Forum: Ati Videocards
July 4th 08, 08:26 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
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Replies: 0
Views: 180
Question about recent CAT drivers
I am still on release 7.5. Are any of the 8.x series considered more
stable/bug-free than others or are there any versions to avoid? I have a
Radeon 9600XT on a socket A mobo running XP SP2.
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
July 1st 08, 02:37 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 20
Views: 692
agp motherboard
"dilbert firestorm" wrote in message
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spodosaurus wrote:
dilbert firestorm wrote:
anyone reccommend a agp 8x...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 11th 08, 03:51 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
Views: 494
Next upgrade?
Now that my system is fully upgraded to late 2003/early 2004 technology (AMD
AthlonXP 2800+ (Barton core), nVidia nForce400 chipset mobo, AGP 8x video
(128 bit memory interface and 256MB RAM),...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 7th 08, 07:42 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 11
Views: 470
Thanks
"Lee M." wrote in message
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Can I connect a fan to a 4-pin molex connector with the power on without
damaging...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 7th 08, 03:14 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 11
Views: 470
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 5th 08, 02:19 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
Views: 257
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 1st 08, 09:21 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 18
Views: 569
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 1st 08, 07:24 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 18
Views: 569
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 1st 08, 05:02 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 623
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
May 30th 08, 12:30 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 18
Views: 569
Do you think case volume affects cooling?
Some of you may remember my earlier discussions on case cooling and CPU
temps. My concern was my Athlon 2700+ system in which the mobo sensor
(which I will refer to as case temp) indicated about...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
May 30th 08, 12:06 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 126
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
May 25th 08, 02:27 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 336
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
May 23rd 08, 10:38 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 336
Any reason to upgrade from socket A?
My computer use consists mainly of internet browsing, email, Excel
spreadsheets and word processing, photo & video viewing (You Tube),
occasional ripping CDs and writing CDs. My main machine is an...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
May 20th 08, 12:43 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 1
Views: 181
Removing 3 tab heatsink clip
I'm having a heckuva time removing a (socket A) Spire Microflow II heatsink.
Just can't seem to pry it outward enough to clear all 3 tabs. Removed the
fan for better access but that didn't help. ...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
May 15th 08, 09:13 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 110
Views: 2,654
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
May 10th 08, 01:04 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
Views: 363
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
May 9th 08, 10:53 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
Views: 363
Mobo "case" temp sensor vs actual case temp
The sensor that reports "case" temperature on my (Epox socket A) mobo,
typically reads in the 95-100F range. If I stick a thermometer inside my
case (it sits on the bottom next to the empty PCI...
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
May 8th 08, 09:51 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 2
Views: 849
CPU temp difference between 2400 and 2700
"Wes Newell" wrote in message
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On Thu, 08 May 2008 14:33:29 -0400, Lee M. wrote:
All other things equal, what would you expect...
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
May 8th 08, 07:33 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 2
Views: 849
CPU temp difference between 2400 and 2700
All other things equal, what would you expect the CPU idle temp difference
(if any) to be between an AthlonXP 2400 (266FSB) and a 2700 (333FSB)? Would
you think a 5-6F lower ambient and better...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
May 1st 08, 03:25 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 3
Views: 428
Correct way to apply thermal paste?
I have seen sites that say put a small drop in the center of the die and
others that say cover the die with a thin layer using a straight edge
(credit card or razor blade). Is one method more...
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Forum: Ati Videocards
April 30th 08, 05:44 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
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Replies: 1
Views: 190
Error message mscoree.dll
Recently did a fresh install of Windows 2000 and the current ATI drivers for
my video card (Radeon 9250). At startup I get an error message saying it
can't find the dynamic link library...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
April 28th 08, 01:34 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 7
Views: 330
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
April 23rd 08, 06:20 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 1
Views: 208
Kingston DDR memory question
I have two 512MB sticks of Kingston PC3200 RAM. One is KVR400/512R and the
other is KVR400X64C3A/512. One has 1 rank/4 banks and the other has 2
ranks/4 banks. Other than that, the specs appear...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
April 14th 08, 07:21 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 62
Views: 2,327
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
April 14th 08, 04:57 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 9
Views: 277
Best Socket A mobo
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On Apr 11, 12:42 am, wrote:
On Apr 10, 4:31 pm, "Lee...
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