Recent content by ensiferum2k

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    heatsink/cpu installation prob

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    How are they geting these benchmark scores?

    perhaps they don't use sound in their test? benchmark and see how much more fps you get with the volume off
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    My $5000+ Upgrade.. Come look inside.

    If you're rich enough to put 5k on a pc than you definitely have enough toys in your house to entertain you for a month while you wait for conroe/price drops.
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    My hsf isn't sticking like the manual says so

    i get idle temps in the 40s and max 55-61c with coolnquiet on. the lever doesnt go down all the way, but the sides are pushed down. amd 3700+, a8n5x, 7900gt, thermaltake 500watts, and amd hsf I want to clean up my cpu and put in a better hsf. what should I buy? it needs to be easy to install...
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    heatsink/cpu installation prob

    asus a8n5x amd 3700+ hsf that came with the proc idle temps=high 40s idle temps with cooln quiet=low 40s/high 30s my room is very warm and the pc is next to the monitor(only other spot would be the floor)
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    heatsink/cpu installation prob

    me and my nephew made a system the older day and we had problems locking in a heatsink/fan on my motherboard correctly. we used artic silver and the retail hsf. the heatsink is locked on the sides but the lever doesnt go down all the way like in the pictures in the amd manual. i'm thinking of...
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    Will I have to reactivate my copy when I format again?

    In febuary of this year my crusty 2.8 system was having problems installing haxed xp versions. so I did the right thing and bought an oem copy and HD. well, that doesn't work either I take the pc to the cheapest repair place in town and they figure out it's my cpu. I buy a new cpu and have them...
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    Life is so boring without a PC- should I wait?

    I ordered a nice 939 medium budget gaming rig today and i'm very pleased. as long as i take care of this system it will run fine for years on win xp(i don't care about vista).conroe would be better but it's uncertain tech and definitely pricier. mature is the way to go
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    Is this a decent pc to get right now?

    ordered! SOUND CARD CREATIVE|X-FI XTREME RTL - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$121.99) VGA EVGA|GF 7900GT 256-P2-N564 - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$274.99) CASECOOLERMAS|CAC-T05-UW BLK RT - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$44.99) >POWER SUPPLY ANTEC TPII-550ATX RTL - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$89.99) MEM 1Gx2|CORSAIR...
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    Is this a decent pc to get right now?

    3700+ san diego 2 gigs ram 250gig hd sata asus a8n5x evga 7900 gt ko my pc died on me(2.8 p4, everything else was crap) so i'm desperate for a pc this month.
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