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    ATI 3650 an ok upgrade for the 9600??

    Thanks m8 Went for the 8600gts , a wee bit extra power wont go a miss lol Kev
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    ATI 3650 an ok upgrade for the 9600??

    Hi Guys My ATI 9600 (non pro or SE) 128MB died today , would the ATI HD 3650 512 DDR2 be a good upgrade? i only play halflife 2 and command and conquer 3 so nothing to taxing (got a 360 for gaming), systems not the best so not willing to spend a great deal. system specs are amd 64 3700...
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    Overclocking Athlon 3700+

    that wierd im running a 3700 at 2500 stable on an asrock dual sata2 , all i did was up the fsb to 228 and mems running the same, been stable for around 2 weeks now. mems set to high voltage and timimgs at 2.5,3,3,7 1t, just noticed your on value select mem and im on xms , that could be your...
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    First overclock

    got an asrock dual sata2 board m8
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    First overclock

    what do u think i could get with the vcore at 1.45?? I'm not going to volt mod the board to get it higher .. I'm not clued up on the mem divider tbh has anyone got a link to a dummies guide??
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    First overclock

    Hi guys well i got my asrock dual sata2 , athlon 3700 939 and 1gb of crosair xms 3200 memory , iv never realy got into overclocking but thought i would give it a go here's a picy of what i got 2.5 GHZ Im happy with that but if you think i could get more im willing to try lol ...
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    Hard drive upgrade

    Thanks guys With regards to the memory, would I see any performance difference from running 1 stick of 1gb ram or 2 512's running in dual channel??? I would rather get it sorted the now as I don?t plan on spending anything on the compy for a while after this upgrade. well I might add a new...
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    Hard drive upgrade

    yeah i did earlier , thats what made me think about the deskstar lol, iknow the old deskstars were realy bad when ibm made them but not sure if there any better now
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    Hard drive upgrade

    done some research on the hard drive and think it will ether be another seagte or an hitachi 250gb deskstar, are the deskstar's better now than when they were made by ibm?? what about my choice of memory? Cheers Kev
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    Hard drive upgrade

    Hi I?m currently in the process of upgrading my computer and wondering what drive to get , im after a 200/250gb sata drive , I usually go for Seagate drives which have been very reliable and was wondering if I should just stick with them ??? I want the fastest I can afford (which isn?t...
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    Some help on an upgrade please

    Cheers coomar just what i wanted to here, what cpu will i need to see a good performance increase in windows??? Valkerie dont know if you have picked me up wrong but that was my current setup not the one im thinking about getting . regarding the graphics as i said im no big gamer so its not...
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    Some help on an upgrade please

    anyone???
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    Some help on an upgrade please

    Hi guys Im looking to upgrade in the next few weeks and wondered if you guys could give me a little help , at the moment my systems spec are xp2400 over clocked to xp 2600 asus a7n8x non delux 2 x 256 crucial pc2700 and 1 x 512 crucial pc2700 ram 80gb seatgate 7200 and 40gb seagate...
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    looking for a good fast DVD-ROM drive

    Get a liteon ltd 165 its a true ripper's choice, think its one of the few dvd roms that are still availible thats not locked at 2x ripping, i use the same drive for ripping and i get from 6x to 9x sometimes 12x for breaf spells lol.. Kevstir
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    Dropped my cpu 10c

    yeah fans blowing in the case , what i did was make a tube with some paper and attached it to the cpu fan so that it acts as a funnel so all the air coming in from the fan goes right to the cpu fan. Kevstir
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    Dropped my cpu 10c

    Hi m8 my mums friend has his own metal fabrication business so i took my panel round and cut it using a pilar drill. It is a circular saw see post above that links the best picy i could get sorry Kevstir
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    Dropped my cpu 10c

    76mm Hole cutter picy Most medal fabracators will be able to cut the hole for u cant see them charging for it as it only take 2 minutes. Kevstir
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    Dropped my cpu 10c

    cheers guys, was easyer than i thought it would , the 76mm hole cutter went through the aluminium like a hot knife through butter lol. the led fan was only about £2 from ebuyer.com and isnt that loud.. Kevstir
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    Dropped my cpu 10c

