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Nice post Orin.... I think you hit a good point in there.... the "so far it hasn't cost..." ... for the phone call. What if tommorrow MS makes it a toll call to India/China to get your activation sorted out? If the call is $10-$20-$30 instead of tollfree. Then what? Is this all still...

Racism... "any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the...

"and it's not like you HAVE to use their software" Really...so like there is a Linux version of Farcry? You're right, Microsoft is not a monopoly with a stranglehold on 90% of computers worldwide... aka BILLIONS of machines. Actually I find the activation thing ANNOYING when they...

It fits fine... the new champ in NB air cooling. A minor "lap" of the NB before install is good, the plastic is a bit "cupped"....1000grit paper for 1-2 min will usually do it.

Yes, I was at 1G for a while with 2x256M 1x512M sticks of CH5 (HyperX3500) though without CPC off ability I was slowed down to 210Mhz max. With a CPC off bios you can prolly hit 230Mhz-ish.

No, having used all 3 boards.... with 1G of CH5 (I assume) or BH5 you wont get the most out of any ASUS NForce2 model, nor the NF7-S. The DFI Infinity/LPuB are best equiped to get the max out of your ram. I didnt every mod/trick in the book on my NF7-S's and cant get decent performance out...

I do luv the Fortron but I have always had to open it up, and adjust the 12V rail. I like to center the rails at 5.25V, 12.50V and 3.4V. THis way under VERY heavy load they all stay above the X.00 point.

The numbers speak for themselves. FarCry has a commit charge of 550MB, DOOM3 is 850MB, America'sArmy is 650MB, and MoH PacificAssualt is a whopping 1.26GB!!! That means if you dont have 1GB of ram, these ames RIGHT NOW will be pagefile'ing thier ass's off. I have 1G of BH5, sata raid0...

I'd like to see a waterblock that mimic'd the ATI4 artic cooler, in that it would have ears that hit the videorams too, all copper with a copper backplate for the back videorams. I like the ATI4 for air, a water version would be very cool. J...what are you cooling the videorams with...if...

I have a similar setup I gave my nephew....XP trimmed down by nLite worked like a charm, plenty peppy for his 8yr old self and very kid's games....Pentium 1 @ 250Mhz and 2x 64MB sdram, 4MB S3 video PCI card.

Seagate's own disk install utility will do the whole thing for you. Ive done it many times. Just install the new sata disk, let seagate format/copy all the files over, etc. Works fine IDE->SATA and SATA->IDE. Tough part comes with sata raid, then the utilities dont work. Each disk compnay...

Why wouldnt you instead go buy a card that does 5.1Dolby....Phillips AcousticEdge (used 605/705's can be had for $30ish)...or TurtleBeach....or Hercules Fortismo....Im assuming Audigy is too expensive for your budget. Also, consider getting a refurb'd ABit NF7-S board with soundstorm instead...

There is a new bios from Trats/RedDwarf over at NForcersHQ based on the 1008. Worth a look.

Any CH5, BH5, or BH6 sticks, each company made them. There is some BH5 still around....ZipZoomFly has KHX3000 Kingston for $240 (2x512kit) I got 6 sticks of it, all do 240+Mhz 11,2,2,2. The new Micron chip based stuff is a bit more but also super fast. Like OCZ "EB" sticks, each company...

If you are debating over $10.... Anyway, Biostar NF2 board $50 The 2600+ So $153...oops, anyway the 2600 w/NF2 will CRUSH the Soyo with anything you plug into it.

In the socket A realm, there is now one clear choice that stands above all others... DFI Infinity/LPuB Between features, and bios support it, there is no debate. You can count on 240Mhz x10 out of your 2400-2600+ mobileXP and 1G of CH5/BH5/BH6/Micron/TCCD ddr without any worries, and...

Unfortunately there is no hack'd bios for it that has CPC off. I have a freind in the same pickle, his ram is trash anyway, but he cant go over 145Mhz (512M Elixir PC3200) and Im sure it is CPC off he needs. I pop'd in 2x256M CH5 into his machine, and on Uber1008 it did 230Mhz no sweat, but 2x...

I ganked it, the program just doesnt seem to be well written. Also, when removing it retained "control" over 3D settings, so I have to reinstall the 4.9 completely....using the old control panel. Nice thought, but do it better next time, then we'll consider it again. As we know from...

HEHE... I'd esp like to know what CPU score you were able to get J.E.R. Im only at 10.5x 240....I hit 898 cpu score....for $374 (2600+mobile, DFI Inf, 1G bh5) Also, would luv to hear the mod's you made to the X800.... I will want to follow your advice on this. My 9800pro feels "dated" :D...

