Recent content by obsidience

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    Dropped to $42: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ at newegg. FRee shipping

    This is what I was running. I ended up finishing my overclocking run at 2170 (174*12.5) after being able to run Prime95 continuously for a few hours without errors. I loved it at 2320Mhz but I need a stable system... Obsidience
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    Dropped to $42: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ at newegg. FRee shipping

    Well I broke down and went to Costco and picked up a 512Mb stick of Simpletech PC2700. I was able to push the FSB to 200 and boot however my OS went corrupt again (corrupt pci.sys). I'm currently reinstalling Win2k at 185x12.5 = 2320Mhz!!! :cool: Obsidience
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    Dropped to $42: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ at newegg. FRee shipping

    hey darqice, I've got an old stick of Crucial 256mb PC2100 I'm using right now, I think this is limiting me FSB-wise. I haven't been able to go above 180 though my motherboard (MSI KT3 ULTRA) supports well over 200. At 2230, under load and with the case closed I'm maxing out at a temp of 46C...
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    Dropped to $42: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ at newegg. FRee shipping

    Guys, I haven't been a part of the overclocking crowd in a while but this new CPU is just amazing me, I've never liked overclocking AMD's - as a matter of fact I've had a few that need to be underclocked to run stable :( I'm unable to verify this, but I'm pretty sure this CPU is unlocked...
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    Dropped to $42: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ at newegg. FRee shipping

    Order was place on June 15th, gotta love Newegg's fast shipping. Obsidience
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    Dropped to $42: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ at newegg. FRee shipping

    Guess I'm one of the lucky ones >:) Got an 0319 DLT3C. Here are the details: AXDA1700DLT3C JIUHB0319MPMW Obsidience
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    Simple serial port controlled switch

    Cooper, Blah, I appreciate your replies! I took a look at the MAX618 like it was made for exactly what I'm trying to do - I'll order a sample tonight. BTW how loud do relays get when then switch? Could they be heard from within a case? Best regards, Obsidience
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    Simple serial port controlled switch

    Hi all, I've been searching google all of this morning to no avail. I have a color LCD display that I'm attaching to a computer case. The LCD requires 12v and 500ma. I'd like to be able to power up and down the display using a serial interface. I'm a VB/C++ programmer so the programming...
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    DVD playback problem

    Too tired, you have an ATI card already ;-) Just ditch the decoder card and run PowerDVD or WinDVD. Cya, Obsidience
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    DVD playback problem

    First off your motherboard has problems with many sound cards. Try searching groups.google.com for a way to correct the problem or for a compatible sound card. Second, ditch the DVD card. You don't need one and it adds the additional chance for fault. If you really want to minimize CPU use...
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    HOT! HSN 25% off for first time customers (terms apply)

    Hey all, a quick search of Google Groups led me to a site with a 25% coupon code for HSN first time customers. The terms are as follows: XXXXXX is valid for 25% off each item in your first order on hsn.com (maximum savings of $50 on each item). Coupon can only be used once. Excludes Today's...
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    Random instant fails and reboots???!?

    KT7A's have been known to have problems with some sound cards including the SB Live! series. Try removing it and see if the crashing stops. Best regards, Obsidience
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    JBL HL S820 Speakers (*refurbished*) for $199.28 a pair shipped

    Excellent deal! I just bought two KLH 99.00 speakers and shipping made it up to $300.00. I should have bought these! Obsidience
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    POLL: Power Supplies - the latest scape-goat of the computer world?

    Lately I've seen growing number posts from people blaming a variety of computer issues on the Power Supply. Though I suspect this is mostly in part due to people moving to AMD based systems I can't help but feel that this "solution" has been blown extremely out of proportion. Do you feel that...
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