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    Laptop HDD to Desktop

    Hi there, I've dismantled my busted laptop and removed a FUJITSU MHN2200AT HDD, I googled it and found this link: http://www.baber.com/drives/internal_ha...es/laptops/fujitsu_mhn2200at_specs.htm However, I count 47 pins on it and I thought laptop HDDs had 44 pins which makes me wonder if...
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    Leadtek A6600GT Problems

    Hi, I posted a motherboard problem relating to this card here: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...?catid=29&threadid=1834544&STARTPAGE=1 But as I'm now conerned it's a graphics card problem I thought I'd drop a post here to describe it. All the previous problems are described...
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    New 6600GT in older motherboard

    Hi, My friend has a MSI 746F Ultra with AMD XP 2000+, 512 RAM. Was running an nVidia 5200 graphcs card, but bought a Leadtek A6600GT. However, upon installing, the WinFast BIOS screen comes up from the graphics card, which checks its onboard ram, then the normal boot screen appears...
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    Opinions on this Dell spec pls

    Hi there, I know alot of people want a good gaming system that is as good as possible for the money. However I maxed at £550 without requiring a monitor. There are some Dell's going around this price for this spec SYSTEM SPECIFICATION Dimension 9150 P4 630 3.0GHz, 800FSB...
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    Could someone explain the AMD Rating System...

    Hi, I was always under the impression that AMD called their chips XP + etc, because they wanted to advertise to general joe public that although their CPUs ran at a lower frequency that the longer clock cycles meant that they ran at an equivalent speed to their selling name. Hence an...
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    Graphic Card Choice

    Hi, I have to build a cheap rig for a friend and the 3 cards in price range are GF 6600 ATI X700 ATI 9800 Pro The 6600 and X700 are the base models, no GT no XT etc and I seem to be having difficulty finding any real benchmark/comparision info on them. Anyone have any advice on...
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    Recommend a PSU, Antec or Enermax

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me alittle guideance. I have a choice of buying either a Antec or Enermax PSU. But I can get the Antec quickly, or a possible ~6week wait if I want the Enermax (so is the Enermax worth no computer for 6 weeks). Here are the choices : (Specifications...
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    Tagan any good for PSUs

    Hi, I'm in the UK and lookin for very reliable PSUs, my system is : Windows XP Home SP2 Athlon 2800+ running as 3200+ [ FSB 200 ] 1024 Gig Geil DDR400 running at 400 [2x256 + 1x512] in Dual Channel Mode Abit NF7 Galaxy GeForce 6800 GT Maxtor 80Gig Hard Drive Internal Teac CDRW Freecom...
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    Will this work

    Hey there, I have a Packard Bell Pentium3 800Mhz/Intel 810e Graphics here, and my friend wants an upgrade (very cheap..... extremly in fact). I've bought him a Radeon9600XT,ASRock mobo,512DDR333 and a Sempron2400+. But I need to recycle the old hard drive. Now I really don't want to...
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    Graphics card on a severe budget

    The system I'm building is on a really small budget, to the extent that this is it thus far : AMD Sempron 2400+ 512 PC2700 RAM ASRock K7VT4A+ As you may notice, its a majorly small budget. Now these are the 4 cards I can get, could anyone recommend which one. To my knowledge the...
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    Doom3 Timedemo fps

    Hi, I know this is another Doom3 thread, but hopefully you guru's can give me some advice which would be great. I've just built this system Athlon 2800+XP 512 (2x256)MB Geil Ram [in Dual Channel Mode] Maxtor 80GB 7200 HD Galaxy GeForce 6800 GT Abit NF7 nForce2 Mobo This is my first...
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    Choosing a good CPU Fan

    Hi, I've an OEM Athlon 2800+ XP and was looking for a good priced HSF to cool it down. It runs at FSB333Mhz, but I have DualChannel 400Mhz Ram, so the faster I get the FSB on the CPU the more efficency I get in the Ram, a double bonus. I can get this for about £7 (~$11) and was wondering...
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    Will Geil DDR400 underclock at 333 ?

    Hi, sittin' beside me I have an Athlon 2800+ (333Mhz), a Mobo supporting FSB 333/400 and Geil Ram DDR400. It's a cheap Mobo located here : Asrock K7S8XE+ But it looked pretty good for the price, but then again I know nothing of motherboards, and it probably shows. I ran outa cash and had...
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    Is Akasa a good or bad choice

    Hi, I'm buying an Athlon 2800+ XP, chip only and am buying the fan separately. I found this one ************** Akasa AK827 Quiet Fan (XP to 3400+) Ultra Quiet AMD socket A Air Cool copper base cooler AK-450 thermal compound Core Properties Value Stockcode FANAKA827...
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    This card what it seems?

    Sorry bout postin' so much lately but I'm really wanting to "spice up" my machine as quick as possible, and with the disappointment that I can't find a BFG 6800 GT O/C I'm eager for another choice. I've found this one here : ******************* 256MB GALAXY GF 6800GT DDR3 256BIT TV-OUT...
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    BFG GeForce 6800 GT stable with Doom 3?

    I've picked the BFG GF6800GT over the X800 since it generally seems to outperform it, but was wondering if this version is stable with Doom3 ? The reason I ask is cause the general view from ID Software is that overclocking your card on Doom3 is a very bad idea, but what if the card is O/C'd...
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    Geforce 6800 GT Power Consumption

    Hi guys/gals, first post. Been around the site awhile but never been to the forums. I've been pondering over whether to get an ATI X800 Pro or an nVidia GF 6800 GT. I've a 400W Power Supply and here's all the main components in the system. LG DVD-Rom Teac CDRW Floppy Maxtor 80GB 7200rpm HD...