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    Value Gaming Rig

    please o please do not actually use the rosewill psu it is garbage...
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    3dmark 2003

    I have just got my overclock to run stable and thus started to run some benches...see sig for specs.. to my dismay i only got 7982 in 3dmark 2003... Am i limited by my GPU? btw i am running the card at stock (500/1000) cause it really only runs stable at that speed... and my memory is running...
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    Need Help!!!!

    have u tried resseting the cmos?
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    My new computer is KILLING ME please help

    hey goe602... i had the same problem.. i too had the rosewill 400 watt psu.. it is a pos.. i found out that it killed my harddrive... i read on another messageboard that cheap psu can send rf signals through the rails which is deadly to the mb... i got a new mb and a fortorn bluestorm and have...
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    Why the OC problems?

    i have the same motherboard and i notice that you have not said anything about the ltd*fsb setting in the bios... turn that down to 3-4 then try...this seemed to have worked for me
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    9/11 Report Cites Many Warnings About Hijackings...Bush admin withheld report until AFTER the election!!

    My 2 cents... the bush administration has a disgusting reputation... Bush and his cronies bought the 2000 election from DBT...Bush lied in his state of the union address to rally support for the war in Iraq... and many other deplorable actions.. the fact that he and his adminisatration were...
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    PLEASE HELP!

    lol... that is some good advertising....
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    Just Purchased New MB

    Yeah i hope it is pretty good... btw the box art looks like a small child conceived it lol.. but if it is sas good as many have said it is then the fact that is has an ugly box means little...
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    Just Purchased New MB

    I just purchased the DFI Board and i have heard some pretty good reviews but was wondering what some people around here think?
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    Just spent two grand....I hope Monarch was the right choice

    i am sorry what exactly does that mean ???
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    Just spent two grand....I hope Monarch was the right choice

    actually i am 21 and just recently purchased a DFI LAN party nforce 4 (ability to mod to sli) amd 64 3000 + (socket 939) chaintech 6600 gt pci-e fortron blue storm 500 w psu 1 gig corsair value select 74 gig 10000 rpm wd raptor an nec dvd +- rw and cd-r/rw floppy all for under 900...
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    System Not Powering Up!

    are you sure it is a faulty Motherboard.. i had the same problem.. just take it out of the case and set it on top of a table... then put just the essentials...i.e ram cpu and hook power supply then try to boot it.... if that doesnt work use the cmos reset and take out the battery, then after...
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    Just spent two grand....I hope Monarch was the right choice

    Yeah, your right, and i could have bought Craft MACORONI WITH CHEESE for dinner last night, but opted for STEAK AND lOBSTER. oh how Bourgeoisie of you... stop talking smack.... i think that you should just go home and wipe away the tears of your lost battle with hundred dollar bills... I think...
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    Just spent two grand....I hope Monarch was the right choice

    Ok That is some crazy overpricing.. do they really suggest that ram ...???
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    Just spent two grand....I hope Monarch was the right choice

    also what the heck is up with the fact that monarch computers has 8-13 days until shipping Hot Rush: None - Standard Order ( ships within 8-13 business)
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    BEWARE OF CHEAP PSU's

    hey thanks a lot guys i think i will purchase that frotron bluestrorm with the leds
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    BEWARE OF CHEAP PSU's

    I am a neewbie at computer building and i stupidly skimped on the psu.. it was a cheapo 400 wat rosewill powersupply.. i am almost certain that it burned out my motherboard...i think it burned out the 4 pin atx connector on my msi platinum nforce 4 ultra mb... all the other components in the...
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    I think (well almost sure) that my psu has screwed my comp

    yeah i have a everything for my computer hooked into a surge protector... hmmmm
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    I think (well almost sure) that my psu has screwed my comp

    thanks....rleemhui , yeah i figured that...now i have to buy a new motherboard... i really liked the new msi platinum nforce 4 ultra it was so sweet... even the posting screen looked cool.. it is nice to have a community of other computer enthusiasts that can feel your pain... Does anyone else...
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    I think (well almost sure) that my psu has screwed my comp

    Yeah i tried it with a more reliable psu from my friend an aspire piano black 400 watt... but still nothing... only the fans spin...and still says proccessor not working.... i think what happened was that the psu blew the 4 pin 12 volt connection on my motherboard.... does this sound right??
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    I think (well almost sure) that my psu has screwed my comp

