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I turned my pc off this morning. Came back this evening, turned pc on. Nothing happened. Switched off PSU at the back and waited for a minute, tried again, nothin. Took the lead out my monitor and tried with that, nothin. Took the 24pin atx connector out my mobo, shorted out the green and black...

Where can i get a piece of copper from to fab my DIY evap from? Iv looked all over and cant find any in small amounts

Got a free Xbox 360 core system with a new phone. Dont want it. Am selling it for £130 + Shipping. Its a PAL UK system

Im in the Uk and iv got Bt broadband option 3. With an advertised UPTO 8Mb service. WHen i recently moved home, they said my adsl line supported 6Mb which i thought was fairly decent. Now im here im only getting 1.8Mb speeds. Which considerin im payin for 8Mb is pretty piss poor in my opinion...

Hey guys. Just letting you all know. Iv just joined your F@H team. Contributing my 3.8ghz 6400 runnin 2 instances of the console edition. Lets see how fast i climb the ranks :D

When i was 1st opening the plastic package that the hsf and cpu come in. i didnt see how the cpu was held in place. when the box popped open. the chip fell out of that little plastic tub its in and landed on the floor. now that iv started lapping the cpu iv jus seen what damage was actually...

Hey guys. Iv been trying for almost a week now to flash my 7800GT to 1.5V using different boot cd's to accomplish it. Sufficed to say, iv failed miserably. I downloaded the Clean20.ZIP app (cant remember prog name, possibly bart's something) Followed all the instructions, added appropriate...

I was mounting my new Apex ultra kit last night on my naked 146. I used the base plate and the screw/nut combo cus i have lost my original back plate. Putting even turns on either side of the block when i heard a small crunch. Taking the block back off, on one corner there is an L shaped chip...

With my opteron 146 at 270 i cant run my ram at 1:1. It will run at 9/10 245Mhz. If i lower my cpu multi and use 166 divider to get 245 on the mem and whatever the cpu speed is, it works fine. If i use the 180 divider to get 2.7 and 245 on the memory. i get stability issues. Anythin i can do to...

Is this sudden heatwave having adverse effects on anyone elses rig? On my sys, iv had to turn my BT upto full blast to keep my cpu cold. Its gone from 41 loaded to 49 loaded. Opterons dont like the heat! Time to get water cooling before summer hits!

The Swiftech Apex Ultra kit orrr.... The Alphacool Cool Answer II 240? Both in the same price range. Similar components

I'v looked round at a few reviews for Gskills HZ PC4000 line and the SPD for them at DDR500 is 3-4-4-8. I jus got my kit of 0604's and the SPD at DDR500 is 3-5-5-10!!!

Iv got a BTC combo drive installed. Never had any problems with it until just. Bought some DVD+R media for it to do some backups of stuff and nothin i sem to do can get it to regognise the disks. it jus spits them back out again and says no disk inserted or disk error. Iv tried this on 5 dvds...

jus got this rad from where my dad works. Its an oil cooler for motorsport racing. 240mm x 80mm looks like 1/4" ID which aint great. But lots of surface area. Any comments on how this would perform with 3x 80mm fans (stealth, delta or tornado)

Can using dividers on an opteron or any other A64 type processor limit its overclock abilty? I remember reading that opterons in particular dont like Memory dividers. But not knowing how they actually afect the processor. IS hindering overclock a symptom?

Which way should i orientate the fan on my BT? Some ppl say that having the air sucked thu it works better than having it blown thru? Can anyone confirm this?

What Tool should i use to remove the IHS of my opty 146? I have here a dismantled Gillete Mach3, a stanley knife. And a rather sharp scalpel. Iv attempted a couple of times and wussed out cus the blade seems too thick. Even with the mach3 blade. the steel backplate the blade is mounted on doesnt...

Hey guys. Can anyone tell me if the mounting mechanism i have installed already with my bigwater is compatible with the big typhoon? Its the Big steel H plate with 2 long bolts thru it. Then on top you've got the 2nd steel H plate with 2 little nuts that tighten it down. thanks

Ok i kno these things are said to run really hot but this kinda takes the biscuit. Fair play im runnin pretty pooey cooling but its a bit silly. At stock speed and stock volts. My 146 is idling at 38C with a thermaltake bigwater kit. (insert flaming here) Iv literally just installed it so i kno...

