Recent content by N2Ohyeah

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    switch from Xp1700 to XP2400 same MB, would you reformat?

    Yes If you havent formatted since you installed the 1700, then its prolly time to do it anyway :D
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    8594 3DMark for Geforce2 Ultra any good?

    "Resolution 640x480 16bit" Thats not what you should be running 3Dmark in dude ;) Run it @ default. Also, P4 2700. That score seems pretty pittiful to me...
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    Has anyone done this?

    BWAHAHAHAHH!!! You have 2 things going against u. 1. Compaq 2. P233mmx Basically... no Compaq (and most other brands) do their utmost to PREVENT you f*cking around with settings such as FSB. Instead of jumpers, they would probably use solder pads for FSB :)
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    Computer cannot be turned on now... Sometimes it was able to and was perfectly fine...

    Hmm. Remove all the components from the case, and have the comp just bare on the table. PSU, HDD etc... Take out all of the PCI cards except for video. Re insert the RAM, cards and CPU\HS. Try it out. IF it still wont turn on, try another PSU. Does it make any beeps? Usually a mobo will...
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    AMD 1700+ - getting 54 C idle - too hot?

    Perhaps you didnt put the HS on correctly, and made an air bubble? That has happened to me before... 3C difference after i replaced the HS. I cleaned off chip \ HS with acetone and reapplied a REALLY thin layer. Back to normal temps....
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    got this easytune thing? should i use it to overclock? how far should i go?

    Easytune is just like SoftFSB - it changes the speed that your chip 'talks' to the rest of the components... sorta. It will be on 133(266doubled) at the moment... just boost by 5 mhz till you reach about 145-150. If its still happy, keep notching up the FSB untill its stable. When you boost the...
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    Any Ideas On How I Should Finish My Windows

    Hmm. If the cut in the case is REALLY well done, then mounting the acrylic from behind wouldnt be a problem. I had an idea... If you used rare earth magnets to hold the plexiglass onto the case side... that would mean it is easily removeable and replaceable etc... for cleaning and the such...
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    how visible is a uv cold cathode?

    I had a look at CC tubes as a UV source... but IMHO they were all rather dull. Nothing special. I wanted it to be a good, bright purple color + plenty fluoroscence\phosphorescence in case. So, I bought a 240VAC (im in Australia) 'Blacklight' tube. It fits into a normal Bayonet fitting. This...
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    overclocked geforce won't apply at startup

    First, go out and buy a cheap ass GF4-MX440. There you go. All fixed :) Try RivaTuner... ive had good luck with that.
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    What type of Athlon?

    Yeh, I reckon its a MP. 1.55v is way lower than a TBird (1.75 for the 1.2g) and the 384 im guessing is total cache. 128L1 + 256L2 ?
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    CPUs in a particular rig always run way too hot, what's to blame?

    Make sure the fans on the right way :)
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    1.4GHZ AThlon heat problem SOLVED!

    Eep ! I mite try knocking it back to 1.87 and see how it goes. The 1.92 is what MBM claims my mobo is feeding the CPU. Should I trust this voltage? Its set on 1.85v.... Asus A7V133A with 1010 BIOS. Any ideas? Thanks fer the warning :P
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    1.4GHZ AThlon heat problem SOLVED!

    And a brain problem :) Who UNDERCLOCKS!! their CPU by 400MHz just to loose 5C off an already low temp? Your crazy. I just got my TBird 1200 happy @ 1476 again. Yay. 11 x 133 1.92V Stable as a rock. 42C idle and 45C or so when under load. 1500 is do-able, but the slight performance gain isnt...
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    Can somebody please tell me if my Epox board will support a XP?

    The XP1600+ is just a 10.5 x 133. Most mobos should support that. If it doesnt auto - detect, just manually configure with DIP switches or jumpers. Or is there something else that would prevent an XP from working with an older board? My A7V133, with latest BIOS update (1010) supports upto 14...
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    ECS ks75a cpu temp. too hot?

    The fan on my Asus A7V-133A died a while back. I didnt notice immediately... (TBird 1200@10x145) All of a sudden, i had random freezes. I would be dragging a window and BZZZZZ!!! an anoying sound thru the (then) SBLive and needed to reset. It wasnt CPU temp, so i was rather puzzled (for about 5...