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any possibility that the "Generation 1" (1.5Gb/s) drives are plugged into ports designated by the bios to not operate in "native mode"? I'd look at that first. Sometimes the first few ports operate in "legacy" (IDE) mode...

you can also go up to a maximum of 2GB. There are two memory slots which accommodate up to 1GB each. Crucial's a great resource for solid memory modules which you can be certain will work with your system. Then again there are your standard e-tailers if you know what you're looking for such...

I also have a D600 and it will only accept standard DDR SDRAM, not DDR2. You are right in that the maximum speed it will run at is PC2700 (DDR333).

Yep, that Kingston pack is a great choice, used it a couple of times already and I have known for a long time that Kingston tends to be very good... I can't really comment on the Fortron PSUs though, if you're not too sure about your PSU, you usually can't go very wrong with an Antec, their...

so what kind of stuff are you doing with your computer, dude? For example, I like to play games and whatnot, but I also dabble a bit in Photoshop and spend a lot of time encoding audio and video. So, while it would be nice for me to upgrade from what I currently have, I don't really think I'd...

can't really go wrong with any of the mainline Intel boards. I'm running a DG965WHMKR and it's rock solid; the only thing you might want to be concerned about really is that your power supply is plenty capable because bad power supplies can render an otherwise stable system "iffy", and make...

Yes, I downloaded corecenter, and it won't let me mess with the fan speeds; only the voltages. It will let me adjust what fan speed it has to get to so a heat warning alarm will go off though, and that's constantly going off...

I appreciate your efforts to help solve my problem. I was hoping I had an adapter on hand to take care of the 3 pin to 4 pin conversion, but apparently they aren't that common. (who wants to plug their PWM fan into a normal fan header anyway, besides me)? I think that fan mate controller only...

I also should probably note that this HSF was working fine on my previous Pentium D system, which used an entirely different motherboard+cpu. So, I know it works.

Yes I've got the latest BIOS (which is pretty old anyway)

Any chance I can get past this without doing any modding? Would a simple fan controller be enough? I'm kind of pressed for time, and patience :)

Not sure if this (OC & Cooling) is the right forum, but here goes nothing... I'm using a Pentium 4 520 (2.8GHz) on an MSI 865PE Neo3-F motherboard. I have an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 HSF installed on the CPU, and even so, this sucker is HOT. I mean, ok, I know it's a Prescott and everything...

any chance it details installation in the manual that comes with the processor/motherboard?

ha! indeed!

I'm using this RAM here. (ZipZoomFly link, just fyi) this RAM claims to be 1.9v, and I was horribly worried after I ordered the memory (because I ordered it early) and was waiting on my motherboard to come in stock, because I found out AFTER the fact that it supposedly only supported 1.8v...

it performs fantastically, I don't plan on doing any overclocking though, even though I'm sure you could.

sure, if it's a BFG9000 ;) but, that's not what I had in mind.

Happiness is...

it is not always possible to upgrade laptop chips, for the simple reason that they are a lot of the time pre-soldered to the mainboard from the factory.

EM64T (NOT EMT64) stands for Extended Memory 64 Technology, not "Emulation 64 Technology". Nothing about it is emulated, it's a shame that they (Intel) are not more clear on this. It confuses a lot of people.

do you intend to overclock or not? I don't overclock, so the board that I would be most interested in if I were doing this over again (I really didn't need the 955x board, too much money for what you get). I'd get the Intel D945GNTLKR, because of certain features. If you don't need integrated...

I would say 32-bit SP2 at the moment, as it has the most support of all of them (drivers, apps) and would be most suited to gaming at this particular point in time, if that is in fact what you plan on using it for. 64 bit XP would only allow you a few advantages over 32 bit XP at this point...

I haven't tried it on an AMD-based system, but the benefits are definitely there for CoD2. Works fantastic with that patch.

I don't know if you plan to overclock or not, but I don't overclock and I usually buy official Intel boards. Intel will be rolling out a LOT of new motherboards within the next few weeks, as shown by their website. Personally I'm holding out for the top level G965 board. I want to have...

The E6600 would probably be a large jump in performance for a relatively small jump in price, especially since the 3800+ is AMD's lowest-end dual core CPU, and depending on whether or not you get the 939 or AM2 version, you may be buying already outdated technology.

thanks for including pictures! (and the fact that they haven't exceed free bandwidth limits yet)

Thanks!! This thread should keep most of the board clean, anyway.

I bought the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro for Conroe, because I had such good luck with my original Freezer 7. But then again, I don't overclock. YMMV.

well, I pulled the trigger, since I only had 3 hours left to make the decision. Oh well, Conroe had better astound and amaze me :)

I'm not too scared of the timings, since first of all this is the XMS series, and second, I'm running 2 gigs of Corsair Value Select DDR2-667 in my game machine right now and it is running fantastic. Everything runs great, and I don't overclock, nor do I intend to. I'm merely intending to look...

Like many of the rest of you, I am planning on purchasing a Conroe-based CPU relatively soon after it is released. There is a killer deal on memory going on right now, or at least it seems like it. At newegg, they have the DDR2-800 2GB kit for about $198 with a $40 MIR. It's the Corsair XMS...

Where does it talk about the P4 661? Sorry I didn't notice it...

How old is the CPU? It may still be under the Intel 3 year warranty.

I'd go 2.4, personally. was a stellar chip in its day.

First, I would suggest making sure the BIOS is completely up to date. Sometimes, temperature sensors can be inaccurate due to older BIOS revisions. Second, it may seem like a dumb thing to suggest but just make sure all your fans are blowing in the same direction, (e.g., make sure rear fans...