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    Good 6150 AM2 and DDR2 motherboard?

    Gotcha. Ok, maybe I won't bother with a new motherboard right now and I'll keep my eyes open for an MSI 6600GT and maybe grab that later. As far as upgrading my father is concerned, I have been thinking of grabbing an MSI Neo2 Platinum, get a new CPU for myself, give my father my CPU and get...
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    Good 6150 AM2 and DDR2 motherboard?

    I have an MSI Neo2 Platinum motherboard right now with an AMD64 3000 and 1 GB of OCZ PC400 ram. I am upgrading my fathers K6 III 400 (finally) so I may just give him my platform and a spare 80 GB HDD and migrate myself over to a new platform with 1 GB of DDR2 and whatever AM2 CPU I can afford...
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    Gotcha. I see there are nVidia 6150 type boards with AM2 and DDR2. I will check them out. Any recommendations, just PM me since its not in the context of this thread. thanx, :)
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    Hello peoples! Just checking out the 6150 world again. I am looking at upgrading my fathers PC from his K6 III 400 so I may just give him my MSI Neo2 Plat with 512-1G OCZ and an AMD64 3000 cpu. To replace that stuff that was mine, I was thinking of finding an MSI 6150 board somehow and...
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    Why oh why would you want only one partition? So are folks enjoying their MSI 6150 boards? I am tempted to migrate and perhaps build some PC's for my family too :)
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    Ok, so if I use CrystalCPUID I should be able to do a custom cool n' quiet type setup?
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    Yeah, I haven't decided. I have no interest in overclocking. I mostly wanted to underclock, but it doesn't look doable with the MSI K8NGM2-FID since it won't undervolt. I just want a PC that has the same performance potential as the one I have now, but that can underclock/undervolt when I am...
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    I have an AMD64 3000+ winchester and MSI Neo2 Platinum and a Geforce2 GTS AGP card. My questions are, "if" I were to migrate to the MSI K8NGM2-FID nVidia 6150 based MB: 1) How much faster would the video card be than the Geforce2 GTS (I think a fair bit). I don't play games often; 2) Could...
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    Compare these laptops with my rig. Need help choosing platform change!

    Does anybody know if I could replace the CPU in the: Gateway MX 6420 (1.8 ghz Turion64 ML-32) or Compaq R4225CA (2.2 ghz AMD64 mobile Athlon) with a Turion 2.2 ghz MT-40 (lower power Turion) Could I swap the CPU's on these laptops?
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    Compare these laptops with my rig. Need help choosing platform change!

    So is the Compaq R4225CA I list above a good desktop replacement? I could always upgrade the HDD to 7200 rpm (further destroying any hope of battery life!)... but the only thing I see is that the memory is PC333 vs my PC400...although the CPU is 2.2ghz vs my 1.8 ghz. I guess that evens out for...
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    Compare these laptops with my rig. Need help choosing platform change!

    Hello? Any more laptop suggestions given my desktop? What could displace my desktop? Here is my desktop: Enermax CS-656-TA ATX case w/ 3 fans - Enermax EG425P-VE SFMA PSU (12V=29a) - XP Pro SP2 - Neo2 Platinum - AMD64 3000+ (Artic Silver + oem HSF) - 1GB OCZ Premier DDR 2x512M PC3200 (2.7V...
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    Compare these laptops with my rig. Need help choosing platform change!

    Anybody have any other suggestions for a laptop under $1500 CDN?
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    Compare these laptops with my rig. Need help choosing platform change!

    Well what is better? Is Toshiba better? What about either of these Pentium-M units? http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetai...N&sku_id=0926INGFS10066860&catid=20354 vs http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetai...N&sku_id=0926INGFS10068573&catid=20354 ??
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    Compare these laptops with my rig. Need help choosing platform change!

    No advice? Need feedback on a laptop to replace my desktop. Its a big migration, so I want to make a decent choice.
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    Compare these laptops with my rig. Need help choosing platform change!

    Merry xmas. I received a Celery M 370 1.5 ghz laptop for xmas but want to swap it for an AMD laptop and in the process, I will replace my desktop PC. Need advice. Ok, my rig is this: AMD64 3000+ (Artic Silver + oem HSF) MSI Neo2 Platinum XP Pro SP2 (not sure if I could/should keep...
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    Should I install the SP1 November 2004 CD or download from MS?

    Compared the files on the CD to the ones available for download and the names and numbers were a complete match so I installed the files on the CD for now.
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    Should I install the SP1 November 2004 CD or download from MS?

    Just as the subject line says. The Office 2003 Pro package I bought came with an SP1 CD dated November 2004. Should I install the SP1 November 2004 CD or download from MS? I let Office 2003 and XP go to the MS website for updates but the descriptions of the SP1 download are pathetic and don't...
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    Whats my Matrox G400 max dual-head 32 MB AGP card worth?

    Whats my Matrox G400 max dual-head 32 MB AGP card worth? I really don't want to sell it that badly, and have thought about putting it in my fathers PC instead of selling it. What is this card worth? thanx :)
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    ** Official EPoX 9NDA3+ Thread ** S939

    Fair enough. I changed my Tras to 10 and was able to go 6 hours and 17 passes on memtest86 without errors. I stopped it. I think that Tras made a difference. Interestingly enough I saw in a review of the Epox 9nda3+ they prefered to run the memory at Tras=10 as it was more stable...
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    ** Official EPoX 9NDA3+ Thread ** S939

    Update on stability/reliability of the 9nda3+ platforms? How many hours are people able to run their system at stock settings with memtest86 without errors? Would OCZ4001024PCD-K memory work ok in it? I don't plan to overclock. Running an MSI Neo2 and can't run for more than a few hours...
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    HD speed and reliability comparison? These Seagate and Maxtor models.

