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I'm in as well, grabbed one going from a 19 inch CRT. I adjusted some but I'm sure it needs further tweaking. I'm having some eye fatigue but not too bad, I took the brightness way way down. Scott

thanks for the replies guys, very good information to consider :)

Thanks for the replies guys, that is some very useful info. Especially about PS and RAM (was thinking that might be the case). Now I just gotta convince him now is the time :D Scott

I finally convinced a good friend that it was time to upgrade his old Dell P3 to a newer system. Seems like a great time to build a budget system. He is not a gamer so I'm basically looking to get the best I can for cheap, I doubt he will be moving off XP for quite some time so VISTA isn't in...

Thanks for the quick reply Scrawnypaleguy, I did notice machine marks like you mentioned. I'm sure lapping will make a difference, however it seems like it should work better even if its a bad surface (it was smooth, I didn't check flat). When it sits in the bios it climbs to 56-57 after...

I'm building a new system with parts I've had lying around for a bit here are the specs Opteron 170 0165DPMW Scythe Ninja Rev B BFG g7950gt 512MB PCIe 2x 1 GB Kingston HyperX DDR400 A8n-e s939 mobo Antec P150 Case Corsair 620W 2 Samsung SATA2 HDs 1 NEC 3500 IDE DVD-RW I got it assembled...

I got mine today (2 cases for two different people I'm building systems for at 2 different addresses). I ordered on 1/24/07 and received two cases in the mail today. They came in great condition and look very capable, I especially like the nice soft rubber feet. Time to sell those silicon...

Just wanted to add to the forum that I ordered 2x 2x1 GB at the 150 promo and mine shipped on 1/24/07 and is scheduled via UPS for delivery on 1/30/07. Still waiting on that 2 GB ultra speed SD card (27 bucks) I ordered for the rents camera to ship though... Hoping for the best. Scott

People on SD reporting that promotion expired message appears now and your cart is empty even if you can stomach the wait. I did this for 2 sets of 2x1GB earlier this morning before the site slow down. It just seemed like it wouldn't last but I didn't think they would be done so early. Good...

I found some info the web of this hsf. It is AVC Z7U7414001. Google finally yeilds much info when that is the search item. Here is a review of it on frostytech http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1962 just some info for those who may have been wondering like me.

I've heard that the 3800+ (maybe 4200 not sure) and above come with some form of the 4 heatpipe coolers and can handle most moderate overclocks although possibly at the expense of noise from the delta fan. I'm not positive on the 3800+ number as being those that shipped with the newer HSF but a...

Yeah It seemed that way when comparing the pics... I've got 2 Opty 170s that I'm using to extend the life of my comp and the folks (s939 don't want to buy ddr2 atm). I've got a Ninja lined up for mine (moderate OC plus smooth 120 action) and I've been debating on giving the rents a modified AMD...

cool hopefully it will be on par with the 4 on one side that is so well thought of. Although if this one is a 70mm that is a bit of a drag for one looking to swap a quieter panaflo 80mm in there. I guess I'll have to just take the fan off and see when I build this week :D Scott

well that depends on how you define 4 vs 2. The version of the hsf I have has 4 different heatpipes that never touch one and other. There are 2 on each side that traverse to the other side of the heatsink and end at distinct solder points. You can see them in the pics where the solder points...