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    Spot the problem and win the prize......

    An Athlon XP 2400 is probably a third faster then your current processor or more. Athlon xp = faster per mhz then pentium 4. At low resolutions, CPU is the most important thing. Your graphics card far outpaces your CPU. I don't know what the reqs are for extremely high frame rates in...
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    Recent computer build - Nothing works, why?

    I just helped a friend build a system. It worked fine for several days, including bioshock / guildwars, but then it crashed and windows wouldn't boot / had issues booting. Now the Windows Vista CD crashes too, I have Linux Isos and they don't work - what could be the problem? I've tried two...
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    Widespread Power Saving Woes

    I'm running a Core 2 Duo overclocked to 3.25 ghz, a largish 24" LCD and a really mammoth 21" CRT, plus a large metal receiver which powers a hulking pair of floorstanding speakers. This lot probably uses more power then an underclocked Duron, I figure. I know the LCD alone is rated at 100+...
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    Brother Dwight's Proposed Comp Build

    Nah, shipping's around $70 (free shipping doesn't apply to Alaska. Better then Buy.com's $40 an item, at least..) What's wrong with the power supply? I've had a Cooler Master with 19A on the 12V do me very well, and that's with a 3.25 ghz C2D (yes, I'm planning to upgrade that PSU.) This...
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    Brother Dwight's Proposed Comp Build

    Thanks. I forgot to mention, but the RAM and Power Supply each have rebates - the power supply is $5 after rebate, RAM is $40. I thought about that motherboard, but it only has four USB slots. Anyone got an opinion on the Biostar board?
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    Brother Dwight's Proposed Comp Build

    Throwing together a computer build for somebody, need suggestions on whether there's anything wrong with it (incompatibilities, stupid-ass mistakes) or general suggestions. Remember, this all has to be shipped to Alaska, which is why everything on this list is from Zipzoomfly. Newegg or such...
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    Older Intel Motherboard Compatibility with Newer Stock HSF

    My dad has an older (Pentium 2.8 ghz singlecore era) Intel motherboard (ABIT IC7) and the fan died. I have the stock heatsink fan for my core 2 duo from when I upgraded to a better version, but it isn't immediately apparent that it will fit - the motherboard appears to have the correct holes...
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    Terrible Temps - What's wrong?

    What did you use to measure temps?
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    Terrible Temps - What's wrong?

    I have an e6300 with good case cooling (intake/exhaust). I originally had the stock fan with a crappy Asrock mobo back when RAM was obcenely expensive, but I saw a good deal on mobo/RAM at newegg recently and picked em up - along with cooler master hyper-3 ($30 something?) It was rated 5/5...
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    Buy Dell, insert 2 gig RAM, 8800 GTS. Workable?

    I have a friend who does not live near me, but wants a new computer. I don't trust him to build one. He wants to play stuff like Oblivion. http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/...?oc=bdcwyfz&cs=04&dgvcode=ss&c=US&l=EN Minus video card and RAM, he can get a Dell with an e6300 and 20...
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    Supreme Commander demo available

    I've played Dune 2k, Total Annihilation, Starcraft, Homeworld, Empire Battle for Dune, Age of Empires, AOE2, AOE2 Conquerors, AOE3, Red Alert, Red Alert 2, Dawn of War, and all the expansion packs. I've played Warcraft 3 a LOT. None of them have come close to Supreme Commander for me...
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    Need a good real time strategy

    I third the recommendation for Supreme Commander. It will blow your mind. Beta just ended, but the demo's out and available :D Giantass battles.
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    3dmark 2006 scores show major graphics problem

    I'm running an E6300 @ 2 ghz with a 6600 GT. It's well cooled, has all relevant drivers (Forceware 93.71, tried multiple reinstalls) and running 3dmark 2006 gets me around 60% of the video card performance I've gotten before and have recorded on ORB. Getting 3.5 FPS in game tests instead of...
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    Need recommendations for AM2 Kit!

    I'm likely to be throwing together some parts for a guy I know; I built him a computer, he's happy with it, but now he wants to upgrade his backup computer. He's not an Intel fan, so I was thinking of throwing him an AM2 box; he can always leapfrog it forward to k8l / quad core a coupla years...
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    Questions about suitability of two different fans for quieting case:

    .. actually, if I look closely at the motherboard / graphics card... the end of the graphics card sits above the northbridge fan - or very near it. I'm leery of my chances at actually putting a chipset cooler there. .. and wondering if I *need* one. The graphics card simply seems to...
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    Questions about suitability of two different fans for quieting case:

    From what I'm reading, it seems that the Zalman is very noise (one site lists it as 40 decibels, a reviewer at a different site said it was too noisy), and the Silencer won't fit? Chipset and CPU cooler = $30 combined, seem pretty simple. VGA cooler = $30 alone, problems galore. ><
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    Questions about suitability of two different fans for quieting case:

