Recent content by MikeSi

... not sure why, I think I read a article that implied that a 3 phase power supply is better suited for the new palomino... which actually will draw quite a bit less power, around the 1.1 ->1.5 range if I remember correctly... But anyways, back to the question, do the DDR boards have 3 phase...

Just wondering, the KK266 came a out while ago now, and printed right on the box it proclaims itself as palomino ready (1.5 ghz)... just wondering why the newer boards (specificly the FIC AD-11 and the MSI 760 board) don't make simular claims...

The subject says it all. I want to buy some Crucial DDR memory, and I'm kinda confused on the type. I read some stuff about the palominos, and it seems that the dualie boards may require registered ECC ram. What is registered ram anyways? I know ECC reduces preformance by 2% or so, but does...

I just went to the website, they seem really confused, its it a pro or not? The link calls it a mx, and the desciption calls a pro, then a gts, my guess is that it is a gts, which in that case it is a decent price, but not that hot really. Anyone know if its a gts or a pro?

In case you have not noticed, the prices for AMD processors dropped a lot last week (~20% in few days). Imguessing this is not so indirectly related to Intels huge prices drops (the 1.7 P4 is expected to drop to $352 on the 29th) Do you guys think the AMDS will continue to drop next week too...

>If i'm correct, all amd t-birds above 1.2? are AXIA coding.. finding the 200 >FSB 1 ghz AXIA is hard... Not true, I just walked into Frys, asked for 2 1 gig chips (thinking I would have to fish a little bit to find an axia) and to my suprise both were axia. At the same time (we planned this...

Hey, trying to choose a new mobo, most likely either the kk266 or the MSI turbo. The turbo seems to top out at ~145 fsb, while the kk266 cruises to ~155. Assuming a 1/4 pci divider, thats 36.3 and 38.8 pci bus (33 normal?). Can I expect my pci devices to handle these speeds? The thing I'm...

I'm considering moving my mid tower into my closest to clear some much needed desk space. I'm looking at some vga (xvga?)cables at a couple of online retailers. Will I notice a decrease in quality (blurry text, colors, brightness) if I use these 25ft (or so) cables? Whats the maximum distance...

...unfortunatly, I don't have a lot of under the desk area either (dorm room, only a small open under there for your legs, flanks on each side by drawers. BUT... and I'll probably make this into seperate topic, Are there lenght limitations for cables (video, mouse, keyboard, usb) Because the...

Any suggestions for a desktop case I could place my 19" moniter on? I need clear some space on my desk, I currently have a midtower, Is there a decrease in cooling qualtiy (...you know what I mean, airflow) in desktop models? Not many B/M retailers carry desktop cases, any cheap online ones?

....does the Asus A7V133 have raid? Sorry maybe I don't know the exact meaning of what raid is, but from a review I read, I could've sworn it mentioned only 2 IDE channels... By on-board raid I'm referring to board that has the normal 2 IDE channels plus two others controlled by raid controller...

Hey, putting together system, I want to have dual moniter support. I'm considering either getting a Radeon VE or Radeon LE and then a cheap PCI card. I'll be running two 19 moniters. What to you guys think?

Hey, just a short question, trying to choose b/w the KT133A's, mainly the A7V133 and MSI turbo w/ or w/o on raid. Seems A7V133 is slightly faster, but is priced around $150 (shipped, pricewatch)and does not have raid. The MSI w/o raid looks around $130, with costs around $155. So, what to do...

Just ordered this drive a week ago, one thing that i did not know from buy.com site is that this drive is pretty much oem, It came in a plain brown box, no 100 ata cable or drive rail adapters (I'm used to retail kits) or even a warrenty card or spec sheet or quick install instructions. Some of...

No way the deal is not dead! who cares if its not listed, just call 8003STAPLES ....But anyways what is this MCI/geforce thing for $5.21??? That seems like a better deal! All I wanted was cheap vid card... oh well --slight update, called customer service and added the leather attache case...