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    Just bought a Dual Xeon PSU, but no ATX PLUG! Converter?

    Hey all, I feel like an Idiot because I just bought a Fortron FSP550 to go on my DFI NF4 Ultra-D and didn't notice that it had no 4 pin ATX connector. Does anyone know if there is an adapter to use one of these strange 8 pin plugs or 6 pin plugs? I have no idea what they are! Or, would a 4...
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    Changed CPU, now laptop is dead?? HELP!

    OK, I bought a Compaq Presario 1700T which came with an 800mhz celeron. I had an old 850mhz P3 cpu from another laptop that was destroyed from water damage. I figured the CPU was fine. Anyway, I installed the new cpu in this laptop and it wouldn't boot. Everything turned on, but the screen was...
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    Gigabyte K8NS Pro work with DDR BOOSTER?

    Does anyone know if this board works properly with the OCZ DDR Booster? I have searched high and low and want to know before I shell out $50. :) Thanks a bunch! -Collin-
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    Someone PLEASE HELP! Direct 3D restarts my computer

    I am frustrated beyond belief. When I run a direct 3d app, such as far cry, aquamark, or games like that, I get a restart. Most games still work though, like painkiller, doom 3, call of duty, ut2004 etc. Also, when I choose to "TEST D3D" in dxdiag, it restarts. I have re installed windows...
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    Cooling on an fx 5900

    Does anyone know if the aftermarket heatsinks will work on an fx 5900? I want to use maybe the thermaltake giant III or the Zalman one. Anyone know if these will fit? I am open to suggestions also. I am debating just throwing an AMD heatsink on there! -Collin-
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    Can someone help with my computer?

    Hello, I have an ABIT NF7-S board and I had 2x256mb of hyperx memory. I just added a stick of xms3200 512mb also. They are all the same speed. Now, all I get is beeping with no post. I took the xms3200 stick back out to go back to my original config and still NOTHING. I have cleared the cmos...
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    Random restarting...??

    Aside from my spyware problems, I am having another problem with my computer. Every so often, it decides to restart itself. I figured it was because the cheap power supply was going out, so I bought an antec 350watt power supply. It does the exact same thing. I figured then that it might be the...
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    What the heck is goin on with my computer?

    I'm hoping someone can help me out here. My computer has been acting strange lately. I had like 10 spyware programs installed, and I didn't even know it. Now, when I go to play games, it is VERY laggy. This is not the internet connection...but the frames per second have decreased massively...
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    Laptop help please!

    Hey all, Don't know if anyone can help me with a laptop....but here it goes. Ive got a dell c600, pentium III 850mhz. The fan NEVER goes on. It gets quite warm! I have not seen the fan come on ever. I bought it used, and I am starting to worry. Any suggestions? -Collin-
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    Spread spectrum on or off?

    Hey Guys....sorry to be an idiot, but I never really learned what the spread spectrum option for the cpu in bios does....should I have it on or off? Thanks! -Collin-
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    Is my power supply dying?

    Hey Guys, My computer isn't all as stable as it used to be...so I've been trying to figure it out. When I go into bios, my vcore is jumping from 1.48 to 1.5 to 1.52 at random intervals. Is this normal? It is an asus p4b266. Any ideas? Thanks!
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    1.7 vcore too much?

    Hey guys, I'm overclocking my celeron, and I was wondering if 1.7 volts was too much. It is a northwood core that runs at 1.525 stock voltage. Any opinions/suggestions would be great. -Collin-
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    Which graphics card?

    Hey Guys, I have two graphics cards that I am deciding on which to put in my computer. It's more like choosing which one sucks less :) Visiontek Radeon 9100 64mb PCI card PNY Geforce 4 MX420 64mb AGP card I think the radeon would be better, but I really don't know how PCI cards perform. Any...
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    Help installing graphics card

    Hey Guys, I'm trying to install a radeon 9100 graphics card into a pci slot on an older compaq. I cannot get it to boot with the card in the slot. There is no way to disable the onboard graphics card in bios. Does this mean that I am out of luck? Any suggestions would help me out...thanks a...
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    My computer wont turn off....???

