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    celeron 2.6Ghz to pentium 4 2.6Ghz - is it worth it?

    Hi all, I have a friend who has an Acer Travelmate 244LM laptop. Its quite old and still works well. I will be doing some upgrades on it for him next week in terms of RAM and HDD. In this laptop it is possible to change the CPU too and I am wondering if it is worth doing it for him or whether...
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    Convert gaming PC to HD video player

    Hi all, A friend of my has just bought a high definition video camera and wants me to upgrade his current computer so that it can play the things he records through his HD television. The current spec is as follows: Case: Aerocool Aerocube CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 6400 (2.13Ghz) Video...
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    windows vista serial - oem/retail difference

    Quick question. I picked up a second hand computer and in the stuff that came with it was a copy of windows vista home. The computer has no hard drive at the mo so cant get any info about it. I'm trying to find out if its a retail copy or oem copy. I know in the past OEM copies have had the...
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    TIM spill on my Q6600 - Have I killed it? Help!

    Hi, I had a problem with my motherboard and had to take it out to RMA it. while cleaning off the thermal paste on the top of the CPU I managed to stupidly get some on the underside of the chip (I was holding it in my hand at the time). It was only a small amount. It got onto the area of...
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    Do I need a more powerful PSU or was i just unlucky?

    I have an Antec P150 and therefore a NEO430w powering the system as outlined below. The PSU is now sending out a high-pitched whine under load which seems to suggest there is a problem with it. I will take the PSU back and hopefully get a replacement in the next few days. It has been...
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    high pitched sound on overclock - problem?

    A few months back I built a computer with the following spec: Q6600 P5K-E Antec P150 case (with 430w PSU) EN8600GT Silent (passive cooling) Transcend DRR2 800 RAM Samsung HD501LJ Hard drive The computer has been working fine. I had it overclocked to 3GHz until recently when I...
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    Q6600 G0 - are these temps high considering the environment?

    Background: I have a q6600 G0, P5K-E mobo, Thermalright ultra 120 extreme HSF with an s-flex fan running at 1600rpm. it is overclocked to 3GHz. Vcore setting in bios is 1.315 (not stable below this). My ambient temps are hot. Problem: I have been told that my temps are quite high and...
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    Which RAM configuration is better?

    Hi all, I recently built a new system based on the Q6600. I am using Transcend RAM DDR2-800 (5-5-5-12) - model no - JM2GDDR2-8K. I have overclocked the system to 3GHz and all is stable, but since I am running a 1:1 ratio the ram is running slower at approx 667Ghz. Is it worth doing either...
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    Stalling Q6600

    Hi, I recently put together this system: Q6600 (G0) Asus P5K-E/WiFi Antec P150 case Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme Asus EN8600GT Silent (passive cooling) Transcend DDR2-800 RAM (1GB x 2) Samsung HD501LJ hard drive SATA (set as ACHI in bios) Asus DVD Windows XP SP2 The system...
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    can I overclock a q6600 with these ambients

    I'm new to overclocking, but recently built a system and was going to try and overclock it to about 3.0GHz. Unfortunately with my current ambient temps I'm not sure whether its a good idea. The system - main elements Q6600 P5K-E/Wi-Fi Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme with S-flex fan (1600...