Recent content by grooble

Hey thanks, i found out the budget is actually a lot more, around 2.5k, and they don't need software they already have it. Yeah, its going to be running filemaker server database aswell, i'm thinking of getting a Dual Xeon set up and yes it will definatly have tape backup thats part of their...

Hi, i am going to be building a file server for a company. It will be running Windows Server 2003, and serve around 50 computers. Any advice on boards, processors? Xeons? Opterons? Itaniums? What's the difference? Also, do you think it's better going with WD Raptors over SCSI drives...

He is talking about Heron, he invented a steam powered toy. A few steps more and we'd have had the industrial revolution 2000 years ago. He invented automatic doors for temples, and slot machine holy water things. The average joe thought it was all the gods doing, but it was Herons genius...

Hi, i was thinking to myself how computer speeds havn't really changed in my own personal experience. As hardware performance increases, so do the demands software places on it, and you're back where you started. What sort of system can load Windows XP in somthing like 2 or 3 seconds, or even...

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Athlon XP 2000+ Geforce FX 5200 64mb 256mb DDR Ram 333mhz Windows XP Pro Pros: Graphics look amazing, even on lowest quality which i run it on. The game is incredible it really draws you in. Cons: On my system the levels take quite a while to load Occasional video card lag Overall: If...

Thanks it worked. Whats the Athlon XP 2000+ Thorton capable of OCing to? And what settings do i alter to overclock it, and what is a stable setting that won't set my pc on fire? Grooble

I just installed my athlon 2000xp but its readin as 1250mhz and 200fsb it should be 1.67ghz and 266 fsb i think. I got a warning message sayin "processor had changed, alter settings in CMOS setup" or somthin to that effect. What do i do ? Grooble

Hi everyone i'm new to the Anandtech forums although i've been a regular reader for a few months. I'm finally getting rid of my amd athlon 850mhz for an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ Considering i will be building a high end system over the next 5 months in time for christmas i thought it would be a...