Directron.... LX-6A19.... beige, they had a 2 for $70 sale a while back. Sister to Antec SLK3700AMB

You all SUK as marines...IMPROVISE, ADAPT, OVERCOME So you improvise a brace to support the weight attached to the case. No more big strain on the MB. Whats the big deal?

Whats the debate about? Dude... take the same $ as 3000+ and get a 2600+ and a NForce2 MBoard. Toss the Soyo to a freind for thier kidz or something.

Noone does CPU tst cause its embarrassing to see the result of so much expense..vs... a much cheaper 2600+XP mobile in the same test. But damn nice video OC....like to know what mod's you made to get to 600+/600+

No.... tell me where the card is... Ill buy it, and tell you :D

I run Farcry and Doom3 and AmericasArmy, play for hours on end, use the PC for lots of other things.... clearly you should use BOTH FC and D3 along with prime95 and even 3Dmark2K1 in a loop. If all pass without issue after hours of testing, YOU are stable. If any of them crash, YOU have...

With 512M sticks of ram, you may need to set "CPC" off, and so either get NF7-S and use a CPC-off bios (lots of mod'd bios's available) or get the best board around these days... DFI Infinity and use the 6/19 bios (which has CPC user selectable) The consensus is...lower FSB/high multiplier...

A: Why wouldn't it..of course it will. B: Why would you buy it over a 2600+mobile which is a superior product.

Not going over 180ish Mhz is a symptom of 1 or 2 or both items. First is dual-BANKED rams....sticks of 512M... on NForce2 boards need "CPC off". The bios defaults to CPC on, and with 2x 256M sticks would be fine. You need to track down a mod'd Uber bios with CPC off mod'd into it. just google...

Selling my backup gaming system..... System: 245Mhz x10, pulls low 20K's on 3D2k1, low 7K 3D03. ABit NF7-S v2.0, fully Vmod'd (Vdimm/Vtt/Vdd), mosfets/SBridge heatsink'd 2x 256M winbond CH5 ddr (HyperX3500), heatspredder's off 2600+ mobile XP does mid- 2.5Ghz on air Sapphire...

System: 245Mhz x10, pulls low 20K's on 3D2k1, low 7K 3D03. ABit NF7-S v2.0, fully Vmod'd, mosfet/SBridge heatsink'd 2x 256M winbond CH5 ddr (HyperX3500) 2600+ mobile XP does mid- 2.5Ghz on air Sapphire 9800pro (r350/samsung 2.8ns) fully vmod'd, 1U copper GPU, OCZ ram heatsinks...

Make sure in the bios you have the disk set to...LBA, incase for some reason "AUTO" is assigning the wrong conclusion (ie: NOT LBA) You should be on bios 1008 by now. If you arent uptodate, go to ASUS and get the latest bios....or NforcersHQ.com and get the latest UBER bios. I always avoid...

I dont recognize those. Everything else looked fine. O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [bcmwltry] bcmwltry.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [removecpl] RemoveCpl.exe

ATI has that 10% off special going...so $179 for a 9800pro direct from ATI. I have a freind using EQ1 everything on MAX @1280x1024 and he can zip around the bazaar like nothing. No lag, glitches, etc....zoooom.

The ECS 9200 -128vivo at NewEgg is only $52. Use it till you save up for a 9800pro.

Im using 1.2, have been since it came out, I have 5.1 surround working. I didnt have to turn APIC off in windows, using ACPI hal.dll instead, but this is a DFI bios at high FSB issue not FarCry. The only thing I'd complain about is, when 1.2 came out all the multiplayer servers went 1.2...

Use AS3 or AS5 _ONLY_ on the core. Use AS Ceramique on the ram chips.....very thin coating on any thermal compound too. Dont risk using AS3/5 near the rams, if any gets over the edge and under the chip it will short out pins on the BGA and you will be in a world of hurt. Use Ceramique for the...

Since the stock goop has "bulk" its posible your shim is high and using AS3 the "gap" isnt filled as well and you end up at higher temps. If you used a diff cooler, the stock cooler has a dip to reach the core, aftermarket ones dont, so again you may be suffering from a gap. The R360's Ive...

Dude... the thermal paste on 9800pro's _IS_ yellow. But yes the paste sucks, I always replace it with AS3. Scrape the yellow off with cutup creditcard, use isopropyl alcohol to clean it off core/heatsink then apply translucent-thin coat of AS3 to core. The stock 9800pro cooler is fine for...

The ECS 9200-128vivo is $50 at NewEgg. It is a 250/200Mhz board, and overclocks a bit using the "softmod" drivers from OCFaq....I get 275/225 without any mods. Was a good bargain, even runs FarCry and DOOM3 with the quality turned down...but still nice.

It'd be under accesories/systemtools