Recent content by leptooners

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    Reinstall windows? or PLUG N PRAY!!!! YEA!

    I'm in the same situation as you. Unfortunately, I didn't have a windows disk that worked available to me so I just attempted to switch the hard drive over and it worked to my surprise. I just installed all the new chipset's drivers and it works great. I think it helped that the OS on the hard...
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    Biostar TA890GXB HD

    I think I have good airflow, but that's a whole 'nother thread. :P
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    Onboard vs. Dedicated Video - A Special Case

    I don't drink, but I smoke like a chimney so even if you're trying to be sarcastic you kinda have a point. lol
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    Onboard vs. Dedicated Video - A Special Case

    Thanks for all the help everyone. Yes and yes. I'm broke. You wanna buy me one? :rolleyes:
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    Onboard vs. Dedicated Video - A Special Case

    Thanks NoQuarter. That really helps.
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    How important is that 62* max temp on Phenom IIs?

    Ah, my bad. Well, I'm about to get a DC HSF for my new rig, and I'll be pissed if I can't get it down to 35c under load. I'm a stickler for superior air cooling. I made my current HSF myself from scratch and it keeps my old ass Pentium D at 27c MAX under full load. That's on air cooling, my...
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    Onboard vs. Dedicated Video - A Special Case

    I'd normally have no problem spending $25 (or $100 for that matter) on a video card, but it's christmas and I'm in debt up to my eyeballs for the foreseeable future. lol I would like to play all the latest games, but as it is now with the 6800 OCed to 580/420mhz, I play The Sims 3 + all...
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    Intel Pentium D x2 940 vs. AMD Phenom II x3 740

    See, that's why I posted this thread. :)
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    Onboard vs. Dedicated Video - A Special Case

    So, here's my problem. I have a mobo with the ATI Radeon HD 4290 onboard GPU. I also have an old Dell Geforce 6800. I don't know which is better, maybe you can help. Here are the specs of both GPUs. ATI Radeon HD 4290 Interface: Integrated - 890GX Chipset Core Clock: 700mhz Mem Clock: 1333mhz...
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    How important is that 62* max temp on Phenom IIs?

    You shouldn't be getting those kinds of temps with any direct contact HSF. If you have a 95W CPU, 40c is the max you should see under full load imo, even if you overclock/volt.
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    Biostar TA890GXB HD

    Anyone?
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    Intel Pentium D x2 940 vs. AMD Phenom II x3 740

    Thank you for all the feedback everyone. Makes me more comfortable with my upgrade decision. I am a gamer and I will be overclocking as much as I possibly can. I bought a very good heatsink and a mobo that's designed for over-volting (after my own custom heat distribution modifications), so I...
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    green light on the motherboard

    If this is your first build, make sure you put the pegs in underneath the motherboard. If you didn't, the board will fry on the case. I made that mistake some years ago with my first build (a twin build actually, so I fried both mobos but luckily I still RMA'd them due to ECS's stupidity).
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    Will this mobo allow me to upgrade the CPU?

    You really don't need to upgrade your CPU. If you're having speed issues, it's most likely due to your hard drive or video card, not your CPU. That's one of the best home-consumer CPUs available. I say wait until the next generation of AMD CPUs comes out, then go for a hex core.
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    Biostar TA890GXB HD

    I'm in the process of upgrading my computer and I just have a couple questions about the new mobo, the Biostar TA890GXB HD, utilizing AMD's 890GX chipset. Here's the specs of the new setup. Mobo: duh CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 740 (hopefully unlockable to X4 *crosses fingers*) RAM: 4gb Crucial DDR3...