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    XP x64 Edition with A8V?

    I don't think the problem is to do with the RAID drivers. I have the same problem as you, the system gets to the point where it should boot and it then it just reboots without warning or error. Once it does manage to boot it, it's fine, but booting seems to be a real task. The only thing our...
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    Overclocking issue in XP x64?

    I get the exact same problem with my rig at stock settings. Once it's booted it's fine, but when booting up, it sometimes will just reboot without warning just as Windows finishes loading up. I'm still trying to determin if it is either a graphics card problem or my motherboard in general...
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    Abit AX8 Motherboard, Its nice.

    Cheers, it's appreciated...
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    Abit AX8 Motherboard, Its nice.

    Does anyone have any idea if there are any WinXP x64 drivers for the IC Plus IP1000 onboard LAN? I've been searching for them but found nothing...
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    How are AOpen motherboards?

    To date i have built over 20 PC's using Aopen boards, 3 of which were my own PC. Aopen are simply my number 1 choice of motherboard manufacturer, they are absolutely rock solid in the stability department, and get their priorities right when it comes to motherboard manufacturing as they are...
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    Win XP x64 download + Tips + Drivers.

    I have a follow up question regarding overclocking within x64. Is this version of XP adding a greater workload to the CPU? Are CPU temperatures higher than they would be while using 32bit, or are they about the same? I bought an OEM version of XP Pro x64 today along with a soundcard (since my...
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    What ram are you using in your main rig?

    2x 512mb Corsair XMS PC3200C2PT... but not for too much longer with any luck, am not too happy with this stuff...
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    Top 3 Motherboards you ever had

    Aopen AK73 Pro-A Aopen AX4G Pro Abit BH6 (Always gonna be in a top 3)
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    M-Audio Delta 66 vs Creative Labs Audigy 4 Pro... Recommendations?

    Great to hear. I wasn't keen on going with the Audigy 4, i've been avoiding using Creative Labs sound cards for years because i keep seeing post after post after post about problems with them, not to mention CL's reputation for lousy driver support. Looks to me like the Delta 66 will be the best...
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    M-Audio Delta 66 vs Creative Labs Audigy 4 Pro... Recommendations?

    Regarding music recording, i don't doubt the Delta 66 blows the Audigy 4 out of the water, but how is it in everyday use, things like movie playback, gaming, etc.? What about it's CPU usage compared to other cards? Thanks for the info so far...
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    M-Audio Delta 66 vs Creative Labs Audigy 4 Pro... Recommendations?

    I have been writing/composing music for some time now, since the days of the Amiga when i was just a young'un (well, around the same age and a lot of people here actually), and have decided to take it to the next step. Instead of simply taking samples and placing them within a sequence via...
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    Is CPU-Z wrong in showing my new 3500 Clawhammer as Newcastle? And I think temps are too high

    Most of those i clicked on were ebay auctions... Not the best place to get CPU info from. Even though the Newegg link says it's a Clawhammer, it isn't. An integral part of the Clawhammer core was the 1mb L2 cache. The first Newcastle cores were simply Clawhammers with half the L2 cache disabled...
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    AMD64 3400 @ 53C idle...hot?

    I think the problem stems from the fact that you have an Abit board. Abit have been notorious for years when it comes to inaccurate CPU temperature readings. I have an Abit board (AX8) and i've been getting a real mixture of readings. First i was getting idle temps of between 22-25c, which is...
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    Is CPU-Z wrong in showing my new 3500 Clawhammer as Newcastle? And I think temps are too high

    To my knowledge there never was a Clawhammer core 3500+. All Clawhammer core A64's had 1mb L2 cache while all 3500+'s had 512k L2 cache, meaning it's a Newcastle...
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    Extreme-ish Cooling Suggestions?

    This thing would fit the bill perfectly, if it's actually out yet (which i doubt)... Vapochill Micro Unit... http://www.tomshardware.com/business/20....html#asetek_vapochill_for_40_30_euros
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    LF : Socket 754 Motherboad - Via chipset

    Uh... there wasn't a KT333a chipset. After KT333 the next was KT400 (urgh). VIA have actually made some decent chipsets since KT333... You've got the KT880 for Athlon XP/Sempron, the K8T800 Pro was and still is really good, and i have been very pleased with the K8T890 i'm using now...
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    nf7 died, please recommend a mobo for xp2500

    I'm not sure of the price, but i would recommend the Abit KW7 (VIA KT880 chipset)
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    Extreme-ish Cooling Suggestions?

    A 3100rpm 120mm fan sounds like my kind of thing... I should have mentioned though that i'm looking for something other than air-cooling, which is why i'm not even sure there is anything that fits the bill for what i'm after, so maybe extreme air cooling will be my best bet....
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    Top Best

    Speaking as an FX-55 and X850XT PE owner (ok so my vid card is PCI-E), i would chime in and mention that at the current rate of production, and current pricing in many countries, you would save money going PCI-E rather than AGP. That said, sticking with AGP, i would say the best "equivalent to...
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    Extreme-ish Cooling Suggestions?

