Recent content by MattH56

I ordered the following: ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon Hercules Game Theater XP Sunon 80 mm case fan * 3 Epox 8k7a MB Shipping was listed as 7+5+4*3+5... Recalculating the shipping did not change the total. When I received the items, they were all in one big box. That means I payed over $25...

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I looked around and there seems to be a local shop here in town (LekTech Computers www.lektech.com) that sells amd cpus and mbs, so MAYBE they will have some stuff I could test both the mb and cpu with to see what the problem is. I sent them an email asking if...

Well this was an AJYHA 1.33 for possible OC above that... I'm in Amarillo, TX. We have a few computer shops in this town, but I dunno if they deal in AMD stuff and if they'd even let me test the CPU since I did not buy it there. I'm not running a delta fan and don't really care to have one of...

Well, it might be a cracked cpu then... as I placed the hs on while it was in the case... I guess that's not the best place to do that at... Yes, this HS is big... with a delta on it, its supposedly better than the Swiftech. I guess i will have to wait till tomorrow and talk to tech support...

Antec 400W PS in the SX1240 case... Brand new. MH

IF the core is cracked, there is no warranty on the item?? That seems rather odd that not even AMD would have a warranty on their CPUs if they are prone to cracking. If so, I sure hate wasting $180 for this... Maybe I shoulda gotten that shim... MH

I am using an SK-6 HS with the fan from a Volcano II. Would getting a shim help reduce these type of problems or would it be more trouble than its worth? Is there any way to determine if the CPU is what's bad without sending it for RMA? I do not have any other CPUs available to test this...

Ok, I made a change to the CPU multiplier (now to the default setting), but it still insists on not booting. I'm beginning to worry that somehow the CPU is messed up. :/ MH

To answer your questions: 1. Re cpu multiplier: I was setting it at 6.5*200 Mhz (for DDR). I did not set it higher since my ram is rated at pc1600 instead of pc2100 and since I am getting a replacement soon, the crucial people asked that I don't overclock the memory. 2. Re DDR bus: I was...

I recently purchased parts for a machine I'm building. I am attempting to assemble these together and can not get the machine to even post. Here's what I've got in right now: Epox 8k7a MB AMD 1.33GHz non-overclocked Crucial PC1600 256MB ram (yes, I accidentially ordered the wrong one) ATI...

It was just a thought I had about stacking. I'm not sure if it would even be helpful at all. Seems like if you had the 60 blowing on the HS and then the 80 would be blowing cooler air for the 60 to send into the HS it would lead to cooler temps... that way a stock 60 fan that would come with...

As for overclocking, I'd like to push my cpu, but it doesn't have to be XTREME! (the x means its even more extreme), but I'm figuring 1500-1600 from the 1.33? I'd like it to go as high as it can, but I'm not willing to invest in water cooling or alot of noise like the delta. Also, the Antec...

I'm soon getting a new computer upgrade and am stuck on what kind of cpu cooling to get. My system will consist of an Epox 8k7a, AMD 1.33 AJHYA, and Crucial PC2100 DDR ram. My case will be an Antec SX1240 Full Tower. I know that the Delta 7k fan is the best according to most people, but I...

I wouldn't trust Accessmicro aka McGlen Micro. They stole money from me when I returned two matrox video cards that were falsely advertised on their site and then they never credited back for the return. I would strongly caution anyone that orders there to beware.

FYI, I've had terrible experiences with Accessmicro stealing money on returned items (never credited back on credit card). They are also known as McGlen micro. Beware.