    Do you figure the 7200.8 200 GB or 250 GB is much faster? Should I swap up or go ahead with the 7200.7? My MB doesn't support NCQ but the 7200.8 has a spec of 8 ms vs 8.5 ms and other performance specs appear faster. Wonder if its worth it.
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    HD speed and reliability comparison? These Seagate and Maxtor models.

    I cannot find any reviews about the 200 GB Maxtor Diamond Max 10 SATA with 16 MB cache (#6B200S0). The Samsung I picked up seems like its a good HD. Not slow and probably fairly reliable. Quiet, but hot. No hotter than other drives I guess. The reliability data of the Maxtor's doesn't seem great...
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    Raptor vs Maxtor 16MB...

    Well if the seagate isn't really a slow drive relative to others, and its warranty is 5 years and the drives have a good reputation, I'm going to go ahead with my seagate :)
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    Underclock ATI 9700 Pro AGP card?

    I say why in my post. I'm just trying to cut electricity use everywhere I can on my PC while maintaining full capacity for computing/gaming. Its to see how little power I can use for telling off-grid people what they can get away with.
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    Raptor vs Maxtor 16MB...

    I notice that the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA150 200G 8M 7200rpm (#ST3200822AS) is tested against the fast Raptor drives etc. For a "regular" SATA drive I imagine its fast. I picked one up :)
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    HD speed and reliability comparison? These Seagate and Maxtor models.

    Looking at getting a Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA150 200G 8M 7200rpm (#ST3200822AS) for my MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum system. I don't think there's any point in getting the NCQ version? Its only 160 GB vs 200 GB. Also, nForce 3 of my MB doesn't support it, so it won't make any difference in speed...
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    Raptor vs Maxtor 16MB...

    What is NCQ and do I want it? How does a Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA150 200G 8M 7200rpm (#ST3200822AS) perform vs Maxtor 16 MB cache drive? Is it worth it to get the NCQ drive vs the non-NCQ HD? Whats the big difference? Generally, Seagate performance is fast and reliability is good...
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    Underclock ATI 9700 Pro AGP card?

    Cool. For regular WP, SS and internet, there's no need. I just like tweaking and saving electricity. Its sort of a project to collect data for people going off grid :) Instead of saying "You must only use a laptop/notebook" I can find out how little electricity you can use with a desktop tweaked.
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    Underclock ATI 9700 Pro AGP card?

    As an aside, could I underclock my ATI Rage 3D Pro 8 MB AGP card too? Pure curiosity. I'm mainly interested in the underclocking of the 9700 Pro. What do I use to underclock? This rivatuner thingy?
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    Underclock ATI 9700 Pro AGP card?

    Does anyone know how much you can underclock an ATI 9700 Pro AGP video card? I want to install the card so I can play 3D games if and when I want to, but I want to underclock its 2D and 3D so when I'm surfing/word processing and using spreadsheets etc, its running slower and cooler. I believe...
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    WinXP OEM vs Retail vs Upgrade?

    So the ideal options for a reasonably priced MS XP OS are the Upgrade Retail package? Thats what I'm getting. XP Pro upgrade. I have 98SE now.
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    Problems with video capture using ATI 9x00 AIW's with theatre 200 chip?

    Anybody? Experience with capturing video with an ATI 9600XT AIW for example? Good or bad?
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    ATI 9600XT AIW wdm issues

    Some have reported problems with banding during capturing of bright scenes with the 9600XT AIW. Any experience with that? Apparantly it has to do with the theatre 200 chip?
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    Problems with video capture using ATI 9x00 AIW's with theatre 200 chip?

    I heard that people are having problems with video capture using the 9x00 cards which have the theatre 200 chip. Anyone else experiencing this? I found the info on the Rade3D forums. Something to do with problems with the theatre 200 chip on video gain during brighter scenes causing banding...
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    Which video card for MSI K8N Neo 2 Platinum?

    AIW 9600XT? How good is this card? How does it compare to the 9800 Pro? What is hardware MPEG encode assist? That is listed as a feature of the AIW 9800 Pro and AIW 9600XT but not the 9800 Pro. I assume it has to do with capturing video and not DVD playback?
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    Asus A8V Deluxe user feedback? Stability? Problems? Need lots of feedback.

    Yeah. I just did that now and I find lots of Asus A8V problems. Lots of problems with everything I guess. You know we need more stats. Its hard to make a conclusion when you don't use statistics. I guess its all a crap shoot anyways...
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    Asus A8V Deluxe user feedback? Stability? Problems? Need lots of feedback.

    IF I sold it, IF, I'd probably want to get enough to buy an Asus A8V Deluxe. So I'd want at least $185 CAD. I haven't even used it. Apparantly many people have used PS2 mouse and keyboard so I guess I'll try it. I did a search and found almost as many problems with the Asus A8V as with the MSI...
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    Asus A8V Deluxe user feedback? Stability? Problems? Need lots of feedback.

    Are you using PS2 Mouse/keyboard? Matrox G400 max dual-head? Seems people cannot use a Matrox G400 or PS2 mouse/keyboard with the MSI K8N Neo 2 Platinum motherboard. I bought this motherboard before hearing of these issues. I'm ready to sell it. Has anyone setup a system with the Asus A8V...
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    MSI K8N Neo 2 Plat

    How do you check voltages on the rails? Multimeter?
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    Which video card for MSI K8N Neo 2 Platinum?

    Thinking of trying a different video card or different motherboard. What about the Sapphire 9600 XT with or without VIVO? or; MSI NX6600GT VXD128 Two different beasts.