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    Arctic Silver or Ceramique?

    I've read this a few times on different threads in the last couple days. I'm currently using AS5 but I have no qualms about going out and buying some Ceramique if the capacitative nature of AS5 is truly dangerous. I'm of course overclocking my system, not sure if that makes any difference.
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    I don't trust my mobo temps...

    I'm at 1.8vcore atm and it shows loading at 50, but I had similar loading at low vcores. I also read an article that showed that the Abit boards tend to read high. I just in general don't trust the bios readings and I'd really like to know my actual temps. Anyone know a cheap way to get some...
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    difference between BH5 and CH5?

    been reading around a lot and have found that Mushkin doesn't perform well AT ALL for NF7-S boards (I can get to 215 FSB easily with my barton core 2500+ but my memory won't do more than 210) and so I'm going to get some new ram. The problem with the chips seems to be that they are bh5 and not...
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    Best memory for mobile barton 2500+ under $150?

    Title pretty much says it all...I picked up some Mushkin but it won't do over 210 and anyone that has been able to do over that has had to tweek it way too much, too much break in and whatnot. So not Muskin, but I'm pretty open to anything else. It can be a little over $150 if it's a really...
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    Suggestions on RAM for oc'ing a mobile barton 2500+

    So yeah, definitely not Mushkin lol. I'm sure it's probably just a one-time thing but I really don't want to take my chances. I'm leaning towards Kingston because my old PC2700 was Kingston and it performed very well for ValueRAM but if someone has had a great experience with another...
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    Can't get past 193 FSB with Mobile Barton 2500+...

    Anyone have any suggestions? I'm at 1.55vcore atm and I'm sure my memory isn't hte problem as it's not even running at the minimum speed it's rated for. I've tried increasing the multplier also and am not having any luck...
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    Pay no attention...

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    Running into problems with memory divider...

    I tried to run a 6/5 divider, 400 FSB on the CPU and 333 on 1gb Kingston ValueRam in dual channel configuration and no boot. But when I drop the divider and let the CPU and RAM run async at 370FSB it boots into windows no problem... At 6/5 it will go through the loading screen, go to a black...
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    Is it bad for your CPU to reseat your HSF a lot of times?

    I've been having a lot of motherboard problems and as a result have had to reseat the HSF about 5 times now in the last 3 days. On the latest reseat I put too much AS5 on I'm sure of it and temps are too high, idling @40C but case temp is only 24C.
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    symptoms of a bad motherboard?>..

    I just don't trust this damn thing and I was wondering what I could do or what would be some signs that's it bad. It seems a bit slow @ 3200 but I'm just not sure.
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    MBM5 giving inaccurate CPU/case temp readings...

    How would one go about fixing this? I switched from a GA-7N400 Pro2 to an Abit NF7-S today and that's what did it.
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    Need help manually unlocking the multiplier on my mobile barton 2500+

    I was under the impresson that mobile barton's were supposed to be unlocked, but mine isn't. I've heard that it's as simple as a penciled bridge but I was wondering if anyone else had experience or knowledge in the matter. Thanks.
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    Mobo has low max vcore...Vcore booster...?

    I googled it and there definitely isn't a vcore booster on the market, but I did read on a thread I turned up in my search that they would be relatively easy to build. So, anyone wanna build one for me? :)
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    dual channel vs non-dual channel on Athlon XP platform

    I know that the performance differences on A64 systems are negligible, but does the same hold for XP based builds?
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    Question about memory for overclocking a Barton XP 2500+?

    Okay, so I've tried my best to do my homework. I gather from the posts here (and common sense) that expensive RAM is not the way to go with A64s. It's just not worth the gain in performance. So here is my problem: I plan to overclock this setup quite a bit but I also don't have a ton of...
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    Overclocking valueRAM - do I need heatspreaders?

    After seeing a post here the other day (can't remember who it was by) about the difference between value ram and top of the line stuff I figured I'd play around with some valueRAM. I plan to overclock it as far as it can go, I'm running a GA-7N400 pro2 motherboard with a barton 2500 core...
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    Which revision is my Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2?

    Just need to know which revision it is so I get the correct BIOS updates for it. Couldn't find it on the MB itself.
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    Recommended timings for Kingston PC2700 ValueRAM

    I just ordered some patriot ram off newegg but until then I want to mess around with this old Kingston stuff I got, but I can't find the recommended timings (@ stock of course) anywhere. Anyone got a ballpark?
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    Which revision is my Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2?

    Just need to know which revision it is so I get the correct BIOS updates for it. Couldn't find it on the MB itself.
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    Barton 2500+ running @ 49C idle (system temp 36) - too high?

    That seems a bit high to me but I just wanted to run it by you guys This is what I'm running: AS5 thermal compound w/ SilentBoostK8 3 80mm case fans 1 120mm in the front Air flow could definitely be better but I still think that's too high. Could it possibly be a bad mounting? I've...
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    Barton 2500+ running @ 49C idle (system temp 36) - too high?

    That seems a bit high to me but I just wanted to run it by you guys This is what I'm running: AS5 thermal compound w/ SilentBoostK8 3 80mm case fans 1 120mm in the front Air flow could definitely be better but I still think that's too high. Could it possibly be a bad mounting? I've...
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    No-POST problem after upgrading CPU

    System specs: Windows XP Enermex 330W PSU barton 2500 1gb kingston value ram Gigabyte GA-7N 400 Pro 2 Radeon 9550 Maxtor 60GB 7200.8 hdd I had it running fine lastnight, reformatted and was updating and whatnot without a problem. I rebooted it several times during the process of...
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    No-Boot after installing new processor...suggestions?

    Alright, let me start with the basic system details. Motherboard: Gigabyte GA7N400Pro2 RAM: Kingston Value (2x512 dual channel) Processor: XP 2500+ (Barton core) Hard Drive: Maxtor 60GB 7200rpm Heatsink: SilentBoostK8 Power Supply: Generic 330W Video Cards: Radeon Sapphire 9550 256MB...
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    Oops

    NVM
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    Running Newcastle 3000+ at 2.3ghz

    stock fan, no voltage increase, 230htt. I'm just wondering where the wall is for the processor as I didn't expect to get so high without a voltage increase. Anyone have experience or have an idea?