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    simple overclocking question

    i have the stock hsf since its the retail. could it be that i need to put more thermal paste cause the manual says when i reapply the paste whenever i remove and reinstall the hsf.(had to send my mobo back due to lan card prob). and does the weather affect the air thats being taken in cause its...
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    simple overclocking question

    i have a a64 3000+ newcastle on a k8v-x mobo. corsair value select pc3200 ram one strip of 512mb. and no i didnt raise the voltage for anything, just the fsb when its idle the temp is around 42-47. but when i play a game it goes to 55-58
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    simple overclocking question

    i was wondering if its ok if you just raise the FSB and nothing else. for example, if i just raise it by increments of 10 so its 2.10ghz instead of 2.00 also, when i do raise it, the cpu temp goes up around the 55-58C area. when the norm temp is around 40
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    replacing retail heatsink

    i have an a64 3000 and im planning on overclocking it and im wondering if its a good idea to replace the retail heatsink that came with or just leave it and get more fans
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    lan card problem

    well it just says that for the mobo lan card. im currently using a separate lan card.
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    lan card problem

    hi, i have a built in gigabit lan card on my mobo but whenever i plug my network cable in it, i get the message saying that a network cable is unplugged. windows detects it and i installed the latest driver for it. i asked my friend and he said that it might be burned out. could it be the problem?
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    downloading speed problem

    well when i did some online speed tests, i got results of 45kilobits download
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    downloading speed problem

    yea we are. im on a router
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    downloading speed problem

    for the past few days ive noticed that my download speeds have been drastically dropping to less than 30kb/s. i have verizon dsl 3.0mbps package and im on a router. my brother gets 270-300kb so i dont see why im not gettin that. i ran spyware programs, updating my network card to the latest...
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    Weird Sound During Boot

    hi, i recently put my new computer together and ive noticed that whenever i turn on the computer, it makes this sound like its resetting after the motherboard screen loads. it boots up normally but im wondering if that sound was normal or is it that my psu enough.