    92mm fan looks great. I know that the larger the fan, lower the RPM, quieter the end result XD as for the VGA coolers, I don't know how to trim / modify anything for a fit. Are there guides for that?
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    Questions about suitability of two different fans for quieting case:

    I've got a computer setup. Athlon 64 Winchester. It's way, way too loud. I've got super-quiet Panaflo's for intake and exhaust fans. The video card's an XFX 6600 GT with a 52 decibel fan (according to specs), cooler is stock A64 fan/heatsink @ 46 decibels. The motherboard is a K8n Neo4-F...
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    Cooling advice, now using stock A64 HSF

    First, background! I'm using an Athlon 64 130nm Newcastle, stock HSF. I have a panaflo fan blowing in on the front and a larger (92mm) Panaflo blowing out the back. Video card's an XFX 6600 GT; I think its fan is the loudest thing in the box, excepting possibly the annoyingly loud 7000...
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    Upgrading to SATA worth it?

    Right now I'm running on a 30 gig Maxtor Ultra-ATA-100 drive with a 2 megabyte buffer. What kind of HD performance upgrade would I get going to a SATA II drive like http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100590-2 this one? Accrording to the (Stated) specifications of...
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    Heatsink Compatability

    I've got a Alpha Pal 8045 heatsink with a palamino fan to go with it. Exceptionally effective. Can I use this on A939 motherboards, specifically maybe the MSI K8 NF4?
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    Which hardware bundle is better?

    Er.. Maybe. From what I was reading, the DFI board is KING OVERCLOCKING! within that price point, while the MSI.. isn't. Isn't at all. So if I go with the MSI board, I can't see myself doing much of anything. And if I can't use my current Alpha 8045 heatsink, I'm stuck with the stock ones...
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    Which hardware bundle is better?

    Rrgh. You don't like Thermaltake? I can get a Coolermaster 430watt 19A on 12v rail, 70% efficiency for $40.
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    Which hardware bundle is better?

    In another related question, I have an Alpha 8045 heatsink and Panaflo fan on my current Socket A system. However, they require four mounting holes around the CPU. Can I use these with one of these or another Athlon 64 motherboard? As far as I know they're better then anything else I can...
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    Which hardware bundle is better?

    Okay. I'm looking at getting an athlon 64 system. Two different vendors, Monarch and ZipZoomFly. Pros of Monarch is that they stock an EVGA 6600GT for $130 after rebate, and a DFI NF4-0DAGF motherboard for only $89. The Leadtek is a better video card then the EVGA as far as I know...
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    the ultimate "do i need a 24pin PSU ?" thread

    I've got a power supply (300 watt, 13A on the 12v rail) and going to upgrade to A64 3000+ 6600 GT PCI-E. I'm pretty sure this is a high quality PSU despite the old 20pinness and the low 12v amperage, because when the lights blink and Dad's computer reboots mine doesn't even notice :D Thing...
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    Venice 3000+ / PCI-E 6600 GT power requirements

    Much thanks. That's better then anything I've seen so far. I have to rant that power supply prices in general have shocked me. The Enlight case w/ power supply that I've run on for three and a half years was.. sixty or seventy bucks at most, and I had been hoping that solid 300-350 watt...
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    Venice 3000+ / PCI-E 6600 GT power requirements

    My current 300 watt power supply has the 20 pin Mobo plug along with the square 4 pin CPU plug. The max load for the 12v rail is 13amp, and from all that I don't think it'll run the A64 mobo with PCI-E 6600 GT graphics I'm planning to buy. I'm only running one 30 gig hard drive, so I shouldn't...
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    Microsoft Optical Blue or H2003?

    I have an H3003 Optical PS2 mouse and a USB Microsoft Optical Blue mouse. I have to use a PS2 adaptor to run the MOB - on both windows and linux it simply doesn't work w/ USB. I can't find data for the MOB, so I don't know which is the better mouse, or which I should use...
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    Cooling Requirements

    Thanks all! I installed axp 2200.. it's running fine around 38 celcius.
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    Cooling Requirements

    Thanks! I'm goin with an Athlon 2200 XP.. should be a bit less heat then the 2400 (and 7 bucks cheaper), and the ambient temperature of the room is steadily growing colder.. will be until next spring :/
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    Cooling Requirements

    I've got a Alpha 8045 heatsink with Panflo fan (sticker worn away, don't know specs) on an AMD Thunderbird 1 ghz, and a 42 CFM Panflo on the back of the case. Temperature is around 38 Celcius for the CPU and 21 for the ambient system according to the Bios, but it'll go higher during mid-summer...