Recent content by MrFurious

Thanks, appreciate the input.

John So the tabs will line up, and the entire core will be covered? I don't suppose you have done it? Sorry, just want to be sure. Thanks!

I have gotten my hands on a system with a K6-2 450mhz on an ASUS P5-99VM board. However, the CPU fan is dying, and it looks like the fan was specially fitted for the heatsink so I need to replace both. Problem is I can't seem to find anybody carrying a Super Socket 7 cooler anymore. My...

Hi Everybody, I've got a friend who has an ASUS A7A266. He wants to get a new heatsink/fan for his CPU. He's looking especially at the copper ones. I just wanted to query everybody who owns this board as to what kind of heatsinks they've been able to slap on. I took a look at the board, and...

The HP phone rep had no clue. My guess is it's between the 760 and the Ali Magik, with the Magik more likely because of price. Actually, I want to broaden my question to find out which DDR chipset most of the "big" OEM's are currently using with their Athlon systems. I'm advising my...

Looks like the new MSI K7T 266 Pro is going to be a winner. Check out the review here Ace's Review

Another vote for Aladdin with Lion King and Mulan tied for second.

I spent about ~$100 for my Fong Kai 320 which came with a 300 watt PSU. In quest of a quieter case, I plunked another ~$65 for a 350 watt Enermax "Whisper" PSU. I was kind of obsessed with a quiet computer, so I was willing to spend the money. (The Fong Kai 630 would have been a...

Ended up getting the APC Back_UPS PRO (USB) 500 model. Looks nice, and it does a great job. No noise, so I'm happy. Thanks again everybody!

If you are concerned about stability, Anandtech gave the ASUS A7V133 top marks.

Here is another review. Gamers Depot

Thanks for all the responses. I just realized I should make it clear, that I'm only concerned about noise during the times when I don't need the battery which hopefully will be most of the time.

Hi, I'm in the market for a UPS, and had recently focused on the Back-UPS Pro line from APC. Their site says that they can make 45 dBA of noise at one meter. I'm pretty ignorant about decibel ratings but that seems loud to me. I'm wondering if anyone owns this line of UPS, and can give...

Got the 512E from COMPUSA on Friday. Was reported as 512EB and had the 2.0B firmware already on it. I was wondering if EZCD from Adaptec supported burnproof or not.

I have owned both a 75GXP and a Maxtor. Both were 7200 rpm. I like the IBM cause it's quieter......not by an amazing amount, but enough to make me want to stick with IBM.