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I'm trying to diagnose a "crashed" system for a friend. IWill XP333 motherboard, Athlon XP 1700+ and a Western Digital 300BB (30GB) hard drive running in CS mode as the only device on IDE channel one. There are two CD-ROM drives on IDE channel two. When you start up the system (with or without...

Um, stupid question probably.... this is only relating to the Intel-supporting chipsets, not the KT400? Just making sure I should still be ordering my Asus A7V8X :)

Hey guys, I'm considering doing an upgrade (after being slapped in the face that the G400Max just cannot cut it anymore when trying to run UT2003). I don't normally follow hardware too closely after I get a stable system going, so I've been trying to cram it all in over the last couple days...

Will the Papst fans (either the 8412NML or the 8412NGL) cool an Athlon XP 1700+ adequately (no overclocking)? Or should I try for the Panaflow. Also any thoughts on the Thermaltake TT-8025 (37 CFM's @ 30 dBA's)? What would you guys recommend as a good compromise between cooling and noise for...

I'm trying to pick a motherboard (Socket A) for use on a relatively cheap Linux box. I don't want it to be so cheap that it's shoddy is questionable however. I have been looking at the KM133A chipset and the MS-6340M v3.0B to be specific. Anyone have any experience with this board? I'd love...