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If you are not overclocking, it is not a beast.

I am using a DS3 rev 2 motherboard, and Buffalo Firestix work just fine. See my signature.

No the 2MB cache and 4MB cache makes a very small difference in real life -- 2-3%. But in the Super Pi 1M it makes a huge difference, it cuts several seconds off your time. And that, in a nutshell, is why I think the Super Pi 1MB is a useless benchmark.

I am getting 15.2 seconds with my E6400 by the way LOL ;)

If you are really interested in performance tuning running the Super Pi 32M not the 1M. The 1M is way too sensitive to the amount of CPU cache.

Fry's have had this rebate running about half the time for nearly a year. It was running a week ago and it was running a month ago, and 2 months ago, and a year ago. It has become a regular deal with them. Will it be running again in the next few weeks? Probably. But I can't see into the...

If you are looking at the typical range of a good E4300 overclock, that is 3000 to 3200 MHz. So you should base it on that. For that you can get DDR2-667 memory and you don't need to spend a lot on that. You can get that for about $120 for 2 GB if you look through the hot deals section. You...

I can't say this is 100% stable yet because I am still playing around with memory timings with the new memory. However with the same setup and different brand of memory I have hit Orthos stable at 3888 MHz long enough to make it into the record book :D At the current setup I can play...

It has 8 of Molex connectors, 1 PCI-e connector and 2 SATA Here is the Ultra page on it. http://www.ultraproducts.com/product_details.php?cPath=59&pPath=369&productID=369

I have the Ultra V-series and am happy with it the thing is quiet But you don't need to pay $50 for the Ultra V-Series, wait a few days or a week and get it for FREE after rebate like I did, get it at Fry's. The rebate is not active at the moment but comes back every month so just keep an eye...

I buy using rebates all the time and I always receive the rebate. And Newegg, Fry's and Tiger Direct all use a lot of rebates, as well as retail stores like CompUSA and Circuit City. Of course I follow the directions exactly, photocopy all the forms, and then take a photo of the completed...

Avoid Corsair in the $200-$300 price range, unless you like the PROMOS memory chips that do not overclock well. After I RMA'ed a defective set of Corsair they sent me actually a pretty good set that would make it all the way up to 486 MHz at very loose timings of 5-7-7-20 that is. Most of...

This one is pretty quiet and moves a good volume of air. I have one one one of my PC and I'm happy with it. If you want blue, this one is very blue. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811998121

I have one it is a great case, a very quiet case. That knob on the front is a fan controller and it really quiets the fans.

Thanks. The setup is in my signature. I am running an E6400 cooled with a Zalman 9700.

Just thought I would pass this along. I was running EasyTune 5 and I set the CPU to my new regular running speed of 8x490 = 3920 MHz. However this time my wireless connection dropped. I actually thought I had an unstable overclock. I dropped the FSB back to 488 MHz and the wireless...

I only have 2 case fans: an exhaust fan and an intake fan. And I slowed the intake fan down to 5.5 volts operation. You do not need a lot of fans to cool a properly built computer, in my opinion the fewer the better. You certainly don't need more than two case fams/

"Used only when tested" probably means "I bought a batch of these, and now I'm dumping the ones that won't overclock past 2800 MHz". :( Buyer beware.

Firestix are in stock at the Buffalo factory store for $188 http://www.shopatbuffalotech.com/cart/product.php?productid=16434&cat=42023&bestseller

Did you test the power supply using the instructions I gave? With the paper clip as a jumper across the green and the black pins of the ATX connector? If the power supply is blown then nothing will happen when you jumper it and turn on the switch. If you jumper it and turn on the switch and...

I bought one of these Samsung 19" it is really excellent. At $249 is was a little more expensive than the low end Samsung. It is a 5 millisecond screen. Very high quality image from this one. If you say both gaming and general purpose I would get a regular LCD like this and stay away...