CAB2E 0546FPAW 146 opty Cheers guys

I kno i was hoping for BH5 when ordering these modules. But tough luck. you gotta work with what you got eh? These set of modules cost me all of £70 which equals about $100 or so. I kno the timings really suck but being as opterons hate dividers. Id rather run loose timings at high speed than...

Hey guys. I jus got some twinmos speed premium 3500 and they have PSC IC's on them according to the company i bought them off. The number on the IC is TMD7608F8E44F They are pretty plain IC's, a dimple in the lower left corner. That number, and the production date

The guy at komplett.co.uk is telling me they arent. can anyone confirm?

As the title says. Post your MAX stable overclock of your 7800GT. No artifacting, no lockups, game playable. Also give details on brand, cooler and mods. If this thread already exists. point me that way. if not. carry on. Mine is... Leadtek 7800GT Stock cooler and volts 515/1220 Heres The...

The 12V rail on the above PSU is only reading 11.71v on the 12V rail in ITE smart guardian. IS there anyway to adjust the 12v Rail without voiding warranty?

I have a 1Gb kit of crucial's value memory. The new BGA stuff. In my old neo2 plat it would do 2.5-3-2-6 @ 209Mhz 2.9v. On my DFI SLI-D it wont to 3-3-3-8 @2.9V 200Mhz. I get a shed load of memtest errors. I kno DFI boards are very picky with memory. Jus wondered if you could point me in the...

As the title says. Which one will suit me better? Im only using 2.1 sound anyway. Jus lookin for performance. Cheers

Iv got a new case for my pc for xmas. To save all the hassle on xmas day of changing hardware and such. Im gonna install all my new hardware, set up drivers, reinstall windows and leave it bare on the side. If precautions are taken. How long is it safe to leave my entire system caseless? Will...

I jus recieved mine in the post. Its the standard Leadtek 7800GT. On the back of the pcb there is a dirty great heatsink, with thermal pads lookin like they wanna make contack with ram on the card, even tho there is none present on the GT. Can anyone else report this from any other manufacturer...

Hey guys. Im replacing my motherboard and graphics card. Iv been running a bigwater on this current setup with results that i cant really complain at. I have a freezer64 sitting here going to waste. What sort of temps am i gonna get with a winnie @2.5Ghz 1.5v? Should i slap the freezer64 in or...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7800__Series.html Scroll down to the OCuk 7800GT As a brand, how will this card fair against the other brands out there. Its still a 7800GT, and it has got the reference cooler on it. Is it likely to clock worse than other brands? Or is it luck of the...

I jus sold my 6800GT AGP and have replaced it with a 5200 till i can afford my pcie replacement. I uninstalled all my drivers before i took the 6800 out. Put in my 5200. Windows booted up fine, detected VGA adapter, i installed the latest whql drivers. As soon as the drivers installed. My...

Im makin the switch from AGP to PCI and its costing me a bit. Over £100 for the mobo, gotta spend another £80 on a new PSU. And i have no PCI cards. Im gettin rid of a 6800GT AGP and im lookin for almost similar performance so i can still play fear and stuff like that. What midrange card can i...

I have an Arctic Freezer 64. Will this work if it is mounted sideways?

The system i am gonna have is as follows. DFI LP UT SLI-D winnie 3200+ @ 2.5 / Opty 146 @ MSF 1Gb Crucial Value 1x 7800GT / 2x 7800GT 2 optical drives 1 HD Case fans.. yadda yadda Looking at the following PSU's with an £80 budget Tagan TG580-U22 580W ATX2.01...

Im gonna buy a 144 or 146 opty soon. My board as it stands with this winchester max's at bout 260 or there abouts on the HTT. Above that i can warm boot the system. Iv even had it prime stable at 330HT within windows. But if i turn off and back on again. I get no post. Will getting an opterOWN...

Does this range of board. Including the crossfire edition still support nVidia cards?

If given a choice between a 2Ghz opteron and a 2Ghz Athlon64 Which would be the best for gaming? If no clear answer, would it affect gaming much or day to day use?

How coe my cpu score is pitiful on UD? If the P4 1.5Ghz is 100 points. How come my A64 @ 2.5ghz is only 3 points???