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Hi everyone, I am on my way to building an Intel Core 2 PC and I am looking at this board by Intel. Anyone here is using this board? Do you recommend or not? Any issues that have been seen? I am planning to run everything at stock. Your advice is much appreciated...

Hi all, Well I have the antec 1000AMG case and I love it, except for one problem I have with the Front USB connectors. I tried to insert my USB key, and it does not go in smoothly. I had to force it a little to get it to be read. This is definatly not normal. Aren't all the front USB...

Hi all, I was wondering if there is need to setup a firewall such as zonealarm on my PC even thought I am behind a router (a Belkin). The router does have an internal firewall. I am being too repetative here?

Hi all, I am about to install my SATA drivers on a new Abit AV8 mobo system. I have a floppy that came with the mobo. I just started by loading winXP cd and I pressed F6 to install the drivers. Now I have a list to choose from with following: Intel(R) 82801FR SATA RAID Controller for Windows...

Hi all, for those who own this case, I wanted to know if the 2 80 mm fans that come already mounted on the back of the case, are quite ones, or they need to be changed? thanks for any suggestions

Hi all, I had once seen on this forum a link to site where you can find out the code name of your cpu by entering the specific code that is printed on the cpu. Anyone has this info? thanks

Sup all, got a quick question concerning which RAM out of all these choices of ram is a good buy for a S939 AMD64 system. I know that the s939 supports dual channel...does that mean the mem I buy has to be a dual channel or by just putting the sticks in the right place on the mobo will make...

Hi, this is the system that I finally decided to build: Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 NF4 s939 mobo AMD64 3200+ s939 cpu Kingston KVR 400MHz DDR No-ECC 1G kit Ram ASUS EN6600GT-TD128 6600GT PCI-E video card 80G SATA WesternDigital HD My question is Will my thermaltake 480W Silent PurePower will...

Does anyone here own this board? How do you like it? do you recommend? Gigabyte AMD64 S939 GIGA GA-K8NF-9 4D2P3P0A NF4

Hi all, I am very much interested in get the equivallent of the 6600GT AGP in PCI-e. Are they names the same? and is it worth getting into PCI-e now?? I keep seeing that the PCI-e version of cards are a bit cheaper than the AGP ones? any reason for that?

Hi all, I noticed that the new AMD 64 chips have a one piece face plate cover over the dye core. My question is: Do you apply artic silver to cover the whole face plate? I am planning on using the Zalman CNPS7700-Cu cpu fan.

is 754 not going to be around for long? I am just wondering if it is worth the extra $120 canadian to spend on an MSI K8N Neo2 board and an AMD64 3200+ 939 as supposed to an MSI K8N Neo plat and an AMD64 3000+ 754. The way I was thinking, was to use the extra money and get a kickass video card...

I am not sure if this has been asked before, but searching the form didn't bring up anything. So my question is what is the cheapest video card you can buy to play half-life 2? The system will be an AMD64 3000+ with 1G DDR-400 3200 RAM. I appriciate any suggestions

Hi all. Well I am having some kinda of a strange problem with my PC. My sig has the specs. This morning my PC was working fine like any other day. I have this card with the latest drivers from the nvidia site. There were on since July with no problem. Today I decided to upgrade my...

I wanted to know if there are any forums that are more catered for canadian sellers and traders. Not that this is not the coolest forum, but taxes and exchange rates make it quite expensive buying from the US. Thanks for any suggestiosn :D

hi again, got a question about the revision number of my Asus A7V8X. using cpu-z, I get the following: I have updated the bios to version 1011. Can u upgrade the mobo revision number? I checked on amd's site to see if the 2400+ XP cpu can be supported on my mob and this is what it told...

hi all, got a question about an AMD cpu, XP2200+. I bought it used and I cleaned the extra thermal paste from the die core and the area around it where there are 12 rectangular pin looking cicuits (I hope you guys know what I am refering to. I used a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol. Now I...

hi all, just want to ask if the setup I have is ok or can cause future problems. I got 2 HD, western digitals, a 20G and an 80G, that are mounted on the case one ontop of the other....not touching, but very little space between them. It is the layout of my case that I can't do much with it. I...

yeah that f 6 feature is quite cool, thanks Eclipse. Well here is the result, I just wanted to ask what does that screen tell me. Shouldn't I be seeing a 1:1 ratio of the FSB : DRAM? Ok here is what system I have: Asus A7V8X, thunderbird Athlon 1.2(ancient I know), and from the screen shot you...

Hi, I just had a question concerning capturing an image of cpu-z so that I can pot it here and have you guys look at it. I know you can save a text file with the info, but I wanted someone to explain something to me when you see the cpu-z window as it is. So how can I capture that as an image...

Anyone here uses this RAM? it is $106 canadian, and been getting good reviews. I am asking if anyone is running it on an MSI K8N Neo plat mobo with an AMD64 3200+? this will by the rig I am setting up. Thanks for any suggestions :D...

well like the title says - what HSF works well with you? Anyone is using the Gigabyte?? http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=35-128-001&depa=0 keep hearing good things about it. I am considereing it. :cool:

like the title says, I don't know where this can be posted, but since I am into case shopping......does any one know big computer conventions like E3 ever make it to canada??? more specifically to Montreal? Just a thought!!! thanks :confused:

Hi all, just wanted to know if this jigsaw would be good to get. I found it for $20 canadian, and I included the specs below. Is it a good one for cutting side panelles for adding plexiglass mods? Thanks for any suggestions :confused: 3A motor with 2 speeds: 2,000 and 3,000 spm Base...

Are there any cases sold with a blow hole on top already made? do you know if Lian-Li has that??? thanks

Hi all, I just downloaded and updated my bios for my Asus A7V8x board that I am using with an athlon 1.2. I used the EZ-flash that comes with the board. After the installation, it asked me to press any key to reboot and the machine would not come up. It just takes me straight to the bios...

Hi all, just a small question concerning AMD cpu temp. mine is an AMD athlon 1.2 and running at 52 degrees.....with the mobo temp around 30 degrees.....am I running this cpu too hot? I am trying to find any threads here that talk about that, but no luck. My cpu fan is a thermaltake volcano 9...

Hi, I am in the process of rounding my IDE cables for my HD and optical devices, and I was separating the idvidual wires with a razor, everything is going good except for one thing. I cut too close to one of the wires and I exposed the actual wire :eek: but I didn't cut throught it, but...

this is the case that I am expecting to be delivered. Anyone purchased one of those? kinda late to ask if they are bad.....but I payed $65 (including shipping) and it comes with a 420W PSU. :rolleyes: clone#13

Hi all, I am new on the forum, and just wanted some help to post my case pics......any idea how? I am not into posting the pics on a hosting site, but rather add them directly to the msg. When I click on the "insert image" button, I get a script promt with the http:// sign and I am not sure...

Hi all, I just joined this forum, and I am also expecting this new case in the mail soon. I will do little of work on it, but it will be my first mod of many I hope. This is a great forum....will keep ya all updated and post pics soon. :D clone#13