Recent content by MarkAtTheZone

I'm a lurker too...

I just ordered a MB and CPU from Newegg and wonder about any problems I might expect with the hardware below: Asus P4C800-E [new] P4-3.4c Northwood CPU [new] --------------------------------------- 512Mb Corsair PC-3500 modules(2) [old] 40Gb IDE Hard Drives WD800JB (2) [old] 120Gb IDE Hard Drive...

Digitrex 2megapixel digital cameras for $69.98. Can also use CompactFlash memory and do movies...

I registered with Dell, called them and they refused to allow me to get the $423 small business price. Not for home users they said. How do I get them to give me the $423 deal instead of the $529 price. They would go down 10% to $476, but I'm not biting at that price...

You now have 13 HOURS & 54 MINUTES left in August to release your review! Please include beta bios 1004.14 for the ASUS p4b533-v that gets the 3:4 ratio above 132Mhz fsb. EVERYONE wants to know about it!...Mark

Would be nice to see the review before Christmas. Especially with bios 1004 beta that gets the 3:4 ratio above 132Mhz...Mark

ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Socket_478/INTEL_Chipset/i845g/P4B533-V/ Let us know if you can get your memory frequency stable way up there with it.

I'm considering getting a P4B533 ever since two methods of obtaining the >133FSB 3:4 ratio are now known: #1: Flipping dipswitch#6,1:1 BIOS ratio,and using moderate memory settings@>133fsb.Or... #2: Set dipswitches to 100Mhz@unjumpered mode.Set BIOS to 70/35 AGP/PCI,1:1 ratio,>133fsb. I want to...

My ABIT SD7-533 runs my Northwood 2.0a@2.8Ghz (140fsb)with 1.62volts Vcore. Kingmax PC2700@175Mhz (DDR350 effectively!).My SisoftSandra#s(Not too shabby): Drystone ALU: 5369 Whetstone FPU: 1464/3395 Interger iSSE2: 11007 Floating-Point...

My ABIT SD7-533 does NOT ! Lotsa overclocking ratios,but no pci-lock feature in the BIOS.

I've seen one post of a moderately overclocked Northwood that didn't last long even at a rather safe 1.625 volts (this is what I run mine at!). Aceshardware has suggested that the more closely spaced conductors in the Northwoods might cause overclocked chips to fail early due to electromigration...

CPU:2.0a@2.8Ghz Voltage:1.625 Cooler:AVC Sunflower(35C idle) SL code: OEM?? Fpo/Batch: OEM?? Location: OEM?? Pack Date: OEM?? Motherboard:ABIT SD7-533 FSB:140Mhz Memory:175mhz(Kingmax PC2700) Wish I'd got a 2.2 so I could run it at 3Ghz...Mark

I overclock my Slot1 P3-700E to 1Ghz using:80Watt peltier,2nd internal power supply,12v relay,copper water block,submersible pump/PVC reservoir,radiator,and a Pabst-8500N fan. hMonitorPro keeps my CPU temp at my chosen 17C +/- 1C using only my CPU thermister. Gave up on Gorbs,other HSFs,and...

P.S.: I just bought the Zoom V.92/V.44 PCI modem two months ago and have NEVER successfully connected with it. Normal connection attempt sounds for 3-4 seconds,then a an irritating whine noise that doesn't ever connect before timing out. Will sell it to anyone more foolish than myself for $25.

I live in Lancaster county PA,representing the low-tech center of America. I'm using 2 bonded modems to consistantly get 101K access(50.6K X 2),yielding a 12.6K/sec transfer rate.