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    Did anyone play old Sierra or LucasArts games?

    For my money, the best games ever were in that 1987-1993 time frame. The Quest for Glory, Monkey Island, Kings Quest, Wing Commander, etc. games were just great. Graphics are better now, but I rarely find a game I like as well as those. I even built an old Pentium 2 (had to go to Computer...
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    memory timings question

    I am using the e8400, and haven't done any overclocking yet.
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    memory timings question

    I have a gigabyte ex38-dq6 motherboard and ended up with some PK series g.skill RAM. Is it still desireable to have the timings at 1:1, currently I am at 5:8, does this mean I will need to slow my FSB down to match the RAM and will it be beneficial? thanks.
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    Just swapped out my motherboard, but having some problems...

    I'm not really sure what happened, it was working one day and then the next day it wouldn't post. I did reinstall windows and it seems to be working okay so far. Could the SATA connections have caused any problems? I installed the including chipset drivers once I got in to Windows and so far...
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    Just swapped out my motherboard, but having some problems...

    How do I check the cpu revision? I am using the corsair modular 620 watt power supply. My mobo just crashed, not really sure why but it stopped posting so I took it as a sign to get a new one! ha! The RAM issue is a little weird, I ran memtest for a couple of hours and there were no errors, do...
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    Just swapped out my motherboard, but having some problems...

    I'm trying to reuse the vista install. My exact materials: gigabyte ex38-dq6 gskill f2-8500cl5d-4gbpk e8400 (not sure which version, it was an OEM though). Is there no memtest on the gigabyte bios? I can't seem to find it, I want to exhaust my options before reloading vista because there...
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    Just swapped out my motherboard, but having some problems...

    Hi all, I just installed a new motherboard, cpu, and ram. I went to a gigabyte x38 MB, an e8400, and 2x2 sticks of gskill ram. Tried to load up windows the first time and I got the BSOD, put the windows dvd in to try and repair and I got this message: startup repair cannot repair this...
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    Help...power save mode!

    yep, fans and lights all come on. It just seems I can't get a video signal. Very frustrating.
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    Help...power save mode!

    well, I put the jumper in the clear position for a while and then switched it back. I'm still getting nothing. This is really frustrating.
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    Help...power save mode!

    okay, I'm back, is the cmos jumper the same as the bios jumper? do i just need o take it of completely?
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    Help...power save mode!

    you know what, I haven't used the CMOS clear jumper, I will go check that out. This is about a year old build and has been rock solid from day one. Parts can fail of course, worked completely fine yesterday. I'll check that jumper and report back.
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    Help...power save mode!

    Tried to turn on my computer tonight and on the monitor it just says "display in power save mode". I punched the keyboard, etc. After cooling down, I popped the case open, pulled out the CMOS battery for a couple minutes, unseated the video card for a couple minutes, and hooked everything back...
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    Need some overclocking help...

    I did do that. I feel like my biggest problem is I've actually LOST speed. CPUZ continues to say I'm at a core speed of 1600 mhz with a multiplier of 6. This is not right, this should be at 2400 mhz with a multi of 9. I checked the BIOS and it has me at a muiltiplier of 9. This is so weird..it's...
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    Need some overclocking help...

    Just built a 6600 with a badaxe2 mobo. Never really done any overclocking but I wanted to give it a try, so pardon the newb questions. I read through the forums and various "how to" guides and ended up with these settings: Voltages: FSB 1.4 Memory 2.2 MCH 1.6 CPU 1.45 I would adjust...
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    Plextor DVD drive help

    I have a Plextor DVD writer model 716sa and recently when I've tried to run a cd/dvd from the drive or even click the eject button, my whole computer freezes up. It used to run perfectly but now something seems to have gone haywire. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have a DFI motherboard with...
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    Why I'm staying with AMD

    I don't get all the fanboi'ism....why wouldn't someone just go with the better product if they are buying a PC today? What's with the brand loyolty when something is clearly inferior, as the AMD chips are now compared to the Core? I have an AMD but was going to upgrade around Christmas, pretty...
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    Running dvd writer in DMA mode?

    I have a Plextor 716-sa dvd writer and am having trouble burning anything. How do I verify and change it to DMA mode?
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    Problem with cd/dvd burner

    hmmmm...I'm not sure how to do that or even what that is! hahahahahha
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    Problem with cd/dvd burner

    Hi folks, every time I try to burn anything using itunes, napster, or windows media player it never gets to the burning stage and always ends up freezing the computer up, I have to switch power off and reboot to get going again. I have a plextor 716-sa burner, an AMD 4000+, a DFI Lanparty mobo...
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    Lanparty Help

    I recently built a new AMD 4000+ with the Nforce4 Lanparty motherboard. I am suppose to have 2 gig of RAM in dual channel but I can't get the machine to post if RAM is in either of the first two slots. I also notice that there is a little orange colored light that is on next to the first 2 slots...
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    Which is better?

