Recent content by Chris431

Response from Gigabyte concerning this issue: "Then [sic] 210e processor has not been validated on this board."

Phenommsrtweaker works as advertised. However, I had to enable Cool N Quiet in the bios in order for it to work. If CNQ was disabled, changes in Ptweaker would have no effect. According to AMD, the voltage range for the 210e is .825 to 1.30. AMD 210e Specs IIRC, CPU-Z indicated .875 to...

Thanks for the suggestion. It appears to be working (CPU-Z + Kill A Watt check at load). As an addendum, I would not recommend a 210e on the Gigabyte 750a MB. The CMOS has to be reset each time the PC is unplugged. At first I thought I needed to replace the CMOS battery. However, a new...

I recently purchased a 210e to replace a be-2350 on an htpc (using a Gigabyte nForce 750a motherboard model GA-M750SLI-DS4 with the most recent bios which added the "e" chips prior to the 210 model). Although only a slight upgrade, I had read that the new energy efficient units undervolted well...

One criticism of these cards is that they're not as quiet as one might think. Nonetheless, the heatsink on this card is excellent for modding into a near-silent card without having to spend more on a third party hs/fan. While I do not have the subject card, the heatsink on the MSI Twin Frozr...

It's unfortunate that AMD sold its mobile video division to Qualcomm (for a paltry $65mm). It was a clear area of growth but apparently there wasn't much enthusiasm for the division and its performance lackluster. AMD either didn't see the potential market or feel it had the resources to take...

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) still manufacturers AMD GPU chips. AMD CPUs are still manufactured at is former foundries (GloFo). It is expected that the GPU's will begin shifting to GloFo in 2011. While AMD shifts its GPU allocation away from TSMC to GloFo, AMD will begin using TSMC to...

Don't ride the metro....b/c there's no one there that will hear you scream.

I saw your post regarding your Agility drive and thought I'd offer some advice. I have used an Agility (& Vertex) on several nForce boards with no issues. (1) AHCI should not impact wiper.exe (as an aside, the 700 nForce variations support AHCI) and wiper.exe is faster in non-AHCI mode. To...

You do NOT have to uninstall your beta MSE to obtain the final/public release. You should receive an upgrade notice from MSE and upgrade automatically through MSE. This will install the final/public release. I mention this b/c MS's site is ambiguous ("Beta users: Upgrade to latest version...

If MSI had any actual confidence in the purported enhanced reliability and durability of the product, as it suggests the consumer should, the warranty would be modified accordingly. However, I did not find anything indicating this product has a warranty other than the standard poor MSI's 2 year...

The value (or lack thereof) proposition of this card is made worse by MSI's poor warranty period and policies: MSI VGA Products are warranted for 3 year limited warranty (Two (2) years Parts & Labor, and the third Year Parts ONLY, shipping and handling fee will be required). The 3rd Year...

If you want to avoid cable clutter when not in use, something like this would work. You will need a molex -> sata power cable. I've used similar SATA extension module backplates and they seem to work relatively well.

This would not be the first time that a false news report disguised as legitimate news caused a stock to drop precipitously. Although it is yet to be determined if there was intent to manipulate the stock in the case of yesterday's "news," the case of Emulex is otherwise. In short, an...

I believe I experienced the same problem last night after replacing the primary card in an SLI config after receiving a new card via RMA. And, I have some suggestions below but will first explain what I experienced in case it is, in fact, different than what you are experiencing. My SLI...