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    Power Supply recommendation

    enermax whisper PS! I have a 431W unit that's great!!!
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    Athlon XP1.8..safe speed?(SOLTEK ocing question)

    you should be able to get the fsb up to 140-142mhz at least..... BUT WATCH YOUR CPU TEMPS. keep it under 110F
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    Did I kill my computer?

    I have had similar issues trying to breathe some life into my little sister's HP 400 celeron. Knowing that 110w wasn't cutting it was a good assumption... but it sounds like you began really having issues either after you swapped out the PS or after you messed with jumpers. check commections on...
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    MY DIRECT X 8 Direct 3D REFUSES TO WORK!!! HELP!

    Direct X 7 executables function on my WIN XP system but v. 8 is unavailable. dxdiag reports the following error on Direct 3D: Direct3D test results: Failure at step 5 (GetDeviceCaps): HRESULT = 0x8876086a (3D not available) I tried reinstalling direct X 8, but it didnt fix anything. I also...
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    Epox kt266A problems

    I thought that the CMOS code would give me a clue, but it doesent always stop on the same hex. Also, the ones it stops on aren't error codes... theyre just normal startup items like initializing this or that or coping the Bios to RAM. The fact that I get different codes sometimes says that the...
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    Is a ring shaped motherboard possible?

    I can't see how this wouldn't cause HUGE memory and wiring inefficiencies. Remember that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and a ring-shaped mobo would force EVERY SINGLE IC to run in a long circle to get to its destination.
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    Epox kt266A problems

    Hey I am building a new Athlon XP system and am having a bit of trouble.... When I assembled everything and powered up, NO SIGNAL went to the monitor! I switched vid cards... no luck. I removed every pci card, just leaving the AGP vid card... no luck. I tested the Vid card on another system...