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    Are my temps good?

    I just recently installed an xp 90 with as5. I ran prime 95 for about 30 minutes to an hour and my cpu temp was around 48 degrees celcius. It's a p4 2.8 c are those temperatures good?
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    installing xp 90 on p4

    hello guys, This is my first shot at installing a heatsink. I have a p4 2.8 c and I just got an xp 90 for it. Right now i'm using the stock hsf and thermal pad. I have some rubbing alcohol and i'm wondering would a cotton swab be alright for cleaning the heatspreader. I'm gonna be using as -...
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    pentium m versus pentium 4

    I'm a gamer, websurfer, and emailer. Given this, which processor do you think would be better. A pentium m centrino, or a pentium 4. Pentium 4 3.0 ghz versus a intel centrino 1.6 ghz. Oh and just for the fun of it i'll throw in a Amd athlon - 64 3000+ mobile cpu. Any ideas, can someone give me...
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    should I upgrade my hard drive

    I currently have a Western digital caviar 7800 rpm hard drive with 8 meg buffer. I was just wondering if I should upgrade to a 10000 rpm sata drive or possibly to so that I could set up raid. Do you guys think it would be worth the performance boost. Let me know what you think.
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    Prescott VS Northwood

    I currently have a 2.8 ghz northwood, and i'm just curious which is better the prescott or my northwood. I've noticed the prescott is cheaper, and a lot of people have told others to go with northwood instead. Could someone give me some insight into this. Thanks
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    need a crt monitor for gaming

    I need an opinion on what the best crt monitor for gaming is. My budget is around 250 - 300 dollars. I've been looking around at alot of reviews but I haven't really been able to decide on anything. So far i've liked the samsung 997 df. What do you guys think of that monitor, and for the money...
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    xp 90 heatsink

    Which fan should I use with my xp - 90 heatsink I was considering using one of these two but I wanted to get some opinions first. panaflo FBA09A12M or the panaflo FBA09A12H
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    Hot ram

    I have 4 case fans two intake two exhaust, and plenty of air is flowing through my case. The ambient temperature of my room is 65 degrees farenheit. Yet my ram is at around 135 degrees farenheit ( according to zone monitor ) and it is so hot that it almost burns my fingers when I touch it. My...
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    need upgraded heatsink and fan

    Can anyone give me some suggestions on the best heatsink and fan for a pentium 4 2.8 ghz northwood processor?