taking it out and replacing it with an S3ViRGE borrowed from my dad's older comp (Pentium 200), I can get Win2K to boot. I sure as hell do not want to bring...