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    xp120 overheat..help me out

    I've got a 3500+ NC on a SLI-DR overlclocked to 255 x 10, 200 fsb and I got it stable 21 hr plus on water set up. I wanted to do away with the clutter and put the xp120 on but to no avail I have not been succesful on the transition. Water temps would idle at 48 to 50, with the xp120 its up to...
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    Prime95 on amd

    Whenever I was testing my p4 for stability with prime95 I'd run 2 instances at the same time to run the cpu at 100% to find its stability. Now I have an AMD 3500+ NC and it is my first AMD build. I am so far following Zebo's thread instructions and I'd like to know what is the best way to run...
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    Issue on vid card 6600GT

    Mobo is DFI SLI-DR, 3500+ NC, neo power 480, water cooled cpu, OS is free windows 64 with all the drivers from nvidia. Whenever I have the SLI setup my monitor is plugged in the dvi outlet and it does not work, plug it in the vga and it does work on the first vid card. It shows the POST and the...
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    SATA driver install

    When I built my system four days ago my raptor was still in the mail and I went ahead and installed the OS on an IDE drive, which I intended to be my storage and the raptor as the main drive for the OS. Now I installed the raptor and the BIOS is recognizing it. The problem I have is that I can't...
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    3DMark '05 error

    I downloaded the 3DMark '05 free version and run the benchmark, everytime it gets past the first test it just hang and I get an error report. I have run the '01 and '03 version with no problems. Do I need to register it to use it or something?
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    ample power supply

    I am putting together a system that consists of the DFI SLI-DR, 3500+ NC, and pair of eVGA 6600 GT. I already have an Antec NeoPower 480W. Will it be enough to power this system or should I get a higher wattage like the True550, oh and I am planning to cool this on water set up too with the pump...
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    Newcastle 3500+

    I RMA'ed my dead winchester and amd was out of stock and they offered the Newcastle 3500+ and just got it. Here are the numbers, CBASC 0417xpmw, I know its last year week 17, the advice I am looking for is that will a water cooling be justified for this particular cpu? Or can I achieve a max...
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    BIOS chip

    I have an ASUS mobo and am asking everyone if I could purchase a BIOS chip from a different source for maybe cheaper? I have nothing against asus, its just that maybe I could get much cheaper from somewhere else.
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    mobo for prescott

    Could you guys recommend a mobo for my prescott? I have an Asus p4c800edlx, so other than asus is what I am looking for. I did some research and I am leaning toward the DFI for p4 prescott, can't recall exactly what model. I just want to try other boards to overclock.
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    UltraX-Connect heats up

    I was doing some benchmark on my system to see if my recent overclock is stable and after about thirty minutes the Ulra X-Connect heats up and generates a lot of heat throughout the whole system. Man, the Prescott is hot already and the psu fan is blowing down on it. Good thing I have it water...
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    pc won't power up

    I just built my second pc and its based on the 3200+ winchester. Here is what I got. A8NSLI, two pci-e cards configured as SLI, psu is Ultra X-Connect 500W atx, two 512 corsair, Seagate 200 gb IDE and a Lite On dvd/cdrom drive. I checked and double checked everything before plugging. That green...
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    need best cpu for mobo

    Got myself a used Shuttle AN35N 400 and currently have an old Duron Spitfire on it. What is the best cpu that I can get for this mobo? I plan to overclock and have fun with it. My Prescott have given me a lot of headache so I'll leave it at stock.
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    fdisk

    I've got myself a used Shuttle AN35N 400 and seem to be having trouble installing my operating system. Since it is used it only came with a manual, nothing else. Where do I get a FDISK to download so I can install my operating system. The manual is not very clear on this procedure and I have not...
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    O/C at 4ghz

    Hi all, I have been able to stabilize my perscott at 3.8 with prime95. I have since done the droop mod and been able to reach 4ghz 250 x 16 wth my 1:1 ratio. I am able to boot up to windows and done many utility downloads over the net and also run many programs. Until I can prime95 stable it I...
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    SATA RaidO drives dead?

    What's a good procedure to test my hard drive if they are dead or still functioning? Double checked both are plugged on the right terminals, bios settings are checked, boot priorities are raid volume, POST detection recognizes raid-O striping and still it won't boot up. I suspect sata drives...
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    Transfer programs and settings

    I installed a new hard drive on my web browsing pc and reinstalled OS no probs. Everytime I try to copy or move the settings and program files from the old HD to the new HD it proceeds no probs until very nearly the end it tells me that it cant't complete the transfer because of security issues...
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    Duron Model 3 Spitfire

    I got myself a Socket A Duron Model 3 Spitfire, looked up the info's on cpuworld and its got 200 mhz bus freq., 1.6v , 950 clock speed. I am asking evry1 to suggest d-best mobo to o/c it. Pulled it off a presario 4300 that my neice have been using for school work and I'd like to build it up for...
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    using sata disk drives to a new motherboard

    I have two desktops and one of which have two operating systems on it and the newer one is running on xp pro media center edition '05. I am building another one based on the amd winchester and new motherboard. Can I pull out the sata drives whis is configured as raid-0 with the xp pro media...
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    dell 2400 p4 cpu

    got a dell 2400 and use it mainly for web browsing and its got a 2.53 norhtwood, anybody ever pulled it out of the dell board and overclock it, I have been trying to get a board for it but have not had any luck. Northwood with 133 fsb s478. Help me find a board so I can beef up this baby.
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    amd choices

    I am currently working on a prescott, scratch that, "PRESSHOTT", I got it as far as 3.8 with 3:2 ratio, prime95 it for 8 hrs. no crash so it seems somewhat stable with my co2 rbx setup. At first I had 4x identical Crucial stix to run it, then I thought I could reach 4 ghz somewhat better with a...