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    Republican Religious Wackos Score a Win

    H.R. 4411 passed last night as an Amendment to a Port Security Bill. How nice of Bill Frist to tie this piece of nanny state legislation to a security Bill. Wjhat a nice little present for all the religious kooks out there. Link to Bill summary is below...
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    Well played AMD

    Looking at the prices of the processors dropping, there is no way I'm not going to buy a dual core AMD. It is obvious that AMD is trying to mute the impact of Conroe's release by putting a real premium on Conroe's speed advantage, making potential buyers be willing to pony up that premium for...
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    Had Enough Yet?

    Despite the highest level of oil reserves in 8 years, we get $3.00/gallon gas - and Lee Raymond of Exxon Mobil gets $400,000,000 in a retirement package: http://www.yahoo.com/s/292719 This is what happens when you put an incompetent, failed oil man in the Whitehouse with a rubber stamping...
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    Looking for recommendations on a mATX mobo (939)

    The title just about says it all. Cost is a consideration. Looking for feedback on Biostar, ASRock, Epox, Asus, etc., GeForce 6100 boards. Searched the forums and didn't see much. Thanks.
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    Warm/Hot - Opteron 146

    Opteron 146 (retail) for about $165 shipped: link Never used eCost before - was a little bit worried. They play a game with the handling/ shipping charges and they get pretty bad reseller ratings. I ordered mine last week - got it today, no problems. Stepping is CACJE. FWIW
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    The Amercian Taliban take on Grease and The Crucible in Missouri

    For another instance of the wack jobs getting out of hand, just follow the link- http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060318/D8GE1GLO8.html A brief synopsis for those who don't want to read the linked story - A couple conservative Christians in a small town in Missouri complained about the...
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    New Build ... Please Comment

    Next build is for a family member. They want something small - case wise. They are looking for something to surf with and do homework, office work, etc. Not going to be used for much gaming besides some real low level kids stuff. So I have the following picked out, and I'm looking for...
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    Having trouble

    First the rig: Opteron 146 CAB2E Stock HSF G Skil 2x1 DDR500 (3-4-4-8) Epox 9NPA+ Ultra FSB 450W PSU Cooler Master Case Lite On combo drive Home XP First off - no way I can get 1:1 with the DDR500. It is recognized, and I tried a bunch of stuff, but I can do no more than HTT 240...
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    I'm a n00b & I have dumb questions

    New to overclocking, not new to building. The latest build, which I want to OC, is as follows: Opteron 146 (CAB2E) Epox 9NPA+ Ultra G Skill 2 gb DDR500 (3-4-4-8) FSP Group AX450-PN Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC Lite-On Combo drive Samsung Floppy Micro$oft Home XP POST'ed right up...
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    RAM Suggestions?

    Looking for input on RAM for OC'ing a Opteron 146 with a EPOX EP-NPA+ Ultra mobo. Would like to be in the $150 +/- range. Not looking for greased lighting right now - just like to get to 2.5 or 2.6 GHz stable. If I could see some big performance increase for a relatively little amount of...
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    Operton 146 - Stock H/S/F

    Just purchased an Opteron 146 and I am awaiting its arrival. I was wondering if any forum members have experience OC'ing the 146 with stock H/S/F. If yes, what kind of performance gain did you see. Also, should I replace the stock thermal grease with Artic Silver 5? Comments appreciated.
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    Info on CHENMING 501AWBU-F-0

    I think I have found the case for my next build: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811125486 Just wondering whether any in here have experience with the case. On the spec sheet it says "ATX for P4" for MoBo compatibility. I am going to use an AMD processor, so I would be...
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    Windows XP Home Problem - Hanging on Boot

    I was trying to restore to an earlier saved point, but that process was disrupted and now Windows hangs on the logo screen (with the blue bar that cycles across the bottom - that stops). I can get into safe mode, and have tried going to an earlier restore point, but I get the same thing upon any...
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    New Build Problems

    Okay - After waiting forever (at least it seemed that way) for UPS to deliver all the parts for a new build (my first), I set out to assemble the components yesterday: CPU- AMD 3700+ San Diego Motherboard - Epox EP-9NPA+SLi Case - Antec Sonata II, w/ 450W PSU HDD - Maxtor DiamondMax...