    Hey Guys, Not really sure if this should be in Hardware or OS's, but I have a bit of a problem. My computer suddenly will not shut down. I click on shutdown, and it does nothing. I have to kill the power supply to turn it off. I don't believe it is a virus, because I have scanned it many times...
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    Windows xp problem....please help!

    Hey Guys, My girlfriend's computer has a bit of a problem. The screen saver no longer works on windows xp. I try changing it to another one, still nothing. The screen saver can be previewed, but it will never go on. It started happening all of a sudden. Windows xp pro with service pack...
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    Windows xp problem....please help!

    Hey Guys, I've been having a problem with windows xp lately. My desktop picture has gone away, and now there is just a grey screen. All the icons are there, and everything seems to work fine. I was playing a game, then the game closed and I was left with the grey desktop. I cannot change it...
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    AGP 8X HELP!

    OK, so I got my new graphics card which is an 8x card. My old one is 4X. I have the agp slot locked at 66mhz. Is there anything I need to change for the new one? Does it need different frequencies? It is an a7n8x mo-bo. Thanks!! -Collin-
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    Which graphics card is faster?

    OK, So I just bought the visiontek radeon 9500 pro and my cousin just bought the gainward ti4800se......we are arguing about which is faster, since neither have come in the mail yet. So....which one is faster? -Collin-
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    Visiontek 9500 pro overclocking

    OK, I have seen so much about overclocking 9500 pros and how much of a pain in the a$$ it is....so here is my question... Can I overclock this card with a program such as rage3d or powerstrip? Or do I need to find an "overclockable" bios for it? I can't seem to find any bios' whatsoever for...
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    ti4600 or ti4800??? difference?

    OK, I am stuck on this. Is the ti4800 just a ti4600 that supports 8x? Are they the same clock speeds? It seems like the ti4600 has a 300mhz clock and the ti4800 has a 275??? PLEASE HELP!? -Collin-
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    which new graphics card?

    Hey I'm considering buying a new graphics card. I'm chosing between the 9600 Pro and the TI4800. Are there any other suggestions? I have about $150 and it will be used for gaming. Any thoughts will be helpful.
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    Computer keeps crashing...help?

    I have an athlon xp2500 running @ xp3200 with an a7n8x. It has been crashing lately, and I thought it was because of the overclocking, but what really confuses me is that it was running perfectly for a week and a half, but now it isnt. I don't understand how it can run fine for that long, then...
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    Prime95 advice

    I was just wondering a few things about prime 95 torture test. I have never used it, and I don't know much about it. I am trying to test my computers stability and this seems like it might work. First of all, what does it do? Also, is it free? Are there risks too my computer. If I had to take a...
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    Spontaneous reboots??? Help please.

    Hey Guys, I just finished building my computer. Bought an asus a7n8x mobo with an xp2500+ barton chip. Currently it is running at 200x11, but occasionally reboots itself. Any ideas? I have a 13 dollar 400 watt power supply...could that be the problem? Or should I just up the vcore a tad...
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    XP2500 too hot?

    Hey All, Just installed my xp2500 and set the fsb to 200, with 11 times multiplier. I have an SLK900 heatsink with 92mm enermax fan. Temps are still around 50 celcius under full load. Is this too hot? I am guessing it is because I have a dinky 60mm case fan, thats all :( -Collin-
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    Memory problem...PLEASE HELP

    Hey All, I just got my A7N8X installed with the barton 2500. I have hyper X pc3000, and I cannot get it to run at anything other than default speed. It will not even run SLOWER than default speed. The system will not post anything unless the memory is at 166(x2) which really isnt even default...
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    AMD XP2700+ vs. P4 2.4C???? HELP!

