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    FS - PC Components

    I've got a bunch of good parts piling up that I'm not using any more. Offers are welcome. I'm in Canada but don't mind shipping the smaller stuff. I'm also looking for a mid/high end 8GB DDR3 kit Antec P180 - Great case, just switched up to something smaller and lighter - $70 OCZ DDR2...
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    FS - IBM Systemx3550

    IBM Systemx3550 1U server for sale some info - http://darwinproject.mit.edu/wiki/images/5/52/System_x_x3550.pdf specs: dual quad core 3.00ghz xeon 4gb ram 2x 300gb SAS SCSI 10krpm drives $500obo located near brantford, ontario. willing to ship at buyers expense.
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    xp64 loooong boot time

    I'm running windows xp 64 ed. When i first built the system, the blue bar at the loading screen would pass 2-3 times. Soon after installing a few things it now takes 25-30 passes before loading. Once in windows everything runs quick as ever, games run smooth, etc. What could be causing...
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    FS: XP-M 2500, NF7-S, 9800pro, etc

    I'm in Canada, so dealing with someone here would be a plus, but i can ship anywhere :cool: Prices are CAD, and all are OBO. Athlon XP-M 2500+ - $75 - IQHYA Stepping - Easily hits 2.5Ghz on air... i believe i had it around 2.7 on water (YMMV) - I usually ran it at 225 x 11 @ 1.65 Vcore...
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    DDR500 wont run at speed

    New machine (see sig) I cranked down the memory divider and the chip clocks up to about 2.75ghz. Had a few errors so i dropped down to 2.65 for stability. Rock solid now The problem is that my PC4000 ram wont run past 210FSB. Anything higher and i get 'file corrupted' errors trying to...
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    First A64 machine, high temps?

    This is my first athlon 64 machine (see sig for details). i'm using a arctic cooling freezer 64 HSF, nicely lapped and with AS5 applied. Im running at 2.3 Ghz @ stock voltage Idle is around 45C, load is around 60C. This seems really high does it not? What can i do to try bring temps down...
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    Difference in these boards?

    alright im confused. i want to place an order, but whats the difference between this and this board? or what other board would you suggest around the same price and with similar features? im partial to Abit boards but thought i might give DFI a try this time
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    Antec TP II...

    ... alright, everyone reccomends them so i think im going to buy one i think the 430 should be enough but im trying to decide if the extra $25 is worth going up to the 480. my current rig is: athlon xp-m 2500 @ 2.4 abit nf7-s rev 2 radeon 9800 pro 1 gig pc4000 its going to be in a...
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    WTB: Older video card

    I prefer ati, something radeon 7200 or up-ish? anthing that will run quake3, unreal tourney, etc on a p3 fairly well. looking for cheap as possible, like $25 or less would be nice but let me know what you have. i'd love to buy from someone in canada to aviod some hastle but anything is...
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    Folding crashed video drivers?

    Alright im out of ideas. Ill stop to noobish levels and ask for help :rolleyes: First of all, the non-graphical client runs fine. When i launch the graphical version my whole machine locks up for about 5 seconds, then the screen goes blank. This happens about 90% of the time, the other 10%...
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    Is my PSU a POS?

    First off, heres the setup NF7-S rev. 2 Athlon XP Mobile 2500+ 1 Gig A-Data pc4000 2 120gig maxtors (1 sata, 1 pata) 2 optical drives Radeon 9600 pro Im using the PSU that came with my case. Its a cheap "Just4PC" 480 watt. It was running fine a few weeks ago with a desktop xp2600 and...
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    Raid 0 Question

    I currently have a Maxtor 120 gig SATA drive for system and games, and a Maxtor 120 gig PATA drive for storage. I'm thinking of getting another 120 SATA and running raid 0 using the onboard controller on my NF7-S rev 2. My question is how much preformance increase should i expect? i really dont...
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    Upgrade 9600 pro to 9800 non-pro

    is it worth it? my 9600 pro is a wicked card. stock speeds 400/400 clocked to 425/425, 256 meg, but i want something just a little faster for doom3 the 9800 in question is non-pro and only 128 meg would the performance gain be worth it? am i better off with what i have? pretty much...
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    NF7-S OC Help

    here's the deal i have the nf7-s 2.0 with a 2600+ but i cant get anywhere near the speeds everyone else is quoting. 185fsb (x11.5) is the highest i can get without crashing completely but even then prime95 is giving errors! i read all through http://www.lvcoyote.com/ and set everything...
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