Recent content by Rongisnom

I've got an old used school computer P3 733 with 768Mb of Ram running as my home/development server. I've got Win 2003 server running on it along with Domino 6.5.1. No I wouldn't want it being pounded on by a horde but for the 6 networked computers and maybe 20-30 people that hit the Domino...

The best way to apply the paste is to put a dab on the back of the HS. Use a credit card to spread it out in an even film covering the area where it will make contact with the CPU head. Then with a clean cotton cloth (old t-shirt) wipe it all off. There will be a very think microscopic layer...

Thank you all very much for the help. I didn't have far to go, but wanted to make sure that I was heading in the right direction. Man I love these forums!

That was CPU, I didn't know how to get the GPU temp. I'll check at Gigabyte. Thanks for the help!

Idle temp is 39c and using 95Prime last night got it up to 51c. The Zalman cooler is doing its thing. What are the current recommendations for NVidia drivers or is it a hit and miss game? How do I determine which driver is giving me the best performance - do I run 3DMark - or is there a...

Do I need to play with things like the drivers or should the drivers that came with it be OK for now? Sorry I'm at work and don't know what drivers came with it. I keep reading comments about people using the RivaTuner. Should I look into downloading this?

OK maybe I should make my question a little simpler. If you had just built this system, with the specs given, what would you do to make sure that it's running in an optimized manner without over-clocking it? Or should I just load the free Doom3 game and get on with it?

I just put together my first gaming rig and could use some advice on optimizing it. I'm not talking about any real OC'ing just getting the specs trimmed out like they should be. Specs: Soltek SL-K8TPRO-939 - yeah I know it's not a great OC board but I read that it's very stable. I've...

Heeeelp I updated the bios but it still doesn't recognize my sata hd. I have it plugged into the SATA 1 port. Is this correct? In very simple newb language what are the steps that I should go through to get it to recognize my hd?

CSMR - What is SPCR?

First thing I tried was unplugging or finger stopping all the fans including the CPU cooler (Zalman CN 7000) and the GPU cooler (Gigabyte 6800GT) but nada. I had read on an old thread something called a coil in the PSU that can vibrate so high that it makes a whining sound. I just want to...

Grrrr, I just built my dream machine and a few minutes after booting it up I get this incredibly high pitched whine that is very hard to narrow down. It sounds like it's comeing from the PSU. Anyone ever run across something like this before? I hate to RMA a $60 PSU ( 500W ALLIED AL-B500E...

He may want to look at using 2 monitors if he's doing serious web development. Not necessary but it sure makes life easier. Does Matrox still make a cheap dual head card?

It's also interesting to note that if you are overweight and go on a massive diet your body will actually start chewing into what little muscle that you have instead of the fat. At first your body is afraid that you are encountering a famine and so it tries to stock up on as much stored energy...

How did you attach the heat sink to the HD. I'm getting all the parts for a new rig on Monday and this is sounding like a very simple and interesting idea.