Recent content by Elpierco

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    very odd A-Bit KA7 problem

    Alright I pulled out of my closet this old A-Bit KA7 100 mobo with a 800 MHz athlon slot processor. When I power the cpu on it posts ok and I can get into the bios. It will be fine for about 30 seconds to a minute and then the signal to the monitor dies and I can't do anything. Something is bad...
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    Window Update Patch = System Slowdown!!

    Elpierco Junior Member Posts: 6 Joined: Mar 2003 04/26/2003 2:18 PM Ok guys I have this new system that I built and just recently it has been chopping and lagging real bad when I try to run a program (something basic like winamp) and then it will just lag out real bad when I try to...
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    HELP PLEASE!!!A VERY ODD PROBLEM

    Guys I removed that patch and my system is no longer running with a parachute! It is running just like it used too! Thanks so much for the knowledge! I love these message boards! Elpierco
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    HELP PLEASE!!!A VERY ODD PROBLEM

    Guys I forgot to mention that I am runniong those two WD HD in RAID 0. Also I ran 3D Mark 2001SE and scored a 15664 still entire system seems lagged down I am going to go read the threads about the XP Patch...Thanks guys
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    HELP PLEASE!!!A VERY ODD PROBLEM

    Ok guys I have this new system that I built and just recently it has been chopping and lagging real bad when I try to run a program (something basic like winamp) and then it will just lag out real bad when I try to open more than two files/folders. I am thinking that it could be Windows XP. I...
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    any other place to get the new GA-SINXP1394?

    Got mine from RoyalComputer.com The board is bad ass...Put a P4 2.8 GHz in it gig of Corsair PC2700 DDR Radeon 9700 pro all in wonder two WD 120GB 8MB cache drives running in raid scored a 15743 with 3dMark 2001 SE after OCing in to 3087 MHz. Using a Swiftech MX4000 heat sink aka "chunk of...
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    Hard Drive Speed Test

    I also just set up to western digital 120 GB 8MB cache hard drives in a raid 0 array. I used Nero to test the drive speeds and it reported them reading/writing at 55 Mbps which is pretty fast compared to the serial ATA drives that are out right now. The 55 Mbps was a high score on average they...