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    Corsair CX400 vs 450?

    OK, looks like the only difference between the Corsair 400 and 450W PSU's is 30A vs. 33A on the 12V rail. Right now I have an OCZ 450W PSU (26A / 12V) but it's about 5 years old so I'm looking to replace it "just in case". Existing build works just fine with the OCZ (Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 89W...
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    Time for a new CPU?

    Have: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2.2GHz x 2). S939 nf4 mobo. 2GB DDR1-400. nVidia 9600GT 512MB. 450W OCZ modular PSU from about 4 years ago. Thinking of: Athlon II X3 435 w/ new motherboard (obviously). I'm on a really tight budget ($150 or so). I might be able to save $$ by using 2GB of...
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    SLI motherboards?

    OK, I have a dumb question. If a motherboard has 2 PCIe slots, does it mean that it supports run SLI? Or do you have to have a nVidia chipset to run SLI? Or do some only support Crossfire? Otherwise why have 2 PCIe slots? Reason is this. I have a S939 system (X2 4200+), 2GB, 9600GT PCIe...
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    9600GT - Stock or VF700-Cu cooling?

    I'm in the market for a 9600GT, and I'm trying to decide if I should just leave it "as-is" when I get it, or to use my existing Zalman VF700-Cu cooler. So I guess the question is two-parts: 1) Is anyone using the 9600GT with this cooler? Prelim. searches show that it's compatible, but I want...
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    Upgrade video card, or...?

    OK, here's the deal. I have an Athlon X2 4200+ (939), non-SLI mobo, 6800GS card, 2GB DDR400 RAM. Thinking of saving up a bit to get the 9600GT as a replacement, I mainly play COD4 but don't want to get screwed out of playing new games that come out. I sense my 6800GS won't cut it too much...
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    Zalman VF700Cu and eVGA 6800 GS CO SE

    I have a 6800 GS on its way from NewEgg (woo hoo!) and a Zalman VF700Cu sitting here from my "old" 6600GT. Looks like the eVGA HSF covers the ram, is it worth upgrading to the Zalman? I'm not so much concerned with noise as I am the cooling capability, I got the 6600GT (AGP) up to 575 / 1120...
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    Think my PSU is the problem here?

    Rig worked fine w/ my old AXP-based system w/ a 6600GT, sound card, and IEEE1394 card... but now that I'm in 939-land, I am having an interesting cold-boot problem: My new K8NGM2-FID (bios rev 3.00) is acting oddly on power-up. On a "cold" bootup (first time in the day, where it's been off...
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    Athlon XP FSB/Memory speed question

    My Barton XP 2500+ is running at stock speeds (now), 333 FSB. Should I run my PC3200 RAM at 333 or 400 MHz? I've heard that supposedly the AXP's like to run 1:1 with the memory, and I can get faster timings (CL2 instead of CL2.5) when I run at 333 on my RAM. But common sense tells me that...
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    Best Bang-For-Buck $100-$150 Upgrade

    OK... I have the following: AXP Barton 2500+ @ 1.9 GHz (tiny OC, I know, but it's not real stable otherwise) MSI KT6V-LSR 1 Gig of Geil Value Ram 2.5-3-3-6 (2 x 512MB) XFX 6600GT AGP @ 575/1125 (using Zalman VF700Cu cooler) I play BF2 for the most part.. not much else. Should I... 1)...
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    Two temperature programs - which one's right?

    I had been using SpeedFan v4.20 to monitor my CPU core temps (Barton 2500+). SF tells me my core is 44C, but MSI's CoreCenter tells me it's 38C. CoreCenter also tells me fans speeds and other things that SF doesn't (can't?). I'd love my core to be cooler, but which program is more accurate...
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    Zalman CNPS3100+ or TT Silent Boost?

    I have a MSI KT6V-LSR motherboard as can be seen here: http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=13-130-445&depa=0 and this case: http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=11-144-071&depa=0 I have an Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton) that I want to OC to 200x11. I've read that many of the better HSF's...
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    MSI KT6VLSR Problem ** SOLVED **

    Yesterday I fired up my system as I normally do. Nothing wrong the night before. Boots up as normal, then when I log in, it asks me if I want to activate Windows since my hardware has "significantly changed". Turns out, my on-board LAN adapter has completely disappeared from the system - as...
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    Aftermarket cooler for 6600GT - does one exist?

    If not, any interesting DIY solutions? And while I'm at it.. if anyone has a link to a good tutorial about HSF replacement in general (cleaning old gunk off, applying new gunk, best practices, etc.) I'd really appreciate it. Looking to possibly put a new cooler on my Barton 2500+ so I can OC...
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    Hiccuping in HL2... bottleneck?

    In HL2 I get "stuttering" before new objects, enemies, etc. pop on the screen.. pegs the HDD until it's cached, I'm assuming, but there's always this hiccup as it's accessing the HDD. I'd like to remedy the problem as inexpensively as possible (hey we all have to pay the bills, right?) :)...
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    XFX 6600GT Running Too Hot?

    I called up XFX tech support and asked what a "normal" idle temp should be for the 6600GT with the "new" silver HSF. I'm getting 58C upon bootup, 60-62 idling after playing some games. Haven't checked it during games (need to get the Riva software yet). Tech guy said "we don't have any...