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    Need some opinions on some upgrades

    I guess it would be better to wait. Then i could just get rid of my T-Bird rig.
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    Replacing primary hard drive

    Please clairfy. Was your D drive a partition of the hard drive you are RMAing? OR is you D drive an optical drive (CDROM, DVD, ect). Either way it should be compatiable just install the same OS you used before.
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    Few questions before building

    You forgot another step. 11) wipe forehead so sweat does not ruin components. I remeber my first build i was sweating like a fat man walking around the block. DONT FORGET TO DISCHARGE ALL STATIC electricity from your self!
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    Questions about replacing a cpu heatsink/fan

    What kind of proccessor does your computer have
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    Need some opinions on some upgrades

    I was thinking of upgrading my CPU and Video Card. Since the good Video cards are PCI-e that means i would have to replace my AGP only motherboard. Here what i was thinking of upgrading my rig with: ASRock 939SLI320-eSATA2, Opteron 146, and an 7900GT This will cost around $590. Any...
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    New rig specs

    If you are going to overclock you might as well go with an opteron 144 or 146. They also have 1 Mb cache.
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    Looking for a good 939 mobo w/ only 1 16x pci-e

    Check out some of those board and they look like pretty good suggestions. Any more suggestions would be appreaciated, im looking to spend less than $100 but will to go $120. That ASROCK board is pretty sweet any one know if it is reliable?
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    Looking for a good 939 mobo w/ only 1 16x pci-e

    I only need one16x PCI-E slot since i will only be buy one video card. Any one know of any good mobos that fit this discription?
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    power consumption of psu.

    thanks for clearing things up. Bobthelost mention that it used 210W per second which i found to be very high energy usage. That would mean every minute would consume kW.
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    power consumption of psu.

    thanks for the info. I guess i wont be leaving my computer on for long periods to save on the electric bill.
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    power consumption of psu.

    lets say the components in my system is drawing 210 watts from the PSU, does that mean it is consuming 210 watts per hour? thanks
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    power consumption of psu.

    How much watts per hours do power supplies consumes. The reason is that at my house we are very concerned about electricity consumption. For example i have a pcpower and cooling silencer 410 psu in my rig. The question is the wattage rated at a per hours basis or the by watts supplied. If it...
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    How well grounded do you need to be when putting a computer together?

    Yea i just touch the PSU or case once and thats it. Every computer ive built was done on carpet and i havent fried any components yet.
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    Steam is getting me all steamed up! (groan)

    any one know how to run hl2 w/o that stupid steam program?
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    Just got off the phone with BFG tech support...

    I used to run my BFG 6800GT on my KT3 Ultra and its a 4x mobo. Plus i hear that the difference between 4x and 8x is almost non-existance Though i upgraded from a KT3 XP 1800+ and got a NEO2 w/ a 3000+ A64
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    How long does it take Newegg to refund a canceled order?

    I cancelled an order from new egg and it took about a month before they credited (refunded) me back
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    power supply for XP 2500+ & 6800 GT

    I ran my BFG 6800GT OC on a 300 watt psu that came with my case. So you should be fine.
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    Question about ram

    hey you could be the first one to try it out and tell every one if it is a dud or a stud.
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    Dual-processor computer setup

    yea your PSU Sucks. Although i would comment that spend money on a case is not a bad idea since its that part that has the longest staying power. How about a PSU from PCpower and Cooling?
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    Graphics upgrade

    oooh a BFG 6800. hmm...tell you friend to save up an extra 149 bucks a get the 6800GT. It doesnt matter what brand although i do love my BFG 6800GT OC. Also i hear eVGA, and gigabyte are good brands.
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    Windows using PowerPC.

    Heres the article i read that said G5s were running windows. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14407 its also interesting to note that Intel was trying to bid to make processors for apples system but were cut off by IBM.
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    The Prime 95 fallacy

    has any one had there system crash on P95 while running everthing stock?
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    Windows using PowerPC.

    I heard a rumor that IBM is bringing their PowerPC CPUs over to the PC side. Also i just got done reading that microsoft gave out development kits for their XBOX 2 and guess what they are G5 running a modified version of windows NT.
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    Help on OC'ing New system!

    5300 in 3DMark05 is not a bad score. you still beat most systems. By the way nice rig!
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    amd overclocking

    I wish i could get close to 2.4 i even cant get any higher that 2.1 and i have a winchester 3000+ w/ OCZ PC3500. whatam i doing wrong? FSB: 225 cpu volt: auto HT: 4 1:1 2.5 3 3 6 T2 ram volt: 2.6
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    I Bought Intel Friends Tell me AMD better...

    I guess the moderator must be sleeping since this thread is still open. lol. Dont be bothered with your friends comment about your Intel purchase since you are happy with your P4. Personally i like amd's chips since they give a very good performace/price ratio. So what if A64 beats your P4 by...
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    6800GT cooler relpacement suggestions

    NV silencer is it compatible with all 6800s?
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    OC'ing for Doom 3

    what fps are you getting at your current settings?
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    6800GT cooler relpacement suggestions

    Currently my stock BFG 6800GT idles at 60c and at load runs up to 80c. Ive read other forums and threads that said the stock BFG cooler was not very good. Currently the stock cooler is the loudest thing in my system. Does any one have any suggestions on aftermarket coolers for the 6800GT? One...
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    How fast and how hot?

    Your video card idles 56C at that speed i guess i gotta change my cooler on my BFG 6800GT. Also i read other threads that said the stock BFG cooler sucks.
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    need advice for OCing my A64

    hey i just read that some one oc'd their P4 to 6GHz!!!! http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/news/14
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    need advice for OCing my A64

    Right now i have my 3000+ winchester oc'd to 2070. Here are my current components and settings: MSI Neo2 Plat OCZ Performance Series 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3500 939 3000+ w/ thermaltake silent boost K8 BFG 6800GT @ 410/1080 FSB: 230 HTT: 3 cas Latency: 2.5-3-3-6 T2 Multi x9 I tried...
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    Please Recommend A PSU

    you could go for a pcpower and cooling silencer 410 $89 or the 470 $99.
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    How fast and how hot?

    I was just wonder what people are getting from their 6800s and A64. Right now my whole system is running at stock speeds. So my BFG 6800GT is running at 58-62 C idle and my 3000+ 90nm is running 40 C idle are these numbers high?
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    Logitech Z-5500s the new Klipsch Killers

    i always thought that my Z-680s were klipsch killers. How does the 5500 compare to 680s? I dont think Logitech can take Klipsch in the home theater market.
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    whats wrong with Mac's?

    Macs are cool but ill take my FX-55 system any day.
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    need help with my new system

    Opps my bad I Forgot to connect the molex to my 6800GT ::cringes::. Well Im glad it wasnt a dead processor.
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    need help with my new system

    I just currently put together a new system with A64 3000+, MSI K8N NEO2, 1 GB RAM and it will not boot up to the bios screen. I have installed the D-bracket that came with my MSI mobo and so far my system get stuck at Processor initalization.
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    computer shutting down

    hate to say it but your CPU might be damaged. if you have a spare cpu that works you could swap it out to see if it is a cpu problem.