Recent content by jbmx4life

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    Abit IB9 looking pretty sweet

    Thank you very much Binky. That link you put helped me out greatly. I had no prior understanding of the strap/DRAM SPEC before this since I was comming from the older system. I greatly appreciate your help!
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    Abit IB9 looking pretty sweet

    Hey I was wondering if someone could help me out with some IB9 settings. No matter what I do I cannot seem to get the board to post past 300FSB and sometimes with I set it to 300FSB it results in a NO POST. I am not very familiar with the BIOS settings since I just came from an A64 AGP setup...
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    Best CPU for overclocking on my motherboard?

    newegg.com, zipzoomfly.com, ect. Search on pricewatch or pricegrabber for the stuff your looking for and you might find it cheaper elsewhere. Check resellerratings.com for the e-tailer ratings.
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    I need hardware upgrading advice

    MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Just go thru and check the different BIOS's that were released for the motherboard. If you are running a really old BIOS then you may need to update before installing the X2 CPU.
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    just got me parts

    The power supply fan doesn't blow hot air at the cpu. The power supply fans act as exhaust fans, thus drawing air from the case and expelling it outside the case. The only benefit you would have had with cutting the hole in the top for the power supply fan is the ambient air vs the heated case...
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    Cheap Build...

    OK this is what I have decided to do instead. I am going to upgrade the main computer in the house and then deal with the POS that I got downstairs for now (til I can afford an entire new PC). Here is what I am planning on ordering (these are what you'll be critiquing): Motherboard: ABIT...
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    how to correctly install sata drives...

    Aren't the Jmicron drivers problem-atic? I see it all over the place unless they have already released new drivers to fix the old ones?
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    Cheap Build...

    Well I did find a direct comparison between the 2 and they seem pretty much equal. The major differences between them that I looked at was the 65nm vs 90nm process and the 512k cache vs the 128k cache. Those were the 2 main reasons for my thinking/reasoning without searching. Direct...
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    Some Questions

    There is no such thing as a stupid question, only a stupid answer. That is why forums and other such exist. Feel free to ask away and there is always someone willing to help.
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    Some Questions

    DDR and DDR2 are different standards. They use different slots.
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    Cheap Build...

    Isn't there a chance tho of the RAM being incompatible once I do decide to upgrade to 2GB? I have always bought the "kits" of dual channel memory. I have never had a problem with these either (prolly just luck there). I have seen alot of horror stories about RAM incompatibilities when...
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    Cheap Build...

    I do already have 3*40GB SATA hard drives laying around so 1 or 2 of those will be in there. No OS needed cuz I already got that. How bad of a hit would it be to go with the single channel memory for now? That was my only reasoning for the 2*512 kit and then sell it later. Here is how I am...
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    Cheap Build...

    I am looking to do an extremely CHEAP build. Here is what I have found on Newegg.com so far: MSI MBOX 945GM3-F Barebone Intel Celeron D 347 Cedar Mill 3.06GHz 512KB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail WINTEC AMPX 1GB DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Pioneer DVR-111D...
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    Help in selecting and finding a mobo...

    yeah I have looked at them but they don't fit with the color scheme that I am going for. I actually found an Intel D875PBZ that was mentioned earlier. I found it on another forum and the guy is sending it to me first to test out since it is in an unknown condition to him right now (he wasn't...
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    Help in selecting and finding a mobo...

    What do you guys think of THIS motherboard?