Recent content by tommy2000

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    A8N-SLI - 4GB Memory

    VMware...that does take up a lot of RAM. I needed up upgrade my 1G systems to 2G to get any decent performance with it. BTW, full screen mode helps with performance quite a bit. I'd try Corsair for your memory experiment, that's generally the most stable whenever I OC. Tom
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    K8NS Pro--2 Sticks Memory Problem Solved?

    Hi, Just checking to see if anyone has had any luck with the latest BIOS, maybe F6 or F8, that had the problem with BSOD's/freezes/instability if you had 2 sticks of RAM installed on the MOBO? Thanks! Tom
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    Gigabyte GA-K8NS non-pro Any good?

    Did you try hitting Ctl-F1 when you get into the BIOS? Gigabyte keeps the advanced settings hidden from the uninformed :-)
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    Noisy Motherboard Fan

    Hi Toddly, I've used the Zalman northbridge heatsink, I'm pretty sure that's the fan you're talking about ( http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/pr...sp?idx=71&code=014 ). I had a noisy fan as well, and this took care of it. Most likely, the fan and heatsink can be removed. At the...
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    Stability: AMD or Intel?

    I think this is a pretty fair question these days. I just posted a thread on my experience with the AMD 64 based Gigabyte K8NS Pro ( http://forums.anandtech.com/me...7934&enterthread=y )...to sum it up, I needed a system where stability was the prime driver. I ended up going with an Intel...
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    Tale of woe: K8NS Pro

    First off, let me say that this is my 4'th Gigabyte motherboard, and the first three were great. I wish I could say the same about this mobo. This is by no means a bash Gigabyte thread, just another data point from a K8NS Pro owner having difficulties with this mobo. This particular computer...