    It's a DFI Lanparty SLi setup, socket 939. It's an Athlon 4000+ Revision E CPU. Any help would be much apprecaited.
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    Which is better?

    I have 2 one-gig sticks of Patriot RAM. I purchased them in a mobo combo from Monarch. I noticed they are set to 1T timing but are in single channel. Is it better to be in 2T with Dual-channel enable or is better to stay in 1T with single channel? Would I need to change the configuration of the...
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    PC Power and Cooling

    I hope you don't mind me asking, but why on Earth would someone need an 850w power supply? Even with the setup you have in your sig, 500 should be more than enough?
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    New build help needed...

    hahahaha, I'm so foolish! Network Drivers are on an enclosed CD. thanks everyone.
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    New build help needed...

    Hi everyone, just finished building an AMD 4000+ using a DFI Lanparty motherboard. Windows XP Pro is installed but I can't get an internet connection going. I have Comcast as a service provider. It works fine on the old computer I'm typing on but no dice on the new one. In the device manager, I...
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    New build help...

    Hmmm, that's a lot of connectors, I think I might be missing one but I don't know which one it is, I definately have the 24 pin and the 4 pin ATX, I'm not sure if I am missing the chipset fan or the floppy connector. Any more info on where either of these two are located? thanks for the assistance.
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    New build help...

    I ordered the MOBO combo from Monarch, so it came with CPU/MOBO/RAM and allegedly the latest version of the BIOS. I'm not sure what you mean by 4 power connections. There is the main pin to the motherboard, there's a 12 volt to the motherboard, there is a 4 pin I believe to the graphics card...
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    New build help...

    It has crashed at different times, sometimes it will get to the Installing Files screen and sometimes it won't get there, I'll put my Name/Company info in and it will just crash. Other times it will crash while it is loading the windows install so its really varied. I am using Win XP Pro.
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    New build help...

    Well, I've gotten 3 different forms, one doesn't have a message, one is DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, the other is PFN_LIST_CORRUPT. My drives are all SATA but they are being recognized by the system. I should mention this, on the BSOD it mentioned turning RAM caching and shadowing off so I...
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    New build help...

    Hi all, I hope someone on Anandtech can help me out here. I have a new build that I finished yesterday but during Windows XP install, I always end up at the blue screen of death. I'm kind of stuck so any help you could offer would be great, I'm not even sure where to go from here. My specs...
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    Could use some more help...

    Any way I can tell if my memory if faulty?
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    Could use some more help...

    Thanks to everyone who helped me earlier with my previous problem, but now I have a new one. I'm trying to install Windows XP on my new build and after I load the included SATA drivers that Monarch Computers provided, when it's time to restart the system and get the install going it hits me with...
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    New build finished, but stuck at the start!

    Okay, still no luck. My system: DFI Lanparty Nforce 4 AMD 4000+ San Diego Sony 3.5 drive Plextor DVD writer Seasonic 500w PSU Seagate 7200.8 hard drive BFG Gforce 6800 Ultra 2 gig patriot RAM The DFI needs another power cord plugged in to the motherboard? Any more info on this...
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    New build finished, but stuck at the start!

    Alright everyone, no dice. It won't load up my monitor. Any idea where I should go from here?
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    New build finished, but stuck at the start!

    Thanks for everyone's help, I'm going to go give it a go.
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    New build finished, but stuck at the start!

    Okay, I have a Seasonic 500w S12 power supply and I found a cord that looks like it will fit in to the back of my graphics card, is this the power connector?
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    New build finished, but stuck at the start!

    PCI-E 6 pin connector? I just plugged it in to the PCI slot. AMD 4000+ San Diego 2 gig Patriot Ram Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS 200 Gig Seagate 7200.8 hard drive Plextor Dvd/cd writer
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    New build finished, but stuck at the start!

    Yes, I had to put my other computer back with the monitor I am using right now to try to get some help online, so I know it's not the monitor. I have an SLi motherboard but am only using one card, is there something I might need to do that I was unaware of for that?
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    New build finished, but stuck at the start!

    Hi All, I just finished putting together a AMD 4000+ with a Geforce 6800 card, I turned it on and at least it runs but I can't get anything to show up on my monitor so I can't configure BIOS, install Windows, etc. I know its probably because the computer doesn't recognize the PCI-Express card...