I have the 17" Sony Xbrite and it is awesome. Crystal clear and sharp. I can't remember what I paid for it 2 years ago probably an arm and a leg by today's standards. Yes the screen is very glossy. :cool: It is the HS74P.

The first number CAS is most important. Our own forums memory FAQ has great information all the detail you need http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=760374

450 watts ought to be plenty for that setup. Have you been running like this for awhile or is it a brand new build you are trying for the first time? If it is new try clearing you CMOS on the motherboard, then try booting it with first one stick of memory then the other. Unplug any USB...

Manny, the Corsair power supply is fine since it is made by Seasonic, but I would deep six the Corsair XMS2 6400 memory with those crappy PROMOS memory chips and go for something cheaper and better.

If the CPU fan spins up and you hear it beep (1 short beep not multiple beeps) then it passed POST and the motherboard is not blown. If the CPU fan spins up but no beep, you have problems getting it to POST but motherboard is probably not blown (since the BIOS in the motherboard spins up the...

Frankly I don't even know what is the semantic meaning of boots but won't POST. Since POST comes before boot.

Wait until it is on sale, it is $59 at newegg now http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118019

If you want to actually be helpful, rather than just tooting your own horn let's help the guy troubleshoot his problem, OK? Hmm? Since we have still not yet established that the ORIGINAL power supply is blown. The OP has come to use with a problem and I am trying to help him diagnose it.

You should test the original power supply Since you removed the original power supply from the case, what does it say on it for brand, make or model With it disconnected from everything and with the power switch off, take a paper clip and jumper between the green and the black pins on the 24...

Whatever -- I am really not interested in a pissing contest with you. There was no smoke and no burning smell according to OP. You don't know the make or model of power supply either or what it cost so that is just your conjecture. I do know it is not an extremely cheap case they are like...

Did you have the PC case speaker connected to the motherboard, and if so did it ever beep when you powered it on? Either with the first power supply or the 2nd. An X1300 video card uses very little power as video cards go. It should not be an issue of too little power.

Sure and lets give that crap $57 Asrock motherboard a pass here in the power supply forum LOL. :D There is a far higher probability of immediate DOA in cheap motherboards than there is in the cheapest power supply. When power supplies go they may go soon as in days or weeks. A short in...

Johnny Guru also recommends the $50 Rosewill RP500-2 that I mentioned earlier. He gave it 8.5 stars which is phenomenal. He also said it is superior to PSU's that cost twice the price. You should dig up that review and read the glowing praise for the Rosewill RP500-2.

Sure, I am willing to grant you that a $100 Corsair power supply is expected to be better in some ways than a $50 Ultra. I don't think it differs in ways that are important to most people. And the Rosewill RP500-2 I mentioned earlier compares favorably to the Corsair in most ways for1/2 the...

Sound more like a bad motherboard that fried the power supply than the other way around. The OP says motherboard never worked from the first boot, even when the power supply was working. Always pays to read what the OP actually wrote before chiming in with our judgements and prejudices.

Super Pi 1M is a trivially small benchmark. Half of it runs inside of your 4MB cache. Try the Super Pi 32M instead if you want to see what difference memory speeds and timings make.

Donkers the extra 2MB of cache does make a difference not disputing that -- but it is not a big difference. It is more like 2-3% difference in the "real world". Anandtech did a comparison of 4 MB and 2 MB cache Conroes at the same clock speed, using 25 different applications including some...

Yes I can confirm these are definitely D9GKX chips, I got mine a couple of days ago in the fabulous $206 Buffalo factory store deal --- they are D9GKX -- such a deal. ;)

That result agrees with what I am seeing. I got a pair of these PC-8000 Firestix for $206 a couple of days ago. This is the best memory I ever owned. I am running them 8x490 with the memory 1:1@4-4-4-8 2.2 volts = 3920 MHz on my E6400. :D :D :D I can see I am not limited by memory headroom...