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memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820227031 psu http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...sp?Sku=D15-1000 cpu https://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...-XP32004BC%20AV maxes out my mobo to the 400 fsb from the 333
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I have a couple of sticks of 512 Ultra PC3200 DDR and I figured for $3 I'd get the heatspreaders when I bought the ram. The conflict I'm seeing here is that the ram has a sticker over the chips that says warranty void if removed. I'm pretty sure to have the best thermal efficiency and adhesion of the contact pad of the heat spreader, that direct chip contact is needed. What has everyone else done? Go over the stickers, or rip the suckers off and not worry about the warranty? I have a call in to Ultra too to find out what their official stance is.
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Chaintech 7NJL6 Socket A Motherboard -$30 AMD Athlon XP3000+ Socket A CPU Barton Core 333FSB -$60 2x Ultra 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz CL3 - $40 Ultra X-Connect 500w Modular PS - $35 ASUS Geforce 6600 TD 256 meg Video card -$92 Maxtor 160 gig drive - $50 Nothing blazing, but I got everything for around $300 after all the rebates. So it gets me up to speed and able to play again and it didn't break the bank. P.S. Did I mention that I LOVE Onrebate. rebates directly to my paypal account in about a month. gotta love it. By the time I get the credit card bill, I usually have the cash back.
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I have more money that I expected to have to spend on my next system (too bad, eh?). anyway, what's ppl's opinions on maybe dropping the extra $$$ to go with a amd64 x2 chip vs. amd64? both are socket 939 so I could upgrade down the line, or just drop the cash now. There are some pretty nice deals on pricewatch for mobo/cpu/ram combos. I just don't know if the price difference is worth it. I'll def. be picking up a nice pci-e video card, like I said, dunno if I should splurge on a chip, specifically an amd64 x2 3800. kevin
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My computer isnt top ofthe line. The specs are as follows: 933MHz Pentium 3 1gb sd ram 133MHz 4gb maxtor 250GB seagate Radeon VE Creative sound blaster Okay you can see im not going to "own" anybody with this, but it does run all the games I like really good. What I want to know is, could I bring this to lan partys? I really dont play newer games like Halo or Doom 3.
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I was having issues with my AMD x2 3800+ and gaming where I had to set my affinity every time I started a game. I came across this utility, ImageCFG.exe, that is available online or via the Microsoft resource kit. Instructions on how to use
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Just buying the core components now...only have $3K to spend Intel D975XBX Motherboard Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 4.53GHz ASUS EN7800GT DUAL/2DHTV/512M Dual 512MB 2 x 1GB OCZ PC6400 Platinum DDR2-800 2x SEAGATE Barracuda 500GB 16MB
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The Latest DVD Writers' True Speeds "So while the quick arrival of dual-layer writers has helped keep both -R/RW and +R/RW stay in the race, the + standard still has a lead. The + standard's writing performance also proved to be better, as you'll see later in our test results. With this in mind, we tested the writers with media that are actually available for sale to make sure our tests reflect actual conditions on the street today."
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2GB of RAM: Do We Really Need That Much? "...1GB memory modules used to be pretty rare and cost quite a bit of money until recently. However, the situation has changed lately, as the memory chips needed for 1GB memory modules production became wider available. As a result, there appeared some pretty fast overclocker’s DDR SDRAM modules with 1GB capacity in the market. Unfortunately, they cannot boast the same characteristics as 512MB solutions most popular among computer enthusiasts. Of course, you can equip your system with 2GB of memory by installing 4 x512MB modules. However, this solution will always work slower than a system equipped with a pair of 1GB memory DIM…
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System Specs AMD 3500 Venice Epox 9nda3j MB ATI Radeon 8500 64 meg--Ordered a GeForce 6800 GS yesterday. 1 gig Crucial 3200 ram 2 x 512 Antec Smartpower 2.0 450 watt psu 2 harddives--Seagate 160 Gig-- 4year old WD 40 Gb I need to replace. system would be silent if it weren't for that drive. It has a loud High pitch sound works fine still. Dvd rom Lite on DVD-RW BenQ 1640 I would also like to put 2 gigs of ram in system but I need to sell the ram I have currently.
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How much HD space is too much? I am thinking about getting a new harddrive but how do you know what will be big enough. at some of the e-tailers a 300 Gb hd goes for between 105.00 and 134.00. Woulld 300 Gb be enough space or should I go for more.
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So I reinstalled Website Watcher last night, bookmarked the top 10 sites that carry the x1900xt, set to check the price every 10 minutes and to email me @ work/home if it changes. This program is very useful if you're into the refurbs @ newegg as that stuff get snapped up fairly quickly. Bought my current video card and motherboard that way, saved about $110 and lasted 3 years. I plan to do this for the ideal RAM, motherboard, case, etc. Will be looking at Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe, 2x1G XMS or OCZ RAM, 2x hdd (Raptor 150G and WD 250G or more), 600W PSU, etc. Please list any suggestions as some of you guys research hardware all day every day, :dork:
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Wife and are getting our tax refund soon. Getting a nice chunk from federeal. Wife asked me if there is anything that I need or want. So I started thinking about my computer. My case is about 5 years old has served me well. I could use a new case. Been thinking about an aluminum case. having trouble finding a decent one. Would like one with the specs of the case Nemesis has. I have also been thinking about upgrading to 2 gigs memory. I have had trouble getting computer stable at 1 t. Not sure if I should sell the memory I have now and just get 2- 1 gig sticks. Would like some input on this dilemna I have. I am also thinking that maybe I should …
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