Recent content by scottsracetoo

Im with the above guy....many times....heh, the last time I removed my heatsink and cleaned my CPU I noticed the core was chipped. Oh turds (had to edit my adult vocabulary, i guess it really is all foofy in here like I had heard) I said, I hope that didn't JUST happen. I just crossed my...

I guess I should have been a little more clear. I have OC'd MANY an Athlon (all of which were factory locked and required me joining the L1 bridges via conductive ink), and have done 5 now on MSI boards, so I am VERY familier with the process(I've been a bench tech and PC builder for 10 years...

I just recieved from newegg today an MSI K7N420 MB and an Athlon 1.33 AXIA stepping CPU. (default config is 133x10 I suppose) When I open up the cpu box, lo and behold to my suprise all of the L1 bridges are still connected and I think to myself wow, a factory unlocked CPU. I then proceed to...

I personally like the Dynatron all copper heatsink at newegg.com. its only 18 dollars, solid copper, performs like the balls of life and really isn't too noisy(compaired to my Dragon Orb3+)

I have just upgraded my PC to a Abit KT7A with Athlon 1ghz from a K6-2 500. I am attempting to install Windows (both 2k and/or XP) and once it gets to copying files I start to get file copy errors. I have used 2 different Win2k Media and 1 XP media all with the same result. My system is...

I recommend the Dynatron DY1206BH-625 HSF unit that can be found at newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=62&manufactory=1522&DEPA=1) It uses all three cleats to mount, is solid copper with a nice big delta fan to really cool it off, out-performs many...

I am upgrading this week to a new CPU MB combo and am looking for personal experiances and recomendations. I have 512mb PC133 and i dont really want to throw it out and invest in new ram so please no DDR recomendations. The bits being installed on this board are: XP 1700+ SB Live Elsa Gloria...

Wht kind of program is soul seek? is it a game? I have seen, on a few occasions, where after playing a game which is particularly stressful on the vid card, when you go to launch something else video related a reboot occurs...I have yet to track it down to vid driver prob or the software/game...

After spending close to 8 years Tshooting hardware related problems as a bench tech in a shop, i've found that the most common causes od spntanious reboots are: 1. Over heating CPU 2. Under powered components, which means un-reliable power supply. I would first check to see that you are...

Thanks...here is what will be in my system 2 maxtor 5400RPM drives 1 IBM 7200RPM drive Kenwood 72x CD-ROM HP9200 Burner(SCSI with applicable HP card) Elsa Gloria II video Card SB Live Netgear Nic 2 92mm Fans 2 80mm fans Floppy 2 USB devices... Currently these are all in a box with a K6-2 500 on...

I am aware of the AMD approved list...my question is about the fundamentals of how a PS works and what those numbers really mean...I am looking for a better understanding of the meaning behind the power outputs and what are the output ratings(not the brands/models) that AMD recommends. While...

Okay...so there's been lots of talk about combined power output from power supplies. 145w combined, 160w, 200w, etc...and some say you need to have xyz rating to be stable or 'safe' or AMD approved. My question is what is the real answer? Does anyone know? I did notice that the enlight 300w...