Recent content by jay13sz

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    need help on this slow amd 64 3000+

    at least your cpu runs at its stock rated speed right? mine runs below an amd athlon xp 2400+ :confused:
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    need help on this slow amd 64 3000+

    k so i enabled raid but i saw no performance diff in the benchmarks, i tried keeping my boot drive in single raid - but no performance gain either - i switched from sata1/2 to sata 3/4 - but nothing changed - could it just be the cpu itself is whack... btw thanks for going out of your way to...
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    need help on this slow amd 64 3000+

    no raid although i do have 2 sata drives, fresh os install, latest drivers from nvidia, latest bios (beta 1.51, i tried all other bios but no improvement)
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    need help on this slow amd 64 3000+

    " OCing above 215 fsb with lowered ram timings and lowered ht will lock the system : / " heh i guess i didnt write 4x...
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    need help on this slow amd 64 3000+

    yeah i did read all the forums, i tried every suggestion to no avail. I'm gonna try to rma this pos : ( but dunno if it will happen cause i passed the 30 day mark since i purchased it... (do you guys know if gameve.com is good about customer service?) i might have to sell it on ebay if worse...
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    need help on this slow amd 64 3000+

    I recently purchased an entire new rig and the processor is running amazingly slow in stock, sisoft arithmetic/multimedia benchmarks has it running below an AMD athlon xp 2400+'s scores. Dunno whats wrong. Its running at HT x5, fsb at 200, internal clock at 1.8 ghz (x9 multiplier). OCing above...
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    Need help with a slow amd 64 3000+

    well - i turn off my windows firewall because personally i think its a pos. i use norton internet security 2005 - i installed xp2 from cd b4 i went online to update norton 2005 so im pretty confident i dont have any viruses / spyware. i have no pci cards because i have the silverstone temjin 6...
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    Need help with a slow amd 64 3000+

    using fail-safe settings - broadband connection - windows xp is updated to sp2 - firewall off (dont see how that affects cpu performance...) (updated original post with new info)
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    Need help with a slow amd 64 3000+

    cool n quiet is off cpu temp is 35 c gpu temp is 37 c mainboard at 22 c im so confused : / this was supposed to be a damn good system - was gonna oc it to 2.4 ghz ... now i cant even get past 2 ghz without it crashing on me. cpu voltage is 1.4 btw, i tried 1.5 but no change in speed...
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    Need help with a slow amd 64 3000+

    I recently purchased an entire new rig and the processor is running amazingly slow, sisoft arithmetic/multimedia benchmarks has it running below an AMD athlon xp 2400+'s scores. Dunno whats wrong. Its running at HT x5, fsb at 200, internal clock at 1.8 ghz (x9 multiplier). Also, i tried benching...