    Hi guys i just cut a hole in the side off my side panel and put an 80mm blue led case inline with my cpu and it dropped my xp2400 from about 50 idel too between 35/40 depending on room temp, here some picys off it Side panel mod Side panel mod 2 Kevstir
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    256MB and 512MB in Nforce2

    how u do u know if its running dule channel?? is there a progy that tell u ? Kevtsir
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    3DFX collection LOL

    I still have my voodoo 3 2000 and to this day i still think it gave a better picture than most cards iv seen today. its not getting used at the moment but its still got life in it yet lol ,think i managed to get return to castle wolfie to work on it realy well. I was at my work placement...
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    Running xp2400 at 333 fsb

    crap forgot about the chipset lol , If the nforce chipset can take a proper 333 fsb chip it should be ok then ???? Im new to this overclocking i was just seeing what i could do without extra cooling... Kevstir
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    Running xp2400 at 333 fsb

    Hi guys iv just been messing about in my bios and i set the fsb on my xp2400 too 166 and mulitpier off 12 to get 2ghz the compy runs fine with temps at the same as they were before i messed about , is this safe ??? Kevstir
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    HELP!! I need a new HS/F for AXP 2400+

    check my specs ,my hsf keeps my xp2400 at 42/44 idel 49 full load Kevstir
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    nForce2 Users: Sound Card or Not?

    I think the 2 are very close but isnt it mostly down to the speakers after all they are whats producing the sound put £10 mercury speakers on both the nforce and the audigy and they will sound crap lmao .. Kevstir
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    Which Quiet CPU Fan/heatsink from Newegg?

    cooler masters hhc-l61 silent heatpipe is a good hsf my xp2400 is 42/44 idel with it and i dont have any case fans, it is what it saysSilent Kevstir
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    Best Silent Cooler for socket A

    I have the coolermasters hhc-l61 silent heat pipe and its silent , its runs my xp2400 at 42/44 idel and 48 full load iv not got any case fans so would say thats realy good temps for a silent hsf . Kevstir :cool:
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    Crucial Memory? - Never again

    sorry to here that bud, i think its just the 512 sticks that have the prob , i have 2 256(2700) crucial sticks in my a7n8x and its ran sweet on them since day one( 3 months ago) and full 166 speed hope u get it sorted soon m8 Kevstir
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    Serious Computer Slowdown

    If its xp u have try a system restore iv used this many times and i must say microsofty got this progy right :) Kevstir
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    k6/2 333 passive cooling

    Hi guys iv just built my girlfreind a compy from old bits i had, its got an amd k6/2 333( i know speak and spell springs to mind lol) she only needs it for office and playing freecell lol, Can the 333 be passivly cooled as the fan thats on it is very loud??? Kevstir
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    what temps. do you guys get air cooled??

    Xp2400 with Cooler Master hhc-l61 and no case fans Idel 42/44 Full Load 49 Case temps always around 35 Kevstir
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    Silent Computers

    I upgraded not that long ago and cause the pc was going in my room quiet was up near the the top off my list , what i got was a thremaltake silent pure power 420watt power supply and for the cpu (xp2400) i got the cooler master hcc-l61 heatsink and fan and my system is silent, with this setup i...
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    Quiet PSU

    thermaltake silent purepower 420 watt dual fan here and im well impressed, i have my pc in my room and i luv my uniterupted sleep i can still get that with my pc on at night lol Kevstir
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    heatsink recommendation?

    if u want a good quiet HSF i would go for the cooler master hhc-l61 i have one on my xp2400 and its realy quiet with my cpu at 42 idel which is not bad for a quiet 60mm fan at 2200 rpm and no case fans Kevstir
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    quiet heatsink for xp 1600+???

    I have the cooler master hhc_l61 on my xp2400 temps at 42 and the things silent . Kevstir
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    UPS

    fels what model have u got? and how long does the power last for??? I only need one to keep the compy running for about 5 to 10 mins.. Kevstir
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    UPS

    im thinking about getting a ups as my mums got crappy power cards and the elecy keeps going out when im on the compy can anyone give me some advise please.. Kevstir
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    Have i choose well????????????????

    512 isnt enough ram u think???? im puting 2 sticks off 256 ram in to get the dual channel thing working on the nforce 2 chipset.. Kevstir
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    Have i choose well????????????????

    anyone else like to put there 2 pennys in? Kevstir
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    Need Recommendation on Hard Drive

    hi tbates i didnt mean cause i had the drive it was the best what i ment is that the seagate is the daddy when it comes to silent drives .... Kevstir