Recent content by monsterman

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    Well, I finaly killed a CPU thru overclocking!!!!

    Trow it in the corner of the room with all of the coasters.. :D Sorry for your loss guy, better cooling...err..luck next time!
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    cpu Temp Programs

    First off, you have to have a mobo that has a thermistor mounted under the CPU socket in order to get a true CPU temp reading. Several new overclockable mobo's are comming out with them now. Abit KT7's have the thermsitor but the only way to monitor it is by way of the BOIS Soft Menu III app at...
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    Airflow Question

    Renob, I recently overclocked my 900 t-bird a very conservative 100MHz but I am a little apprehensive to push it harder. Should I give it a try? It's set at x9.5 105/35MHz, Plus is set at 3MHz. Do you have a setting to recommend? The thermistor is giving a reading of 50deg C (122deg F). What is...
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    How do you tell if a power supply is AMD approved?

    One week after rolling my new PC, my "generic" 300w CompUSA P.S. smoked like it was cooking a house full of salmon!P.O.S.! Get the ANTEC 300w supply, I believe AMD does certify it and it is very reliable and stable. I think ANTEC now has a 400w available.
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    Anyone with the Abit KT7 and a weird floppy problem?

    jsbush, I have to apologize for I haven't read your previous thread on this issue. It looks like some ideas I was going to give you has already been stated by others. That's a really weird problem. A floppy drive cable is easy to get the polarity incorrect on the mobo as a simple 180 twist to...
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    Anyone with the Abit KT7 and a weird floppy problem?

    I recently built a system using the ABIT KT7-RAID and have had no problems with the floppy drive. What is it acually doing? Is the light staying on constant?:confused: