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    Newbie to OCing - AM2 Sempron 3000 + Asus M2N-E

    I have read through the guide at the top of this forum now a few times, and I am still having difficulties with this whole overclocking thing. (Obviously I am not understanding everything that I should be). I got an AM2 Sempron to hold me over until the dual core price drops, but with 65nm and...
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    HTPC? Point me in the right direction

    edit: Argh, I might be retarded. Headed to the HTPC forum now :rolleyes: I've been using this old 450mhz PII machine that I bought from tigerdirect ~8-9 years ago as a sort of HTPC. I run the sound card to a receiver and the video card through s-video to the tv. So we use it to watch...
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    Should I bother with thermal paste on my AM2 Sempron 3000?

    I'm using Asus NOS to overclock my processor and FSB 8% when under load. CPU goes from 1600->1730. I am guessing that this processor can go a fair amount higher, but at 1600 I can practically go passive when idle. This is using the stock HSF and thermal pad. I found my tube of AS Ceramique...
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    Help me decide on a budget video card

    The plan is that it last me until DX10 cards are out and established. I was planning on going with either the MSI or eVGA 7600GS (passive). However, I am seeing rebates now for 6800XT's from XFX and eVGA, and price differences are becoming negligible. XFX...
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    Plans to build a new machine - but is my timing off? (considering upgrading)

    I posted a version of this over on ars, but I'd like to see if I get some different responses here. I am looking to build a new computer that will serve as my primary machine. Gaming is one of the demands. I had two main goals for this system. (1) It must be very quiet, preferrably...
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