    My recent overclocking dabbling has resulted in me making 2 discoveries.... Firstly, my reported temps through uGuru are currently correct and my initial temps were the incorrect readings... Secondly, i've rediscovered the will to overclock. The problem is that, as you can imagine, overclocking...
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    Abit uGuru Reliability

    Yeah, i figured that much out... My question is how reliable is it, since in the space of one reboot my temperature readings are now around 20-30 celsius higher than they were before...
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    Abit uGuru Reliability

    I've uninstalled and reinstalled Micro Guru twice, still the same readings. For some ridiculous reason, the AX8 BIOS does not report any temps!! I don't know if this is because i have the Guru Clock fitted or if this is some king-sized cock up by the AX8 BIOS creators. The heatsink is fitted...
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    Abit uGuru Reliability

    When i first booted my AX8 system (see link in my sig for full specs), i was quite stunned to see my idle temps at 23c (identical to room temp) and load temps at 45c. Since a brief power outage though, my system is now displaying much higher temps. 47-51c idle and around 62-69c under load...
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    A8N-E or A8V-E Deluxe

    The Asus A8V-E Deluxe uses the VIA K8T890 chipset, which i am a big fan of since i use that chipset myself. The problem is that the A8V-E Deluxe is without doubt the worst implementation of the K8T890 available and is one of, if not THE, worst Athlon 64 motherboards on the market at the moment...
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    Abit AX8 Motherboard, Its nice.

    If it is a BIOS issue then it isn't one i have come across... Abit haven't released any other BIOS for the AX8, just the initial release, so if this is a BIOS issue, there isn't a fix for it yet. Like i say though, it hasn't happened to me... I haven't run into any problems or issues with this...
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    Which Nforce4 board to get?

    Why so set on the NF4? What's wrong with the K8T890 chipset? Since you're not using SLI and will be using an ATI vid card you should give that some consideration. I'm using the Abit AX8 and it's a great mobo...
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    How much can i sell this for?

    What currency? US $'s?
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    Abit AX8 Motherboard, Its nice.

    I can barely understand what that guy is saying. He seems to have some kind of gripe with the passive cooling on the northbridge and the NB fan header on the mobo. I just plugged in one of my case fans to that header and had no problems. Also, i don't see the need to replace the passive...
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    Abit AX8 Motherboard, Its nice.

    Testing is going well for me with the AX8 since changing the HSF for the stock one (which is doing a great job)... Guru clock shows 22c idle temps and 40c load temps... Perhaps most impressive of all is the 28c northbridge temps under full load... Not bad for a passively cooled PCI-E Athlon 64...
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    Dismal temps with Coolermaster Hyper48 HSF, Need Help Urgent

    After installing the Coolermaster Hyper48 HSF, my CPU temps are absolutely astronomical. After much fiddling about (tightening the retention device, checking application of thermal compound, refitting HSF, etc) the BEST i have managed to achieve is getting my CPU's idle temp at 71 Celsius...
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    Athlon FX-55, Abit AX8 + Coolermaster Hyper48 HSF

    Air flow seems fine, i certainly have enough fans (1x 120mm intake, 2x 80mm exhaust, 1x 80mm side panel fan). I bought this HSF after reading a very positive review of it at THG... Granted they said it's wasn't quite as good as the Zalman CNPS 7700-Cu, but space was a consideration. The most...
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    Athlon FX-55, Abit AX8 + Coolermaster Hyper48 HSF

    After installing the Coolermaster Hyper48 HSF, my CPU temps are absolutely astronomical. After much fiddling about (tightening the retention device, checking application of thermal compound, refitting HSF, etc) the BEST i have managed to achieve is getting my CPU's idle temp at 71 Celsius...
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    Abit AX8 Motherboard, Its nice.

    No, i'm running a PCI-E card, just not the one i will be using permanently (that should be arriving Thursday). I'm also running IDE drives, no SATA drives, so i couldn't tell you if it's possible to install one with the 3.5" floppy. The fact that the mobo comes with such a floppy disk though...
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    Abit AX8 Motherboard, Its nice.

    The Command Rate issue seems to be limited to just the A8V-E Deluxe board, the A8V Deluxe is fine (to the best of my knowledge, i haven't actually used one but no reviews have ever mentioned it and i'd say it's a big enough issue to mention if it was there) I get by with only 2 PCI slots...
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    Abit AX8 Motherboard, Its nice.

    It has serious stability issues. Xbit labs couldn't get it to run unless they used 2T Command Rate no matter what RAM they used. Asus never bothered to add extra features to make up for the thread-bare features available on the aging VT8237 southbridge. The thing was just very shoddily built and...
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    Abit AX8 Motherboard, Its nice.

    There's really no comparison between the AX8 and the A8V-E mobo's. The Asus board is a shining example of how NOT to make a motherboard, it is truly horrendous... Possibly Asus' worst motherboard in years. The AX8 however has been a real joy to use. I've been using one for a couple of weeks now...
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    Why is the K8T890 being ignored by PC tech sites?

    It's actually been 4 new chipsets later (KT880, K8T800, K8T800 Pro and K8T890). VIA have announced that the VT8251 will debut with the K8T890 Pro chipset...
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    Why is the K8T890 being ignored by PC tech sites?

    Looking at the latest Anand price guide for motherboards, i'd say that is no longer the case...
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    Why is the K8T890 being ignored by PC tech sites?

    I was wondering how long it would be before someone used the Xbit Labs review of the Asus A8V-E Deluxe board as an example of how bad the K8T890 is. It's widely known though that this board is an absolute stinker, possibly Asus' worst in many years. This board is a terrible example of this...
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    Why is the K8T890 being ignored by PC tech sites?

    I have to admit the VT8237 is the weak link in the K8T890 chipset boards... Although both Soltek and Abit have made up for this by including an extra controller to allow 2 more SATA channels and an extra IDE channel. They both also have gigabit LAN and firewire controllers, which again make up...