    Hey all, I am in the market for a system upgrade. I know there is TONS of controversy between the two systems, but I just want some opinions. I am considering the xp2700+ or even the xp2800+ compared to the 2.4C. Keep in mind I do mostly gaming and will be overclocking. So, any...
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    Overclocking and warranty?

    Hey Guys, I am deciding on buying an OEM processor or the retail. The difference is the warranty...1 or 3 years. I am planning on overclocking, so if my cpu gets fried, will intel know that I overclocked it? Will this void the warranty? If they will know, then I may as well save a few bucks and...
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    2.4C or 2.C???

    Hey all, I am in the market for either of these, and I wish to hit 3ghz overclocking. Which would be best? Well, I know which one would be best, but which one would be the best value? Is it worth the extra 40 bucks for the 2.6? Thanks guys! -Collin-
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    Overclocking Pentium 4 2.4B

    Hey all, I have a pentium 4 2.4ghz 533 fsb. I bought it with an ECS board, and now I am ready to move up to a board with better overclocking. My ecs board will barely hit 150fsb (600). It is unstable at that frequency, and my processor is only at 2.7ghz. I ordered an AOpen AX4SPE-Max with the...
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    Unlocking a Pentium 4

    I haven't heard much about this, but I just ordered a motherboard and I was curious. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my AOpen AX4SPE-Max board and I was looking through the online manual, and it looks like you can change the multiplier. I know you can on almost any board, IF the processor...
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    Which is faster? Help!

    OK, I have about a hundred bucks to spend on memory for my new motherboard. Any more and I will have to wait till next paycheck. I am deciding between the Kingston Hyper X pc3000 512mb, or something less expensive that I can run in dual channel mode. So I would be buying like two sticks of...
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    Overclocking Kingston Hyper X

    Hey all, I just bought a 512mb stick of Hyper X pc3000 memory. My problem is this: my motherboard (ECS L4VXA2) only supports ddr333 or ddr400. This is DDR370 ram. I currently have it running at the 166 setting, but it is actually 181 with my fsb increase. I can't seem to get it to run at 400...
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    Converting to dynamic disk?

    I just got a new scsi drive and I have heard that the performance is MUCH better when you convert the hard disk to a dynamic disk on windows xp. I am not really familiar with what this does, so I'm not sure if I should. Can anyone help me out and tell me the benefits of performing this task? Any...
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    SCSI benchmarks

    Well, I finally got everything hooked, and I don't think I am all that impressed. I have this setup: IBM DDYS-T18350 10K rpm drive with 4mb cache-80-68 pin converter Adaptec AHA-2940U2W ultra 2 wide scsi card (I know, it's kinda old) Two device scsi round cable, with one terminator In the...
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    Old SCSI controller....performance loss?

    This is like my 5th post about scsi hard drives, but I have one more question... I have an ultra scsi 9.2gb cheetah hard drive that I will be using with an older 2940u2w adaptec card. Although it is only an ultra 2 card and not ultra 160, will I see much of a loss? Will this have a huge effect...
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    SCSI performance question

    I have seen a few posts of people wondering what to expect from their scsi setup. Well, here's mine. I haven't got it installed yet, since peices are arriving separately in the mail. Anyway... Seagate cheetah 10k rpm 4mb buffer 9.2gb drive. Adaptec 2940u2w 80 to 68 pin adapter Dont know if it...
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    SCSI performance question

    I have seen a few posts of people wondering what to expect from their scsi setup. Well, here's mine. I haven't got it installed yet, since peices are arriving separately in the mail. Anyway... Seagate cheetah 10k rpm 4mb buffer 9.2gb drive. Adaptec 2940u2w 80 to 68 pin adapter Dont know if it...
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    SCSI HELP! Terminator???

    Hello everyone. I just got my new scsi hard drive, an adaptec 2940u2w, and an 80 to 68 pin adapter. I am going to use this for my operating system. It is a seagate 10k rpm 9 gig. Also, I am using windows xp. I have been reading on the forums that I will most likely need a terminator, though I...