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    Asus' instant music lite

    many of you know what asus' instant music lite is.. so i would like to know how much power does the computer consume when listening to music in this mode. does the processor run at full speed and waste power or is it as good as an audio cd-player??
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    Burnt my video card !!!

    thanks for enlightening me on fets and caps ..... can u give me more info on mosfets though .. the 180' pair u were talking abt .. does that mean that the other mosfet is identical to it?? (i need to know this coz i could not note down the number of the original chip which went up in...
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    Burnt my video card !!!

    true ... but when i was expecting my engine (referring to my gpu) to blow up ... the fuel pipe gave way (the mosfet) .. this is what im bitching abt!.. frankly it wasnt something i expected .... i was waiting for artifacts to show up hoping the gpu would become unstable at some point .. but this...
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    Burnt my video card !!!

    Sure, it was a learning experience .. the hard way though! what a way to greet my first graphics card !! but one thing i need to know .. has this happened with oc'ers before?? or shall i say XFX has compromised with some cheap components ... and assume other makers would be better off and...
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    Burnt my video card !!!

    an addition to the infamous xfx line of video cards .. .. i started ocing my new xfx geforcefx 5700le 128mb card.... it was one of the best overclockers i had ever seen untill an 8-pin DIP mosfet burnt out!!! is this expected from video cards to happen ??? someone please let me if they have...
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    gaming speakers final choice (z5500 vs. s750)

    Simple question: If any of you have used zalman 5.1 headphones, i wanna know how good they are for gaming. Are they worth the price(costs me approx $75 at my place) and secondly, is it comfortable wearing it for hours together for gaming or movies. the answer will decide whether i buy it or...
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    a7v8x-mx mobo unstable?

    One clarification, right now i've set my jumpers for 100mhz for stability, but it does work at 166mhz. I dont have the same problem as you do, etherealgrifter. The only problem is it reboots often at 166mhz in windows and thanks to that, i need to keep reinstalling windows every 2 or 3 weeks...
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    a7v8x-mx mobo unstable?

    thanks guys, i think i'll go ahead and give the mobo for a check, if those guys replace it i'm lucky or else i'm getting a new one, probably a7n8x-vm, or if i can put some more money, then a7n8x-e + fx-5700. guess that shud be fine till i go for a new comp.
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    a7v8x-mx mobo unstable?

    This mobo A7V8X-MX has been a problem. It keeps hanging whenever possible. If i play quake its dead in a few minutes without doubt. Initially i thought the problem was with the unstable internal graphics -- VIA Unichrome. But the problem of hanging persists even after getting agp graphics card...