    Boy it has been a long and arguous journey to build my new computer.... First i was sent a defective gigabyte nforce 4 mb with no northbidge fan that was overheating... sent that back and got a new msi nforce4 ultra... had to send some ram back cause one was not working... got some new ram...
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    PETROGEOLOGY and the end of oil

    see the funny thing is that we have put ourselves in this bind... if we had concentrated our efforts on finding an alternative, or even a more efficent use of our current alternatives we would probably not have this to worry about this situation... damn those oil companies lol
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    People barred from Bush's public speech

    actually if you have ever heard of the sunshine laws we do have the right to attend any political proccess ... except if it has to with national security
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    CPU DEAD !!!

    :) thanks a lot for all the tips guys... I did try and straighten the pins and :( two of them broke off... man you really need the hands of a surgeon to get those pins straightened... but alas i do have another proc on the way... its an a64 3000+ skt939 winnie...
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    CPU DEAD !!!

    I know that i will notbe able to rma it as i had stated in an edit to one of my previous posts... and the computer did not have exposed wires she was simply vacuuming near the surge protector and move some of the wires e.g the power plug og and the usb mouse cable nothing internal to the...
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    CPU DEAD !!!

    lol.... she was not inside the computer silly.. she was vacuuming on the floor near the computer desk and moved a few wires the were strewn along the floor...but i believe that if the grounding pins were in proper place that the shifting of the wires would of not have has too much affect... she...
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    CPU DEAD !!!

    hey yeah what can i say lady luck is just not on my side as of late... there is still power to the mb cause case fans running etc...and i tried to reset the cmos but no go my friend... i am pretty sure that the pins were grounding because a look at a daigram of the pins and it said vss for one...
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    CPU DEAD !!!

    AMD 3500+ socket 939 newcastle Hey guys, i have recently purchased a new system that i put together myself and have had a lions share of problems... first off New egg sent me a defective gigabyte motherboard the new nforce 4 model with no northbridge fan... so i sent that back and got a new msi...
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    msi K8N Neo4 Series HELP!!

    you are the man man.. lol...
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    msi K8N Neo4 Series HELP!!

    i have one more question... i dont have have a sp4 cd...if i go to the microsoft website and download the network installation will that work thanks again
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    msi K8N Neo4 Series HELP!!

    awesome man thanks alot
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    msi K8N Neo4 Series HELP!!

    I just ordered this mother board and was reading the .pdf manual and came across this To create a bootable RAID volume for a Windows 2000 environment, Microsoft?s Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is required. As the end user cannot boot without SP4, a combination installation CD must be...
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    Anyone who owns a Gigabyte GA-k8nf-9

    Yes my mother board came with a gold heatsink (no fan) on it which i am pretty sure is not doing the job because it gets really hot almost to hot to touch... i think i am going to return it to newegg... because i am also having troube with the dimm slots as well...I think i have a defective board
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    Anyone who owns a Gigabyte GA-k8nf-9

    Hey anyone out there buy one of these boards??? I recieved one without a NorthBridge Fan instead it looks like it has passive cooling , Whenever I try to play a game the northBridge heats up like crazy and the comp shuts down.... ANyone have afan on theirs????
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    GIGABYTE GA-K8NF-9 Please Help!!!

    hey thanks again hafa... got it into windows
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    GIGABYTE GA-K8NF-9 Please Help!!!

    hey thanks hafa you are the man... i reset the cmos and it brought music to my ears... only one short beep.. ok now i have another question.. while i was trying to get everything put away when i was ready to send the board back i screwed up the thermal paste a little bit...it was only a few...
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    GIGABYTE GA-K8NF-9 Please Help!!!

    i allready tried almost every single configuration with the memory.. one stick two sticks each in a different slot... and yes i did use the standoffs... but i noticed that a porion of the board was touching the tray...i took the battery out... i am sorry i am a bit of a neewbie but would that...
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    GIGABYTE GA-K8NF-9 Please Help!!!

    Hey I have recently purchased this motherboard along with amd 64 3500+ 1 gig of corsair twinx ddr400 a 74 gig 10000 rpm sata wd raptor dvd burner a chaintech 6600gt pci expresss rosewill 400 watt power supply and i have never been so frustrated in my life firstly i mounted the...