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After finally getting everything running stable with my new computer that I built for the first time), I am finding my self having some major stability problems.Since this whole deal is completely unpredictable, Here are the steps of what happened (laugh at my apparent stupidity- I have learned...

Just got my Chaintech GeForce4 Ti4200 Special Edition to Ti4400 speeds without a problem, and I am starting to figure out the joys of overclocking :D. Well, I have a few questions that I have not been able to answer using Google: -What is a decent overclocking utility? I downloaded coolbits...

LOL, I think this must be the first time anyone has posted to a world-wide hardware forum to ask where they can get something they need *locally*. Cmon, really.

Well, what kind of RAM are you talking about?? Last year, I dont think there was any DDR Ram on the market, and I assume the RAM prices you said that were from "this year" is DDR Ram. The prices from "last year" I assume you were talking about SDR SDRAM. Anyways, no, It's July right now and...

Heh, mine came with them stock (a Chaintech Ti4200 Special Edition). The ones I have look great (they're gold colored) and seem to be effective too. I would highly recommend buying the RAM sinks, you do want your 4200 to be at 4600 speeds, no? :D

Over $1200 building my new rig..... Newegg is great!!! I waz really amazed....

Great- thanks for your help. I'll try it and keep the thread updated :D ....

Here's my system's specs: MSI KT3 ULTRA-ARU (MS-6380E-020) VIA KT333 DDR ATA133 SocketA MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL Chaintech G4Ti4200-VTD (MS-8871 8871-020) GeForce 4 Titanium 4200 DDR/SDRAM 128MB AMD ATHLON XP 1900+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL Mushkin 256MB PC 2100 DDR RAM - OEM SONY 1.44MB 3.5...

well, seems like a software problem so I guess I'll bring it to the Windoze forums....... But still if anybody has any ideas, please, please, post them :D.

bump..... I wiped the hd and then formatted it and then tried again. This time the setup went without a hitch, but on the restart afterwards, it gave me this: While Initializing device VCDFSD: Windows Protection Error. (then something about that I need to restart it.) Rebooted again, same...

Here's my system's specs: MSI KT3 ULTRA-ARU (MS-6380E-020) VIA KT333 DDR ATA133 SocketA MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL Chaintech G4Ti4200-VTD (MS-8871 8871-020) GeForce 4 Titanium 4200 DDR/SDRAM 128MB AMD ATHLON XP 1900+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL Mushkin 256MB PC 2100 DDR RAM - OEM SONY 1.44MB 3.5...

Well, I went ahead and got a TEAC 40X12X48 CD-RW DRIVE instead of the Lite-On, MUSHKIN DDR 256MB|32X64 PC-2100 instead of the Crucial stuff, and a Chaintech Geforce4 4200 "GT21" Special Edition VIVO instead of the pricey 4400. Thanks for your input, it has helped wery much :D ...

Great- thx :D

Hullo Everybody, I just wanted to post the parts of a new computer Im going to be building here very shorty. With weird compatibility issues and other unpredictable things that can happen, I just wanted to make sure that from your experience there are no issues with these products, and that all...